Investor's ₹45 Shree Cement Shares Now ₹26,000: A Hard Lesson in Patience

• Chander Bhatia sold Shree Cement shares in 2002, bought at ₹45 in 2000, with no profit.
• Today, those same shares are valued at ₹26,000, a staggering 57777% increase (31% CAGR).
• Bhatia regrets selling, emphasizing the critical lesson of patience and long-term holding of undervalued, healthy businesses.
• He later applied this lesson, achieving a "100-bagger" with a textile share, proving the power of long-term investment.
• Shree Cement Chairman H. M. Bangur advises against expensive inorganic growth and large acquisitions, focusing on sustainable growth.

Why It Matters: Patience and long-term holding of quality stocks can yield extraordinary returns, as one investor's regret shows.