Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Over 20 years of sell-side research experience across Global Metals & Mining, Cement, Industrials, and Commodities. Extensive first-hand mine and plant visits spanning India, Australia, China, the US, and the UK.
Hundreds of buy-side engagements across major global financial hubs in Asia, North America, and Europe. Also led a comprehensive client tour of China to deepen industry understanding.

Focused on fundamentals-driven analysis including earnings modeling, cost structures, and valuations using DCF and relative multiples. Global commodity cycles, supply-demand trends, and macro factors are integrated into sector calls. Research prioritizes inflection points from price, cost, and policy shifts, using a disciplined bottom-up approach supported by top-down macro screening.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.</li>
<li>IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.</li>
<li>The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).</li>
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Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.
IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.
The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).


FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (NYKAA IN)

Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds