Cityfort · Stocks Decoded
Understand Indian listed companies in 5 minutes.
Each stock explained in plain, easy-to-understand English: what the company does, how it makes money, and what to watch. From company filings. No tips, no jargon.
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Three steps to understanding a company
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Search a company
Type a name, NSE symbol or BSE code.
- 2
See how it makes money
What it sells, who pays it, and where every ₹100 goes.
- 3
See the risks and who owns it
What could go wrong, who owns the company, and how it has done over the years.
A real page, in short
Asian Paints
Asian Paints makes paint and home-décor products and sells them mostly in India through dealers and shops, earning ₹35,584 crore of revenue in FY26.
Risks the page tracks
- Competition and discounting
- Raw material prices
- Rising promoter pledge
Where ₹100 went · FY26
| Raw materials | ₹55.1 |
|---|---|
| Employees | ₹7.7 |
| Other running costs | ₹16.8 |
| Depreciation | ₹3.4 |
| Interest and tax | ₹5.0 |
| Kept as profit for Asian Paints shareholders | ₹11.9 |
| Profit belonging to minority partners | ₹0.2 |
On every stock page
The same clear layout for every company
The business model
What it sells, who pays, and what drives its profit.
Where the money goes
Money in and money out, and a receipt for every ₹100.
Years of numbers
Up to five years of revenue, profit, margins and cash flow, with a table under every chart.
Ownership and pledges
Who owns the company, and whether promoters have pledged shares.
Risks to watch
Specific risks, each with the number or event to keep an eye on.
Sources for every number
Each number links to the company filing it came from, with the filing's date.
Stocks
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Bajaj Finance
BAJFINANCEFinancial Services
Bajaj Finance gives personal, consumer, home and business loans to 12.9 crore customers in India, and earned ₹19,017 crore of profit in FY26.
Data depth: StandardCovers Q2 FY27
Bharti Airtel
BHARTIARTLTelecommunication
Bharti Airtel sells mobile, broadband and TV services to 482.4 million customers in India and 183.5 million in Africa, with revenue of ₹210,973 crore in FY26.
Data depth: RichCovers Q1 FY27
Eternal
ETERNALConsumer Services
Eternal, formerly Zomato, runs the Zomato and Blinkit delivery apps; it took in ₹54,364 crore in FY26 and kept ₹366 crore as profit.
Data depth: RichCovers Q2 FY27
ICICI Bank
ICICIBANKFinancial Services
ICICI Bank takes deposits and lends to households and businesses in India, earning ₹50,147 crore of bank-only profit in FY26.
Data depth: RichCovers Q2 FY27
ITC
ITCFast Moving Consumer Goods
ITC sells cigarettes, packaged foods, farm produce and paperboard; FY26 revenue was ₹89,913 crore, and cigarettes earned 82% of segment profit.
Data depth: RichCovers Q1 FY27
Kotak Mahindra Bank
KOTAKBANKFinancial Services
Kotak Mahindra Bank takes deposits and lends to households and businesses in India, earning ₹14,008 crore of bank-only profit in FY26.
Data depth: RichCovers Q2 FY27
L&T
LTConstruction
Larsen & Toubro builds infrastructure and energy projects in India and abroad, and owns IT and lending businesses; FY26 revenue was ₹285,874 crore, a quarter of it from Saudi Arabia.
Data depth: RichCovers Q1 FY27
LIC
LICIFinancial Services
LIC sells life insurance, savings and pension policies to people and employers across India, collecting ₹535,984 crore of premiums in FY26.
Data depth: RichCovers Q1 FY27
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- No buy or sell suggestions, no price targets.
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