Q 1. Which social and cultural things can affect a business in another country?
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Q 2. Why is EV/Sales considered a more suitable metric for companies likely to turn profitable in the future?
Q 3. Why is valuation considered both an art and a science?
Q 4. What is a critical metric for the automobile and capital goods industry, considering the ir internal constraining factors for sales?
Q 5. What does the Annualized Return aim to achieve in investment calculations?
Q 6. How can Ashima reduce the credit risk in her bond portfolio?
Q 7. What options does an investor have the option to do with the rights received in a rights issue?
Q 8. How might changes in regulation create opportunities for businesses?
Q 9. What does the ESG framework evaluate companies on?
Q 10. What is suggested as an important aspect of the language used in a research report?
Q 11. How are investments in the balance sheet typically shown?
Q 12. Which regulatory authority is responsible for regulating the insurance sector in India?
Q 13. An investor buys a stock for ₹1,000 and sells it after one year for ₹1,200. During the year, the stock also paid a dividend of ₹50.
Q 14. What information can be found in the notes to accounts that is useful for financial analysis?
Q 15. Which type of analysis involves decisions influenced by behavioral biases in market participants?
Q 16. What adds predictability to dividends in matured companies in defensive industries?
Q 17. What is the primary function of a Research Analyst (RA)?
Q 18. What is the distinguishing feature of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) mentioned?
Q 19. When is stamp duty payable, and how does it affect the real estate industry?
Q 20. What is anchoring in the context of cognitive biases in investment decision-making?
Q 21. How are Category II AIFs different from Category I and Category III AIFs according to SEBI categorization?
Q 22. In what scenario does the return to the equity investor tend to be higher than that of the debt investor?
Q 23. What action is considered a manipulative, fraudulent, or unfair trade practices according to the regulations?
Q 24. What are the potential motives for a company to engage in the buyback of shares?
Q 25. In what circumstances may the restrictions on trading or dealing in securities, as per sub-regulations (2) to (4), not apply, according to Regulation 16(6)?
Q 26. According to Peter Lynch, how should investors interpret a PEG ratio less than 1?
Q 27. What is the primary purpose of issuing Debentures/Bonds/Notes?
Q 28. What is one of the key constraints for the IT services/BPO/KPO sector during periods of high growth?
Q 29. Why might a fixed deposit with a bank be considered a lower-risk product?
Q 30. Which source of information may provide insights into a company's strategic direction and long-term goals?
Q 31. What does the checklist suggest about understanding the business in qualitative parameters?
Q 32. How is the Price to Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio) calculated?
Q 33. What does the term "Exceptional items / non-recurring items" refer to in a profit and loss account?
Q 34. What is the purpose of hedging foreign currency risks in Foreign Currency Bonds?
Q 35. What is the main focus of understanding the economic cycle?
Q 36. What is prohibited in advertisements to avoid unfair comparisons with othe r intermediaries?
Q 37. What contributes to the high bargaining power of suppliers in the sugar industry, especially in the Indian context?
Q 38. What role does SEBI play in the primary market, specifically in the context of an IPO?
Q 39. How does the Covid-19 pandemic illustrate the relevance of SWOT analysis?
Q 40. What is loss aversion bias in investment behavior?
Q 41. What characterizes Cash trades in the securities market?
Q 42. What obligation does Regulation 3(1) impose on insiders regarding unpublished price sensitive information?
Q 43. What does the Interest Coverage Ratio reveal about a company's financial health?
Q 44. According to Regulation 7, what provision is made for existing research analysts seeking registration under the se regulations?
Q 45. How do demand pull and cost push factors contribute to inflation?
Q 46. What does a stock split of 1:5 mean?
Q 47. According to Regulation 22(2), what does a research analyst or research entity need to do when distributing a third-party research report?
Q 48. In the context of value migration, what is an example of geographic migration mentioned?
Q 49. How is the value of the bond determined in the discounted cash flows model?
Q 50. what does the quantitative understanding of companies involve?
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Q 51. What does the conduct analysis in Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) analysis primarily examine?
Q 52. What is the primary advantage of relative valuation in comparison to othe r valuation methods?
Q 53. Which of the following is NOT a focus area in Conduct analysis of SCP Analysis?
Q 54. What are Trading Multiples and Transaction Multiples used for in relative valuations?
Q 55. The index comprising the 40 most representative stocks listed on the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd (MSEIL) is known as:
Q 56. What is a key constraint for the telecommunication industry, limiting the number of subscribers?
Q 57. 2: In the example given, what happens to the market price of the old bond when interest rates decrease?
Q 58. What is the primary advantage of investing in commodities in relation to protecting the real value of investment?
Q 59. What are the unique parameters for evaluating companies in different sectors mentioned?
Q 60. According to Warren Buffett, what should investors consider when deciding between stocks and bonds?
Q 61. What does a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding guidance indicate about the management team?
Q 62. How is free float shares defined in the context of liquidity measurement?
Q 63. What is the strike price or exercise price in the context of options?
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Q 64. Which financial statement provides information on a company's financial position at the end of the financial reporting period?
Q 65. What is the potential disadvantage to existing shareholders when Convertible Bonds are converted into equity?
Q 66. How is Return on Equity (ROE) calculated?
Q 67. What is the role of the Second Schedule to SEBI (Research Analyst) Regulations, 2014?
Q 68. What is the key point made about companies in the same industry?
Q 69. what is the main responsibility of Custodians in the securities market?
Q 70. In the calculation of Enterprise Value (EV), what does the term "value of non-controlling interest" refer to?
Q 71. What is included in the "Expenses" line item in a Profit and Loss statement?
Q 72. What is the significance of assessing whethe r the business is cheap relative to itself, peers, and the market on various valuation parameters over the last 5 years?
Q 73. According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, who is considered a "connected person"?
Q 74. What does the Income Method of National Income computation help us understand?
Q 75. How is the number of discounted shares a shareholder can buy in a rights issue determined?
Q 76. What is mentioned as a challenge in market sizing?
Q 77. What are some reasons for carrying out valuations of assets/businesses/liabilities?
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Q 78. What entities, in addition to research analysts, also provide research reports?
Q 79. Which environmental factor might act as a deterrent for investors entering a country, especially as it pushes to become a manufacturing hub?
Q 80. How is extra tax (surcharge) charged if the profit is more than ₹10 crores?
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Q 81. What, in the opinion of a credit rating agency, represents the highest level of credit worthiness?
Q 82. How does the clearing corporation reduce counterparty risk in the stock exchanges?
Q 83. What is the agency risk in the context of companies?
Q 84. What does the Face Value of a debt instrument represent?
Q 85. What does Warren Buffett prioritize over meticulous projections?
Q 86. What is a major drawback of a country running a continuous deficit on the current account?
Q 87. What happens to the applicable margin on a security once it is shortlisted under ASM?
Q 88. What does Regulation 19(vi) specify regarding disclosures in research reports and public appearances?
Q 89. What distinguishes Preference Shares from common equity shares?
Q 90. What is the significance of the market, according to Benjamin Graham's quote?
Q 91. What is the authority appointed under the Companies Act to register companies and ensure the ir compliance with the law?
Q 92. What does continuous negative operating cash flows indicate for a business?
Q 93. Why is it important to understand the definition of fraud in securities markets, as per the regulations?
Q 94. What is the significance of identifying support and resistance levels in technical analysis?
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Q 95. A company's stock is currently trading at $150 per share. It has 1,000,000 shares outstanding. If the company announces a new issue of 200,000 shares at $140 per share, what will be the company's new market capitalization?
Q 96. How does hedging differ from trading in terms of risk and gains?
Q 97. In the context of equity analysis, why are consolidated financial statements generally preferred over stand-alone financial statements?
Q 98. What responsibility does the Code of Conduct place on the senior management of research analysts or research entities?
Q 99. What distinguishes an acquisition from a merger?
Q 100. What does the Price to Dividend Ratio represent?
