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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-amc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45499:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Prudential AMC (570643Z IN)</a> is the largest AMC in India by active mutual fund QAAUM with 13.3% market share.</li>
<li>Company is growing at more than 30% CAGR in last 3 years and having focus on B30 Cities and emerging markets to drive growth.</li>
<li>Since company is cash rich with no borrowings, they are coming up with 100% OFS.</li>
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ICICI Prudential AMC (570643Z IN) is the largest AMC in India by active mutual fund QAAUM with 13.3% market share.
Company is growing at more than 30% CAGR in last 3 years and having focus on B30 Cities and emerging markets to drive growth.
Since company is cash rich with no borrowings, they are coming up with 100% OFS.


ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: Over 55% of AUM in High-Margin Equity, Powering B30 Growth

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

SBI (State Bank of India) / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>As per news reports and company filings, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/state-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:160:1" rel="noopener">State Bank Of India (SBIN IN)</a> could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.</li>
<li>SBI raised around US$2.3bn (INR150bn) in 2017, but the deal didn’t end up doing well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the possible fund raising and other deal dynamics.</li>
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As per news reports and company filings, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.
SBI raised around US$2.3bn (INR150bn) in 2017, but the deal didn’t end up doing well.
In this note, we will talk about the possible fund raising and other deal dynamics.


SBI Possible US$3bn QIP - Will Be One of the Largest Fund Raisings in India, Last One Didn’t Do Well

HDB Financial Services Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdb-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44072:1" rel="noopener">HDB Financial Services</a> (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.</li>
<li>HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.
HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.
We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

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

Index Rebalance

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders  / Index Rebalance

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<li>We forecast 10 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 10 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 13 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>From the new listings, 1 stock is expected to be added to Large cap, 2 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.</li>
<li>There are multiple stocks among the AMFI changes that will be changes for global indices, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index</a> and/or Nifty Midcap 150 Index in September.</li>
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We forecast 10 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 10 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 13 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
From the new listings, 1 stock is expected to be added to Large cap, 2 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.
There are multiple stocks among the AMFI changes that will be changes for global indices, NIFTY Index, NSE Nifty Next 50 Index and/or Nifty Midcap 150 Index in September.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Jun 2025): Active Flows Lead to Passive Flows

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdb-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44072:1" rel="noopener">HDB Financial Services</a> is looking to raise around US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
</ul>



HDB Financial Services is looking to raise around US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO.
HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


HDB Financial Services IPO - Parent Brand and Easing Macros Should See It Through

India

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. operates as an investment management firm. The Company offers portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, trusts, private funds, charitable organizations, and investment companies. HDFC Asset Management serves customers in India.

HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (HDFCAMC IN)

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HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (HDFCAMC IN)

ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: Over 55% of AUM in High-Margin Equity, Powering B30 Growth

India's largest AMC, ICICI Prudential, focuses on B30 Cities and emerging markets for growth, with a 30% CAGR in the last 3 years and no...

Sudarshan Bhandari

SBI Possible US$3bn QIP - Will Be One of the Largest Fund Raisings in India, Last One Didn’t Do Well

As per news reports and company filings, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.

Sumeet Singh

HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Jun 2025): Active Flows Lead to Passive Flows

We currently forecast 44 migrations for the AMFI July reclassification. Some IPOs could be added to Large/Mid cap. The forecast upward migrations...

Brian Freitas

HDB Financial Services IPO - Parent Brand and Easing Macros Should See It Through

HDB Financial Services is looking to raise around US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

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ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: Over 55% of AUM in High-Margin Equity, Powering B30 Growth

​India's largest AMC, ICICI Prudential, focuses on B30 Cities and emerging markets for growth, with a 30% CAGR in the last 3 years and no...

Sudarshan Bhandari

SBI Possible US$3bn QIP - Will Be One of the Largest Fund Raisings in India, Last One Didn’t Do Well

As per news reports and company filings, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.

Sumeet Singh

HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Jun 2025): Active Flows Lead to Passive Flows

We currently forecast 44 migrations for the AMFI July reclassification. Some IPOs could be added to Large/Mid cap. The forecast upward migrations...

Brian Freitas

HDB Financial Services IPO - Parent Brand and Easing Macros Should See It Through

HDB Financial Services is looking to raise around US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

India's largest AMC, ICICI Prudential, focuses on B30 Cities and emerging markets for growth, with a 30% CAGR in the last 3 years and no...