India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

Himanshu is a SEBI registered independent equity research analyst (SEBI Reg No. INH200009944, BSE Enlistment No. 5593). He has 11+ years of experience in buy-side equity research through his stints at CRISIL and Miras investments.
At CRISIL, he has conducted deep analysis in multiple sectors ranging from consumer discretionary to pharma/ chemicals as well as consumer staples.
At Miras Investments, his role was to analyse late-stage investment opportunities in India focusing on Pre-IPO and IPOs.

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. Our bottom-up ideas range from IPO/QIPs to special situations; the underlying criteria is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable safety margin.
As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.

India focused: IPO, special situations

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Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>2025 was a strong calendar for movie distribution as footfalls jumped 12% YoY, supported by the success in both Bollywood and Hollywood content. 2026 schedule promises to be even better.</li>
<li>PVR has reset its unit economics to deliver 30% EBITDA margins at 28% occupancy levels. Improvement to 30-32% occupancy (Pre-COVID average) can deliver a sharp boost in profitability.</li>
<li>Stock currently trades at EV/EBITDA of 8x on TTM basis for 15% EBITDA growth and a potential ROCE of 12-15%.</li>
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2025 was a strong calendar for movie distribution as footfalls jumped 12% YoY, supported by the success in both Bollywood and Hollywood content. 2026 schedule promises to be even better.
PVR has reset its unit economics to deliver 30% EBITDA margins at 28% occupancy levels. Improvement to 30-32% occupancy (Pre-COVID average) can deliver a sharp boost in profitability.
Stock currently trades at EV/EBITDA of 8x on TTM basis for 15% EBITDA growth and a potential ROCE of 12-15%.


PVR: Unit Economics Optimised, Ready for Content Cycle