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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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Since 2021, coffee prices have surged up to 300%, driven by supply disruptions in major producers like Brazil and Vietnam. Recent price corrections provides relief still volatility remains high. </li>
<li>The price fluctuations directly affect Indian coffee processors, with increased working capital requirements and lower PAT margin. Stabilizing prices can improve profitability and working capital cycles. </li>
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FMCG giants like Nestle and Tata Consumer Products faced margin pressures due to volatile coffee prices. While recent declines provide relief, continued price uncertainty requires adaptive strategies for cost management.</li>
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Since 2021, coffee prices have surged up to 300%, driven by supply disruptions in major producers like Brazil and Vietnam. Recent price corrections provides relief still volatility remains high. 
The price fluctuations directly affect Indian coffee processors, with increased working capital requirements and lower PAT margin. Stabilizing prices can improve profitability and working capital cycles. 

FMCG giants like Nestle and Tata Consumer Products faced margin pressures due to volatile coffee prices. While recent declines provide relief, continued price uncertainty requires adaptive strategies for cost management.


Thematic Report on the Coffee Price Rollercoaster: Implications for India’s FMCG & Processing Sector

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<li>India ranks third globally in power generation growth, with 83% of investment in clean energy and strong foreign interest driven by supportive government policies.</li>
<li>McKinsey projects India could unlock USD 2 trillion across 18 high-growth sectors by 2030, potentially contributing 30 percent to incremental GDP by 2040.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consumer-products" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:258:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)</a> is embedding AI across operations to drive speed, precision, and hyper personalised engagement, signaling a bold digital pivot to redefine its FMCG growth trajectory.</li>
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India ranks third globally in power generation growth, with 83% of investment in clean energy and strong foreign interest driven by supportive government policies.
McKinsey projects India could unlock USD 2 trillion across 18 high-growth sectors by 2030, potentially contributing 30 percent to incremental GDP by 2040.

Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN) is embedding AI across operations to drive speed, precision, and hyper personalised engagement, signaling a bold digital pivot to redefine its FMCG growth trajectory.


#165 India Insights: India’s Clean Power Surge, $2T Growth Outlook, Tata Consumer Bets on AI

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consumer-products" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:258:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)</a> chairman highlights India’s strong growth outlook, emerging trends like GenAI, and the nation’s stability.</li>
<li>India's space sector, driven by state-level policies and private investments, is set to reach $44 billion by 2033.</li>
<li>JSW Steel's 50 MT capacity target by FY31 remains intact despite Bhushan setback, focusing on brownfield and greenfield expansions.</li>
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Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN) chairman highlights India’s strong growth outlook, emerging trends like GenAI, and the nation’s stability.
India's space sector, driven by state-level policies and private investments, is set to reach $44 billion by 2033.
JSW Steel's 50 MT capacity target by FY31 remains intact despite Bhushan setback, focusing on brownfield and greenfield expansions.


#154 India Insights: GenAI, $44B Space Sector Boom, JSW Steel's Capacity Target On Track

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.

Index Rebalance

National Stock Exchange of India / Index Rebalance

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-stock-exchange" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23751:1" rel="noopener">National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the index impact, or lack thereof.</li>
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National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.
NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the index impact, or lack thereof.


Aequitas: NSE IPO -Index Flows Won’t Help in the near Term but Will Pickup Later

Equity Capital Markets

National Stock Exchange of India / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-stock-exchange" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23751:1" rel="noopener">National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
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National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.
NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


Aequitas: NSE IPO - Digestible Valuation, Given Its Dominance

India

Tata Consumer Products Limited produces food and beverage products. The Company manufactures, sells, and exports tea, coffee, salt, oil, pulses, spices, and food products. Tata Consumer Products serves customers worldwide.

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Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)

Thematic Report on the Coffee Price Rollercoaster: Implications for India’s FMCG & Processing Sector

Coffee prices have dropped 25% since last 3 months, impacting Indian processors and FMCG giants. Stabilizing prices crucial for profitability and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

#165 India Insights: India’s Clean Power Surge, $2T Growth Outlook, Tata Consumer Bets on AI

India's strong growth in clean energy and government support could lead to significant economic gains, while Tata Consumer Products is embracing...

Sudarshan Bhandari

#154 India Insights: GenAI, $44B Space Sector Boom, JSW Steel's Capacity Target On Track

Tata Consumer Products chairman optimistic about India's growth, space sector projected to reach $44 billion by 2033, JSW Steel maintains 50 MT...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: NSE IPO -Index Flows Won’t Help in the near Term but Will Pickup Later

National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the index flows or...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: NSE IPO - Digestible Valuation, Given Its Dominance

National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

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Thematic Report on the Coffee Price Rollercoaster: Implications for India’s FMCG & Processing Sector

​Coffee prices have dropped 25% since last 3 months, impacting Indian processors and FMCG giants. Stabilizing prices crucial for profitability and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

#165 India Insights: India’s Clean Power Surge, $2T Growth Outlook, Tata Consumer Bets on AI

​India's strong growth in clean energy and government support could lead to significant economic gains, while Tata Consumer Products is embracing...

Sudarshan Bhandari

#154 India Insights: GenAI, $44B Space Sector Boom, JSW Steel's Capacity Target On Track

​Tata Consumer Products chairman optimistic about India's growth, space sector projected to reach $44 billion by 2033, JSW Steel maintains 50 MT...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: NSE IPO -Index Flows Won’t Help in the near Term but Will Pickup Later

National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the index flows or...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: NSE IPO - Digestible Valuation, Given Its Dominance

National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Coffee prices have dropped 25% since last 3 months, impacting Indian processors and FMCG giants. Stabilizing prices crucial for profitability and...

India's strong growth in clean energy and government support could lead to significant economic gains, while Tata Consumer Products is embracing...

Tata Consumer Products chairman optimistic about India's growth, space sector projected to reach $44 billion by 2033, JSW Steel maintains 50 MT...