The mood at the start of this week is a constructive one. I am bullish on the economy, and the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address has only strengthened that view. In his speech, he announced a fresh set of growth measures for the Indian economy, and if these are carried through, they should keep the … Read more
FPI access to deliverable bullion and metals contracts proposed, index derivatives on commodities coming, margin requirements easing Commodity derivatives markets in India have a structural problem that has suppressed volumes relative to equity derivatives for years — a narrow participant base, limited product breadth and high margin requirements that raise the cost of capital for … Read more
HCV product upgrades delivering market share gains, LCV expanding addressable market, EV penetration in SCVs at 10% and rising Commercial vehicle markets are rarely exciting. They follow freight cycles, infrastructure spending and fuel economics — and they reward patient, disciplined investors rather than momentum traders. Tata Motors’ commercial vehicle business — TMCV — is making … Read more
BSE500 PAT up 22% — a three-year high — driven by INR depreciation, GST stimulus and low base. There are earnings seasons that confirm a trend and earnings seasons that mark its peak. Nuvama Institutional Equities’ Q1FY27 BSE500 aggregate suggests this may be the latter. PAT growth of 22% year-on-year — the strongest in three … Read more
A 20-year-old independent India-focused alternative asset manager opens its Rs 550 crore mainboard issue on August 19 Gaja Alternative Asset Management Ltd. (GAAML) sits in a corner of Indian financial services that most retail investors have heard of but few own directly — alternative asset management. It runs Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), invests capital raised … Read more
EBITDA margin beat estimates by 70 basis points, new 4W EV program won, aerospace facility live in Lille, solar tracker expansion underway Auto components companies rarely get credit for the diversification happening beneath the surface of their quarterly P&L. Belrise Industries is a case in point. The Q1FY27 headline numbers — revenue slightly below estimate … Read more
Every one of the eight mainboard IPOs listed in August has delivered a premium. Average listing gain: 22%. This isn’t froth. This is a functioning primary market. Something rare is happening on Dalal Street this August: retail investors are actually making money on IPOs. Not on paper, not in the grey market, but real honest-to-goodness … Read more
Hospital revenue up 22%, HealthCo EBITDA up 83%, occupancy at 70%, 4,330 bed additions planned over five years There are quarters where a company meets expectations. And there are quarters where it beats consensus on revenue, EBITDA and PAT simultaneously — and then tells you the structural catalysts ahead are even more important than the … Read more
PAT up 31% in Q1FY27, TGA Australia and EU-GMP approvals secured, Rs 200 crore cash on balance sheet, near debt-free Not every compelling pharmaceutical investment story involves blockbuster drugs or billion-dollar pipelines. Sometimes it involves a forty-five-year-old Ahmedabad-based company quietly building a 600-product branded-generic franchise across fifteen therapeutic areas, securing regulated market approvals, growing exports … Read more
A three-decade-old B2B hand-crafted gold jewellery player opens its Rs 367.18 crore mainboard issue on August 18 — asset-light model, marquee customers like Kalyan and Joyalukkas A Mumbai-based B2B hand-crafted gold jewellery company plans to raise Rs 367.18 crore via a mainboard listing on BSE and NSE. Shankesh Jewellers Ltd. (SJL) sits at an interesting … Read more
The producer behind ‘The Kerala Story’, ‘Force’ and ‘Commando’ opens its Rs 282.14 crore mainboard issue on August 18 — high margins and a strong film slate, but declining revenue. A Mumbai-based film production house with credits including ‘The Kerala Story’, the ‘Force’ franchise and ‘Commando’ series plans to raise Rs 282.14 crore via a … Read more