For the first time in a decade, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices outperformed the benchmark index for a consecutive year
Longest period of price-earnings expansion in the index since 1996
67 companies with total debt of Rs 5.65 lakh cr were either loss-making or didn't generate enough profit to cover interest cost in FY15
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
For top IT services firms, revenue growth in FY15 was the slowest since the Lehman crisis
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.
The growth premium India enjoyed has largely been lost.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
During the dot-com bubble, it had touched a high of 1.9.
The turmoil on the Street and a continued fall of the rupee may affect growth stocks, pushing equity investors back to the relative safety of defensive counters, or forcing them to flee markets, or both.
Indian companies typically have higher return on equity.
Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections.
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
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