Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for these indices during the March 2026 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We see no changes for NIFTY 50 and three changes for NIFTY 100 (which would result in similar changes to NIFTY Next 50).</li>
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NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.
In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for these indices during the March 2026 index rebal event.
We see no changes for NIFTY 50 and three changes for NIFTY 100 (which would result in similar changes to NIFTY Next 50).


Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Hindustan Aeronautics and Adani Enterprises Close to the Borders

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The global aerospace supply chain is undergoing a structural de-risking from a “just-in-time” model, moving towards diversified “just-in-case” sourcing, catalyzed by post-COVID capacity exits.</li>
<li>This shift is creating a multi-decade, geopolitical trust arbitrage opportunity, positioning Indian Tier-2/3 precision component manufacturers as critical partners for global OEMs and Tier-1s.</li>
<li>The combination of a massive global order backlog, India’s certified capabilities, and supportive policy creates a multi-year compounding runway for select, high-execution Indian players.</li>
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The global aerospace supply chain is undergoing a structural de-risking from a “just-in-time” model, moving towards diversified “just-in-case” sourcing, catalyzed by post-COVID capacity exits.
This shift is creating a multi-decade, geopolitical trust arbitrage opportunity, positioning Indian Tier-2/3 precision component manufacturers as critical partners for global OEMs and Tier-1s.
The combination of a massive global order backlog, India’s certified capabilities, and supportive policy creates a multi-year compounding runway for select, high-execution Indian players.


Thematic Report on India’s Aerospace Manufacturing: From Chaos to Competitiveness

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

Hindustan Aeronautics  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Over FY22–FY25, HAL’s revenue grew at a CAGR of ~8%, while PAT rose at ~15% CAGR, with the order book doubling to ₹1.89 lakh Cr, providing LT visibility.</li>
<li>India’s defence indigenization drive, large platform rollouts (LCA Mk1A, LUH, AMCA, engines), positions HAL to address a Rs3–4 lakh Cr opportunity over the next 5–10 years, including exports.</li>
<li>Despite strong earnings growth, zero debt, and long-term JV upside (e.g., Safran engine), HAL trades at a P/E of ~33–38×, below many peers, indicating room for re-rating.</li>
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Over FY22–FY25, HAL’s revenue grew at a CAGR of ~8%, while PAT rose at ~15% CAGR, with the order book doubling to ₹1.89 lakh Cr, providing LT visibility.
India’s defence indigenization drive, large platform rollouts (LCA Mk1A, LUH, AMCA, engines), positions HAL to address a Rs3–4 lakh Cr opportunity over the next 5–10 years, including exports.
Despite strong earnings growth, zero debt, and long-term JV upside (e.g., Safran engine), HAL trades at a P/E of ~33–38×, below many peers, indicating room for re-rating.


HAL (NSE: HAL) – Strong Visibility, Undervalued Optionality

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

Travel Food Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/travel-food-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44175:1" rel="noopener">Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.</li>
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Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.
Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.


Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

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<li>Government policy, exemplified by a massive INR 7 lakh crore ($85 billion) pipeline in the last two years and accelerating export momentum, is resulting in a structural growth cycle.</li>
<li>This conversion provides multi-year revenue visibility (3-7x Book-to-Bill for key PSUs) and fundamentally shifts the industry model from import-driven acquisition to sustained indigenous manufacturing and maintenance, fueling a sustained re-rating.</li>
<li>The defence sector has crossed an point where execution is the new alpha; investors must closely monitor supply chain resilience around critical component imports, and the timing of mega-order conversions.</li>
</ul>


Government policy, exemplified by a massive INR 7 lakh crore ($85 billion) pipeline in the last two years and accelerating export momentum, is resulting in a structural growth cycle.
This conversion provides multi-year revenue visibility (3-7x Book-to-Bill for key PSUs) and fundamentally shifts the industry model from import-driven acquisition to sustained indigenous manufacturing and maintenance, fueling a sustained re-rating.
The defence sector has crossed an point where execution is the new alpha; investors must closely monitor supply chain resilience around critical component imports, and the timing of mega-order conversions.


Thematic Report on India's Defence Sector: The 'Atmanirbhar' Capex Cycle Hits Acceleration

India

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) operates as an aerospace and defense company. The Company designs and manufactures aircraft, helicopter, power plants, inertial navigation system, auto stabilizer, laser range system, flight data recorder, communication equipment, air borne secondary radar, panel instruments, and general forging. HAL serves aerospace industry in India.

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Hindustan Aeronautics (HNAL IN)

Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Hindustan Aeronautics and Adani Enterprises Close to the Borders

We see Hindustan Aeronautics (HNAL IN) as the highest-ranked potential ADD and Adani Enterprises (ADE IN) as the highest-ranked potential DEL for...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Thematic Report on India’s Aerospace Manufacturing: From Chaos to Competitiveness

Global aerospace supply chain shifting to "just-in-case" sourcing post-COVID, creating opportunity for Indian precision component manufacturers to...

Nimish Maheshwari

HAL (NSE: HAL) – Strong Visibility, Undervalued Optionality

HAL's strong revenue and profit growth, coupled with a growing order book and opportunities in India's defense indigenization drive, suggest...

Rahul Jain

Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

Thematic Report on India's Defence Sector: The 'Atmanirbhar' Capex Cycle Hits Acceleration

Government policy driving massive defense pipeline and export growth is shifting industry model towards sustained indigenous manufacturing,...

Nimish Maheshwari

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Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Hindustan Aeronautics and Adani Enterprises Close to the Borders

We see Hindustan Aeronautics (HNAL IN) as the highest-ranked potential ADD and Adani Enterprises (ADE IN) as the highest-ranked potential DEL for...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Thematic Report on India’s Aerospace Manufacturing: From Chaos to Competitiveness

​Global aerospace supply chain shifting to "just-in-case" sourcing post-COVID, creating opportunity for Indian precision component manufacturers to...

Nimish Maheshwari

HAL (NSE: HAL) – Strong Visibility, Undervalued Optionality

​HAL's strong revenue and profit growth, coupled with a growing order book and opportunities in India's defense indigenization drive, suggest...

Rahul Jain

Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

Thematic Report on India's Defence Sector: The 'Atmanirbhar' Capex Cycle Hits Acceleration

​Government policy driving massive defense pipeline and export growth is shifting industry model towards sustained indigenous manufacturing,...

Nimish Maheshwari

Global aerospace supply chain shifting to "just-in-case" sourcing post-COVID, creating opportunity for Indian precision component manufacturers to...

HAL's strong revenue and profit growth, coupled with a growing order book and opportunities in India's defense indigenization drive, suggest...

Government policy driving massive defense pipeline and export growth is shifting industry model towards sustained indigenous manufacturing,...