Stock Story II: Follow-up; Rights and the wrongs.

Stock Story II: Follow-up; Rights and the wrongs.
On Tuesday, 20 September 2011 I wrote the blog, Stock story II: Fly along with.
“An Indian software company, specific vertical to aviation industry.
Now an MNC after take over by an industry giant.
Best under a Billion according to Forbes Asia.
Acquired more than 34% shares by open offer, when SEBI rules required 20% offer.
Open offer price was more than double the present share price.
Aviation sector is the fastest growing sector of the Indian economy.
Whether Airlines make profit or not, Service providers to these sector will have boom time.
Identify this future Multi-Bagger.”

Ans: The Stock was Accelya Kale
price then was : 86 to 94, available in plenty

No active response to the blog / story from the community.

After company paid Interim dividend and declared final dividend

18/01/2012
Interim Dividend 13.50
29/10/2012
Final Dividend 10.00

and with Stock price of 130/140

Contacted Company in August 2012 and fixed a meeting with CFO Mr. Gurudas Shenoy at Thane office,

Master Mind Group I refused to attend meeting, Not interested in Software /Services.

Master Mind Group II reluctantly attended the Meeting,

Most of my thoughts and ideas about the company were reaffirmed by the meeting.
Other learning’s:
1.       Parent has strong pipeline of customers
2.        Kale strong in the Accounting aspect of the business
3.       Tremendous synergy / symbiosis between Accelya and Kale with potential to get business from each other’s customers.
4.       While Investor community & likes of CARE’s and Piramal’s keen to invest in Analytics business, here was a listed Indian company doing Analytics of Aviation Industry.
5.       Concern that Aviation industry was in doldrums, but Kales revenue and Payments were assured,  Airline customers were dependent on Kales services and hence were prompt in payments.

Mastermind Group felt that company was good, Business was right, management was honest with no forward looking, hyper statements or projections,
But
Stock was fully priced / over priced

I Was fully committed to the Stock idea, with full conviction despite no external support / feed back.
Subsequently,
Announcement of New orders / Airlines almost every week.
Stock going on Circuit breaker every day

Exchange puts stock in Trade for Trade ???

Stock hits 400 In late Nov 2012 ,
23rd Nov 2012 HDFC securities comes out with a  Buy report: Price: 336 Target : 399 to 499 ????
After the big broker report, Stock steady with a lower bias.

My personal target
EPS or atleast 48/50, 12 /13 per quarter
PE 9of 10/ Price of atleast 480


Yet in Feb between price of 350 to 320 sold off the entire lot. !!!!!!

Reasons:
1.       Mid cap collapse: Arshiya Intl, Opto circuit, Orbit, Core etc. Market did not want to touch mid caps and this stock was in Trade for Trade, may be the exchange had justifiable reasons  !!!
2.       After HDFC report stock steady with a lower bias
3.       Broke the trailing stop loss of 350 ( charts /Technical’s/ Trading)
4.        Volume of 2000 to 3000 per day, if came to a situation that had to off load it would take more than 3 weeks to empty the folio


Today 10/05 2013
Stock Price Rs 510/- with dividend of Rs 30/-




Lessons learnt:
Rights:
1.       Identification of a dark horse
2.        Conviction
3.       Follow up , research, news update, MEETING Management

Wrongs:
1.       Lost  patience
2.       Confusing investment strategies with trading strategies.
3.       Putting  / considering all Mid caps in the same basket and extrapolating
4.       Under confidence in self compared to full time “ Stock Pundits”
What could have been done:
1.       Could have meet the Management again in Jan / Feb 2013
2.       Could have contacted the author of report of HDFC securities.
3.       Part sold the folio give room to buy if there is a decline
4.       ?/
5.       /?
6.       What are your suggestions / thoughts…..!