BSE Index Report Card

BSE net comprises of many tiny to mid-size companies. As S&P BSE SENSEX climbs up, companies also bear sweet fruits to investors. In last one-month market was swinging sideways, though, some companies have outperformed at their orders. We have analysed whole BSE's universal performance over last one-month period and found that out of the universe total 500 companies have given positive returns and 158 companies have rewarded investors in double digit returns over the last one month. 

We have picked up top five performer stocks in BSE. Investors earned 105 per cent return in last one month from Tata Metaliks. Tata Metaliks belongs to Iron and steel sector, has posted robust Q4FY16 numbers as compared to other peers. Net Profit has risen by 150 per cent in Q4FY16 as compared to same period in last fiscal year. It also reduced its expenses which aided to improve profit margin by 19.21 per cent in fourth quarter.

Inventure Growth & Securities Ltd., a small cap also rewarded handsomely by 81.35 per cent returns. In Q3FY16, IGSL improved its operating margin to 53 per cent as compared to 11.05 per cent in previous year's same quarter. This triggers the IGSL and has positioned stock at its 52 week high of 26.95` per share.

Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd., which reached its 52 week high of 96.20 per share, enjoys higher return on assets of 17.71 per cent and return on equity of 37.33 per cent among peers like V-guard, Finolex cables. SCTL has filled  investors' pockets with 69.46 per cent returns. SCTL being a consistent performer in profits, is favourite among investors with increased volume.

Maithan Alloys has posted healthy fourth quarters of FY16. Company’s EBITDA has increased to Rs 127 cr in FY16 as compared to Rs 70 crore on yearly basis. Due to this MA rewarded investors with 43 per cent in last one month.

Last but not the least, Arihant Capitals also rewarded with 43.09 per cent returns. ACL belongs to small cap and the debt free company enjoys higher return on capital employed, at 31.70 per cent.

We have also analysed different sectors in BSE universe with double digit return numbers over last one month. IT Sector has topped the list with 25 companies with double digit return of 15 per cent. Moschip Semiconductor Technology Ltd., with 44 per cent returns heads high in IT sector. Secondly, finance sector performed well with 23 companies and most of them cater to the group of Non-Banking Financial Services. Arihant Capital tops the list in finance sector. Textile sector has given the desired results with 15 companies in its basket of returns. Birla Cotsyn Ltd., is heading high with 40 per cent returns. Then comes Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers with 37.31 per cent, which is a topper among 14 chemical sector companies. Lastly in our list we can see 9 companies from capital goods, 7 from health care & realty sector and 6 from Iron and steel sector in our return ranking. Solitaire Machine Tools Ltd., with 43 per cent,  Piramal with 32 per cent, BL Kashyap & sons with 21 per cent and Rajratna Global with 28 per cent returns are leading the above sectors respectively. 

We can see many small and mid-cap companies from IT, Finance, Textile and chemical sector of BSE universe walk with shining shoes in last one month and spread glitter in the eyes of investors.