over view of R.K. Damani's career...

1. R K DAMANI
BY :
Kaustubh Patil

2. Introduction
 Started his career as a trader in ball
bearings
 After demise of his father, joined his
brother’s stock broking business
 Started his career as a speculator in
stock analysis
 Later on became a value investor in
stock market

3. Facts about Mr. R K Damani
 Famously known as Mr. White and
White
 The Retailer
 Trader
 Stockbroker
 Stock market Investor

4. Quality
 The man with Midas touch
 An enigmatic personality
 A reclusive person with great patience
 Comebacker

5. Career Graph
 Several of his initial bets flopped
 But he steadfastly refused to follow the
herd
 Evolved trading strategies of his own
 Eventually started getting his calls right
and soon joined the ranks of the big
boys on Dalal Street

6. Investment
 Gillette India, HDFC Bank, Nestle
stakes are quite a few multi-national
companies stakes less than 1%
 RK Damani's stakes through Bright
Star Investments as follow

7. Bright Star Investment
GE Capital VST
Transportat Industries
ion 1.43% 23.97%
stake
Samtel Ltd Schlafhorst
3.05% Eng (I) 1.05%
Somany
Jay Shree
Ceramics
Tea 1.07%
2.79%
3M India
1.48%

8. D’MART
 Promoter of supply chain D’MART
 Have perfected the recipe of retail chain
 47 stores across
Maharashtra, Karnataka,Gujarat and
Andhra Pradesh

9. Profit Model Steps of D’MART
 Sets up malls at dense residential
complexes
 Buys their own Retail estate for setting
up malls
 Keeps store size small
 Pays its vendor within two days

10. Effects of this strategy
 Brightest star on retail horizon in India
 More discounts are passed to their
customers
 Most profitable retail chains in India