ICOR Figures And Corollary


wealthymattersIncremental Capital Output Ratio (ICOR) is the additional capital required to increase one unit of output. This ratio is used to measure the efficiency of an industrial unit or country as an economic unit. The lesser the ICOR, more efficient the organization.

India’s ICOR has more than doubled in the last year,meaning we are now half as efficient as before in the use of our capital.

In 2011-12,we needed to invest 5.4 Rupees to make 1 rupee,i.e we were getting an average 18.5% returns on our money invested in businesses.In 2012-2013,the returns fell to 8.7%.

So what sort of returns do you make on money invested in  business?Is it above or below the national average? If you feel business is slower or that its increasingly difficult to turn out a decent profit.you are not alone…….

If this is the sort of returns promoters on an average can make on money,guess what investors , especially retail investors are likely to receive….. Read more of this post

Arun Bhatia Family


wealthymattersIf you have been following the Air Asia JV in India,you are bound to have come across the company Telestra Tradeplace. If you are curious to read more about the people behind this obscure company,continue reading this post.You will definitely get to know more about how business is actually done.

According to filings with the Registrar of Companies,Telestra Tradeplace was registered in August 2001.It has a paid up capital of Rs 1 lakh and  made a profit of Rs 31.09 lakh in the year ended March 2012 as against Rs 52.9 lakh a year ago. The company has invested around Rs 1.5 crore in Cavim Realty, indicating an interest in the real estate business.As of September 2012, the Bhatia family owns the entire shareholding of the firm. Read more of this post