Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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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<li>INR 10,000 cr+ of fresh capacity, led by Grasim’s Birla Opus will lift organised paint capacity ~70 % by FY26 even as FY24 industry revenue growth slowed to ~4 %.</li>
<li>Hyper-Competition has shifted the fight to dealer shelves: aggressive discounts, wider distribution and heavier ad-spend are squeezing incumbents’ volumes and have dragged sector EBITDA margins from ~20% to ~16 %.</li>
<li>Near-Term earnings for legacy leaders will stay under pressure and market share will churn, but 80 % organised share and structurally strong housing demand keep the medium-term growth story intact.</li>
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INR 10,000 cr+ of fresh capacity, led by Grasim’s Birla Opus will lift organised paint capacity ~70 % by FY26 even as FY24 industry revenue growth slowed to ~4 %.
Hyper-Competition has shifted the fight to dealer shelves: aggressive discounts, wider distribution and heavier ad-spend are squeezing incumbents’ volumes and have dragged sector EBITDA margins from ~20% to ~16 %.
Near-Term earnings for legacy leaders will stay under pressure and market share will churn, but 80 % organised share and structurally strong housing demand keep the medium-term growth story intact.


India’s Paints Sector: A Tale of Disruption and Transformation

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust / Equity Capital Markets

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/raajmarg-infra-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47598:1" rel="noopener">Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT IN)</a> raised around US$650m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>RIIT owns and manages a portfolio of five highway assets in India spread across six cities, like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh, as per the CARE Industry Report.</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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Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT IN) raised around US$650m in its India IPO.
RIIT owns and manages a portfolio of five highway assets in India spread across six cities, like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh, as per the CARE Industry Report.
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.


Aequitas: Raajmarg Infra InvIT IPO Trading - Decent Demand; Leads Past REIT Listings

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/raajmarg-infra-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47598:1" rel="noopener">Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT IN)</a> is planning to raise about US$652m through its India IPO.</li>
<li>RIIT owns and manages a portfolio of five highway assets in India spread across six cities, like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh, as per the CARE Industry Report.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance, peer comparison and IPO valuations.</li>
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Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT IN) is planning to raise about US$652m through its India IPO.
RIIT owns and manages a portfolio of five highway assets in India spread across six cities, like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh, as per the CARE Industry Report.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance, peer comparison and IPO valuations.


Aequitas: Raajmarg InvIT IPO - Stable Assets in a Small Portfolio, but Limited Immediate Appeal

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indo-mim-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45956:1" rel="noopener">Indo-MIM Ltd (1666551D IN)</a> (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>IML provides end-to-end solutions for the manufacture of precision engineering components using metal injection molding technology. Its capabilities include mold designing and tooling, coupled with finishing and assembly operations.</li>
<li>In this note, In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Indo-MIM Ltd (1666551D IN) (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO.
IML provides end-to-end solutions for the manufacture of precision engineering components using metal injection molding technology. Its capabilities include mold designing and tooling, coupled with finishing and assembly operations.
In this note, In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Indo-MIM Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Capex-Driven Returns to Monitor

Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

<p>In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to neutral. The 6 member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was unanimous in its decision to hold rates. The consensus was again caught on the wrong foot as majority expected a rate cut. Key rationale behind the move has been the adoption of 4% inflation target for the next financial year (ending March 2018). Even as current CPI inflation at 3.4% is well…</p>

In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to neutral. The 6 member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was unanimous in its decision to hold rates. The consensus was again caught on the wrong foot as majority expected a rate cut. Key rationale behind the move has been the adoption of 4% inflation target for the next financial year (ending March 2018). Even as current CPI inflation at 3.4% is well…

RBI Spoils the Bond Market Party - Prices Unlikely to Scale the Peaks Seen After Demonetization

India

Akzo Nobel India Ltd. manufactures specialty chemicals, paints and starches.  The Company's products include surfactants, methyl ethyl ketone peroxides, epoxy intumescent passive fire protection coating, chelating agents, powder polymers, rust preventive, salt and adhesives; and decorative paints, automotive finishes, and marine coatings.

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Akzo Nobel India (AKZO IN)

India’s Paints Sector: A Tale of Disruption and Transformation

Organised paint sector capacity set to surge by 70% by FY26, but hyper-competition squeezing margins and market share in the near-term. Strong...

Nimish Maheshwari

Aequitas: Raajmarg Infra InvIT IPO Trading - Decent Demand; Leads Past REIT Listings

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) raised around US$650m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Raajmarg InvIT IPO - Stable Assets in a Small Portfolio, but Limited Immediate Appeal

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) is planning to raise about US$652m through its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Indo-MIM Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Capex-Driven Returns to Monitor

Indo-MIM Ltd (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Akshat Shah

RBI Spoils the Bond Market Party - Prices Unlikely to Scale the Peaks Seen After Demonetization

In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to...

Asia Advisors

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India’s Paints Sector: A Tale of Disruption and Transformation

​Organised paint sector capacity set to surge by 70% by FY26, but hyper-competition squeezing margins and market share in the near-term. Strong...

Nimish Maheshwari

Aequitas: Raajmarg Infra InvIT IPO Trading - Decent Demand; Leads Past REIT Listings

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) raised around US$650m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Raajmarg InvIT IPO - Stable Assets in a Small Portfolio, but Limited Immediate Appeal

Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) is planning to raise about US$652m through its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Indo-MIM Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Capex-Driven Returns to Monitor

Indo-MIM Ltd (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Akshat Shah

RBI Spoils the Bond Market Party - Prices Unlikely to Scale the Peaks Seen After Demonetization

In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to...

Asia Advisors

Organised paint sector capacity set to surge by 70% by FY26, but hyper-competition squeezing margins and market share in the near-term. Strong...