Making sense of the sensex

Making sense of the Sensex
1. "Sensex" is the popular name for the Bombay Stock
Exchange Sensitive Index.
2. It is the oldest stock market index currently in use.
3. Sensex is the index of market capitalisation.
4. The base value is 100 on April 1, 1979.
5. Sensex consists of only 30 representative stocks.
6. These 30 are the most active and representative stocks
selected from over 6,300 scrips that are listed on the BSE.
7. The total market capitalisation of these 30 stocks
accounts for more than 38 per cent of the aggregate
market capitalisation of all BSE stocks.
8. The Sensex composition is modified by the BSE
authorities at irregular intervals, to keep it in tune with
the latest realities of the market.

List of BSE SENSEX companies
The BSE Sensex currently consists of the following 30 major Indian companies as of 17
February 2012.
# Company Industry Scrip 1 Housing Development Finance Corporation
Consumer finance 2 Cipla Pharmaceuticals 3 Bharat Heavy Electricals
Electrical equipments 3 4 State Bank Of India Banking 5 HDFC Bank
Banking 6 Hero Motocorp Automotive 7 Infosys Information Technology
8 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Oil and gas 9 Reliance Industries Oil an
gas 10 Tata Power Power 11 Hindalco Industries Metals and Mining 12
Tata Steel Steel 13 Larsen & Toubro Conglomerate 14
Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive 15 Tata Motors Automotive 16
Hindustan Unilever Consumer goods 17 ITC Conglomerate 18
Sterlite Industries Metals and Mining 19 Wipro Information Technology
20 Sun Pharmaceutical Pharmaceuticals 21 GAIL Oil and gas 22 ICICI Bank
Banking 23 Jindal Steel & Power Steel and power 24 Bharti Airtel
Telecommunication 25 Maruti Suzuki Automotive 6 Tata Consultancy
Services Information Technology 27 NTPC Power 28 DLF Real estate 29
Bajaj Auto Automotive 30 Coal India Metals and Mining

Index (Sensex & NIFTY)....!!!
• Stock is the smallest unit of ownership of a company in other words
stock is a share in the ownership of the company. Stock is also
called as share and equity. If a person purchases stocks of a
company it means that he is one of the owners of the company,
and ownership increases as he goes on purchasing more amount of
stocks. Technically speaking a shareholder of a company owns a
small part of every assets of the company such as building,
furniture, trademarks, etc. A share holder holds ownership in all
tangible and intangible assets of the company.
• Initially stocks were represented by share certificates which
worked as the proof of ownership of the company but now it is
dematerialized and every trading transaction happens through
computer using DEMAT accounts. There are many stock exchanges
in our country like BSE, NSE, Calcutta stock exchange, Bangalore
Stock Exchange, etc. But NSE and BSE are major among them most
of the stocks are traded in these two Exchanges.

SENSEX
• Sensex stands for “sensitive index”, it represents BSE (Bombay
Stock Exchange). Sensex indicates all major companies of BSE.
Sensex is calculated using share prices of 30 major companies
which are listed in BSE. If the Sensex goes up it means that share
values of most of the major companies have gone up and vice
versa.

• NIFTY
• Nifty indicates NSE; it is the leading index for large companies in the
National Stock Exchange of India. It consists of 50 companies
representing 24 sectors of the economy. NIFTY represents
approximately 47% of the traded value of all stocks on the National
Stock Exchange. It is calculated using base year 1995 and base index
value 1000.

• Criteria for selecting stocks to calculate Index
• Below given are the criteria for selecting stocks to
calculate Index
• Listing history: The Company should have listing
history on BSE for at least one year
• Track record: company should have good track
record.
• Market capitalization: Company should be one
among 100 market capitalizations of BSE, and each
company should have more than 0.5% of total market
capitalization of BSE index.
• Frequency of trading: company stocks should be
traded on each and every trading day for the last one
year.
• Industrial representation: company should be a
leader in the industry it represents.

Market Capitalisation
• Market capitalization is the total worth of all outstanding
(issued) shares of a company. It represents the total worth of a
company.
• Market capitalization= No of shares outstanding x
market price of share
• Free Float Market Capitalization
• Free float concept is an index construction
methodology which makes use of free float shares
in the market. Free float market capitalization is the
total worth of all shares of a company which are
available for trading in the open market. These
shares are called free float shares and are available
for trading by anyone.
•

• Example: Company ‘X’ issues 1000 shares, out of which 200 shares
held by government, 500 shares by directors of the company and
remaining 300 shares are available in the open market for trading.
Market price of share is 10 Rs.
• Here;
• Total Shares = 1000
• Shares Held by Government = 200
• Shares Held by Directors = 500
• Shares available in the Open Market = 300
• Market price of share = 10
•
• Here total market capitalization of the company is 1000 X 10 = 10000
and
• Free float market capitalization of the company is 300 X 10 = 3000
•

• Calculation of SENSEX and NIFTY
• Sensex calculation is practiced since 1986. Initially it
had been calculated using total market capitalization
method but the methodology changed to free float
market capitalization since from 2003. Hence these
days Sensex is calculated using free float market
capitalization of 30 major BSE listed companies and by
using base value 100 (1978-79). SENSEX is calculated
for every 15 seconds.

• Formula for Sensex

• SENSEX = (sum of free float market cap of 30 major
companies of BSE) X Index value in 1978-79 / Market
cap value in 1978-79.

• Example: suppose BSE index (SENSEX) consist of
only two stocks such as ‘X’ and ‘Y’
• Company ‘X’ has 1000 outstanding shares out of
which only 500 are available for trading in open
market. Market price of share is Rs.100.
•
• Company ‘Y’ has 2000 outstanding shares out of
which 1000 shares are held by promoters and
remaining 1000 are free float shares (open
market shares). Market price of share is Rs.50.

• Calculation of Market Capitalization
• Stock Issued Stocks Market price Market Cap.
• X 1000 100 100000
• Y 2000 50 100000
•
• Calculation of Free Float market capitalization
• Stock Op Market Stocks Market price Market Cap.
• X 500 100 50000
• Y 1000 50 50000

• Sum of free float market cap of company X and company Y is
50000+50000 = 100000
• Assume market cap during 1978-79 is 25000
•
• Now Apply formula;
• 100000*100/25000 = 400
•
• The same method is used to calculate NSE nifty but includes
two major changes.
• Base year is 1995 and base value (index value) is 1000
• Nifty represents stocks of 50 major companies of NSE.
• Formula for NIFTY
•
• NIFTY = (Sum of free flow market cap of 50 major stocks of
NSE) X Index value in 1995 / market cap value in 1995.

Basics of Sensex calculation
• 1. Market capitalisation is the market value of equity shares, (i.e. market
price multiplied by the number of shares). For instance: if ACC has an equity
capital of Rs 1.72 billion with each share having a face value of Rs 10 and its
closing price on BSE on April 10, 2000 was Rs 166, then ACC's market
capitalisation on that date is 17.234*166/10 = Rs 28.61 billion.
• 2. Calculate market capitalisation of all 30 Sensex stocks on a particular
date in the same manner and add this up to get the total market
capitalisation of Sensex stocks.
• 3. Assume that this total market capitalisation is equal to the closing Sensex
value on that particular date. The Sensex of any future date can be
calculated as a proportion of market capitalisation applied to this Sensex
value.
• 4. An example below shows that the total market capitalisation on April 10,
2000 was Rs 3,731.38 billion, when the Sensex value was 5442.86. If, the
total market capitalisation on April 17, 2000 was Rs 3,346.18 billion, then
the Sensex for April 17, 2000 is calculated as:
• 5442.86 * 334617.19 / 373137.82 = 4880.97

Exhibit 1.4: Major Factors Affecting
Stock Prices

Stock Market Definitions and Meanings
• Stock market : Stock market / Share market / Equity market / Capital
market is a public market for the trading of company stocks &
derivatives at an agreed price conducted by professional stock
brokers.

Share market : Share market / Stock market / Equity market / Capital
market is a public market for the trading of company shares and
derivatives at an agreed share price through stock exchanges.

Stock Exchange: Exchange or transfer of shares ownership by
professionally qualified stockbrokers.

Stock trading: A stock trader / stock investor who buys and sells
stocks or financial instruments in the financial markets.

• Investment: Financial instrument to appreciate the capital in future.
Technical analysis: Security analysis for forecasting the direction of
prices through the study of historical market / stocks price data.

Fundamental analysis: Method of security valuation (stocks analysis)
by examining the company's financials and operations without past
performance.

Forex: Worldwide decentralized over-the-counter financial market
for currency trading of various global countries.

Market capital: Market capitalization of a company by multiplying
the current market price(CMP) of share by the total number of
shares issued by the company.
• FPO: Follow on public offer is same as initial public offer (IPO), but
second time come to rise the capital.
Open offer: Same as rights issue, but cannot sell entitlement in an
open offer.

• Stock: The stock or capital stock of a business entity represents the
original capital invested in the business by promoters.

Share: Part of the company or enterprise issues to public or private
to rise Money.
Equity: The value of an ownership in property or business, generic
term for equity is stock.
Multibagger: Company with strong fundamental values to increase
investor wealth in future.

Derivatives: Derivatives is a financial instrument, an agreement
between two people or two parties.

Stock broker: Regulated professional broker who buys and sells
equity shares.

Intraday: Trade process of Buy and Sell within single trading day, It
means square off the open positions before close of markets.

• BTST: BTST is buy the stocks today to sell tomorrow, able to sell the
shares before receives the delivery of shares.

STBT: STBT is different when compare with BTST, It is possible only if
holding shares in account.

Demat account: In India, refers to a dematerialized account(Demat).
Securities are held in electronic form instead of paper certificates bu
NSDL and CDSL.

Swing trading: Swing Trading is non intraday based trading at the
same time not for long-term, purely short-term means more than
one day to within some weeks.

Brokerage: Brokerage gives two different meanings, first one is a
firm engaged in buying and selling of stocks for clients is the business
or office of a broker. Second one is fee / charge paid to broker. stock
brokers charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and

Business: A legally approved organization designed to provide goods,
services, or both to consumers. also known as company, enterprise or
firm.
Speculation: Generally an opinion based on incomplete evidence,
purchasing risky investments in share market without proper
knowledge or fundamental news that present the possibility of large
profits, but including higher-than-average possibility of capital loss.
EPS: Earnings per share(EPS), using to analyze the company's earnings
performance.
PE ratio: Price earning(PE), divide the share price by EPS to know the PE
ratio.
Top line: Top lines of an income statement like Sales and Revenue.
Bottom line: Bottom lines of an balance statement like net profit.
Bonus share: Bonus share means an extra dividend paid to
shareholders in the form of shares.
IPO: Initial public offer(IPO) of shares to public through stock
exchanges.
Rights issue: Offer the shares to existing share holders at discount

Kinds Of Shares :

The different kinds of shares which can be
raised by Companies are :

 EQUITY SHARES
 PREFERENCE SHARES
 DEFERRED SHARES

Equity Shares :
The equity shares or ordinary shares are those shares on
which the dividend is paid after the dividend on fixed rate has
been paid on preference shares.
Characteristics:
 No fixed rate of dividend.
 Dividend is paid after dividend at a fixed rate is paid on
preference shares.
 At the time of liquidation, capital on equity is paid after
preference shares have been paid back in full.
 Non redeemable.
 Equity shareholders have voting rights & thus, control the
working of the Company.
 Equity shareholders are the virtual owners of the Company.

Preference shares :
Preference shares are those shares which carry with them
preferential rights for their holders, i.e, preferential right as
to fixed rate of dividend & as to repayment of capital at the
time of winding up of the Company.
Characteristics :
 Fixed rate of dividend.
 Priority as to payment of dividend.
 Preference as to repayment of capital during liquidation of the
Company.
 Generally preference shareholders do not have voting rights.
 According to The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988, the
preference shares are redeemable & the maximum period for
which they can be issued is 10 years.

Kinds of Preference Shares :
 On the basis of cumulation of dividend :
 Cumulative Preference Shares:
They are those shares on which the dividend at a fixed
rate goes on cumulating till it is all paid.
 Non Cumulative Preference Shares:
These are those shares on which the dividend does not
cumulate.
 On the basis of participation :
 Participating Preference shares:
This type of shares are allowed to participate in surplus
profits during the lifetime of the company & surplus
assets during winding up.
 Non Participating Shares:
These shares are not entitled to participate in surplus
profit. Dividend at fixed rate is given.

Kinds of preference shares :
 On the basis of conversion :
 Convertible preference shares:
The owners of these shares have the option to convert
their preference shares into equity shares as per the
terms of issue.
 Non-convertible preference shares:
The owners of these shares do not have any right of
converting their shares into equity shares.
 On the basis of redemption:
 Redeemable preference shares:
These are to be purchased back by the company after a
certain period as per the terms of issue.
 Irredeemable preference shares:
These are not to be purchased back by the company during
its lifetime.

Status of Preference Shares, if
Articles of Association are
silent :
Preference shares will be presumed to be:

 Cumulative
 Non-Participating
 Irredeemable and
 Non-Convertible.

Deferred Shares :
Deferred shares are those shares on which the payment of
dividend and capital (at the time of winding up of a company) is
made after money is paid in full on preference shares and
equity shares.
As per the provisions of the COMPANIES ACT,1956, no public
company can issue deferred shares.
Characteristics:
 Rate of dividend is not fixed. It depends upon the availability
of profits & the discretion of the Board of the Directors.
 Dividend is paid after payment of dividend on equity &
preference shares.
 At the time of liquidation, capital on these shares is returned
after capital is repaid on both preference & equity shares.

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