E-commerce in India - What's ahead?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 5/27/2013 11:22:00 AM

'There's a hype in recent months that eCommerce in India is getting punched and can be brought down by the mounting pressure on the eCommerce companies as they struggle to survive. Heat is on these companies as they couldn't turn profitable since they shed lots of money as operating expenses. Venture Capital firms prefer to stay away from investing in any new start-ups in this sector. Except a handful of companies like Flipkart and Myntra, others are feeling the heat. Even these succ(...)'

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What's happening with the Gold market?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 4/17/2013 11:24:00 AM

'There has been frenzy about the recent price drop of Gold in recent days and all of us wondering what's happening with the commodity and even thinking of putting some investment in the precious metal only for the reason that the price is down by record levels in a year.I just tried to get to the bottom of the picture only to see what's gone wrong with the yellow metal. From an economist's view one can easily conclude that the demand might have come down triggering the price levels t(...)'

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Would you like to invest in Facebook?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 5/8/2012 11:16:00 AM

'This is high time as the most expected IPO in internet businesses history is making its way, yes, Facebook has begun its roadshow for investors towards its IPO on Monday. It seems many Indian investors also might be putting their money in Facebook.For around 1,000 shares, one may need around Rs.18 lakhs (at a price of $35/share). Facebook's IPO offers around 337 million shares with a price band of $28-35 per share, raising around $14 billion. This puts the valuation of the company a(...)'

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Facebook's growth slows down

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 4/24/2012 6:14:00 AM

'Ahead of its proposed IPO in May/June this year, Facebook has come up with financial results for the Q1 2012. The results are bit disappointing for investors and potential investors who are thinking of a pie in IPO shares. Revenues crossed the magical $1 billion mark in last quarter, a healthy 55% growth Y-o-Y. But when you look at the bottomline, it was a bit concerning. Net profit for the quarter came down by 12% Y-o-Y, primarily driven by the expense factor. Marketing expenses ha(...)'

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A look at Facebook IPO

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 2/2/2012 11:02:00 AM

'And yes, it's finally came! That's the reaction from the world of investors, analysts and others who have interests in Facebook. Facebook has filed for IPO yesterday with expecting to raise $5 billion from the public. However the company remained silent on the number of shares that are floated for IPO. Also, no break-up of users by country is available in the filing.The numbers seem really promising and as expected. Revenues were $3.7 billion in 2011, an increase of 88% from previou(...)'

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Are ecommerce companies in India really sustainable?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 1/9/2012 6:37:00 AM

'We all know that ecommerce in India is growing at a rapid pace (around 40-50% a year) and presently valued at $10 billion. So everything seems to be on a very positive side as far as ecommerce is concerned in India. As a result, hundreds of new players are entering into this market every year. Some estimates claim that there are around more than 3,000 ecommerce companies in India.So, how these companies manage themselves to differentiate their products and services from competition?(...)'

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Falling Rupee and how it affects you?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 11/24/2011 2:42:00 PM

'Rupee fell for eighth day consecutively on Wednesday to finish at 52.36 against USD. So there's been hype in the market on falling Rupee against USD. We can't blame anybody for this. This is a massive outcome of various things like Eurozone crisis, instability in global equity markets, etc.Investors are looking for safe investment horizons like government bonds that could shield them against any financial vulnerability.India's central bank, RBI, is closely watching the situation is (...)'

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Will Kingfisher Airlines survive?

Author : Senthil Murugan      Blog : Dropped Catch      Date : 11/16/2011 4:38:00 AM

'Everybody is talking about the financial position of Kingfisher Airlines, the second largest carrier in India with a market share of around 20%. Speaking only based on the financial numbers, yes, Kingfisher is in a dire situation. But before arriving at any conclusion, let's review about its recent quarterly results (three months ended Sep 30, 2011). 1. Revenues decreased by 19% Q-o-Q, may be an overall effect in the industry 2. Fuel expenses went up to a new level of 53% of reve(...)'

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