• Nisha Tokas

Blue-chip stocks are considered high-valued, superior, less volatile and long-term investment. These are well-established stocks and have several characteristics that benefit investors in the long-run with its stable earnings. Typically, these companies are large corporations that have been in business for many years and are considered to be very stable. The present study is based on secondary data collected from various financial reports from official website of selected blue chip companies .The purpose of this study is to make an analysis of top 25 Indian blue chip companies in terms of market capitalization, Return on Capital Employed and Interest coverage ratio. Different parameters and screening criteria are discussed in this paper to shortlist the best Blue chip stocks. Based on the studies, it was concluded that despite of some limitations with blue chip stocks, these are considered best for long-term returns and portfolio diversification. These stocks are having remarkable performance in Economic downturn.

Keywords:- Blue Chip, ROCE, Interest Coverage ratio, Market capitalization.

"An overview of Blue Chip Companies Listed on Indian Stock Exchange", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.968-972, July 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007421.pdf

"An overview of Blue Chip Companies Listed on Indian Stock Exchange", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no. pp968-972, July 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007421.pdf