Manish Goel

Manish Goel - SEBI Registered Research Analyst

About Manish Goel

SEBI Registered Research Analyst • Chartered Accountant

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Manish Goel is a Chartered Accountant, SEBI Registered Research Analyst, and founder of Manish Goel PMS. A full-time value investor since 2010, he has helped thousands of investors build long-term wealth through quality stock picking and disciplined fundamental analysis.

April 23, 2026
Bar chart showing debt-to-equity by fiscal year FY20–FY25; values fall from 28 to 11, FY25 bar is green.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: The Single Most Important Leverage Metric Every Indian Value Investor Must Master

The Debt-to-Equity Ratio is the single most important leverage filter every Indian value investor must master. Titan Biotech FY25's ₹3 Cr borrowings against a strong net worth produces a sub-0.05x D/E — a textbook illustration of a fortress balance sheet.
April 22, 2026
Infographic titled Switching Costs: horizontal bar chart of yearly costs FY20–FY25; values 28, 26, 22, 18, 14, 11, with FY25 bar in green.

Switching Costs: The Invisible Lock-In That Protects Great Businesses for Decades

Switching Costs becomes more useful when investors translate it into audited numbers, cleaner disclosure, and better minority-shareholder readability.
April 22, 2026
Hero header with title 'The Endowment Effect' and subtitle, followed by a two-by-two color grid labeled Lucky, DISCIPLINED INVESTOR, Confused, BIAS-TRAPPED on a dark blue background.

The Endowment Effect: Why Indian Investors Overvalue What They Already Own

Richard Thaler (1980) and Kahneman-Knetsch-Thaler (1990) explain why Indian retail investors cling to inherited, IPO-allotted, and COVID-era holdings. SEBI, NSE and IIM Bangalore data + a six-step de-biasing checklist from Graham/Buffett/Munger/Klarman, with Titan Biotech (BSE:524717) FY25 audited numbers as the illustrative anti-endowment corporate case study.
April 22, 2026
Infographic showing ROIC by year with horizontal bars: FY20 28, FY21 26, FY22 22, FY23 18, FY24 14, FY25 11; FY25 bar in green highlighting final value.

Return on Incremental Capital Employed (ROIIC): The Single Most Important Compounding Metric in Value Investing

ROIIC — not ROCE — is the metric Buffett, Munger, Fisher, Klarman, and Mauboussin converge on as the true long-term compounding signal. Here's how to calculate it on any Indian listed company, common mistakes to avoid, and a positive Titan Biotech FY25 case study with 9 audited disclosures.
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