Insights
Monminds Insights
Plain-English guides to the metrics and methods behind Monminds Research — how to read them, what they mean, and how we compute them.
17 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Understanding EV/EBITDA and How It Differs From the P/E Ratio
Learn how the EV/EBITDA and P/E ratios measure company value and why investors use both.
16 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Understanding Stock Buybacks and Their Impact on Shareholders
Learn how corporate share repurchases work, how they affect ownership stakes, and what they mean for financial metrics.
15 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Demystifying the Cash Flow Statement: Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities
Learn how to read a cash flow statement by breaking down cash movements from operating, investing, and financing activities.
14 Sept 2026 · 9 min read
When to Book Profits and When to Sit Tight: Timeless Investing Lessons from Jesse Livermore
Money moves around the world every second, chasing the next trend and abandoning the last one. Jesse Livermore built and lost several fortunes learning exactly when to ride that movement, when to sit still, and when to walk away — lessons that still hold up on a modern NSE screen.
14 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Fundamental vs. Technical Analysis: Answering Two Different Market Questions
Learn how fundamental and technical analysis address distinct questions about underlying value versus price behavior in financial research.
12 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Understanding Institutional Ownership: What FII and DII Shareholding Signals
A guide to understanding Foreign and Domestic Institutional Investor ownership patterns, trend signals, and reporting limitations.
11 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Inflation and CPI: How Rising Prices Show Up in Company Earnings
Learn how inflation and the Consumer Price Index impact corporate revenue, costs, and profit margins.
10 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Understanding Promoter Holding Percentage and What It Signals About Governance
Learn what promoter holding percentage measures, what high or low stakes signal, and the limitations of relying on this metric alone.
9 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
How an IPO is Priced: Demystifying the Book-Building Process
Learn how investment banks and issuing companies determine the final share price of a new public offering using the book-building method.
8 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Understanding Free Cash Flow Versus Net Income
Learn the key differences between net income and free cash flow and why both metrics matter for financial analysis.
7 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
How RBI Repo Rate Decisions Impact the Stock Market
Understand the transmission mechanism between central bank interest rate changes and equity market movements.
7 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
UAE's 15% Minimum Tax: What It Means for Indian Companies with a Dubai Presence
The UAE's new Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) brings a 15% effective tax floor for large multinational groups, including Indian companies with UAE subsidiaries. Here's what changed, who it applies to, and how it's calculated.
2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Understanding EBITDA and Why Analysts Adjust It
An introduction to EBITDA, how analysts adjust it to evaluate core operating performance, and the metric's practical limitations.
2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
How to Compare Companies Within the Same Sector
No financial ratio means much in isolation. Peer comparison — benchmarking a company against others in its sector — is what turns a single number into useful context.
2 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Support and Resistance Levels: How They're Calculated
Support and resistance are widely referenced price levels in technical analysis. Here's the classic pivot-point formula behind them and what the levels actually represent.
2 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
What Is the Piotroski F-Score? A 9-Point Financial Health Checklist
The Piotroski F-Score is a simple 0-9 checklist that flags accounting-quality red flags across profitability, leverage, liquidity, and efficiency. Here's how it works.
2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
ROE vs ROCE: Two Ways to Measure Profitability
Return on Equity and Return on Capital Employed both measure how efficiently a company turns capital into profit — but they answer different questions. Here's the distinction.
2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
P/E Ratio Explained: What It Really Measures
The price-to-earnings ratio is one of the most quoted numbers in finance and one of the most misunderstood. Here's what it measures, and what it doesn't.
2 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
How to Read a Company's Balance Sheet
A plain-English walkthrough of what a balance sheet actually shows — assets, liabilities, debt-to-equity, and the current ratio — and why each number matters.