PSU’s can be a hit & miss while investing. PPFAS Mutual Fund CIO, Rajeev Thakkar walks us through various aspects while studying government owned businesses in India.
Business, Economy, Investing, Public Sector Undertakings, Value Investing
How to evaluate PSU companies
Rajeev Thakkar
He is the Chief Investment Officer of PPFAS Mutual Fund.
Regarded by many as a polymath, his presentations, cover diverse topics ranging from the state of the shipping industry, corporate leadership, capital allocation and individual companies like Google. His audience usually takes to him wholeheartedly, as he possesses the endearing quality of 'talking to' them and not 'talking down to' them. Apart from them, certain presentations may be made by a few of their colleagues on account of them being well versed with a specific topic.
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Some times, the value could be even more than 10 to 20 times of their book value. Despite attractive valuation, the most common push-back from investors towards PSUs is the risk of management continuity, interference.