India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

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Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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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>The GST Council has simplified India’s indirect tax structure, cutting rates across daily essentials and consolidating slabs into 5% and 18%, with a new 40% bracket for sin goods.</li>
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Consumption accounts for over 60% of GDP, and this tax reset is designed to revive household demand. We expect a 0.5-1% boost to GDP growth over the next 4–6 quarters.</li>
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FMCG companies with price-sensitive portfolios, biscuits, hair oils, shampoo sachets, stand to gain most. Retailers and QSRs will ride the consumption uplift, while tobacco taxation remains unresolved beyond 2025.</li>
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The GST Council has simplified India’s indirect tax structure, cutting rates across daily essentials and consolidating slabs into 5% and 18%, with a new 40% bracket for sin goods.

Consumption accounts for over 60% of GDP, and this tax reset is designed to revive household demand. We expect a 0.5-1% boost to GDP growth over the next 4–6 quarters.

FMCG companies with price-sensitive portfolios, biscuits, hair oils, shampoo sachets, stand to gain most. Retailers and QSRs will ride the consumption uplift, while tobacco taxation remains unresolved beyond 2025.


GST 2.0: Will India’s Biggest Tax Reset Spark a Consumption Boom or Drive Margin Expansion?

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We focus on two electronics retailers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/electronics-mart-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40300:1" rel="noopener">Electronics Mart India (EMIL IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-vision-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40299:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Vision (AVL IN) </a>in this Narrative &amp; Numbers for FY24. </li>
<li>EMIL is a leading player in the consumer electronics industry in India, with a strong presence in South India. </li>
<li>AVL is a leading player in the consumer electronics industry in India, with a strong presence in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh.</li>
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We focus on two electronics retailers Electronics Mart India (EMIL IN) &amp; Aditya Vision (AVL IN) in this Narrative &amp; Numbers for FY24. 
EMIL is a leading player in the consumer electronics industry in India, with a strong presence in South India. 
AVL is a leading player in the consumer electronics industry in India, with a strong presence in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh.


Narrative and Numbers | Electronics Retail | FY24

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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.

Equity Capital Markets

SBFC Finance Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbfc-finance-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36713:1" rel="noopener">SBFC Finance Limited (SBFC IN) </a>raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share. Its six-month lockup will expire on 12th Feb 2024. </li>
<li>SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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SBFC Finance Limited (SBFC IN) raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share. Its six-month lockup will expire on 12th Feb 2024. 
SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


SBFC Finance Lockup Expiry - Time to Cash in on Some Hefty Profits

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>With the "Postcard" series, our objective is to bring to our readers on-ground insights based on interactions across key channels located in tier 2 and tier 3 locations.</li>
<li>For this Postcard, we travel to the east to the city of Ranchi, located in the heart of Jharkhand. </li>
<li>Stocks in focus include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/utkarsh-small-finance-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39909:1" rel="noopener">Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (1639303D IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-vision-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40299:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Vision (AVL IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mahindra-mahindra-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16441:1" rel="noopener">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (MM IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedant-fashions-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34260:1" rel="noopener">Vedant Fashions (MANYAVAR IN)</a>. </li>
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With the "Postcard" series, our objective is to bring to our readers on-ground insights based on interactions across key channels located in tier 2 and tier 3 locations.
For this Postcard, we travel to the east to the city of Ranchi, located in the heart of Jharkhand. 
Stocks in focus include Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (1639303D IN), Aditya Vision (AVL IN), Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (MM IN), Vedant Fashions (MANYAVAR IN). 


Postcard from Ranchi | The Wild Wild East

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Aditya Vision Limited retails consumer electronics. The Company offers television, home theater, camera, air conditioner, refrigerator, oven, and other appliances. Aditya Vision serves customers in India.

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Aditya Vision (AVL IN)

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

GST 2.0: Will India’s Biggest Tax Reset Spark a Consumption Boom or Drive Margin Expansion?

India's GST Council cuts rates on essentials, simplifies tax structure to boost household demand and GDP growth, benefiting FMCG companies and...

Nimish Maheshwari

Narrative and Numbers | Electronics Retail | FY24

Comparing two leading electronic retailers in India, Electronics Mart India (EMIL IN) and Aditya Vision (AVL IN), focusing on their performance in...

Pranav Bhavsar

SBFC Finance Lockup Expiry - Time to Cash in on Some Hefty Profits

SBFC Finance Limited (SBFC IN) raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share. Its six-month lockup will expire...

Ethan Aw

Postcard from Ranchi | The Wild Wild East

This Insight provides on-ground insights from Ranchi, Jharkhand, focusing on stocks like Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Aditya Vision, Mahindra &...

Pranav Bhavsar

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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

GST 2.0: Will India’s Biggest Tax Reset Spark a Consumption Boom or Drive Margin Expansion?

​India's GST Council cuts rates on essentials, simplifies tax structure to boost household demand and GDP growth, benefiting FMCG companies and...

Nimish Maheshwari

Narrative and Numbers | Electronics Retail | FY24

​Comparing two leading electronic retailers in India, Electronics Mart India (EMIL IN) and Aditya Vision (AVL IN), focusing on their performance in...

Pranav Bhavsar

SBFC Finance Lockup Expiry - Time to Cash in on Some Hefty Profits

SBFC Finance Limited (SBFC IN) raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share. Its six-month lockup will expire...

Ethan Aw

Postcard from Ranchi | The Wild Wild East

​This Insight provides on-ground insights from Ranchi, Jharkhand, focusing on stocks like Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Aditya Vision, Mahindra &...

Pranav Bhavsar

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

India's GST Council cuts rates on essentials, simplifies tax structure to boost household demand and GDP growth, benefiting FMCG companies and...

Comparing two leading electronic retailers in India, Electronics Mart India (EMIL IN) and Aditya Vision (AVL IN), focusing on their performance in...

This Insight provides on-ground insights from Ranchi, Jharkhand, focusing on stocks like Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Aditya Vision, Mahindra &...