Why Aditya Birla Group Is Big In Your Life?
As a value investor, I look at what all products does a company has in its portfolio, what value do the products bring to customers, what are the future plans of a company and how strong the management of a company is.
While I was applying all of these value investing concepts at company’s and stocks, one such stock was ABFRL (Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd.). After looking at the financial report and observing stock for a while, I could make out that the stock had a major potential of growth. I myself was a customer of brands like Pantaloons, Van Heusen and Allen Solly, so this led me to invest in the stock. I have seen ABFRL stock move from 137.50 INR to 230.70 INR and I attribute this growth to the ABFRL management and strategy.
Though I already was a loyal stakeholder of ABFRL, I also observed the other listed companies of ABG as well. Few of my favourites turned out to be Grasim Industries Ltd. (910.95), ABCapital (90.05), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (4498.70), and Hindalco Industries Ltd. (197.90). I also included Grasim Industries, Hindalcon and ABCapital in my investment portfolio.
To sum it up, as a company, ABG has created a lot of impact and value in terms of the line of brands and products, as well as the wealth that it created for me.
How Have You Made An Impact?
Just as everybody does, I have also faced a few adversities and limited beliefs in my life that were hindering my growth. One such major limiting belief was my negative image of my body. I was a bit obese and it made me feel inferior about myself and impacted my self-confidence a lot.
While I was in the final year of my B.Tech, I had a breakthrough realization. When I took a personality test after my placement, the results indicated that I was 78% introvert and this led me to a chain of thoughts of regret on what all things I didn’t do in more than 3 years of my college and what all things I lacked in. This resulted in deep depression, but to my and everyone else’s surprise, I recovered fast.
I decided on making a drastic change in my lifestyle and my circle of people. I started with a good food and exercise plan, which turned out to be very helpful in releasing the excess weight on my body and gaining my self confidence back. From being a complete anti-social, I became an ambivert. In the due course of 2 years, I have released 23 kgs of excess weight from my body, embedded healthy lifestyle, and turned to a 74% extrovert and a strong and confident person.
My growth and change inspired so many people around me. Many came to me for advice on how to imbibe healthy habits in their daily life or how to build an exercise routine and stick to it or how to start investing the excess money in stock market. When I look at the impact that my actions have brought, I feel proud at what I have achieved and the person that I have become. And I plan to better this person everyday to reach my dreams and goals.
