Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kalyan-jewellers" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29714:1" rel="noopener">Kalyan Jewellers (KALYANKJ IN)</a> Management paused INR 350-400 crore debt reduction after 90 days, now planning INR 2,700 crore capital consumption without clear justification.</li>
<li>Candere losses increased 5X while management admits e-commerce isn't their strength, yet continues expanding with new regional brand initiatives.</li>
<li>Stock trades at 44x P/E NTM above 3-year average despite questionable capital allocation and non-quantifiable efficiency claims from management.</li>
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Kalyan Jewellers (KALYANKJ IN) Management paused INR 350-400 crore debt reduction after 90 days, now planning INR 2,700 crore capital consumption without clear justification.
Candere losses increased 5X while management admits e-commerce isn't their strength, yet continues expanding with new regional brand initiatives.
Stock trades at 44x P/E NTM above 3-year average despite questionable capital allocation and non-quantifiable efficiency claims from management.


Kalyan Jewellers (KALYANKJ IN) | The Capital Sinkhole

Director, Head of Research, Smartkarma

Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Event-Driven

Singapore Telecommunications / Event-Driven

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<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ Insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma</li>
<li>In this cut, we review value-unlocking moves by Singapore-listed companies, take stock of India’s jewellery retail market, and track how Taiwan’s largest ETF drives flows for its adds and deletes</li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next</li>
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Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ Insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma
In this cut, we review value-unlocking moves by Singapore-listed companies, take stock of India’s jewellery retail market, and track how Taiwan’s largest ETF drives flows for its adds and deletes
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next


Curator's Cut: Singapore Unlocks Value, India’s Jewellery Caution & Taiwan's Top ETF's Rebalance

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<li>Indian equities are pricing durability; over the next few quarters we see earnings risk as pricing power, mix strength, and volume assumptions face incremental deterioration.</li>
<li>Across BRGR, DIXON, INDIGO, VBL, and KALYANKJ, consensus embeds normalization; while leading indicators point to operating leverage turning marginally negative</li>
<li>We present these as tactical earnings-direction basket targeting fragile unit economic and not a collapse call; modest deceleration is sufficient to drive estimate cuts and further de-rating</li>
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Indian equities are pricing durability; over the next few quarters we see earnings risk as pricing power, mix strength, and volume assumptions face incremental deterioration.
Across BRGR, DIXON, INDIGO, VBL, and KALYANKJ, consensus embeds normalization; while leading indicators point to operating leverage turning marginally negative
We present these as tactical earnings-direction basket targeting fragile unit economic and not a collapse call; modest deceleration is sufficient to drive estimate cuts and further de-rating


India Top Shorts | Pricing Power Illusions in a Slowing Regime

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India's listed jewellers posted Q4 FY26 revenue growth of 46–102% YoY, beating expectations across Titan, Kalyan, P N Gadgil, and Senco.
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<li>Buyer volumes returned at Titan after three flat quarters, studded outperformed plain gold across every player, confirming demand beyond price inflation.</li>
<li>Akshaya Tritiya advance bookings look strong, may full results will confirm whether revenue beats translated into margin delivery across names.</li>
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India's listed jewellers posted Q4 FY26 revenue growth of 46–102% YoY, beating expectations across Titan, Kalyan, P N Gadgil, and Senco.

Buyer volumes returned at Titan after three flat quarters, studded outperformed plain gold across every player, confirming demand beyond price inflation.
Akshaya Tritiya advance bookings look strong, may full results will confirm whether revenue beats translated into margin delivery across names.


Indian Organised Jewellery Sector: Analysing the Q4FY26 Business Updates and What Lies Next?

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>After long-drawn-out underperformance, Indian equities are looking interesting again. Cyclically improving growth, stabilizing currency on the back of several trade deals, policy focus on infrastructure and advanced manufacturing are converging.</li>
<li>High frequency data reveals growth acceleration in consumer discretionary, construction goods, automobiles, electrical goods, base metals. Some of these sectors are reasonably valued in relation to forecast growth and ROE.</li>
<li>We highlight 17 stocks across a range of sectors that have robustly improving earnings estimates, strong growth forecasts, healthy balance sheets, reasonable growth-adjusted valuations. 8 of them are large caps.</li>
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After long-drawn-out underperformance, Indian equities are looking interesting again. Cyclically improving growth, stabilizing currency on the back of several trade deals, policy focus on infrastructure and advanced manufacturing are converging.
High frequency data reveals growth acceleration in consumer discretionary, construction goods, automobiles, electrical goods, base metals. Some of these sectors are reasonably valued in relation to forecast growth and ROE.
We highlight 17 stocks across a range of sectors that have robustly improving earnings estimates, strong growth forecasts, healthy balance sheets, reasonable growth-adjusted valuations. 8 of them are large caps.


Asian Equities: India - Light at the End of the Tunnel

India

Kalyan Jewellers is an Indian multinational jewellery company that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of gold, diamond, silver, platinum, and gemstone jewellery. The company utilizes a hyperlocal strategy to cater to regional consumer preferences across its extensive network of showrooms and online platforms. It was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Thrissur, Kerala, India.

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