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.

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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Indian Gas Exchange, India’s only authorised national physical-delivery gas exchange, filed a 100% OFS for 1.671 crore shares, reducing IEX’s holding from 47.28% to 25%.</li>
<li>IGX combines monopoly status, asset-light debt-free economics, 35% PAT CAGR and 69.1% FY26 EBITDA margin, with CRISIL projecting 37% volume CAGR through FY30.</li>
<li>The IPO is price-sensitive: no growth capital enters IGX, while INR 340 implies nearly 60x FY26 earnings, liquidity, approvals and transaction-led growth must justify the premium.</li>
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Indian Gas Exchange, India’s only authorised national physical-delivery gas exchange, filed a 100% OFS for 1.671 crore shares, reducing IEX’s holding from 47.28% to 25%.
IGX combines monopoly status, asset-light debt-free economics, 35% PAT CAGR and 69.1% FY26 EBITDA margin, with CRISIL projecting 37% volume CAGR through FY30.
The IPO is price-sensitive: no growth capital enters IGX, while INR 340 implies nearly 60x FY26 earnings, liquidity, approvals and transaction-led growth must justify the premium.


IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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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Jio Platforms Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jio-platforms-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50269:1" rel="noopener">Jio Platforms</a> (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the mid-year listing frenzy is likely to cool down a bit in Hong Kong as company's look to refile their 1H results before launching.</li>
<li>There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, the mid-year listing frenzy is likely to cool down a bit in Hong Kong as company's look to refile their 1H results before launching.
There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> announced the timeline for its ADR, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kioxia-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29243:1" rel="noopener">Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)</a> was said to be finalising banks as well for its ADR.</li>
<li>Over the past week, there were a number of placements in India, along with a few large deals in Hong Kong as well.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, SK Hynix (000660 KS) announced the timeline for its ADR, and Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) was said to be finalising banks as well for its ADR.
Over the past week, there were a number of placements in India, along with a few large deals in Hong Kong as well.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (29 June 2026) - SK Hynix, Kioxia, Lingyi, SG Micro, Circuit Fab, Merdeka, Anker

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geddit-convenience-pvt-ltd-zepto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35873:1" rel="noopener">Zepto</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Zepto Ltd is a quick-commerce company, focused on delivering groceries and everyday essentials within minutes through a network of dark stores and a technology-enabled logistics platform.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Zepto is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Zepto Ltd is a quick-commerce company, focused on delivering groceries and everyday essentials within minutes through a network of dark stores and a technology-enabled logistics platform.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas - Zepto - The Negatives - Losses Will Continue

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IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (29 June 2026) - SK Hynix, Kioxia, Lingyi, SG Micro, Circuit Fab, Merdeka, Anker

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas - Zepto - The Negatives - Losses Will Continue

Zepto is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

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52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

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IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

​Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (29 June 2026) - SK Hynix, Kioxia, Lingyi, SG Micro, Circuit Fab, Merdeka, Anker

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas - Zepto - The Negatives - Losses Will Continue

Zepto is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.