India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

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Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions (CLEANMAX IN)

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<li>CleanMax is India’s largest C&amp;I RE player with 2.80 GW of operational capacity and 3.17 GW of contracted capacity servinc 555 customers over 1,200+ PPAs</li>
<li>Renewable energy penetration for C&amp;I segment in India stood at ~7.4% in FY23, projected to reach ~20% by FY30, requiring 15-18 GW of annual capacity addition (22-24% CAGR)</li>
<li>With contracted customer base and committed evacuation infra, CleanMax should deliver 35+% Revenue/EBITDA CAGR over FY25-27. It also boasts a 5GW pipeline, 60% of which is at advanced stages</li>
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CleanMax is India’s largest C&amp;I RE player with 2.80 GW of operational capacity and 3.17 GW of contracted capacity servinc 555 customers over 1,200+ PPAs
Renewable energy penetration for C&amp;I segment in India stood at ~7.4% in FY23, projected to reach ~20% by FY30, requiring 15-18 GW of annual capacity addition (22-24% CAGR)
With contracted customer base and committed evacuation infra, CleanMax should deliver 35+% Revenue/EBITDA CAGR over FY25-27. It also boasts a 5GW pipeline, 60% of which is at advanced stages


Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

SAEL Industries Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sael-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46005:1" rel="noopener">SAEL Industries Ltd (2600245D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>SAEL is a vertically integrated renewable energy independent power producer in India, with capabilities spanning solar module manufacturing, engineering, procurement and construction, and operations and maintenance for power projects.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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SAEL Industries Ltd (2600245D IN) is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO.
SAEL is a vertically integrated renewable energy independent power producer in India, with capabilities spanning solar module manufacturing, engineering, procurement and construction, and operations and maintenance for power projects.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>JSW has shown strong growth in generation capacity, with plans to double it to 30GW by 2030. The company is also venturing into ancillaries like battery assembly and hydrogen production. </li>
<li>We conservatively estimate FY26 EBITDA at 10,000cr (11% below consensus) with 20% CAGR from capacity expansion (25% CAGR to 30GW) and improving utilisation (35% CAGR in generation).</li>
<li>We ascribe EV/EBITDA multiple of 8-12x to the thermal business and 12-16x multiple to renewables business to arrive at SOTP valuation of 550-770 by March 2027 vs CMP of 480.</li>
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JSW has shown strong growth in generation capacity, with plans to double it to 30GW by 2030. The company is also venturing into ancillaries like battery assembly and hydrogen production. 
We conservatively estimate FY26 EBITDA at 10,000cr (11% below consensus) with 20% CAGR from capacity expansion (25% CAGR to 30GW) and improving utilisation (35% CAGR in generation).
We ascribe EV/EBITDA multiple of 8-12x to the thermal business and 12-16x multiple to renewables business to arrive at SOTP valuation of 550-770 by March 2027 vs CMP of 480.


The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

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

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<li>As forecast, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interglobe-aviation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24877:1" rel="noopener">InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors (TTMT IN)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX)</a> after the close on 19 December.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade between 3.6-7.7x ADV in the stocks and that increases significantly to 7.1-12x delivery volume.</li>
<li>There are indications that positioning has built up in both stocks over the last few weeks. However, in both cases, positioning is expected to be smaller than the passive selling.</li>
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As forecast, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN) will replace Tata Motors (TTMT IN) in the S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX) after the close on 19 December.
Passive trackers will need to trade between 3.6-7.7x ADV in the stocks and that increases significantly to 7.1-12x delivery volume.
There are indications that positioning has built up in both stocks over the last few weeks. However, in both cases, positioning is expected to be smaller than the passive selling.


SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emmvee-photovoltaic-power-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45501:1" rel="noopener">Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited (0198068D IN)</a> (EPPL) raised around US$327m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>EPPL is a vertically-integrated solar PV module and cell manufacturer in India, with operations spanning the solar PV modules production cycle from solar cell production to solar PV module assembly.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited (0198068D IN) (EPPL) raised around US$327m in its India IPO.
EPPL is a vertically-integrated solar PV module and cell manufacturer in India, with operations spanning the solar PV modules production cycle from solar cell production to solar PV module assembly.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

India

Adani Green Energy Limited is an Indian renewable energy company that develops, owns, and operates utility-scale grid-connected solar, wind, hybrid, and energy storage projects. The company supplies electricity to central and state government entities and government-backed corporations. It is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and was founded in 2015.

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Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

SAEL Industries Ltd is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

Interglobe Aviation (INDIGO) replaces Tata Motors PV in the Sensex at the close on 19 Dec. Impact/flow is big, and positioning appears to be...

Brian Freitas

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd raised around US$327m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

​CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

SAEL Industries Ltd is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

​JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

Interglobe Aviation (INDIGO) replaces Tata Motors PV in the Sensex at the close on 19 Dec. Impact/flow is big, and positioning appears to be...

Brian Freitas

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd raised around US$327m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...