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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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Reliance Retail Ventures will launch Shein in India, four years after its ban</li>
<li>Indian Railways plans 10,000 non-AC coaches by 2025-26 to alleviate overcrowding issues</li>
<li>The coal sector achieved a notable 10.2% growth in May, leading key infrastructure industries</li>
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Reliance Retail Ventures will launch Shein in India, four years after its ban
Indian Railways plans 10,000 non-AC coaches by 2025-26 to alleviate overcrowding issues
The coal sector achieved a notable 10.2% growth in May, leading key infrastructure industries


#25 India Insight: LIC Stake in IDFC, INOX Wind Soars 13%, Reliance Retail to Launch Shein IPO

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<li>ONDC to Integrate Banks and Fintechs to Expand Credit Services</li>
<li>SEBI Reduces Corporate Bond Face Value to Boost Retail Participation</li>
<li>Vedanta's Q1 FY25 sees mixed results; aluminium and iron ore output rise</li>
</ul>


ONDC to Integrate Banks and Fintechs to Expand Credit Services
SEBI Reduces Corporate Bond Face Value to Boost Retail Participation
Vedanta's Q1 FY25 sees mixed results; aluminium and iron ore output rise


#24 India Insight: ONDC to Integrate Banks, Corporate Bond Value Decreased, Indiabulls Name Change

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Priority Jewels: Custom Design Jewellery Manufacturer, not retail jewellery chain. It designs and manufactures lightweight, affordable diamond-studded gold and platinum jewellery for leading jewellery brands and retailers, India and overseas.</li>
<li>The company has spent two decades building relationships with Malabar Gold &amp; Diamonds, Senco, TBZ, Reliance Jewels, and Bluestone. Its top customers have stayed with the company for many years.</li>
<li>Priority Jewels is doubling its integrated manufacturing footprint, entering higher-karat jewellery, expanding to US and Middle East Markets, while using IPO proceeds to reduce working-capital borrowings.</li>
</ul>


Priority Jewels: Custom Design Jewellery Manufacturer, not retail jewellery chain. It designs and manufactures lightweight, affordable diamond-studded gold and platinum jewellery for leading jewellery brands and retailers, India and overseas.
The company has spent two decades building relationships with Malabar Gold &amp; Diamonds, Senco, TBZ, Reliance Jewels, and Bluestone. Its top customers have stayed with the company for many years.
Priority Jewels is doubling its integrated manufacturing footprint, entering higher-karat jewellery, expanding to US and Middle East Markets, while using IPO proceeds to reduce working-capital borrowings.


Priority Jewels: Design-Led Integrated Manufacturer of India's Leading Jewellery Brands

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-India in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Hindalco Industries, Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.</li>
</ul>


We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-India in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Hindalco Industries, Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.


MS-India Index Earning Revision (Aug): Hindalco Industries, Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The average Indian allocation among active GEM funds broke through the 15% barrier at the start of 2024, despite an increasing underweight versus the benchmark index.</li>
<li>Valuation-Driven Underweight: The average weight versus the iShares MSCI EM ETF hit record underweights of -2.44%, with only 27.6% of funds positioned overweight. EM Value funds hit record -8.7% underweight.</li>
<li>HDFC Bank is the most widely held stock, owned by 60.5% of funds, while a majority of Indian names, such as Reliance Industries, are underweighted by active GEM funds.</li>
</ul>


The average Indian allocation among active GEM funds broke through the 15% barrier at the start of 2024, despite an increasing underweight versus the benchmark index.
Valuation-Driven Underweight: The average weight versus the iShares MSCI EM ETF hit record underweights of -2.44%, with only 27.6% of funds positioned overweight. EM Value funds hit record -8.7% underweight.
HDFC Bank is the most widely held stock, owned by 60.5% of funds, while a majority of Indian names, such as Reliance Industries, are underweighted by active GEM funds.


India:  Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

India

Reliance Industries is an Indian multinational conglomerate with diverse businesses including energy, petrochemicals, oil and gas exploration, telecommunications (Jio), and retail (Reliance Retail). The company is a major producer of petroleum products and a significant player in digital services and consumer goods. Reliance Industries is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in 1958.

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#25 India Insight: LIC Stake in IDFC, INOX Wind Soars 13%, Reliance Retail to Launch Shein IPO

Reliance Retail Ventures to bring back Shein in India, Indian Railways to add 10,000 non-AC coaches, coal sector sees 10.2% growth in May.

Sudarshan Bhandari

#24 India Insight: ONDC to Integrate Banks, Corporate Bond Value Decreased, Indiabulls Name Change

ONDC bridges banks and fintechs for wider credit; SEBI lowers bond face value to attract retail investors; Vedanta's Q1 FY25 shows varied results,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Priority Jewels: Design-Led Integrated Manufacturer of India's Leading Jewellery Brands

Priority Jewels sits behind some of India’s leading jewellery retailers. A scaled Custom Design Led Jewel Manufacturing Platform with rising...

Sudarshan Bhandari

MS-India Index Earning Revision (Aug): Hindalco Industries, Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries

We analyzed MS-India's consensus for Aug 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Hindalco Industries (HNDL IN), Adani Enterprises (ADE/S IN), Grasim...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

India: Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

Despite record MSCI India highs, valuations keep India as a significant underweight for active EM managers. Underweights client to -2.44% versus...

Steven Holden

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#25 India Insight: LIC Stake in IDFC, INOX Wind Soars 13%, Reliance Retail to Launch Shein IPO

​Reliance Retail Ventures to bring back Shein in India, Indian Railways to add 10,000 non-AC coaches, coal sector sees 10.2% growth in May.

Sudarshan Bhandari

#24 India Insight: ONDC to Integrate Banks, Corporate Bond Value Decreased, Indiabulls Name Change

ONDC bridges banks and fintechs for wider credit; SEBI lowers bond face value to attract retail investors; Vedanta's Q1 FY25 shows varied results,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Priority Jewels: Design-Led Integrated Manufacturer of India's Leading Jewellery Brands

Priority Jewels sits behind some of India’s leading jewellery retailers. A scaled Custom Design Led Jewel Manufacturing Platform with rising...

Sudarshan Bhandari

MS-India Index Earning Revision (Aug): Hindalco Industries, Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries

We analyzed MS-India's consensus for Aug 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Hindalco Industries (HNDL IN), Adani Enterprises (ADE/S IN), Grasim...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

India: Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

Despite record MSCI India highs, valuations keep India as a significant underweight for active EM managers. Underweights client to -2.44% versus...

Steven Holden

Reliance Retail Ventures to bring back Shein in India, Indian Railways to add 10,000 non-AC coaches, coal sector sees 10.2% growth in May.