IPO INVESTING IN PSU - GOOD WAY OF MAKING MONEY IN STOCK MARKETS

I have always stayed away from directly getting into equity markets. This was inspite of my firm belief that equity is the best asset class to invest in if one intends to make money over long period of time. The reason why I stayed away was my inability to devote enough time to research the stocks before investing and hence I always relied on Mutual Funds for equity investing.

But, I always had this urge of making quick buck in equity markets. The most popular mode of short term investing in stock markets in via trading either intra day or for few days trades. But IPO investing for listing gains can be a great opportunity for common people to make money in stock markets in India. This I can talk from my own experience of investing in CIL IPO. For retail investors there was money to be made in this IPO and I personally made About RS 19000 in this IPO on an investment of Rs 46000. That's cool 46% in less than a month's time. This extra 19000 could be used to pay off my electricity bill, maid -driver salary , petrol bills etc for a month. Not a bad deal. So why is this such a good deal to invest in IPO of PSUs?

1. Attractive Pricing by Government - Since the Central government at helm of affairs is one which espouses "inclusive growth" , they have made a conscious decision to price the IPOs at very attractive price point leaving some money on the table for investors. This gives you enough headroom to account for any volatility on negative side on the day of listing.

2. 5% discount for retail investors- Any investment in IPO or FPO by retail investors makes them eligible for a discount of 5% on the issuance price and as such the retail investors get an additional 5% margin on listing. So ,theoretically, even if the said stock was to list on the issuing price only,retail investors will still make 5% gain on listing. So minimum 5 Guaranteed on listing atleast on the issue price in a months time. Thats not bad money considering one gets at the most 8% returns in bank deposits over 12 months.

3. Most of PSUs enjoy near monopoly status- One of the most important aspects to consider in a company before investing in it is its level of dominance or market share in the industry in which it operates. Warren Bufett says that the best company to invest in is a company enjoying monopoly . While monopoly is an elusive thing in today's globalised world, we still have lot of sectors which are not open to private sector and there the PSUs have almost a complete monopoly and as such they enjoy huge advantage over other companies in terms of potential for growth and profitability. Coal India is a point in case. Hence investing in good PSUs is an ideal thing to do.

The mood in the current govt is to continue with disinvestment program to meet their fiscal deficit and as such we as an investor will keep getting good opportunities to participate in the disinvestment program both for short term gains and long term wealth accumulation. So , if you want to make quick money then invest in good IPOs of PSU and sell on listing and if you want to build good portfolio for long term wealth building, then hold on to these stocks which will become multibaggers in time to GOOD PSU stocks . All PSU stocks may not give you same results.

Happy investing!!