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.

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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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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Lodha Developers is a leading residential developer evolving into DevCo, LandCo and RentCo. Q1 FY27 PAT reached INR 1,373 crore, while net debt declined to INR 4,931 crore.</li>
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INR 2 lakh crore residential GDV supports DevCo growth, INR 2,000-3,000 crore annual land monetisation funds expansion, while RentCo targets INR 3,000+ croreannual rentals by FY32.</li>
<li>The capital-recycling model supports Lodha’s ~20% PAT CAGR ambition and DevCo deleveraging, but execution of land monetisation, data-centre investments and recurring rental growth remains critical.</li>
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Lodha Developers is a leading residential developer evolving into DevCo, LandCo and RentCo. Q1 FY27 PAT reached INR 1,373 crore, while net debt declined to INR 4,931 crore.

INR 2 lakh crore residential GDV supports DevCo growth, INR 2,000-3,000 crore annual land monetisation funds expansion, while RentCo targets INR 3,000+ croreannual rentals by FY32.
The capital-recycling model supports Lodha’s ~20% PAT CAGR ambition and DevCo deleveraging, but execution of land monetisation, data-centre investments and recurring rental growth remains critical.


Lodha Developers: Three Growth Engines Behind the ~20% PAT CAGR Ambition

Global Equities, Multi-Asset PM, Dantes Outlook

Damanick Dantes, CMT

Global Equities, Multi-Asset PM

Dantes Outlook

We invest over a full market cycle, using multi-asset portfolios tailored to each global client, from individuals to family offices.

Built to Endure

Cross Asset Strategy

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India reversed its entire relative gain against EM. The near 50% relative drawdown is the deepest and longest since 2012, so we're positioning for improvement.</li>
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Bottom-Decile losses in India have historically preceded strong rebounds. Although relative washouts offer no comparable evidence. We can scale up on an absoute basis.</li>
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Opportunity in the middle of the index. We built a tiered watch list from the middle cohort, scaling toward equal weight as confirmation arrives.</li>
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India reversed its entire relative gain against EM. The near 50% relative drawdown is the deepest and longest since 2012, so we're positioning for improvement.

Bottom-Decile losses in India have historically preceded strong rebounds. Although relative washouts offer no comparable evidence. We can scale up on an absoute basis.

Opportunity in the middle of the index. We built a tiered watch list from the middle cohort, scaling toward equal weight as confirmation arrives.


India Equities: Stocks to Watch After Deep Underperformance

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India’s data centre theme has entered a new phase, with Reliance-Meta’s 168 MW Jamnagar deal, Adani’s 5 GW ambition, and Airtel Nxtra’s USD 1 billion fundraise.</li>
<li>India’s operational data centre capacity is now estimated around 1.5-1.7 GW, with AI, cloud, data localisation and hyperscaler demand driving large investment commitments.</li>
<li>A complete value-chain view covering land, power, cooling, backup systems, fibre, AI compute, EPC and colocation- and where listed Indian companies fit.</li>
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India’s data centre theme has entered a new phase, with Reliance-Meta’s 168 MW Jamnagar deal, Adani’s 5 GW ambition, and Airtel Nxtra’s USD 1 billion fundraise.
India’s operational data centre capacity is now estimated around 1.5-1.7 GW, with AI, cloud, data localisation and hyperscaler demand driving large investment commitments.
A complete value-chain view covering land, power, cooling, backup systems, fibre, AI compute, EPC and colocation- and where listed Indian companies fit.


India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

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<li>Budget 2026 grants foreign cloud companies a tax holiday until 2047, while four Indian conglomerates are on track to control 35-40% of national data center capacity by 2030.</li>
<li>The partnership model between global hyperscalers and Indian operators, structurally unlike the USA/Europe build-own approach, concentrates economic value domestically and compresses timelines.</li>
<li>AI demand is so capital-magnetic that the sector will grow regardless, but a chronic grid delivery gap raises the probability of the 10 GW target slipping to 2032.</li>
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Budget 2026 grants foreign cloud companies a tax holiday until 2047, while four Indian conglomerates are on track to control 35-40% of national data center capacity by 2030.
The partnership model between global hyperscalers and Indian operators, structurally unlike the USA/Europe build-own approach, concentrates economic value domestically and compresses timelines.
AI demand is so capital-magnetic that the sector will grow regardless, but a chronic grid delivery gap raises the probability of the 10 GW target slipping to 2032.


Thematic Report: India's Data Center Oligopoly!

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

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<li>There could be 1 constituent change for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> and 5 changes for the <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 (NIFTYJR INDEX)</a> in September.</li>
<li>The review period for the September rebalance ended 31 July, the announcement of the changes will take place later today and implemented at the close of trading on 29 September.</li>
<li>The adds outperformed the deletes in April and May but there has been a narrowing of the spread since then. The spread could widen following the announcement of the changes.</li>
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There could be 1 constituent change for the NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) and 5 changes for the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX) in September.
The review period for the September rebalance ended 31 July, the announcement of the changes will take place later today and implemented at the close of trading on 29 September.
The adds outperformed the deletes in April and May but there has been a narrowing of the spread since then. The spread could widen following the announcement of the changes.


NIFTY50/ NEXT50 Index Rebalance Preview: Announcement Today After Market Close

India

Lodha Developers is an Indian multinational real estate company primarily focused on developing residential, commercial, and retail properties. The company also engages in the leasing of retail and office spaces, and develops warehousing, logistics, and digital infrastructure parks. Lodha Developers is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in 1980.

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Lodha Developers (LODHA IN)

Lodha Developers: Three Growth Engines Behind the ~20% PAT CAGR Ambition

Lodha Developers rebrands as DevCo, LandCo, and RentCo with strong Q1 FY27 performance, aiming for ~20% PAT CAGR and deleveraging through capital...

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equities: Stocks to Watch After Deep Underperformance

India looks attractive after a historic washout. We prefer to position among leaders in the middle of the index, scaling up as breadth improves....

Damanick Dantes, CMT

India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: India's Data Center Oligopoly!

Budget 2026 grants tax holiday to foreign cloud companies, Indian conglomerates set to control data center capacity, AI sector growth inevitable...

Sudarshan Bhandari

NIFTY50/ NEXT50 Index Rebalance Preview: Announcement Today After Market Close

The Nifty family of indices rebalances at the close today. BSE is down 30% from its high in May and down 14% since the announcement of the NIFTY50...

Brian Freitas

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Lodha Developers: Three Growth Engines Behind the ~20% PAT CAGR Ambition

​Lodha Developers rebrands as DevCo, LandCo, and RentCo with strong Q1 FY27 performance, aiming for ~20% PAT CAGR and deleveraging through capital...

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equities: Stocks to Watch After Deep Underperformance

India looks attractive after a historic washout. We prefer to position among leaders in the middle of the index, scaling up as breadth improves....

Damanick Dantes, CMT

India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

​India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: India's Data Center Oligopoly!

​Budget 2026 grants tax holiday to foreign cloud companies, Indian conglomerates set to control data center capacity, AI sector growth inevitable...

Sudarshan Bhandari

NIFTY50/ NEXT50 Index Rebalance Preview: Announcement Today After Market Close

The Nifty family of indices rebalances at the close today. BSE is down 30% from its high in May and down 14% since the announcement of the NIFTY50...

Brian Freitas

Lodha Developers rebrands as DevCo, LandCo, and RentCo with strong Q1 FY27 performance, aiming for ~20% PAT CAGR and deleveraging through capital...

India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Budget 2026 grants tax holiday to foreign cloud companies, Indian conglomerates set to control data center capacity, AI sector growth inevitable...