India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India’s GST 2.0 reform slashes tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare while exempting insurance and education.</li>
<li>The move could accelerate consumption, especially in rural India, but risks straining government revenues and widening fiscal deficits.</li>
<li>If implemented smoothly, GST 2.0 may drive a multi-sector consumption upcycle, though revenue trade-offs and uneven pass-through pose risks.</li>
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India’s GST 2.0 reform slashes tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare while exempting insurance and education.
The move could accelerate consumption, especially in rural India, but risks straining government revenues and widening fiscal deficits.
If implemented smoothly, GST 2.0 may drive a multi-sector consumption upcycle, though revenue trade-offs and uneven pass-through pose risks.


Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>India is set for its biggest GST overhaul since 2017, with a shift to a dual-slab GST system (5% and 18%) to simplify tax structures, reduce consumer prices, boost consumption</li>
<li>The proposed rate cuts are likely to drive increased consumption, benefiting sectors like automobiles, cement, and consumer durables, and provide a multi-engine growth boost for the economy.</li>
<li>With the GST reform potentially lowering inflation, raising private sector investments, and stimulating discretionary spending, we see a positive impact on GDP growth by around 1.6-2% in the medium term.</li>
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India is set for its biggest GST overhaul since 2017, with a shift to a dual-slab GST system (5% and 18%) to simplify tax structures, reduce consumer prices, boost consumption
The proposed rate cuts are likely to drive increased consumption, benefiting sectors like automobiles, cement, and consumer durables, and provide a multi-engine growth boost for the economy.
With the GST reform potentially lowering inflation, raising private sector investments, and stimulating discretionary spending, we see a positive impact on GDP growth by around 1.6-2% in the medium term.


Thematic Report: Can Proposed GST Rate Cuts Revive Consumption Growth in India?

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

CG Power and Industrial Solutions / Index Rebalance

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<li>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-March and/or end-December.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 11 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could have passive outflows in August.</li>
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Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-March and/or end-December.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 11 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could have passive outflows in August.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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<ul><li>UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)</li><li>In Q1FY26, UTCEM’s delivered 10% volume growth (sub-par +3% LTL), aided by India Cements (ICEM) consolidation</li><li>Unit EBITDA expanded INR 72/MT QoQ to INR 1,197/ MT on healthy pricing</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)In Q1FY26, UTCEM’s delivered 10% volume growth (sub-par +3% LTL), aided by India Cements (ICEM) consolidationUnit EBITDA expanded INR 72/MT QoQ to INR 1,197/ MT on healthy pricingContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, Havells India, JK Cement, Can Fin Homes, Mastek

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<li>India's Wires &amp; Cables sector is doubling by FY29 with a major 80% capex surge in FY26, driven by infrastructure and exports. </li>
<li>Despite robust supply growth, a significant INR 177.3 billion demand-supply gap by FY30 indicates strong absorption. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/polycab-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27877:1" rel="noopener">Polycab India (POLYCAB IN)</a> leads with high ROIC and growth, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/havells-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9158:1" rel="noopener">Havells India (HAVL IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apar-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12511:1" rel="noopener">Apar Industries (APR IN)</a> offer strong capex-driven expansion for investors.</li>
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India's Wires &amp; Cables sector is doubling by FY29 with a major 80% capex surge in FY26, driven by infrastructure and exports. 
Despite robust supply growth, a significant INR 177.3 billion demand-supply gap by FY30 indicates strong absorption. 

Polycab India (POLYCAB IN) leads with high ROIC and growth, while Havells India (HAVL IN) and Apar Industries (APR IN) offer strong capex-driven expansion for investors.


Thematic Report: Wires & Cables Industry~ Exponential Capex Meeting Demand, Key Players to Benefit

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Havells India Limited manufactures electrical products. The Company's products include building circuit protection equipment, industrial switchgears, energy meters, cables & wires, modular switches, fans and lighting products.

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Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: Can Proposed GST Rate Cuts Revive Consumption Growth in India?

India is revamping its GST system with dual-slab rates to simplify taxes, reduce prices, and boost consumption, potentially driving GDP growth by...

Nimish Maheshwari

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 2...

Brian Freitas

HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, Havells India, JK Cement, Can Fin Homes, Mastek

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)

HDFC Securities

Thematic Report: Wires & Cables Industry~ Exponential Capex Meeting Demand, Key Players to Benefit

India's Wires & Cables sector set to double by FY29 with 80% capex surge in FY26, driven by infrastructure and exports. Polycab India leads with...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

​India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: Can Proposed GST Rate Cuts Revive Consumption Growth in India?

​India is revamping its GST system with dual-slab rates to simplify taxes, reduce prices, and boost consumption, potentially driving GDP growth by...

Nimish Maheshwari

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 2...

Brian Freitas

HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, Havells India, JK Cement, Can Fin Homes, Mastek

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)

HDFC Securities

Thematic Report: Wires & Cables Industry~ Exponential Capex Meeting Demand, Key Players to Benefit

​India's Wires & Cables sector set to double by FY29 with 80% capex surge in FY26, driven by infrastructure and exports. Polycab India leads with...

Sudarshan Bhandari

India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.

India is revamping its GST system with dual-slab rates to simplify taxes, reduce prices, and boost consumption, potentially driving GDP growth by...

India's Wires & Cables sector set to double by FY29 with 80% capex surge in FY26, driven by infrastructure and exports. Polycab India leads with...