India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

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JSW Cement Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>JSW Cements comes for listing at $180/t which is a premium to similar sized player despite weaker operating performance</li>
<li>It stands out as a Slag cement player while peers primarily focus on Portland and Pozzolana composite cement products. Its listing positions it to become another consolidator with strong Balance-sheet.</li>
<li>JSW has higher concentration towards South (50% of current capacity) which has struggled with excess supply for many years. Its upcoming 10MT capex in North may also face similar situation</li>
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JSW Cements comes for listing at $180/t which is a premium to similar sized player despite weaker operating performance
It stands out as a Slag cement player while peers primarily focus on Portland and Pozzolana composite cement products. Its listing positions it to become another consolidator with strong Balance-sheet.
JSW has higher concentration towards South (50% of current capacity) which has struggled with excess supply for many years. Its upcoming 10MT capex in North may also face similar situation


JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a>  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

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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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultratech-cement-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:181:1" rel="noopener">Ultratech Cement (UTCEM IN)</a> saw a resurgence in demand starting in December. CFO Atul Daga characterized this as a "positive storm," fueled by continuous demand increases that boosted cement prices.  </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ambuja-cements-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14745:1" rel="noopener">Ambuja Cements (ACEM IN)</a> is strategically expanding capacity, aiming for cost leadership, and leveraging group synergies to reach 140 million tons of cement capacity by FY28.  </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jk-cement-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9744:1" rel="noopener">JK Cement Ltd (JKCE IN)</a>’s proposed acquisition of 60% equity in Saifco Cements marks their penetration in Jammu-Kashmir(capacity- 0.42 Mn tons), which is expected to improve profitability, increase production capacity.</li>
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Ultratech Cement (UTCEM IN) saw a resurgence in demand starting in December. CFO Atul Daga characterized this as a "positive storm," fueled by continuous demand increases that boosted cement prices.  

Ambuja Cements (ACEM IN) is strategically expanding capacity, aiming for cost leadership, and leveraging group synergies to reach 140 million tons of cement capacity by FY28.  

JK Cement Ltd (JKCE IN)’s proposed acquisition of 60% equity in Saifco Cements marks their penetration in Jammu-Kashmir(capacity- 0.42 Mn tons), which is expected to improve profitability, increase production capacity.


Themes of India: Cement Industry Q3 Update

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

<ul>
<li>Hindalco to Invest INR 2,450 Crore in Gujarat Copper and E-Waste Projects</li>
<li>JK Cement Plans INR 30 Billion Capacity Expansion by FY26</li>
<li>Hindustan Zinc Unveils $2.5 Billion Expansion Plan to Double Output</li>
</ul>


Hindalco to Invest INR 2,450 Crore in Gujarat Copper and E-Waste Projects
JK Cement Plans INR 30 Billion Capacity Expansion by FY26
Hindustan Zinc Unveils $2.5 Billion Expansion Plan to Double Output


# 60 India Insight: Hindalco INR 2,450 Cr Investment, JK Cement & Hindustan Zinc Capacity Expansion

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<li>SEBI has overhauled F&amp;O eligibility criteria, introducing stricter norms for stock inclusion and exclusion for more active stocks. </li>
<li>As per calculation, New criteria will include 80 stocks and exclude 18 to 23, impacting market liquidity and stability.</li>
<li>This will lead to the creation of a more robust, transparent, and liquid for the F&amp;O Market.</li>
</ul>


SEBI has overhauled F&amp;O eligibility criteria, introducing stricter norms for stock inclusion and exclusion for more active stocks. 
As per calculation, New criteria will include 80 stocks and exclude 18 to 23, impacting market liquidity and stability.
This will lead to the creation of a more robust, transparent, and liquid for the F&amp;O Market.


SEBI's F&O Criteria Revision & Its Impact

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JK Cement Limited produces and manufactures Portland and White cement products.

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JK Cement Ltd (JKCE IN)

JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

JSW Cement has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 36bn (US$412m) in a INR139–147 range, with the primary component cut down to INR 16bn from INR...

Akshat Shah

Themes of India: Cement Industry Q3 Update

The overall indian cement industry is going under consolidation where 3-4 big players are gaining market share as well as acquiring different...

Nimish Maheshwari

# 60 India Insight: Hindalco INR 2,450 Cr Investment, JK Cement & Hindustan Zinc Capacity Expansion

Major Indian companies Hindalco, JK Cement, and Hindustan Zinc announce significant investments and expansion plans to boost production and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

SEBI's F&O Criteria Revision & Its Impact

SEBI introduces stricter F&O eligibility criteria, impacting market liquidity and stability by including 80 stocks and excluding 18 to 23. #SEBI...

Nimish Maheshwari

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JSW Cements - Another Cement IPO in India Exactly 4 Yrs Later

​JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

JSW Cement has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 36bn (US$412m) in a INR139–147 range, with the primary component cut down to INR 16bn from INR...

Akshat Shah

Themes of India: Cement Industry Q3 Update

The overall indian cement industry is going under consolidation where 3-4 big players are gaining market share as well as acquiring different...

Nimish Maheshwari

# 60 India Insight: Hindalco INR 2,450 Cr Investment, JK Cement & Hindustan Zinc Capacity Expansion

​Major Indian companies Hindalco, JK Cement, and Hindustan Zinc announce significant investments and expansion plans to boost production and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

SEBI's F&O Criteria Revision & Its Impact

​SEBI introduces stricter F&O eligibility criteria, impacting market liquidity and stability by including 80 stocks and excluding 18 to 23. #SEBI...

Nimish Maheshwari

JSW Cement lists at $180/t, a premium despite weaker near-term performance, stands out on ESG as slag cement player. Poised for aggressive...

Major Indian companies Hindalco, JK Cement, and Hindustan Zinc announce significant investments and expansion plans to boost production and...

SEBI introduces stricter F&O eligibility criteria, impacting market liquidity and stability by including 80 stocks and excluding 18 to 23. #SEBI...