Dividend yield & probability of capital gains: The non-classical combination of income from stock market

Stock price and dividend yields have an inverse relationship but before this inverse relationship kicks in there is a level of equilibrium. Now this level of equilibrium is a subjective level which moves according to risk free interest rate level which FD provides. But there is another equilibrium level which mathematical equations don't solve. Stocks with reasonable probability of outperforming in a bearish market. The use of the word reasonable brings in the element of subjectivity.

When they are reading about Nifty and Sensex moving upward for the last one month using a word like high dividend yielding stocks may not interest investors. Sometimes these stocks are tactical buys rather than long term investment. where one acquires them for their dividends, keeps them for a medium term and sells them when they give modest capital gains

When it came to investing on the basis of high dividend yield, it was the PSU stocks which topped the list. But then came the rally in the PSU space and it was not about dividend yield but capital gains. But the fact is that dividend yield is a cushion which will act as cushion as investors chase capital gains. A stock which is currently available at dividend yield close to 5 percent, is not bad for an investor who is keen to have some margin of safety at a time when valuations are extremely high. The reason is, when a correction takes place and the dividend yield of these particular stocks goes above 7 % there is a high probability that there would be some institutional investors who would pick it up again for dividend yield more than anything else.

One of the hypotheses of investing in high dividend yield stocks is that dividend yield acts as a cushion in bearish markets and makes them outperform. We back tested four stocks in bearish markets conditions, it works for some.

Capital good companies had faced tough times for many years. Given the fact that hardly any capacity buildup was taking place in any industry, a number had to change their product portfolio and had to live with very low margins. But all the efforts have now started to show some results. Given the performance of the stock, a large majority of these stocks have hold recommendations from the analysts.

Textile is one of the oldest industrial sectors in India. However, right from labour issues to smaller Asian countries becoming more competitive in terms of cost of production, different segments of the textile industry have faced more headwinds than tailwinds in their history of existence. This list is drawn from Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, with over 4,000 listed stocks along with detailed company analysis focusing on five key components - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum.

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