India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

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 Ambuja Cement has crossed the 100 MTPA capacity mark and is executing a roadmap for 140 MTPA by FY28 while targeting a INR1,500 per tonne EBITDA by the same year.</li>
<li>The integration of multiple recent acquisitions, including Orient, Sanghi, and Penna, is crucial; Q2FY26 results will offer the first look into how the new consolidated entity handles initial integration costs.</li>
<li>While Q1 FY26 set a high baseline, investors should  anticipate sequential dip in Q2 margins, viewing it as a short-term integration blip against a decade-defining capacity and cost rationalisation strategy.</li>
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 Ambuja Cement has crossed the 100 MTPA capacity mark and is executing a roadmap for 140 MTPA by FY28 while targeting a INR1,500 per tonne EBITDA by the same year.
The integration of multiple recent acquisitions, including Orient, Sanghi, and Penna, is crucial; Q2FY26 results will offer the first look into how the new consolidated entity handles initial integration costs.
While Q1 FY26 set a high baseline, investors should  anticipate sequential dip in Q2 margins, viewing it as a short-term integration blip against a decade-defining capacity and cost rationalisation strategy.


Ambuja Cement Q2 Preview: Seasonal Weakness or a Strategic Pause in the 140 MTPA Road?

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

JSW Cement Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a> raised about US$410m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</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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JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN) raised about US$410m in its India IPO.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
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.


JSW Cement IPO Trading - Overall Demand Lags Recent Listings

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from US$480m with primary component cut to US$160m from US$180m.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN) is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from US$480m with primary component cut to US$160m from US$180m.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.


JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

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.

Equity Research Firm

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<li>JSW Cements comes for listing at $180/t which is a premium to similar sized player despite weaker operating performance</li>
<li>It stands out as a Slag cement player while peers primarily focus on Portland and Pozzolana composite cement products. Its listing positions it to become another consolidator with strong Balance-sheet.</li>
<li>JSW has higher concentration towards South (50% of current capacity) which has struggled with excess supply for many years. Its upcoming 10MT capex in North may also face similar situation</li>
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JSW Cements comes for listing at $180/t which is a premium to similar sized player despite weaker operating performance
It stands out as a Slag cement player while peers primarily focus on Portland and Pozzolana composite cement products. Its listing positions it to become another consolidator with strong Balance-sheet.
JSW has higher concentration towards South (50% of current capacity) which has struggled with excess supply for many years. Its upcoming 10MT capex in North may also face similar situation


JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a>  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
</ul>



JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

India

Ambuja Cements Limited is an Indian cement producing company that manufactures and markets cement, clinker, and related products for domestic and export markets. Its product portfolio includes ordinary portland cement, portland pozzolana cement, and ready-mix concrete. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 1983.

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Akshat Shah

JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

JSW Cement is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

JSW Cement has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 36bn (US$412m) in a INR139–147 range, with the primary component cut down to INR 16bn from INR...

Akshat Shah

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Ambuja Cement Q2 Preview: Seasonal Weakness or a Strategic Pause in the 140 MTPA Road?

​Ambuja Cement aims for 140 MTPA capacity by FY28 with INR1,500 per tonne EBITDA target, focusing on integrating recent acquisitions and managing...

Sudarshan Bhandari

JSW Cement IPO Trading - Overall Demand Lags Recent Listings

JSW Cement raised about US$410m in its India IPO. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk...

Akshat Shah

JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

JSW Cement is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

​JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

JSW Cement has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 36bn (US$412m) in a INR139–147 range, with the primary component cut down to INR 16bn from INR...

Akshat Shah

Ambuja Cement aims for 140 MTPA capacity by FY28 with INR1,500 per tonne EBITDA target, focusing on integrating recent acquisitions and managing...

JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...