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 <em>next</em> 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

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

Hindustan Aeronautics  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emmvee-photovoltaic-power-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45501:1" rel="noopener">Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited (0198068D IN)</a> (EPPL) raised around US$327m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>EPPL is a vertically-integrated solar PV module and cell manufacturer in India, with operations spanning the solar PV modules production cycle from solar cell production to solar PV module assembly.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited (0198068D IN) (EPPL) raised around US$327m in its India IPO.
EPPL is a vertically-integrated solar PV module and cell manufacturer in India, with operations spanning the solar PV modules production cycle from solar cell production to solar PV module assembly.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

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

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

Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd raised around US$327m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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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

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

Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power IPO Trading - Lacklustre Demand

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd raised around US$327m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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