Prakash Steelage makes seamless and welded stainless steel pipes and tubes for sectors ranging from chemicals and fertilisers to oil and gas and refineries. The company, which listed in August 2010, received a good response from investors initially, but has been steadily declining since. It has a high debt-equity ratio of 3.12, but this is warranted given its expansion plans. The company is expected to sustain the growth momentum in the near term given a firm demand trend from its user segments.
A stronger dollar or rising interest rates could derail the epic yellow metal mania Before you sell that last piece of jewellery, keep in mind that the gold price will not go up indefinitely. There are number of reasons why it might crash. If you're over weighted in gold or commodities, the warning is the same: A stronger dollar, strengthening US economy or rising interest rates could derail the epic yellow metal mania. Who knows? Congress could even reach an agreement to clear up its balance sheet and pay down its debt. What are the chances of any of this happening? It's beyond the limits of my minuscule, clouded crystal ball, which is about the size of a pin-head. Nevertheless, you should prepare your portfolio for any number of eventualities, which can be easily accomplished with exchange-traded funds. Gold is troublesome in my book because it really isn't an investment. It's a reserve currency of sorts that's heavily traded by institutional investor...
