This State’s Liquor Policy Overhaul Hands Two Spirit Makers a Shot at Double-Digit Gains

Uttar Pradesh is rolling out the welcome mat for alcohol manufacturers, and it could change the fortunes of two home grown brewers.  When India’s largest state decides to roll out the welcome mat for alcohol manufacturers, investors would do well to pour themselves a drink and pay attention. Uttar Pradesh, a market of over 230 … Read more

This Lagging Stock in Consumer Discretionary Just Delivered a Good Quarter

  There is a particular kind of market injustice reserved for companies that do everything right at the wrong time. Jubilant Foodworks — the company that runs Domino’s Pizza in India and a growing international portfolio — just delivered a quarter that answered every question bears had been asking. Like-for-like growth held up on a … Read more

Hindalco’s Aluminium Shine Is Real, but Novelis Is Another Story

India’s largest aluminium producer delivered solid domestic numbers. The problem is its American subsidiary is not firing on all cylinders, and the debt pile is getting harder to ignore. Hindalco Industries has a tale-of-two-cities problem. The India business is humming along nicely, riding a strong London Metal Exchange price cycle and inching toward full mine … Read more

Indian Hotels Is Building an Empire, but the Market Wants Proof Now

IHCL’s Q3 numbers were fine. The real story is whether its aggressive asset-light expansion can keep the premium valuation alive as room rates show signs of peaking. The trouble with running India’s most iconic hotel brand is that everyone expects magic every quarter. Indian Hotels Company Limited delivered a perfectly respectable set of Q3FY26 numbers … Read more

Ashok Leyland Is Firing on All Cylinders — The Question Is How Much The Market Has Priced In

India’s second-largest commercial vehicle maker posted a quarter that beat expectations across the board, but with the stock’s upside hinges on whether the recovery has legs beyond the next two quarters There are quarters that confirm a thesis, and then there are quarters that make you wonder if the market has already priced the thesis … Read more

Jubilant Foodworks Delivers the Goods, But the Street Can’t Agree on the Price

India’s largest pizza chain posted its strongest margin quarter in recent memory, yet the stock remains caught between those who see a turnaround and those who think the valuation still asks too much In a consumer economy where quick-service restaurant chains have spent the better part of two years complaining about weak demand, Jubilant Foodworks … Read more

Lemon Tree Hotels Is Renovating Its Way Through a Rough Patch — But the Payoff Isn’t Here Yet

India’s mid-market hotel chain posted a soft quarter even in peak season, with renovation disruptions and occupancy resistance denting what should have been a stronger show When a hotel company delivers its weakest performance in what is supposed to be its strongest quarter, investors have reason to pause. Lemon Tree Hotels did precisely that in … Read more