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.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

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>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?

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

ASIA CONSUMER: INSIGHTS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

Investory

Investory is a Singapore-based boutique independent equity research firm founded in January 2017 with a primary focus on consumption themes across Asia-Pacific.

We aim to generate investible ideas based on consumption trends and outlook. We screen our ideas on several parameters - product potential, long-term growth and management commitment being the most critical.  We follow a fundamental analysis approach in our stock selection process and are not restricted by market cap.

We aspire to grow into a leading source of unbiased research, free of conflict of interest, for investors yearning for independent and disciplined analysis. 

We also undertake bespoke research mandates to support our Institutional clients’ investment needs.

Our team comprises of professionals with extensive experience in the Asian equity markets, in areas ranging from research, servicing institutional clients and investment management.

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<li>Welcome to Consumer Tales &amp; Trends, your weekly roundup of the latest corporate developments, investment reports and sector events in the consumer industry.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dfi-retail-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7427:1" rel="noopener">DFI Retail (DFI SP)</a> : Improved profitability and robust cash flows makes the stock attractive with limited downside; it is trading at nearly 5% dividend yield.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric IPO </a>was oversubscribed by 4.26 times and debuted at par with the issue price of Rs76 at the exchanges today</li>
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Welcome to Consumer Tales &amp; Trends, your weekly roundup of the latest corporate developments, investment reports and sector events in the consumer industry.

DFI Retail (DFI SP) : Improved profitability and robust cash flows makes the stock attractive with limited downside; it is trading at nearly 5% dividend yield.

Ola Electric IPO was oversubscribed by 4.26 times and debuted at par with the issue price of Rs76 at the exchanges today


Consumer Tales Aug Wk#2: DFI Retail Pivots, Kalyan Glitters, Ola Lists, FirstCry IPO Closes

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Swara Baby Products filed a Rs.1,000 crore DRHP on July 2, 2026, split evenly between a fresh issue and an offer for sale by FirstCry's parent and a promoter entity.</li>
<li>The company is India's largest contract manufacturer of disposable hygiene products, yet has no listed peer, leaving valuation entirely reference-free for investors.</li>
<li>Growth, margins and market share look strong on paper, but the ownership structure and client concentration deserve a closer read before subscription decisions are made.</li>
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Swara Baby Products filed a Rs.1,000 crore DRHP on July 2, 2026, split evenly between a fresh issue and an offer for sale by FirstCry's parent and a promoter entity.
The company is India's largest contract manufacturer of disposable hygiene products, yet has no listed peer, leaving valuation entirely reference-free for investors.
Growth, margins and market share look strong on paper, but the ownership structure and client concentration deserve a closer read before subscription decisions are made.


Swara Baby Products IPO: India's Largest Diaper Contract Manufacturer

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

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<li>In this insight we discuss about <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> 's remarkable 57% CAGR EPS from FY2021 to FY2026.</li>
<li>We further discuss what has led to this superb performance and break this into flawless execution, strong management and capital allocation.</li>
<li>We finally discuss about FY27 outlook &amp; beyond and finally our view on valuation.</li>
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In this insight we discuss about Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (MM IN) 's remarkable 57% CAGR EPS from FY2021 to FY2026.
We further discuss what has led to this superb performance and break this into flawless execution, strong management and capital allocation.
We finally discuss about FY27 outlook &amp; beyond and finally our view on valuation.


Mahindra & Mahindra (MM IN) - Flawless Execution, Strong Management Focus & Superb Outlook

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a> raised around US$606m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN) raised around US$606m in its India IPO.
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

India

Brainbees Solutions operates as an Indian multinational retail company, primarily focusing on products for infants, mothers, and children. The company offers a wide range of products including apparel, footwear, baby gear, nursery items, diapers, and personal care products through its omnichannel platform, FirstCry. It also operates pre-schools. Headquartered in Pune, India, the company was founded in 2010.

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Brainbees Solutions (FIRSTCRY IN)

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

Consumer Tales Aug Wk#2: DFI Retail Pivots, Kalyan Glitters, Ola Lists, FirstCry IPO Closes

Weekly roundup of the latest investment reports and sector events in the consumer industry: Quarterly updates- DFI Retail, Kalyan Jewellers, Yum...

Devi Subhakesan

Swara Baby Products IPO: India's Largest Diaper Contract Manufacturer

Swara Baby Products files Rs.1,000 crore DRHP with strong growth potential, but caution needed on ownership structure and client concentration.

Nimish Maheshwari

Mahindra & Mahindra (MM IN) - Flawless Execution, Strong Management Focus & Superb Outlook

Insight on Mahindra & Mahindra's impressive 57% CAGR EPS growth, attributing success to flawless execution, strong management, and capital...

Sreemant Dudhoria

Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

Meesho Ltd (ML) raised around US$606m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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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

Consumer Tales Aug Wk#2: DFI Retail Pivots, Kalyan Glitters, Ola Lists, FirstCry IPO Closes

Weekly roundup of the latest investment reports and sector events in the consumer industry: Quarterly updates- DFI Retail, Kalyan Jewellers, Yum...

Devi Subhakesan

Swara Baby Products IPO: India's Largest Diaper Contract Manufacturer

​Swara Baby Products files Rs.1,000 crore DRHP with strong growth potential, but caution needed on ownership structure and client concentration.

Nimish Maheshwari

Mahindra & Mahindra (MM IN) - Flawless Execution, Strong Management Focus & Superb Outlook

​Insight on Mahindra & Mahindra's impressive 57% CAGR EPS growth, attributing success to flawless execution, strong management, and capital...

Sreemant Dudhoria

Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

Meesho Ltd (ML) raised around US$606m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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

Swara Baby Products files Rs.1,000 crore DRHP with strong growth potential, but caution needed on ownership structure and client concentration.

Insight on Mahindra & Mahindra's impressive 57% CAGR EPS growth, attributing success to flawless execution, strong management, and capital...