- The domestic equity market outlook is marginally positive. The currency and rates outlooks are stable and easing, respectively. - Equity performance in 1H2019 was mixed, with financials outperforming while autos, consumers, and healthcare underperformed. Earnings growth disappointed despite signs of recovery in financials and infrastructure. - Globally, US and Chinese equities outperformed despite trade tensions, while bonds, gold, oil, and currencies gained.

1. Quarterly Market Outlook and Strategy Review
July 2019
-Vijay Kumar Gaba-Vijay Kumar Gaba
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2. Key message
• Overall domestic equity market outlook – marginally positive
• Currency outlook – Stable
• Rate outlook – expect more easing
• Asset allocation
• Equity - Overweight• Equity - Overweight
• Debt – Underweight, mix of accrual and credit
• Gold – include in strategic allocation
• Strategy
• Equity: Prefer quality midcap to overvalued large cap. Invest in revival of corporate
lenders and infra builders & capital goods.
• Debt: A mix of accrual of credit
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3. Market Outlook
Overall market outlook - Marginally Positive
Outlook for key market parameters
• Macroeconomic environment - Stable to positive
• Global markets and flows - Positive
• Technical positioning - Neutral
• Corporate earnings and valuations - Neutral
• Return profile and prospects for alternative assets like gold, real
estate, fixed income tec. - Neutral
• Greed and fear equilibrium - Positive
• Perception about the political establishment - Positive
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4. 1H2019 Indian Market Performance
• Fear remained dominant sentiment
• Equity flows drying up
• Market higher but performance highly skewed
• Bond yields lower• Bond yields lower
• INR stronger
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5. Fear remained the dominant sentiment
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6. Flows drying up
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7. Market breadth as narrow as it could
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8. Market breadth as narrow as it could
Company Value (24-06-19) YTD % Gain
Titan Company 1300.05 39.6%
Bajaj Fin. 3545.35 34.0%
Bajaj Finserv 8354.65 29.0%
UPL 936.55 23.5%
Axis Bank 762.85 23.1%
Bharti Airtel 345.1 20.3%
TCS 2275.5 20.2%
St Bk of India 353.2 19.4%
ICICI Bank 429.45 19.2%
Kotak Mah. Bank 1470.6 17.0%
Top Gainers (NIFTY50)
Company Value (24-06-19) YTD % Gain
Yes Bank 111.95 -38.4%
Zee Entertainmen 341.35 -28.4%
Indiabulls Hous. 619.1 -27.5%
M & M 634.85 -21.0%
Eicher Motors 19098.2 -17.5%
Vedanta 168.45 -16.7%
Hero Motocorp 2586.25 -16.7%
JSW Steel 257.8 -16.0%
GAIL (India) 306.7 -14.9%
Maruti Suzuki 6459.9 -13.5%
Top Losers (Nifty50)
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9. Financial outperform; Auto, Consumers, Healthcare worst performers
Sector Index Value (24-06-19) YTD % Gain
Nifty Realty 284.8 22.6%
Nifty Financial 13556.4 17.0%
Nifty Bank 31105.2 14.5%
Nifty Services 16846.85 12.8%
Nifty Pvt Bank 17197 12.5%
Nifty Energy 16046.8 11.9%
Nifty IT 15936.45 10.4%
Nifty PSE 3657.25 7.9%
Sectoral Performance
Nifty Infra 3369.2 6.1%
Nfty Commodities 3635.5 6.0%
Nifty PSU Bank 3205.65 3.8%
Nifty FMCG 29546.05 -3.2%
Nifty Consumptin 4755.5 -4.7%
Nifty Metal 2980.2 -5.5%
Nifty MNC 13044.1 -6.4%
Nifty Pharma 8065.15 -9.1%
Nifty Auto 7928.05 -14.2%
Nifty Media 2039.8 -20.5%
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10. Monthwise Mutual Fund performance 1H2019
Fund Category Jun-19 May-19 Apr-19 Mar-19 Feb-19 Jan-19
Equity Funds
Large Cap -0.92 1.52 0.4 7.28 -0.32 -1.1
Mid Cap -1.36 2.02 -2.27 7.87 -0.34 -4.15
Small Cap -2.82 2.58 -2.46 9.38 -1.56 -4.22
Value Oriented -1.64 1.68 -1.07 7.79 -0.33 -2.97
ELSS -0.87 2.19 -0.19 7.53 -0.79 -2.24
Banking -0.66 5.81 -1.96 13.47 -2.44 -1.4
Sectoral-Infrastructure -1.32 5.58 -1.72 11.35 -0.71 -5.04
Sectoral-Pharma -1.64 -5.23 0.82 3.95 -1.56 0.24
Sectoral-Technology -0.54 -3.16 3.11 0.2 1.26 6.08
Thematic-PSU 0.52 4.23 -1.36 12.84 -0.21 -3.93
Return (%) Absolute
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Thematic-Consumption -0.91 0.59 -1.08 6.06 -1.27 -3.14
Debt Funds
Long Duration 2.58 4.25 -0.45 2.36 -0.36 -0.23
Medium Duration -1.85 0.95 -0.31 1.51 0.06 0.39
Short Duration -2.43 1.16 0.09 1.29 0.44 0.61
Low Duration -3.96 0.67 0.37 0.97 0.5 0.68
Liquid 0.52 0.59 0.56 0.62 0.52 0.59
Credit Risk -4.08 0.44 -0.13 1.21 0.25 0.22
Gilt 1.75 2.79 -0.01 1.44 0.26 0.02
Hybrid Funds
Balanced -0.81 1.52 -0.13 4.41 -0.29 -1.21
Arbitrage 0.24 0.74 0.73 0.47 0.35 0.52
Multi Asset Allocation 0.02 1.38 -0.06 3.76 -0.14 -0.46
Commodity funds
Gold 6.57 0.71 0.38 -5.12 0.63 4.57
Source: Value Research (Data as on June 30, 2019)

11. 1H2019 Macro performance
• Growth slows down, trend stable
• Fiscal improvement stagnating
• External vulnerability rises a tad
• Household stress rises• Household stress rises
• Inflation remains benign
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12. Long term growth trend remains flat
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Economic Growth Trend stable, no acceleration seen in near term
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13. Recent weakness driven by poor investment growth
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14. Economic activity slows down in recent months
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15. Fiscal improvement stagnate
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16. External vulnerability rises a tad
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17. Household stress rising
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18. Inflation remains benign, signs of bottoming
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19. Monetary easing continues, as growth remains below potential
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20. 1H2019 Corporate Performance
• Earnings fail to match expectation again
• Demand slowdown embraces almost all sector
• Financials outshine
• Recovery seen imminent• Recovery seen imminent
• Financial and Infra appear positively positioned to lead overall earnings recovery
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21. Nifty earnings remain disappointing, seen bottoming
Nifty Earnings Q4FY19:
• Nifty top-line growth slowed to 10% yoy in Q4 FY19. Muted demand sentiment.
• EBITDA Margin improved to 19% in Q4 against 17% in Q3.
• PAT growth stood at 19% yoy in Q4, led by banks. Ex. BFSI the PAT growth was 6% yoy.
• 12/50 companies beat estimates while 14/50 companies missed estimates in Q4.
Nifty Earnings for full year FY19
• Nifty revenue grew by 18% yoy in FY19 while PAT grew by 12% yoy.
• EBITDA Margin for Nifty universe came to 18% in FY19.• EBITDA Margin for Nifty universe came to 18% in FY19.
• Nifty FY19 diluted EPS from continued operations came to INR 488.
NSE 500 earnings
• Broad markets earnings were also driven by financials.
• Revenue growth in 4QFY19 was ~11%.
• EBIDTA margins, ex financials, improved ~18%.
• PAT growth was negative at -5%. However, ex BFSI, PAT growth came at healthy 30%.
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22. Nifty earnings remain disappointing, recovery seen
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23. Demand slowdown widespread, as trend normalizes
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24. Earnings downgrades accelerate, financials key to recovery
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25. Bank asset quality begins to improve
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26. Margins show early signs of improvement
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27. Strong order back log, deleverage to drive infra sector earnings
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28. Nifty Valuations high but nor alarming, midcap reasonable
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29. Bonds yields fell sharply despite stronger INR
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30. 1H2019 Global Market Performance
• US and Chinese equities best performer despite trade shenanigans
• USD, Bonds, Gold, Cyrptoes, Crude all gain
• Over $13trn bonds trading with negative yield
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31. Global Equities: China & US best despite all trade war shenanigans
YTD Performance of country’s primary equity index
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32. USD, Bonds, Gold, Cryptoes, Crude all gain
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33. USD, Bonds, Gold, Cryptoes, Crude all gain
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