External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Pick of the Week (PoW): Our POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 88% in Nov’23.</li><li>Calls that successfully achieved their target were Coforge (11%), JK Lakshmi Cement (10%), Automotive Axles (10%), Cyient (10%), and Minda Corporation (10%).</li><li>Axis Top Picks: We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 31% in the last one year (till 1st Dec’23), notably beating the benchmark Nifty 50 index which grew by only 8% over the same period. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pick of the Week (PoW): Our POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 88% in Nov’23.Calls that successfully achieved their target were Coforge (11%), JK Lakshmi Cement (10%), Automotive Axles (10%), Cyient (10%), and Minda Corporation (10%).Axis Top Picks: We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 31% in the last one year (till 1st Dec’23), notably beating the benchmark Nifty 50 index which grew by only 8% over the same period. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Axis Research Scorecard Report for Nov 2023

<ul><li>Despite the delay in automation spending, deal wins remained strong during the quarter.</li><li>Many Indian IT service companies reported the highest-ever order book despite the lack of near-term visibility.</li><li>The attrition rate has dropped as we see some easing on the supply side. This would help IT service companies improve their operating margins.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Despite the delay in automation spending, deal wins remained strong during the quarter.Many Indian IT service companies reported the highest-ever order book despite the lack of near-term visibility.The attrition rate has dropped as we see some easing on the supply side. This would help IT service companies improve their operating margins.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In Q2FY24, Coforge Ltd (Coforge) reported revenue of Rs 2,276 Cr, up 2.5% QoQ and 2.8% QoQ (in CC terms) which stood above our expectations.</li><li>The company’s operating profit stood at Rs 347 Cr, up 4.8% QoQ due to moderated operating expenses.</li><li>Its operating margins improved by 30bps to 15.3%, which was largely led by moderated operating expenses as well as due to higher utilization during the quarter. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

In Q2FY24, Coforge Ltd (Coforge) reported revenue of Rs 2,276 Cr, up 2.5% QoQ and 2.8% QoQ (in CC terms) which stood above our expectations.The company’s operating profit stood at Rs 347 Cr, up 4.8% QoQ due to moderated operating expenses.Its operating margins improved by 30bps to 15.3%, which was largely led by moderated operating expenses as well as due to higher utilization during the quarter. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Coforge Ltd. - Strong Execution; Robust Outlook

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

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/polycab-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27877:1" rel="noopener">Polycab India</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macrotech-developers-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27315:1" rel="noopener">Macrotech Developers</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/one-97-communications-limited-paytm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26149:1" rel="noopener">Paytm</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-communications-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20892:1" rel="noopener">Tata Communications</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd-a-dvr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:349:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors DVR</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apl-apollo-tubes-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16132:1" rel="noopener">Apl Apollo Tubes</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/persistent-systems-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9468:1" rel="noopener">Persistent Systems</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzlon-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1073:1" rel="noopener">Suzlon Energy</a> have run up over the recent past and have heightened investor attention.</li>
<li>The increase in market cap has put the stocks on active manager radars and could also result in the stocks being added to global indices in the near future.</li>
<li>We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.</li>
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Polycab India, Macrotech Developers, Paytm, Tata Communications, Tata Motors DVR, Apl Apollo Tubes, Persistent Systems and Suzlon Energy have run up over the recent past and have heightened investor attention.
The increase in market cap has put the stocks on active manager radars and could also result in the stocks being added to global indices in the near future.
We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.


India - Positioning on Some Interesting* Names

Index Rebalance

China Galaxy Securities (H) / Index Rebalance

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<li>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.</li>
<li>The October rebalance will result in a one-way turnover of ~45% and in a one-way trade of US$1.24bn. There are ~300 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.</li>
<li>With only 4 trading days to implementation, there could be large moves on stocks with large flows and impact over the next few days.</li>
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The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.
The October rebalance will result in a one-way turnover of ~45% and in a one-way trade of US$1.24bn. There are ~300 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.
With only 4 trading days to implementation, there could be large moves on stocks with large flows and impact over the next few days.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: 45% Turnover & US$2.5bn to Trade

India

Coforge Limited provides information technology services. The Company serves customers in India.

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Axis Research Scorecard Report for Nov 2023

We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 31% in the last one year (till 1st Dec’23), notably beating...

Axis Direct

Top Sector Ideas - IT Services

Despite the delay in automation spending, deal wins remained strong during the quarter. Many Indian IT service companies reported the highest-ever...

Axis Direct

Coforge Ltd. - Strong Execution; Robust Outlook

We recommend a BUY rating on the stock and assign a 24x P/E multiple to its FY25E earnings of Rs 238.7/share to arrive at a TP of Rs 5,615/share,...

Axis Direct

India - Positioning on Some Interesting* Names

There are 8 Indian stocks have jumped in price recently and where the increased market cap will put them on active investors radars and could get...

Brian Freitas

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: 45% Turnover & US$2.5bn to Trade

There are 364 adds/325 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index. One-way turnover is 45% resulting in a one-way trade of...

Brian Freitas

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