The Management decisions during the last few quarter seem to suggest they have now in better control of their future. As per latest interest paid figure of 21 cr in last quater, they seem to have total debt of 800 cr. They recently got 200 Cr for NDTV lifestyle. Based on that valution, they can easily get 600 Cr for NDTV imagine (They bought this back at 100 CR recently). Plus they have reduced cost consistently since last 3 quarter and thus future looks very good...

In terms of Management and lower risk in terms of market capitalisation, there is no other share in media space to beat NDTV. Also they seem to be getting into grips with their debt and also cost ratios and thus there is only one way for the scrip which is up....

Why should sell such a good stock,which is 2.5, smart profit making company, consistency in profit ,good cash reserves, producing innovative products range....

Hi, Can you please suggest few of auto ancilleries stocks so that i can invest. Regards, Saritha....

I have been the stock market since last 18 months. I have realised that the most important thing for a stock to rise is the creddential of promoter. I will give one simple fact.The dividend disributed per share was Rs 2.5 and the CEO is planning to charge each shareowner Rs 5 per share per year towards his salary. This is ridiculous. I have read somewhere in the net that in the stock market cheap gets cheaper.The only good thig i found that the sector is good and the demand will keep on increasing. Rest the decision is yours ...

Hi samir, Can i buy NDTV at current levels...Pls. advice. Regards, Saritha....

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Essel is well into its recovery path, management is stressing that they are going to get rid of non-performing, non-core businesses, which will help de-leverage balance sheet.
Market dominance of essel cannot be disputed.

Every quarter essel gives positive EPS, its stock is going to get re-rated positively and then at the end of the year, a nice dividend is expected..

Essel has always been a company that distributes its profits as dividends, and with a cleaner balance sheet, once done, essel is all set to be a steady compounder over coming years.

A good stock to hold in portfolio for consistent gains , the bad times of essel are behind them now.

Best wishes,
samir....

Buy Tata Investments but for real long term.. this is not one of the shares, where one looks for short term gains.. just hold it over a long term and enjoy the benefits.
For rs.450 spent to buy the share, you actually get rs.750-800 to work for you to make you profit in terms of company growth and dividends.

I have bought, but with the mind frame, tha this one is for the kids and in the meanwhile, i can enjoy the dividends over years.

Excellent stock and much much better than any other such stock in the market including Reliance capital if seen over long term and taking into view promoter integrity.

Best wishes,
samir....

Different opinions make a market.
I like NDTV management too, but i note thats the only thing going for NDTV, if it were not for the respectable management, NDTV would have probabaly been trading at rs.60 by now..

Of coarse, the above is my opinion and anyone`s opinions could be right OR wrong.

Best wishes,
samir....

Hi,
Suggesting stocks to someone else is a matter of great responsibility, hence while i will not suggest what you should buy, i will list below some of the stocks i own, so that you can research and make your choices and buy for yourself...

Some stocks i have larger holdings which are in large cap and some smaller holdings in small cap.

alstom projects, BASF/CIBA, BLUE DART, FAG BEARINGS, ESSEL PROPACK, bayer crop science, finolex cables, finolex industries,gati, gmm pfaudler, HSIL, HYDERABAD INDUSTRIES, international combustion, kiburn engineering, MUNJAL SHOWA, omax auto, lloyd engineering, navneet publications, parekh aluminex, plastiblends, TATA ELXSI, TATA INVESTMENTS, TATA CHEMICALS, tinplate, TRENT, UTV SOFTWARE, xpro, TRF, SKF BEARINGS..


Hope the above are enough for you to work on.

My largest shareholding within my portfolio is in UTV software, although i bought i cheaper a few months back, but watch that stock carefully and forget about NDTV.

Best wishes,
samir....

if that is the case, they can go and screw themselves, i am not giving up my shares.
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Hi Saritha,
As you might have read, i am out of NDTV presently.
Markets have staged a fragile recovery and hence i have moved my funds into asset heavy , low present price to book value stocks and stocks that are actually showing profits quarter on quarter.

The part sale of its lifestyle channels to scripps for $50 Mil is good news, and yet i dont think its enough to help NDTV out of the trouble it has put itself in..their entry into GEC has been ill timed and unlucky for them, and GEC does not require as much talent as it does money and money is something NDTV does not have.

I would suggest that if you like NDTV, keep a close watch and do not enter.

Whatever the news in NDTV, the share price is on a very delicate balance, and if the overall market corrects, it will drag NDTV down much more than it might some other profit making company stocks..

Anyway, with the kind of losses showed quarter on quarter, NDTV is overpriced, even if there is a demerger on the cards.

I have since, sold NDTV (i had a substantial quantity) and put my money into stocks like tata stocks, auto ancilleries , couriers and stuff like that, taking care that all of them are dividend paying stocks.

Best wishes,
Samir....

Dear Sir,
I own some paral and you message seems to suggest that you are not too sure about the prospects of this company and hence have sold out your holding.
Could you kindly shed some light on the matter, as even i am so far disappointed with the performance of this stock and am thinking what to do.
I have purchased at rs.108 average.

All the best,
samir....