Inve Blog · Topic
Debt
8 articles on debt.
Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP): A Balance-Sheet Red Flag
Capital work-in-progress (CWIP) that never converts to assets quietly destroys value. Spot perennial CWIP on a balance sheet via NHPC's ₹50,000-crore pile.
Contingent Liabilities in Balance Sheet Explained
Contingent liabilities explained for Indian investors: what they are, where they hide in footnotes, and why the guarantee book bites harder than the headline.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio in India: A Safe D/E by Sector
A safe debt-to-equity ratio depends on the sector, not one rule. See realistic D/E benchmarks for Indian industries and why interest coverage matters more.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio: How Much Is Too Much?
Debt-to-equity shows how much a company borrowed versus owners money. How much is healthy, why it varies by industry, and how to read it with interest coverage.
Interest Coverage Ratio: Can a Company Pay Its Lenders?
Interest coverage ratio = operating profit ÷ interest: how many times earnings cover a company's lender bill. Read on a real high-debt Indian steel stock.
CWIP and the Capex Trap: Projects That Never Earn
What CWIP means and how to spot the capex trap: big projects that swell the balance sheet but never earn their interest. A real Indian case, read line by line.
Turnaround Trap: Why 'It'll Recover' Stocks Don't
How to tell a real turnaround from a value trap before you average down: the four signals that separate them, shown on Vodafone Idea's flat revenue and debt.
Debt Trap Stocks: How to Spot One Before It Hurts
Learn how interest coverage, debt-to-equity, and operating cash flow combine to reveal a debt trap — before management quietly stops talking about it.