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Cupid Shares Jump Nearly 9% After Strong Q1 Earnings

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Shares of a company called Cupid went up by almost 9% in two days. This happened after the company shared its earnings for the first three months of the year.

Cupid's net sales reached Rs 154.72 crore. This is money the company made from selling its products. It is 158.7% more than last year. This is a very big jump.

The company's stock hit a record high. A record high means the price is the highest it has ever been.

Cupid is called a multibagger stock. This means the stock price has grown many times bigger. Over five years, it has given a return of 10,900%.

A return like this means if someone put in a small amount of money, they now have much more money. Many people are talking about this stock now.

Investors are people who buy shares of a company. They hope the price will go up so they can make money.

Cupid's strong quarter made investors happy. A quarter means three months of the year. This is why the share price is rising fast.

Vocabulary15 words

shares
small parts of a company that people can buy
earnings
money a company reports it made
net sales
total money made from selling things
stock
another word for a company's shares
record high
the highest point ever reached
multibagger
a stock that grows many times in value
investors
people who put money into a company
quarter
a period of three months
year-on-year
compared to the same time last year
crore
a number equal to ten million
return
the money gained from an investment
standalone
results for just one company, not a group
trade
buying and selling of shares
rose
went up
company
a business that sells things

Quiz

1. How much did Cupid shares jump in two days?
2. What was Cupid's net sales growth compared to last year?
3. True or False: Cupid's stock hit a record high.

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Shares of a company called Cupid went up by almost _____ in two days. This happened after the company shared its _____ for the first three months of the year.

Cupid's net sales reached Rs 154.72 _____. This is money the company made from selling its products. It is _____% more than last year. This is a very big jump.

The company's _____ hit a record _____. A record high means the price is the highest it has ever been.

Cupid is called a _____ stock. This means the stock price has grown many times bigger. Over _____ years, it has given a return of 10,900%.

_____ are people who buy shares of a company. They hope the price will go up so they can make money.

Cupid's strong _____ made investors happy. A quarter means three months of the year. This is why the share price is rising fast.

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