Beta to Alpha | 23rd August, 2020
Hello Everyone!
Hope you're staying indoors and in case you have had to step out, you have taken all the necessary precautions required.
Being in the Finance Profession, it is not surprising to hear the term 'Time Value of Money' thrown around multiple times. In this post, we dissect the concept of 'Money Value of Time' drawing excerpts from two serial entrepreneurs in the country.
While the entire world has become an expert on the Coronavirus, what if I told you one person has been tirelessly doing research work right from the month of February. Moreover, to put the money where the mouth is Sarah Gilbert has already given a dose of her vaccine to her triplet children!
She is associated with the Oxford University team. Check out that story here.
Covid - 19 has kept the malls shut and the cinema halls empty. Yet, one company has been innovating to bring the snacking experience home through innovative offerings. As one of the readers of this blog sarcastically remarked:
"I did not know there was a third listed player selling popcorn apart from Inox and PVR!"
Let's take a deep dive into what Agro Tech Foods has been silently capitalizing on during the pandemic and take a closer look at their DNA and their business in the country. You can read the detailed post here.
At the beginning of the quarter, I suggested five books to start your reading plans. Have you started reading?
Britannia Industries has been outperforming the FMCG Index by a huge margin. Almost last week they announced a shareholder payout of INR 125 per share! Read about the company's detailed narrative here.
Curated Sunday Read (CSR)
Rishi Sunak, the Indian origin Finance Minister of UK is taking some optimistic bold steps to spur consumption and keep the economic activity moving especially in a sector where most of the countries have either given up or let the industry die a natural death - restaurants!
Read the detailed piece here.
Regards,
Saket
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