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.

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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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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bcl-industries-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44286:1" rel="noopener">BCL Industries (BCLIL IN)</a> is pivoting from volatile edible oils to a robust grain-based ethanol portfolio, leveraging its local sourcing advantage for upcoming capacity expansions.</li>
<li>Government incentives and rising domestic demand are fueling higher margins, making BCL's dedicated distilleries and fungible capacities key drivers in India’s booming ethanol sector.</li>
<li>Its reliable execution, targeted capacity expansions, and pivot away from low-margin oils emphasize BCL’s potential as a high-growth, stable margin player in a rapidly evolving industry.</li>
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BCL Industries (BCLIL IN) is pivoting from volatile edible oils to a robust grain-based ethanol portfolio, leveraging its local sourcing advantage for upcoming capacity expansions.
Government incentives and rising domestic demand are fueling higher margins, making BCL's dedicated distilleries and fungible capacities key drivers in India’s booming ethanol sector.
Its reliable execution, targeted capacity expansions, and pivot away from low-margin oils emphasize BCL’s potential as a high-growth, stable margin player in a rapidly evolving industry.


The Beat Ideas: BCL Industries, An Ethanol Play

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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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<li>The promoters of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/patanjali-foods-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12707:1" rel="noopener">Patanjali Foods (PATANJAL IN)</a> are looking to increase the firm’s public shareholding to the minimum required 25% imposed by SEBI.</li>
<li>We had discussed about this in their effective re-listing FPO last year, and the deal has been well covered by media sources as well, thus it is very well flagged.</li>
<li>While it would be a large one to digest, representing at least 62.1 days of the firm’s three month ADV, the deal will lift the remaining overhang on the stock.</li>
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The promoters of Patanjali Foods (PATANJAL IN) are looking to increase the firm’s public shareholding to the minimum required 25% imposed by SEBI.
We had discussed about this in their effective re-listing FPO last year, and the deal has been well covered by media sources as well, thus it is very well flagged.
While it would be a large one to digest, representing at least 62.1 days of the firm’s three month ADV, the deal will lift the remaining overhang on the stock.


Patanjali Foods Early FPO Look - Lifting the Overhang with a Well Flagged Deal. Re-Listing Went Well

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<li>Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO.
HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Honasa Consumer Pre-IPO - The Positives - New Age DTC Brand

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ruchi-soya-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12707:1" rel="noopener">Ruchi Soya Industries (RSI IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$560m via a follow-on public offer.</li>
<li>The deal is almost akin to a relisting, as the free float was just at 1% prior to this deal. </li>
<li>Given the tight float, instead of discussing its track record , we will discuss the timeline of events leading up to the deal, past performance and undertake a peer comparison/valuation. </li>
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Ruchi Soya Industries (RSI IN) is looking to raise up to US$560m via a follow-on public offer.
The deal is almost akin to a relisting, as the free float was just at 1% prior to this deal. 
Given the tight float, instead of discussing its track record , we will discuss the timeline of events leading up to the deal, past performance and undertake a peer comparison/valuation. 


Ruchi Soya Placement - Almost Akin to a Relisting

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<div><p>The Indian mutual fund industry has assets of almost INR 6.6 trillion across Multi cap, Large Cap, Large and Mid Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap and Flexi Cap equity schemes. Equity schemes classified as large cap need to have at least 80% of their assets invested in large cap stocks, large and mid cap schemes need to have at least 35% of their assets in large cap stocks and at least 35% in mid cap stocks, mid cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in mid cap stocks, and small cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in small cap stocks. Flexi cap funds can invest across market caps.</p></div><div>
<p>The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) publishes the list of the stocks in each market cap segment in January and July each year and mutual funds have one month to rebalance their portfolios to adhere to the new categorization.</p>
<p>At the next recategorization in July 2021, we see 7 stocks moving from the mid cap segment to the large cap segment with an equal number of stocks moving the other way, and 13 stocks are expected to move from the small cap segment to the mid cap segment with the 16 stocks moving from the mid cap to the small cap segment. There are 3 recent listings that will enter the mid cap segment with over 18 joining the small cap segment.</p>
<p>Historically, the stocks migrating upward to a higher market cap segment have outperformed stocks that migrate to a lower market cap segment over the 1 month and 2 month period post the publishing of the AMFI list. This can be attributed to fund managers realigning their portfolios to meet the new categorization. This provides opportunities to pre-position for the move and unwind post the announcement of the reclassification.</p>
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The Indian mutual fund industry has assets of almost INR 6.6 trillion across Multi cap, Large Cap, Large and Mid Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap and Flexi Cap equity schemes. Equity schemes classified as large cap need to have at least 80% of their assets invested in large cap stocks, large and mid cap schemes need to have at least 35% of their assets in large cap stocks and at least 35% in mid cap stocks, mid cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in mid cap stocks, and small cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in small cap stocks. Flexi cap funds can invest across market caps.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) publishes the list of the stocks in each market cap segment in January and July each year and mutual funds have one month to rebalance their portfolios to adhere to the new categorization.
At the next recategorization in July 2021, we see 7 stocks moving from the mid cap segment to the large cap segment with an equal number of stocks moving the other way, and 13 stocks are expected to move from the small cap segment to the mid cap segment with the 16 stocks moving from the mid cap to the small cap segment. There are 3 recent listings that will enter the mid cap segment with over 18 joining the small cap segment.
Historically, the stocks migrating upward to a higher market cap segment have outperformed stocks that migrate to a lower market cap segment over the 1 month and 2 month period post the publishing of the AMFI list. This can be attributed to fund managers realigning their portfolios to meet the new categorization. This provides opportunities to pre-position for the move and unwind post the announcement of the reclassification.


India: Stock Reclassification & Active Portfolio Management

India

Godrej Agrovet is a diversified Indian agribusiness company focused on enhancing farm productivity through innovative products and services across the agricultural value chain. The company operates in animal feed, crop protection, oil palm, dairy, and poultry and processed foods. It was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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The Beat Ideas: BCL Industries, An Ethanol Play

BCL Industries shifting focus from edible oils to grain-based ethanol, poised for growth in India's booming ethanol sector with capacity...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Patanjali Foods Early FPO Look - Lifting the Overhang with a Well Flagged Deal. Re-Listing Went Well

The promoters just launched an OFS to sell a 7% stake, with the option to sell an additional 2% in the case of oversubscription. The shares are...

Clarence Chu

Honasa Consumer Pre-IPO - The Positives - New Age DTC Brand

Honasa Consumer, a DTC beauty and personal care brand, is looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will talk...

Sumeet Singh

Ruchi Soya Placement - Almost Akin to a Relisting

Ruchi Soya Industries (RSI IN) is looking to raise up to US$560m via a follow-on public offer. The deal is almost akin to a relisting, as the free...

Clarence Chu

India: Stock Reclassification & Active Portfolio Management

There are a lot of segment changes expected in July when AMFI recategorizes stocks and mutual funds start to rebalance their portfolios. We...

Brian Freitas

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The Beat Ideas: BCL Industries, An Ethanol Play

​BCL Industries shifting focus from edible oils to grain-based ethanol, poised for growth in India's booming ethanol sector with capacity...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Patanjali Foods Early FPO Look - Lifting the Overhang with a Well Flagged Deal. Re-Listing Went Well

The promoters just launched an OFS to sell a 7% stake, with the option to sell an additional 2% in the case of oversubscription. The shares are...

Clarence Chu

Honasa Consumer Pre-IPO - The Positives - New Age DTC Brand

Honasa Consumer, a DTC beauty and personal care brand, is looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will talk...

Sumeet Singh

Ruchi Soya Placement - Almost Akin to a Relisting

Ruchi Soya Industries (RSI IN) is looking to raise up to US$560m via a follow-on public offer. The deal is almost akin to a relisting, as the free...

Clarence Chu

India: Stock Reclassification & Active Portfolio Management

There are a lot of segment changes expected in July when AMFI recategorizes stocks and mutual funds start to rebalance their portfolios. We...

Brian Freitas

BCL Industries shifting focus from edible oils to grain-based ethanol, poised for growth in India's booming ethanol sector with capacity...