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.

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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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Nykaa delivered its strongest quarter in two years in Q2 FY26, with GMV up 30% YoY and EBITDA margins expanding 125 bps to 6.8%.
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<li>The results confirm that Nykaa’s profitability driven by owned brands, omnichannel integration, and AI-enabled personalization is firmly turning.</li>
<li>Fashion’s near-term breakeven and continued premiumization in beauty could re-rate Nykaa as a sustainable compounding story.</li>
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Nykaa delivered its strongest quarter in two years in Q2 FY26, with GMV up 30% YoY and EBITDA margins expanding 125 bps to 6.8%.

The results confirm that Nykaa’s profitability driven by owned brands, omnichannel integration, and AI-enabled personalization is firmly turning.
Fashion’s near-term breakeven and continued premiumization in beauty could re-rate Nykaa as a sustainable compounding story.


Nykaa's Omnichannel Strategy Delivers Record Margins Amid Competitive Flux

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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?

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

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Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.</li>
<li>We will maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the SPX and ACWI-US are above 6028-6059 and $119-$121.</li>
<li>We remain overweight/continue to have a major focus on China (Shanghai Composite). It continues to offer the most attractive opportunities, with a significant number of today's recommendations coming from China.</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.
We will maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain healthy and the SPX and ACWI-US are above 6028-6059 and $119-$121.
We remain overweight/continue to have a major focus on China (Shanghai Composite). It continues to offer the most attractive opportunities, with a significant number of today's recommendations coming from China.


Sticking With China; Bullish Outlook Intact. Buys in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Tech

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<li>Credit growth expected to rise to 13–13.5 percent in FY26, led by industrial lending and public sector bank support.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/reliance-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:198:1" rel="noopener">Reliance Industries (RIL IN)</a> ’s RISE Worldwide partners with Denmark’s BLAST to launch Jio BLAST eSports, signaling a major push into India’s booming gaming industry.</li>
<li>Sona Comstar plans to manufacture EV magnets in India, aiming to reduce China dependence and strengthen domestic capabilities in the electric mobility sector.</li>
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Credit growth expected to rise to 13–13.5 percent in FY26, led by industrial lending and public sector bank support.

Reliance Industries (RIL IN) ’s RISE Worldwide partners with Denmark’s BLAST to launch Jio BLAST eSports, signaling a major push into India’s booming gaming industry.
Sona Comstar plans to manufacture EV magnets in India, aiming to reduce China dependence and strengthen domestic capabilities in the electric mobility sector.


#166 India Insights:Sona EV Magnets, Jio Boosts ESports, Pine Labs Plans ₹2,600 Cr IPO

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<li>Pepsico Inc (PEP US)  and Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)  have partnered to launch a fusion snack, combining Kurkure with Ching's Secret Schezwan Chutney.</li>
<li>India aims for $1 trillion in exports by 2030, with $250 billion from the engineering sector, including automobiles and equipment. Infrastructure, energy transition, and innovation are key growth drivers.</li>
<li>India's beauty and personal care industry is heading into a consolidation phase, with M&amp;As on the rise. Nykaa’s successful buyouts and challenges faced by D2C brands are fueling this trend.</li>
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Pepsico Inc (PEP US)  and Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)  have partnered to launch a fusion snack, combining Kurkure with Ching's Secret Schezwan Chutney.
India aims for $1 trillion in exports by 2030, with $250 billion from the engineering sector, including automobiles and equipment. Infrastructure, energy transition, and innovation are key growth drivers.
India's beauty and personal care industry is heading into a consolidation phase, with M&amp;As on the rise. Nykaa’s successful buyouts and challenges faced by D2C brands are fueling this trend.


#89 India Insight: PepsiCo-Tata Launch, Nykaa Fuels M&As, India Targets $1T Exports

India

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd., operating as Nykaa, is an Indian retail company specializing in beauty, wellness, and fashion products. It sells products online and through physical stores, offering a wide assortment from various brands, including its own. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in April 2012.

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Nykaa (NYKAA IN)

Nykaa's Omnichannel Strategy Delivers Record Margins Amid Competitive Flux

Nykaa's Q2 FY26 results show strong growth with GMV up 30% YoY and EBITDA margins expanding, driven by owned brands and omnichannel integration,...

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

Sticking With China; Bullish Outlook Intact. Buys in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Tech

Still Bullish. China (Shanghai Composite) has been a major focus ever since our July 3 Int'l Compass titled "China and Japan Breaking Out." It...

Vermilion Research

#166 India Insights:Sona EV Magnets, Jio Boosts ESports, Pine Labs Plans ₹2,600 Cr IPO

Credit growth set to increase in FY26, Reliance Industries enters gaming industry, Sona Comstar to manufacture EV magnets in India.

Sudarshan Bhandari

#89 India Insight: PepsiCo-Tata Launch, Nykaa Fuels M&As, India Targets $1T Exports

PepsiCo and Tata team up for new snack, India targets $1 trillion exports by 2030, beauty industry in consolidation phase with M&As on the rise.

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Nykaa's Omnichannel Strategy Delivers Record Margins Amid Competitive Flux

​Nykaa's Q2 FY26 results show strong growth with GMV up 30% YoY and EBITDA margins expanding, driven by owned brands and omnichannel integration,...

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

Sticking With China; Bullish Outlook Intact. Buys in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Tech

Still Bullish. China (Shanghai Composite) has been a major focus ever since our July 3 Int'l Compass titled "China and Japan Breaking Out." It...

Vermilion Research

#166 India Insights:Sona EV Magnets, Jio Boosts ESports, Pine Labs Plans ₹2,600 Cr IPO

​Credit growth set to increase in FY26, Reliance Industries enters gaming industry, Sona Comstar to manufacture EV magnets in India.

Sudarshan Bhandari

#89 India Insight: PepsiCo-Tata Launch, Nykaa Fuels M&As, India Targets $1T Exports

​PepsiCo and Tata team up for new snack, India targets $1 trillion exports by 2030, beauty industry in consolidation phase with M&As on the rise.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Nykaa's Q2 FY26 results show strong growth with GMV up 30% YoY and EBITDA margins expanding, driven by owned brands and omnichannel integration,...

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

Credit growth set to increase in FY26, Reliance Industries enters gaming industry, Sona Comstar to manufacture EV magnets in India.

PepsiCo and Tata team up for new snack, India targets $1 trillion exports by 2030, beauty industry in consolidation phase with M&As on the rise.