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4 Wealth Insight August 2021
AUGUST 2021
Volume XV, Number 2
26INTERVIEW
‘The services sector has
managed the second wave
much better’
30COVER STORY
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Columns
7
EDIT
by DHIRENDRA KUMAR
Infosys and Zomato
As an investor, it’s dangerous to
draw lessons from the past
when the failures are not visible
46
STRAIGHT TALK
by ANAND TANDON
When greed
trounces fear
The markets are
overexuberant and investors
need to be cautious
48
EVERYDAY ECONOMICS
by PUJA MEHRA
The attention economy
Keeping users glued to their
digital devices is the primary
goal of internet companies. This has
had many unwelcome consequences.
12MARKET MOVES
Market Reporter
Monthly Agenda:
Tracking recovery
Stock story: Tata Motors
Big Moves
Index Watch: SP BSE Realty
23MARKET COMPASS
IPO Tracker
Market Barometer
62WORDS WORTH NOW
53STOCK SCREEN
Quality stocks available cheap
High dividend-yield stocks
Reasonably priced growth stocks
Discount to book value
Attractive blue chips
8 INSIGHT
The value
gurukul
Sanjay Bakshi’s
Twitter page
Fundoo Professor
@Sanjay__Bakshi
Followers
126.8k

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EDIT
Here are two facts you may have
come across in the news recently:
1. In 1990, there was an offer to buy Infosys for `2
crore. The company is worth `6.5 lakh crore today.
2. In 2021, Info Edge’s `4.6 crore Zomato investment
became `15,000 crore.
Many people felt that these two facts tell them the
same thing about equity – that over a long period of
time, equity investments can give truly gigantic gains.
Not just that, they feel that they can draw some lessons
for their own investments. These ideas are wrong. Not
only are they wrong, but they can also be dangerous if
they form the background of your investment decision-
making. Let’s examine the Zomato case first, simply
because it has caused much more excitement lately. A
lot of people connected with Zomato must have become
much richer because of the IPO, Mr Bikhchandani of
Info Edge among them. They have become rich because
other people have decided that Zomato will one day be
able to make money and the shares will be worth a lot
more. For the next generation of investors to get
fabulously wealthy, that `15,000 crore will have to
become some other incredible figure.
Note that Zomato is already worth one-seventh of
what Infosys is worth. Note that over just the last
decade, Infosys has made aggregate profits of `1.36 lakh
crore. That’s real money that came out of the operations
of the company
. And yet, if the Zomato share price were
to go to `866, it would be worth as much as Infosys does,
but it appears to have no path to profitability
.
In the case of internet-centric companies, just like
any other business, eventually, real numbers assert
themselves. An excellent example is Just Dial, which
IPO’ed in May 2013 at a share price of `530. Now, eight
years later, Reliance Retail has acquired a majority
stake in the company and made an open offer to
investors at `1,022 per share. I don’t know how many
of you will consider roughly doubling in eight years to
be a good return on equity but this is a realistic story
of a profit-making company.
That brings us to Infosys. After the Zomato listing,
market veteran Vallabh Bhansali, who played a key role
in the Infosys IPO in 1993, had this to say: When we
brought Infosys to the market, people were not able to
estimate the future. To overestimate or underestimate
the future is the bane of all stock investing. … a few
players will fall by the wayside, but those who will win
big will win very big … we have all seen major stocks
multiply and drop their market cap quickly in the US.
Looking back at the Infosys story, one must note a
strong survivorship bias in operation. There were
dozens of other IT companies that fell by the wayside
in the last three decades. Not just that, even the `2
crore offer that Narayan Murthy and his associates
were given was not unjustified at the time. It only
looks low now in hindsight. By the standards of the
old India, it was probably a fair price.
You are seeing Indian internet companies at the
stage that Infosys was in 1991. However, what is not
visible now is what is inside the dustbin of history – all
those contemporaries of Infosys that are vanished and
forgotten. In number, the failures are far more than the
successes. This is a constant process – the same will
happen going forward too. You could be looking at
tomorrow’s successes or tomorrow’s failures.
As an investor, it’s dangerous to draw lessons from
the past when the failures are not visible.
Entrepreneurs have to be at the extreme of optimism
– that’s a core quality for success. However, investors
have to take a more balanced view.
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
Infosys and Zomato
As an investor, it’s dangerous to draw lessons from the past
when the failures are not visible

INSIGHT
The value gurukul
Sanjay Bakshi is the Fundoo
Professor (that’s also the name
of the blog he writes) all of
us would love to learn from.
Not everyone with decades
of experience in teaching
can boast of being loved
ardently by his students but
the testimonials by his pupils
are proof of just that. He has
a strong following among
value investors and students.
Prof Bakshi also has years of
successful experience and
expertise in value investing,
and is a Managing Partner at
ValueQuest Capital LLP – a
SEBI registered investment
advisory firm.
A voracious reader
himself, through his tweets,
Prof Bakshi keeps sharing
interesting articles and book
recommendations.
Fundoo Professor
@Sanjay__Bakshi
Why Follow
Followers
126.8k
Charlie Munger once said that the key to a successful
marriage is to keep your eyes wide open before marriage and
only partly open after marriage. He was talking about
developing conviction to hold.
And it’s not easy to develop a conviction to hold on to things
that should be held. There are these “demons” that will enter
the mind of the investor, which will prevent them from holding
on to what will turn out to be an outstanding stock.
z Demon # 1: The market is too expensive, so I should sell
this business. This demon shifts the investor’s focus from the
economics of the underlying business to the markets.
z Demon # 2: It’s gone up so much, and it can’t go up much
more from here. This demon makes the investors anchor to
their cost, which is irrelevant.
z Demon # 3: Look at the P/ E multiple. It’s too high. Other
things are much cheaper. I should switch and lower the P/E of
the portfolio. This demon makes one sell an outstanding
business and replace it with a mediocre one.
z Demon # 4: It’s become too big a position. I must think
about risk management because you know, shit happens? This
demon makes one ignore that real wealth is almost always
lopsided and makes one worry about the other reality: wealth
destruction also comes from over concentration.
z Demon # 5: The management made a capital allocation
error, or they did a related party transaction, or a slowdown in
the industry is coming, and earnings will take a hit, etc.
This demon will make you want to sell a stock because of
adverse developments, which in retrospect will turn out to be
non-events in the long run.
z Demon # 6: You can’t go broke by taking a profit. This
demon will also prevent the investor from ever seeing a 100
bagger.
In the world of business, it’s very common to feel protected by
taking some actions against some risk but to later find that
one had merely substituted one form of risk with another.

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MARKET
MOVES
Zomato raises `9,375 crore
Zomato raised `9,375 crore in the
fourth-largest IPO over the last 10
years. It listed at a premium of 52.6
per cent and has a market cap of
`98,731 crore as on July 23, 2021.
The IPO was subscribed 38.2 times.
In FY21, the company had made a
loss of `815 crore on a revenue of
`1,993 crore.
Paytm shareholders approve
`16,600 IPO
Paytm has filed a draft prospectus
with the capital-market regulator
to raise about `16,600 crore from
the Indian markets. This will be
the biggest IPO over the past
decade and is expected to hit the
markets around Diwali.
Reliance Retail acquires Just Dial
Expanding its e-commerce play,
Reliance Retail Ventures is
acquiring a controlling stake in
25-year-old search-engine platform
Just Dial for `5,719 crore. It will
acquire 25.3 per cent through a
preferential allotment at `1,022.25
per share and another 15.6 per cent
from its founder VSS Mani at
`1,020 per share. Post that, it will
make an open offer for 26 per cent
for a consideration of `2,222 crore.
Bad loans may rise to 9.8 per
cent: Draft RBI report
A draft RBI report has suggested
that on account of the second
wave of the pandemic, Indian
banks’ bad loans may touch 9.8
per cent by the end of FY22. This
number stood at 7.5 per cent in
FY21.
Result update: Big IT
The pandemic period has proved
to be good for IT companies.
Here’s a quick summary of their
Q1 FY22 results.
TCS: India’s largest IT services
company reported a 28.5 per cent
rise in net profit, to `9,008 crore.
Its order book stands at $8.1
billion. Also, its workforce
crossed the 500,000 mark as it saw
the highest-ever quarterly net
headcount addition of 20,409.
Infosys: The company reported a
22.7 per cent YoY rise in net profit,
to `5,195 crore, while the revenue
rose by 18 per cent, to `27,896
crore, during the same period.
Total deal flow in Q1 remained
strong at $2.6 billion, with the
company adding two clients in the
$100 million plus and 12 in $10
million plus categories.
Wipro: The company delivered the
best-ever quarter, with net profit
jumping by 35 per cent YoY, to
`3,230 crore. It expects revenues
from its IT services business to be
in the range of $2,535 million to
$2,583 million for Q2, growth of 5
to 7 per cent.
HCL Tech: The company reported a
9.4 per cent YoY rise in net profit,
to `3,214 crore propelled by cloud
and digital transformation deals.
The total contract wins for Q1 was
$1.67 billion, a 37 per cent increase
YoY, but much lower than the $3
billion reported in Q4.
PNB Housing and SEBI tussle
goes to SAT
After the market regulator SEBI
prevented PNB Housing from
going ahead with its capital-
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A year of IPOs
Year 2021 is proving to be a bumper
year for IPOs in India. Since the start
of this year, a total of 49 companies
have come up with their initial
public offerings (as on July 22, 2021).
These companies have managed to
raise a total of `39,811 crore.
However, this party has only begun
as there are more than 10 IPOs lined
up, including the mega fundraise
worth `16,600 crore by Paytm.
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raising exercise, the latter has
filed an appeal in the Securities
Appellate Tribunal (SAT), where
both parties have finished making
their arguments. The tribunal’s
verdict is expected to have an
impact on all listed companies
that have a valuation clause in
their Articles of Association.
On similar lines, Barbeque Nation
and LIC Housing Finance have got
entangled in a legal row regarding
compliance with their Articles of
Association while raising capital.
Both companies have been
questioned by the BSE and NSE
about the manner of
determination of price.
Demat accounts with CDSL cross
four crore
In a trend reflective of the sudden
rush of retail investors to the
stock markets, the number of
demat accounts with CDSL has
crossed four crore. CDSL, which
has a market share of more than
63 per cent in depository services,
has seen its valuations soar by
more than five times in the last
one year.
Car sales double to over 2 lakh in
June, says automobile body Siam
As per the auto industry body
SIAM, passenger-vehicles sales in
India have doubled in the month
of June. Total registrations stood
at 2,31,633 in June 2021 as against
1,05,617 in June 2020, when COVID
had hit the economy.
NCLAT stays Vedanta’s takeover
of Videocon
In a setback to Vedanta, the
National Company Law Appellate
Tribunal has temporarily put on
hold a lower-court ruling
approving the company’s bid to
take over 13 companies belonging
to the Videocon group. A section
of unhappy creditors decided to
appeal due to the low amounts of
realisation from the sale. The case
will continue to be heard in
September.
Chip shortage short circuits Tata
Motors
Tata Motors said that the ongoing
global shortage in semiconductor
chips will lead to a 50 per cent
decline in production for Jaguar
Land Rover (JLR) in the
September 2021 quarter. High
demand for PCs, mobile phones,
etc., due to work from home
culture has led to a supply crunch
of semiconductor chips globally
for other sectors such as auto and
consumer durables. See our
coverage of ‘Tata Motors’ in the
‘Stock Story’ subsection.
Another business family feud erupts
In another family feud, Sanjay
Kirloskar, the promoter of the
Kirloskar Brothers, has moved to
the Supreme court against his
brothers Atul Kirloskar and Rahul
Kirloskar over an ownership
dispute. The Kirloskar group
companies have a market cap of
about `15,400 crore.
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T
o the investors who
entered the Tata
Motors stock one year
ago, it has been a
wonderful bet as they would
have made gains upwards of
180 per cent. However, extend
the time horizon and the
picture changes dramatically.
Over the last three years, the
stock has returned 6.17 per
cent pa; over five years, it has
lost about 10 per cent pa; and
over 10 years, the return is a
measly 4.5 per cent pa (all
data as on July 20, 2021). The
dividend history of the
company is dismal as well.
In spite of its exemplary
turnaround of JLR, the
company has found it difficult
to create shareholder wealth.
Its profitability has suffered
over the years, debt has risen
and margins flattened. Time
and again, the company
appears to be turning around
but that hasn’t happened yet.
Here are the milestones in its
journey. WI
By Rajan Gulati
2004-2005
Tata Motors is the largest commercial-vehicle
(CV) and the second-largest passenger-vehicle
(PV) manufacturer in India, with a market share
of 59.7 per cent and 16.9 per cent, respectively
Need for speed
Tata Motors has been one of the best performers over the last one year.
Here is a short history of the company to help you put things in perspective.
STOCK STORY TATA MOTORS
`26.3
Nov17, 2008
SinceitsacquisitionofJLR,overseasrevenuesconstitutethemajor
shareofTataMotors’totalrevenues.
Domestic and overseas revenues
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Tata Motors acquired JLR in June 2008. Results
consolidated from March 2009.
2010-2011
Thanks to the
performance of
JLR China
business, turnover
grows by 33.1 per
cent, to `1.23
lakh crore
2008-09
Reports a fall of 51 per cent YoY standalone
net profit due to the global financial crisis
Shifts its Nano plant to Gujarat due to
political tensions in West Bengal
2007-08
Unveils the Nano, its `1 lakh car,
at an auto expo in January 2008
Acquires Jaguar Land Rover from
Ford Motor in an all-cash
transaction of $2.3 bn
2006-07
Enters into a JV with the
Brazil-based Marcopolo
Company to manufacture
and assemble buses and
coaches in India
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JLR issues
profit
warning
over global
chip
shortage
2018-2019
Takes an
impairment
charge of
`27,838 cr
for JLR
2017-2018
Announces partnership with
Waymo (owned by Google) to
develop a self-driving car
2015-16
Guenter Butschek
joins as MD and
CEO of the
company’s
domestic business
after the demise
of the ex-CEO
Collects
`9,040.56 cr
through a rights
issue
2011-12
Enters into a JV with
Chery Automobiles of
China to develop,
manufacture and sell
certain JLR vehicles
Carl P Forster steps
down as the MD
Group CEO within a year
2013-2014
Domestic
business
records sales
of 5.70 lakh
vehicles, a
decline of
30.2% over
FY13. Both
CV and PV
sales fall.
2016-2017
Cyrus Mistry is
ousted as the
chairman of
Tata Sons. N
Chandrasekaran
of TCS takes his
place.
Reports a drop
in the CV and
PV market share
to 44.4% and
5.2% from a
high of 59.4%
and 13.1%,
respectively, in
FY12
2019-2020
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low as COVID-led
disruption hits
demand in China
and other markets
Plans to separate
its car unit from the
trucks and bus
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Data as on July 19, 2021.
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Gland Pharma
The stock gained on the back of sectoral buying in pharma
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Indian Overseas Bank
The stock price moved up amid speculation that the bank was
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Bharat Electronics
It intends to clock 15-17 per cent FY22 revenue growth,
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iron ore and steel prices around the globe.
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Piramal Enterprises
The company’s resolution plan for DHFL was approved by NLCT.
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NMDC
The stock price experienced volatility amid a rise in iron ore price
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Adani Enterprises
The group company’s stock prices dropped after reports of FII
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Adani Power
SEBI and DRI are probing some group companies for alleged
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The group company’s stock prices dropped after reports of
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Adani Total Gas
SEBI and DRI are probing some group companies for alleged
non-compliance with rules.
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HFCL
Closely associated with Reliance JIO, the company will
benefit from the expansion of 4G and 5G networks.
Price to earnings
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Happiest Minds Technologies
For FY21, the company reported 126.6 per cent jump in
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Although its sales declined, the company reported a 16.5 per
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Firstsource Solutions
The stock rose amid the rally in mid-cap stocks.
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PNB Housing Finance
The stock surged following the board’s approval of `4000
crore capital infusion by Carlyle group and other investors. 87.4 13
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Lux Industries
The company’s Q4FY21 net profit more than doubled to `90.6
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The stock rose as the company announced a 1:1 bonus issue.
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KIOCL
Mining companies have gained on the back of a rise in iron
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RattanIndia Enterprises
The company is venturing in the electric-vehicle space by
acquiring a stake in two-wheeler maker Revolt Intellicorp.
Brightcom Group
The company signed a letter of intent to acquire a digital marketing
company having clients such as Netflix, Disney and others.
Andhra Cements
The lender consortium invited expression of interests for the
sale of two cement plants of the company.
GTL Infrastructure
A jump in the consumption of data post-COVID is benefiting
telecom players.
Lloyds Metals and Energy
Iron and steel companies are benefiting from rising steel
prices.
Angel Broking
Rising interest in the stock market led to the company’s
client base jumping by 145.4 per cent YoY.
Tata Teleservices (Mah)
The stock rose amid reports of Tata Group reviving the
company by seeking help in creating a super app.
Shree Renuka Sugars
The company is planning capacity expansion for ethanol
production.
RattanIndia Power
The stock price of power companies jumped amid the
expectation of rising demand.
Reliance Power
The company is looking for revival by raising `1,325 crore from
parent Reliance Infra.
Small caps
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SP BSE Realty
As the economy is emerging out of the COVID-led slowdown, realty stocks have started to rally, with many
sporting one-year returns of over 100 per cent. The sector’s price-to-earnings ratio has turned positive due
to a revival in profitability. Its price-to-book ratio is also going up but still remains at the substantial
discount to the Sensex’s. However, the sector’s dividend yield has been trending downwards.
Price to earnings
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Sobha 2.4 94.6 1.1 163.8
Brigade Enterprises 2.6 – 0.4 140.6
DLF 2.3 75.0 0.6 135.1
Sunteck Realty 1.9 128.3 0.4 119.8
Oberoi Realty 2.8 35.1 – 94.1
Prestige Estates Projects 2.0 9.3 0.4 91.2
Godrej Properties 5.2 – – 78.5
The Phoenix Mills 3.1 284.8 0.1 48.9
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Tracking IPOs
Here is how the SP BSE IPO index has performed over the last one year
and how its current constituents have fared
Subscription Issue size Issue Listing price Listing Current Change post Sensex Current
Company name ratio (times) (` cr) price (`) Listing date (`) gain (%) price (`) listing (%) change (%) P/E
Zomato 38.3 9,375 76 23-Jul-2021 116 52.6 126 8.5 0.0 -
Sona BLW Precision 2.3 5,667 291 24-Jun-2021 302 3.9 422 39.7 0.5 114.5
IRFC 3.5 4,633 26 29-Jan-2021 25 -3.8 23 -6.8 14.5 0.9*
Gland Pharma 2.1 4,536 1500 20-Nov-2020 1701 13.4 4016 136.1 20.7 66.2
Macrotech Developers 1.4 2,500 486 19-Apr-2021 439 -9.7 844 92.3 10.5 940.6
CAMS 47.0 2,244 1230 01-Oct-2020 1518 23.4 3309 118.0 36.9 78.7
UTI AMC 2.3 1,515 554 12-Oct-2020 490 -11.5 918 87.2 30.5 23.5
KIMS 3.9 1,189 825 28-Jun-2021 1009 22.3 1217 20.6 0.5 48.4
Indigo Paints 117.0 1,160 1490 02-Feb-2021 2608 75.0 2599 -0.3 6.4 174.5
Home First Finance 26.7 1,156 518 03-Feb-2021 612 18.2 551 -10.0 5.4 3.5*
Clean Science And Technology 93.4 1,107 900 19-Jul-2021 1784 98.3 1634 -8.4 0.8 87.5
GR Infraprojects 102.6 963 837 19-Jul-2021 1700 103.1 1731 1.8 0.8 17.5
Shyam Metalics 121.4 918 306 24-Jun-2021 367 19.9 432 17.6 0.5 13.1
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Market barometer
Here are some charts that will help you make sense of the current market
in terms of valuations and return potential
The price-to-book-value ratio tells us how
many times an investor is ready to pay
for a rupee of net assets.
Since book value is stable and less
volatile than earnings, some consider it
better than the P/E as a measure of
valuation.
If
P/B Median P/B = Overvalued
P/B Median P/B = Undervalued
The Sensex is the most convenient
indicator to tell the state of the Indian
market. The 10-year graph presented
alongside shows the secular run in the
markets. However, this rally was
punctuated by several bearish phases.
The most prominent ones include the
following: a bear market driven by
weakening economic fundamentals in
2011, Chinese growth concerns in
2015, demonetisation blues in 2016,
and the sell-off in 2018 due to US–
China trade war and rise in US interest
rates. Lately, the markets have sharply
recovered from the COVID-19 shock.
The price-to-earnings ratio of the Sensex
is a simple market-valuation ratio. A
general guideline to help understand the
valuation is:
P/E 24 = Dangerously
overvalued
P/E 20 24 = Overvalued
P/E 16 20 = Fairly valued
P/E 12 16 = Undervalued
P/E 12 = Highly underval-
ued (mouthwater-
ing valuations)
This graph is based on standalone data of Sensex companies. If one
takes the consolidated data, the P/E will be lower.
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Dividend yield is nothing but the return
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If
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The GDP fell by 7.3 per cent in FY21 due to COVID-19.
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Theservicessectorhas
managedthesecondwave
muchbetter
While COVID-19 has impacted most businesses, the services sector has been the worst impacted.
However, amid the market rally over the last few months, even stocks from this sector have started
doing well. We speak to Rahul Baijal and Rohit Seksaria of Sundaram Mutual Fund about the
ground reality of the services sector and whether the rally is sustainable, especially against the
backdrop of the third wave. Baijal and Seksaria manage Sundaram Services Fund, an open-end
scheme whose mandate is to invest in stocks from the services space.
INTERVIEW
The services sector has been the worst-hit due to the
pandemic. However, lately, many stocks from this sector have
started showing smart moves. What has changed? Can this
be overoptimism or a liquidity-driven market-wide rally?
The services sector has suffered the most during the
pandemic as services in general are more contact-
intensive. We have seen the services sector pick up pace
in recovery from September 2020 onwards, get stronger
over the festive season in October-November and then
sustain momentum till early 2021 until the second wave
started impacting April 2021 onwards. However, the
services sector has managed the second wave much
better as it was better prepared to handle the lockdowns.
Many services-sector stocks are showing smart
moves and have delivered good returns. While it may
feel like overoptimism, most have fundamental basis to
it. Some of them like IT services have been a
beneficiary of accelerated digital transformation of
global companies. In some cases, companies are
benefitting from increased consolidation, where
weaker unorganised players are getting pushed out
and large listed organised players are gaining market
share. Also, most companies have cut costs sharply
and we expect their post-pandemic margins to be much
higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Please decode the impact of the pandemic on the services
sector. Which are the worst-affected areas? Which have
been largely insulated or have actually done well?
As discussed, the services sector got significantly
impacted due to the pandemic but the impact was
different on different segments.
The worst affected is the travel and tourism
industry, including airlines, travel agents, hotels and
restaurants, theme parks, etc. Another segment that
has been badly affected is the one operating out of
malls, such as multiplexes and garment retailers.
Malls are last when it comes to unlock prioritisation
and even when it was permitted in between, it took
time for footfalls to normalise. However, with
vaccinations picking pace, these segments should start
showing recovery and doing well by the next year.
The segments which have been largely insulated are
RAHUL BAIJAL
Fund Manager – Equity, Sundaram Mutual Fund

INTERVIEW
food and grocery retailers, hospitals and diagnostic
chains, and large banking and insurance companies.
Businesses which have benefited during the
pandemic due to the change in consumer behaviour
and work from home/anywhere habits are telecom
companies, online service providers (both B2B and
B2C), home-delivery companies. Also, IT services
companies have benefitted from the acceleration in
digital transformation agenda of global companies.
Over the last one year or so, are there any fundamental
changes that have happened in the way business happens
in the services space? Are there any models that will
become irrelevant?
The biggest change which has happened in the last one
year is the acceptance of work from home/ anywhere.
This has already transformed and will further
transform the way companies used to think about
employee costs and overheads. For example, a bank was
thinking about shifting the cheque-clearing function to
employees working from home and paying them on a
piece-rate basis. This is not limited to the services
space. All companies will look to shift more and more
work, especially operational and admin work, to gig
workers/work-from-home workers to manage their
employee cost and overheads better.
Another change is a sharp increase in digital
adoption as a much larger population was forced to
come and transact online. This has led to a global rush
to beef up digital offerings, which has benefitted Indian
IT services companies. This has also led to many
traditional areas such as grocery, pharmacy, restaurants,
salons, etc., open up for disruption from well-funded and
more service-oriented online digital players. It is still
early to say if any model will become irrelevant, but
many traditional businesses will have to reinvent
themselves to stay relevant in the new digital world.
Assuming that normalcy is restored in the near future,
which types of companies in the services sector will
bounce back fast? Which will take a long time to recover?
If normalcy is restored in the near future, the
segments which are more severely impacted – such as
travel and tourism, dining out, and entertainment –
will be the ones showing a stronger bounce back.
There is a huge pent-up demand as people are tired of
staying locked in their homes and are itching to
travel and socialise. Once they are assured of
normalcy, this pent-up demand will explode.
Services is such a strong secular theme that in the
event of normalcy all segments will bounce back in
no time. Only companies which have highly
leveraged balance sheets or which have been forced to
increase leverage to cope with the pandemic will take
longer to recover.
ROHIT SEKSARIA
Fund Manager – Equity, Sundaram Mutual Fund
The biggest change
which has happened in the
last one year is the
acceptance of work
from home/ anywhere.
This has already
transformed and will
further transform the
way companies used to
think about employee costs
and overheads.

INTERVIEW
Assuming that the pandemic lingers on, how do you see the
services space doing? In your management discussions,
have you come across any strategies companies are
deploying to endure a prolonged slump in services?
The listed services companies have reimagined their
operations and have sharply pruned their costs during
the pandemic. Also, they have built a war chest of cash
on their balance sheet either through reduced working
capital or through raising funds from markets through
right issues, QIPs, etc. They have ensured that they are
well prepared to survive through the pandemic, even if
it lingers on for the next 12–18 months. We saw an
example of this during the lockdowns in the second
wave where disruptions were lower and companies
switched to their template for a lockdown.
However, the lingering pandemic might be devastating
for small and unorganised players in the services space
who might not have the wherewithal to survive the
disruption for that long. That again will be positive for
larger listed companies in the long term as competition
will diminish and their market shares will improve.
How do you pick stocks for your Sundaram Services Fund?
Since March 2020, how have you coped with the
pandemic-led disruption in your fund in order to
safeguard investor interest?
We have positioned Sundaram Services Fund like a multi-
cap fund with 40–60 per cent allocation to large caps and
balance to mid and small caps. In this fund, we focus on
services sub-segments that have a secular growth runway
for the next few years. Within those sub-segments, we
generally bet on the #1 or #2 players. The idea is to bet on
secular compounders from a three-to-five-year perspective.
Emerging technology and online services are
interesting high-growth areas where we don’t have many
companies in the listed space. As these companies are
maturing and listing, this fund aggressively participates
as an anchor investor during their IPOs.
Since the pandemic struck in March 2020, we have
remained invested in most of our positions as they are
fundamentally sound companies that can withstand the
current environment and will participate well as the
recovery picks pace post the pandemic. However, we
trimmed our positions in multiplexes, hotels and garment
retailers as they were disproportionately impacted due to
lockdowns. Simultaneously, we added to our positions in
IT services, which was benefitting from a surge in global
demand, and few other quality players which became
attractively priced thanks to the fall in markets.
If someone wants to bet on a few services sector stocks
now, what things should he keep in mind? Given the current
fractured PLs, how should one develop conviction? Are
there any specific financial metrics that one should track?
Services sector is very broad, with multiple sub-segments.
We have divided it into six segments, viz, financial services,
TMT (telecom, media and technology), trade and tourism,
healthcare, transportation, and business services. Each of
these segments has further sub-segments. So, an investor
needs to develop deep understanding of each sub-segment
and its key players and build a view of how it will evolve in
the future. Then focus on leaders in these sub-segments as
they are better placed to gain market share and withstand
disruption. As these are high-growth companies with high
ROCE, you generally don’t get them cheap. So, we need to
take a long-term view and buy good compounding stories.
Investors shouldn’t get deterred by current fractured PLs
due to a one-off pandemic but bet on companies in high-
growth services sub-segments which have a strong balance
sheet to ride through the current disruption.
The last one and half year has been nerve-racking for
investment managers. You may have especially felt the
heat, given the mandate of your services fund. What did you
do to keep yourself calm and focused? How did you handle
the investors’ jitters? What’s your secret sauce to deal with
stress and anxiety?
Both of us have more than two decades of experience
each in the stock markets and we have seen multiple
cycles of euphoria and panic in the markets. This
experience helps us keep calm and actually benefit from
panic-induced market corrections. Also, we have always
been confident of the quality of companies we have
invested in. We were sure that they will not only
withstand the pandemic-led disruption but also gain
market share and improve profitability through the
disruption and into recovery
. Last but not least, a little
bit of yoga/exercise every day helps. WI
If normalcy is restored in the
near future, the segments
which are more severely
impacted – such as
travel and tourism,
dining out, and
entertainment – will be
the ones showing a
stronger bounce back

Global investing through ETFs
Allocating part of your portfolio to ETFs investing overseas can help diversify
better and aid in wealth creation. Here’s why.
G
lobalisation has not just connected the world but
has also made it easier to invest in the world’s
best companies. Quite a few broking firms in
India now facilitate international investing. However, it
can be very difficult to pick the right companies
overseas, track them and also fulfil many other
operational requirements if one chooses to invest
directly
. Fortunately, for the Indian investor, there are
many equity funds that invest overseas. They also
include international ETFs that one can buy and sell
just like a stock. These ETFs invest in a basket of
stocks listed overseas and are often mounted on a
popular index, such as the NASDAQ or SP 500. The
low-cost feature of these ETFs is an added advantage.
Benefits of international investing
z Better diversification: Funds investing in a particular
country are exposed to the ‘country risk’, i.e., if due to
certain factors, the economy of the country suffers,
then the companies operating in the country are also
likely to suffer. Investing overseas can help reduce this
country-specific risk. When one invests in a country
with low or negative correlation with the Indian
economy, that helps achieve geographical
diversification and adds to the stability of a portfolio.
z Profiting from rupee depreciation: By investing overseas,
one can also profit from rupee depreciation. However,
do check how the Indian rupee has historically moved
against the other country’s currency
. For instance, over
the past 10 years, the USD to INR rate has moved up
from about `45 to `74 (see the graph ‘USD–INR
exchange rate’), so by investing in an ETF that in turn
invests in US stocks, you could have benefitted from
this downward movement in the rupee.
z Exposure to global leaders/themes: With the
emergence of hot themes such as artificial
intelligence, cloud computing, etc., Indian investors are
looking to invest in their pioneers. However, one may
not readily find related listed companies on the Indian
stock market. Hence, international investing can help
get exposure to these. Apart from themes, international
ETFs can act as a low-cost investment vehicle to invest
in the world’s leading companies, such as Apple,
Netflix, Tesla, etc., across sectors.
z Indexation benefit: The tax treatment of international
funds is like that of debt funds. So, for any fund that is
held for more than three years, the gains are taxed at
a rate of 20 per cent with indexation (meaning your
gains are adjusted for inflation). This can translate
into lower taxes.
Thus, while the core of your portfolio should
consist of diversified equity funds, adding
international funds can help you hedge your
portfolio against any country-specific
or geographical risk. The allocation
to international ETFs will depend
on one’s investment needs and
risk appetite. But normally, one
can invest up to 25 per cent of the
total corpus in them. WI
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Sectors and stocks to benefit from
a receding pandemic
How to
profit from the
recovery
COVER STORY

By Arul Selvan, Danish Khanna and
Rajan Gulati
T
he last one-and-a-half year
has been tough for
businesses in general due
to the outbreak of the
pandemic. However, if one
sees the impact on particular
sectors and companies, there are
clear winners and losers. While
certain sectors such as IT, pharma
and FMCG have done well, others
such as services, retail and realty
have suffered. Now that the second
wave has subsided and the economy
returns to normalcy, the losing
sectors are poised for a comeback.
To be sure, the stocks belonging to
these sectors have already started to
show smart moves.
In this story, we discuss seven
sectors that have borne the brunt
of the pandemic, along with their
key stocks. We try to assess how
these sectors are placed now vis-à-
vis their pre-pandemic and
pandemic days. For each sector, we
also discuss one key company
which appears to be best placed to
profit from recovery.
While the third wave still
remains a major threat, the limited
impact of the second wave
suggests that economic recovery
may just be around the corner.
Investing in a basket of stocks that
will be the major beneficiary of
this recovery could be rewarding.
However, as always, the stocks
discussed in this article are not
our recommendations. You must
do your due diligence before
investing in them.
SECTOR PORTFOLIO VS THE
SENSEX
For each sector, we have given a
three-year chart of the portfolio
comprising the top 10 stocks in the
sector vis-à-vis the Sensex. This
chart will help you assess the
movement in the sector as
compared to the market. The
stocks considered for this chart are
the ones given in the table of key
stocks. It was assumed that one
invested an equal amount in each
stock three years ago. If a
company was not listed three years
ago, it was incorporated in the
portfolio from its listing and the
appropriate adjustment was made.
KEY SECTOR STOCKS
This table mentions the top 10
stocks in the sector, along with
their key financial stability
numbers. Given that most
companies in the sectors discussed
have witnessed a significant drop
in their profits, profitability-
related metrics may not be very
useful. One must assess their
balance-sheet and cash-flow
strength. Following are the key
columns in this table:
5,;+,);;6,80;@! This is the debt-
to-equity ratio adjusted for cash and
current investments. A negative
ratio indicates more cash/current
investments than debt. This is a
comfortable position to be in.
-9,,*(:/-36:! Cash flows from
operations minus capital
expenditure is free cash flows.
They indicate that a company is
able to incur capital expenditure
from its own cash flows rather
than depend on outside funding.
This is highly desirable.
*(:/-36-96467,9(;065:! This is
cash generated from a company’s
operational activities. A positive
value is desirable. A negative
value indicates that profits, if any,
are not getting converted into real
cash, an undesirable scenario.
05;,9,:;*6=,9(.,9(;06! It indicates
how easily a company can service
the interest on its debt. The higher
the number, the better.
For NBFCs, the following are
the key metrics of the table:
(4! Assets under management of
the NBFC. The larger the assets,
the better the cushion.
*(:/! Cash available with the
NBFC. A large amount helps
combat tough times.
*(70;(3(+,8(*@9(;06!Indicates
the extent of a company’s ability
to pay liabilities and manage
credit risk. The higher, the better.
.96::57(!Non-performing assets
or bad loans as a per cent of total
assets. The lower, the better.
5,;57(! Non-performing assets
after provisioning as a per cent of
assets. The lower, the better.

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SECTOR VIEW
THE PRE-PANDEMIC SITUATION
I
n the second decade of the 21st
century, the Indian aviation
sector witnessed strong growth
of 13 per cent CAGR. Factors such
as the significant under penetration
in domestic and international seats
per capita, rising per capita income
and increasing urbanisation acted
as catalysts for the sector’s growth.
Adding to it, the sector saw a
consistent flow of capital in the form
of equity and debt investments in
various sub-sectors, including
airports, leasing, airlines, ground
handling, MRO etc. Also, various
supportive policies fuelled this
growth. For example, the
government’s new UDAN scheme –
which was aimed at making air travel
affordable and widespread in tier-II
and tier-III cities – was underpinned
by a planned investment of `17,500
crore by the Airports Authority of
India (AAI) to upgrade
these airports as well as
create new terminals in
tier 1 airports.
On the other hand,
the number of new
airlines and the total
fleet of all airlines were
on a steady increase on
the back of greater
investors’ interest in
the sector and higher
FDI limits (foreign airlines could
now invest up to 100 per cent in
Indian airlines). But despite the
growth, the sector continued to face
headwinds in the forms of high
taxation, excess capacity, low
pricing power and elusive profits.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
The aviation sector grappled with
various challenges due to the
pandemic. While the June 2020
quarter was nearly a washout, the
rest of the year saw slightly better
operating numbers, although it did
not translate into profits. High
operational leverage, restrictions on
domestic operations (at 50 per cent
capacity) and a near ban on
international travel resulted in one of
the most brutal years for the aviation
industry in recent memory
. Now, all
existing players are
burning cash on a daily
basis and are
desperately looking for
avenues to raise capital.
Unpaid dues have
shot up, aircraft lessors
are repossessing aircraft
owing to the non-
payment of rents and
new investments have
almost dried up. Adding
to it, fuel prices have started trending
upwards, thereby making even
existing operations less profitable.
Quite understandably, after losing $
3.9 billion in FY21, the Indian aviation
industry is expected to lose another
$4.1 billion in FY22 (as estimated by
the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation).
THE PRESENT SITUATION
The second wave of COVID has
suppressed passenger demand
further. In June 2021, the total
number of passengers was only
31.1 lakh – a steep decline from
the 57.25 lakh recorded in April
2021. But the situation is all set
to improve. High vaccination
rates, reduced restrictions and
the pent-up demand for tourism
are likely to increase the demand
for travel but airlines will
struggle until then.
Stuckintheairpocket
Although there is an uptick in air travel, the sector has a long way to go to
reach the pre-COVID level
COVER STORY
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Sensex
Aviation
Loss made by the
industry in FY21
$3.9b
Rebased to 100

CFO (` cr) Stock return P/B
Company name M-cap (` cr) Net debt to equity 5Y total FCF (` cr) 1Y 5Y total Interest coverage ratio 1Y (%) 3Y (% pa) TTM 5Y median
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(JJLS`H:VS[PVUZ 2,215 -0.4 351 42 464 13.7 54.5 10.0 8.1 7.1
Data as on July 15, 2021. Spicejet’s equity is negative. Interglobe Aviation’s cash includes restricted cash as well. Interglobe and Spicejet had operating losses.
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STOCK VIEW
ACCELYA SOLUTIONS
This travel-tech company
provides technology solutions for
the travel industry
. The company
works in tandem with airlines in
the entire financial cycle – right
from booking tickets to
converting data into actionable
insights. Its expertise spans
across revenue accounting, audit
and revenue recovery, credit-card
management and others.
Acceleya has a unique business
model wherein the majority of
its revenue comes from the
outsourcing of services on its
platform. Clients are billed a one-
time implementation charge,
along with an annual
outsourcing service fee.
The annuity form of revenue
model (more than 80 per cent of
revenue) provides good topline
visibility while ensuring strong
customer relationships.
Additionally, the company’s non-
linear business model signifies
that an increase in revenue will
not translate into a commensurate
increase in expenses.
However, high customer
concentration (the top five
customers account for 37 per cent
of its revenue) and its reliance on
a single business segment
(airline) pose challenges to the
company. Pundits are forecasting
that the growing popularity of
video calls could result in a
permanent decrease in corporate
travel, thereby reducing the
overall size of the market.
Additionally, the company faces
intense competition not only
from other travel-tech companies
but also from in-house
departments of airlines.
THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
There is still considerable
uncertainty about the recovery
of the aviation sector.
Nevertheless, being a tech player,
Accelya is better placed to
experience an uptrend as
compared to airline players. The
company has consolidated its
position in the domestic market
and a strong parentage of PE
firm Vista Equity paves the way
for the company to expand when
needed. Besides, unlike airline
players, the company’s
profitability doesn’t face the
brunt of rising crude oil prices.
FINANCIALS VALUATIONS
As of December 2020, the
company was free from any debt
and had around `98 crore in cash
and current investments. The
asset-light business, coupled with
annuity revenues, resulted in
free cash-flow generation of `435
crore during the past five years
till June 2020. Although COVID
impacted its profitability and
TTM March-21 revenue and
profit declined by 39 per cent and
75 per cent, respectively, the
company still managed to report
profits. The share price has
increased briskly in the last one
year, moving up by around 43 per
cent, while the company trades
at a P/B of around 7.5 (5-year
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SECTOR VIEW
T
he Indian hospitality sector
had been sailing smoothly
before the pandemic came and
spoiled the show. For the hotel
sector, 2019 was a record year and
2020 was expected to be ‘even
bigger’ in view of a sharp increase
in domestic travel. According to the
global research firm Mobility
Foresights, the Indian hotel
industry was growing at a decent
rate of 4 per cent between 2015–2019
and the demand from domestic
travellers remained a bright spot.
Likewise, the Indian restaurant
industry with an employee base of
over seven million people was
growing at a rapid pace on the back
of the rising demand for eating
outside, a higher disposable income,
increasing urbanisation and the
expansion of food-delivery services.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
Initiatives like lockdowns, social
distancing, the stay-at-home order
and restrictions on travel and
mobility were undertaken to flatten
the COVID-19 curve. Almost all the
restaurants were asked to limit
their operations only to the
takeaway. Usually, operational costs
of most hotels are fixed and quite
high. During the pandemic, hotels
had to bear these costs, along with
other expenses, which led to a lot
of cash burn. With restrictions in
place and around 90 per cent fall in
their revenues, the hospitality
sector was one of the worst-hit
sectors.
Although the start of 2021 had
brought the hope of recovery for
these players, the deadly second
wave soon hit, affecting most of the
Indian states profoundly. This
placed the industry on the back foot
again.
With the pace of COVID infection
slowing down and the vaccination
drive gaining pace, companies in
this sector have started witnessing
a slow recovery. Domestic leisure
and wedding businesses earn a big
chunk of revenues for hotels but
the demand from these segments
has been muted because of the
pandemic, thereby impacting the
business.
As reported by the Federation of
Hotel Restaurant Associations of
India (FHRAI), the Indian hotel
industry took a hit of over `1.3 lakh
crore in revenues for the fiscal year
2020–21 due to the pandemic.
Businesses with high debt levels
have been struggling to repay loans
along with interest costs.
On the other hand, restaurants
have been witnessing a faster
recovery because of their home-
delivery system. As most people
have been staying at home and
eating out less because of the fear
of the infection, they have started
ordering at home, thereby enabling
restaurants to regain business as
compared to their hotel
counterparts.
Pangsofthepandemic
Although the sector is slowly coming out of the woods, a deep social and
psychological impact left by COVID-19 remains a looming threat
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STOCK VIEW
IRCTC
A central public-sector enterprise,
the company operates four business
segments – internet ticketing (27
per cent of FY20 revenue), catering
(46 per cent), packaged drinking
water (10 per cent) and travel and
tourism (17 per cent).
It is a pure-play monopoly business in
three out of its four operating
segments, namely internet ticketing,
packaged drinking water and
catering. It is the only authorised
entity to manage catering services in
trains and major static units at
railway stations. At present, the
catering segment – the major
contributor to the company’s revenues
– is bearing the brunt of pandemic-
related restrictions. However, as we
move towards normalcy, this segment
is likely to start gaining pace.
Also, it is the only authorised
entity to manufacture and distribute
packaged drinking water under the
brand name ‘Rail Neer’ available at
all railway stations and trains.
The company offers ticket-
booking services through its
website and mobile
app and more than 30
crore tickets were
booked in FY20. With
the vaccination drive
gaining pace and
easing of lockdown-
related restrictions,
the number of railway
passengers is likely to
increase. On the other hand, with
the resumption of daily activities,
the hotel industry is also poised to
recover. Amid all, the monopoly
position of IRCTC in many of the
segments makes it a good
investment option.
As of March 2021, the company had a
strong balance sheet with zero debt
and cash and cash equivalents of
more than `1,450 crore. Its stock
trades at a very high P/E of 191 times,
which is due to the loss of revenues
in FY21 – which fell by more than 65
per cent. However, it managed to
deliver an ROE of 13.5 per cent. Given
the monopoly position of its
businesses, the company is expected
to bounce back sharply
. Although the
stock may appear to be overvalued at
a P/B of 24.7 times,
investors should keep
this stock on their radar.
As the demand for
online ticketing is
expected to increase in
the future, the company
will continue to earn a
high operating-profit
margin, which grew to
35.2 per cent in FY21 from 34.7 per
cent in FY20. In the last one year, the
stock has delivered a return of 67 per
cent as against the Sensex which rose
by more than 45 per cent.
Operating margin
reported by IRCTC
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SECTOR VIEW
The Indian media entertainment
industry (ME industry) mainly
comprises four segments – TV, print
media, digital media and filmed
entertainment. In FY15–FY 19, the
industry clocked a CAGR of 11.5
per cent and was expected to grow
at 13.5 per cent CAGR over FY19–24
(KPMG India’s media and
entertainment report 2019).
In the last five years, the
industry has witnessed several
changes, including the proliferation
of OTT platforms and changes in
the regulatory environment. The
OTT space gained prominence
because of two factors – the first
factor was the introduction of 4G,
as well as the consequent price war
that reduced mobile data charges to
the lowest in the world. And the
second factor was the exponential
growth of smartphones, owing to a
production surge. Both these
developments resulted in an
explosion in the number of screens
which opened up a new dimension
for the industry.
All these factors led to a massive
jump in the number of new players
vying to grab a pie of this fast
growing market. Although this led
to significant investments in
creating content, setting up
distribution infrastructure and
acquiring customers, players
temporarily sacrificed profitability
so that they could maximise their
growth and market share.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
The pandemic’s impact was quite
strong on the ME industry but it
had varying effects on different
sub-segments. With
theatres remaining
shut for the most part
and with no production
of content for over six
months, revenues of
the filmed
entertainment segment
plummeted by more
than 62 per cent, as per
the 2021 edition of the
FICCI-EY Report on the Indian
ME sector. In the TV segment,
advertisement revenues fell by 22
per cent and subscription revenues
dropped by 7 per cent. But even
amid this gloom, the digital
subscription and online gaming
sub-segments grew by 49 per cent
and 18 per cent, respectively, owing
to the availability of new content
and the convenience and easy
access that they offer to
subscribers. It ultimately resulted
in an increase of 166 per cent in the
number of digital subscribers.
As expected, the shift to digital is
continuing, while many sub-
segments are limping back to their
pre-COVID levels. While TV
distributors are witnessing a
marginal decline in revenues
because of the
regulatory flux and
‘cord-cutting’
phenomenon, theatre
owners are still
struggling as the
second wave of COVID
prevented full
re-opening. Therefore,
more and more movies
are now being released
digitally as producers are exploring
newer ways to monetise their
assets. With many Hollywood
movies being released straight on
OTT platforms, the Indian industry
is likely to follow suit.
Standingatthecrossroads
With the growth of OTT platforms continuing unabated, the industry is
expected to witness a major transformation
COVER STORY
Decline in
advertisement
revenues in the TV
segment
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STOCK VIEW
INOX LEISURE
INOX Leisure is India’s second-
largest chain of multiplex theatres
with 648 screens across 69 cities. The
company was one of the major
beneficiaries of the shift in
consumers’ preference from single-
screen theatres to multiplexes, as it
offered greater convenience while
catering to the growing need for a
premium viewing experience.
The company undertook many cost-
cutting measures to reduce the rate
at which it was losing cash during
the height of the pandemic. It
renegotiated leases, reduced
employee expenses and further
trimmed its operating expenses. It
also raised funds (`250 crore in 2020
and another `300 crore in 2021) to
keep its balance sheet healthy and is
in a comfortable position to ride out
the extremely challenging operating
environment.
Besides, there are other factors
that make INOX stand out. The
movie pipeline continues to be large
since producers of big-ticket movies
realised that it would not be viable
for them to launch their movies on
OTT platforms. The lure of watching
movies on a big screen could
encourage higher footfalls. Another
factor is the company’s attempt to
shift its cost structure to a revenue-
sharing model, which, if successful,
would reduce the company’s
operating leverage and make it more
robust to future shocks.
The company – valued at `3,834
crore as on July 15, 2021 – has gone
up by only around 40 per cent, while
its benchmark index has jumped by
107 per cent in the same period. It
was particularly hit hard as
revenues in FY21 plummeted by
more than 94 per cent and its
bottom line swung from a profit of
`133 crore in FY19 to a loss of `337
crore in FY21. It is currently
trading at a P/B level of 4.11 (as on
July 15, 2021) as compared to its
five-year median P/B of 4.06 and the
three-year median of 3.76. As on
March 31, 2021, its net debt-to-equity
ratio was just 0.02 and it had `350
crore worth of real estate on its
balance sheet.

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SECTOR VIEW
W
orking as an alternative to
banks, non-bank financial
companies (NBFCs)
facilitate lending across various
segments, including consumer
durables, vehicle financing and so
on. Over the years, these
institutions became so successful
that their contribution to the
country’s GDP increased
consistently – from 8.6 per cent in
2013 to 12.2 per cent in 2019 (as per
the Reserve Bank of India’s report
on trend and progress of banking
in India 2019–20).
During 2014–19, the sector
witnessed a healthy growth rate of
18.14 per cent CAGR. However,
following the ILFS crisis, the
sector started facing headwinds
such as an erosion of confidence,
rating downgrades and an economic
slowdown, which resulted in a weak
demand scenario.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
The pandemic-induced lockdown
had diverging effects on different
players. Since people from the
lower strata of the society suffered
more economic loss, microfinance
companies were immediately
impacted. The situation turned
worse when the government
announced a one-sided
moratorium on repayments, as
companies had to continue paying
money to their creditors, while
their borrowers did not have to
repay. Even though the
government announced a host of
stimulus packages and regulatory
schemes to assuage the industry’s
concerns, smaller players still
found it difficult to access credit
due to adverse risk perception.
Since the second wave of COVID
led to localised restrictions, it left
different effects on different sub-
segments. While large housing-
finance companies and gold-loan
companies are now clearly in a
better position, owing to the
secured nature of their assets,
other players, such as those
offering vehicle finance,
consumer-durable loans and
personal loans, are facing
significant stress.
But the sector’s long-term growth
story remains intact. Although the
first three months of FY21 have
been washed out, the sector is still
expected to grow in this fiscal. India
is still underpenetrated in terms of
access to credit (Household debt to
GDP is at 11 per cent as compared to
54 per cent in China and 34 per cent
in South Africa – as per a FICCI EY
report on Non-Banking Finance
Sector in India) and scheduled
commercial banks are not expected
to fulfil the needs of all sections of
the society. Increased urbanisation,
favourable demographics and
consumption growth are some long-
term tailwinds.
Timetocashinonrecovery
An underpenetrated credit market, increased urbanisation and consumption
growth augur well for the sector
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STOCK VIEW
SHRIRAM TRANSPORT
FINANCE
S
hriram Transport Finance
Company (STFC) is an
experienced player in the
vehicle-financing space. In the last
four decades, the company has
developed a niche in the used
commercial-vehicle segment and
emerged as a dominant player in
the industry, with a 16 per cent
share in the CV-financing market.
The company has 2.1 million
customers, a large network of 1817
branches and more than 24,000
employees. Out of its AUM of
`1,17,230 crore, almost 90 per cent is
for financing used vehicles, while
business loans (1.7 per cent),
working-capital loans (2.3 per cent)
and new vehicle loans (6.7 per cent)
constitute the remaining loan book.
The freight transportation
industry has been struggling
because of several reasons. While
the post-GST regime led to a
decline in the demand for CVs
(since existing vehicles got more
efficient owing to lower idle time
at each state’s borders), the
current pandemic resulted in
restrictions on movement to
contain the spread of the virus.
But now with these restrictions
being slowly lifted, the company is
all set to gain benefits because of
two reasons. One, it is a leader in
a space that still has a high
potential, as almost 60 per cent of
CV-finance needs are
currently being met
by private financiers
and money lenders
who charge
exorbitant interest
rates. With the
economy bouncing
back, the need for
freight capacity is
expected to increase.
Second, several tailwinds,
including regulatory changes in
the form of stricter emission
standards that ban older trucks
(leading to an increase in the
replacement demand) and growing
rural penetration by cargo LCV’s,
are likely to benefit the company.
It also managed to raise `1, 492
crore in a rights issue in August
2020 and is currently well
capitalised with a 22.5 per cent
capital-adequacy ratio.
In FY21, the company’s AUM
increased by around 7 per cent.
But its net interest margin
reduced by 46 basis points to 6.7
per cent from 7.16 per cent. This
resulted in a largely flat net
interest income and
consequently the
bottom line. The
company’s interest-
coverage ratio was
at 1.9 times and had
a RoE of 12.57 per
cent.
It is trading at a
P/E of 15.68 which
is almost in line with its five-year
median P/E of 14.73. But from a
P/B point of view, it is attractively
valued at 1.64 times – at a discount
to its five-year median P/B of 1.74.
Although its near-term outlook is
expected to be volatile, the
normalisation of AUM growth,
asset quality and NIMs will make
the company more valuable to
investors.
Raised by STFC after
the pandemic
`1492cr
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SECTOR VIEW
T
he retail sector had been
witnessing a set of changes
before the pandemic hit. A
2019 FICCI-Deloitte report predicted
that the Indian retail market would
grow to $1.75 tn by 2026 out of
which, $200 bn would come from
e-commerce retail. Over the years,
the sector saw a shift from
unorganised to organised retail
players on the back of GST, internet
penetration, the growth of
technically advanced start-ups, an
increasing presence of major
players such as Reliance Retail, Tata
Group, Aditya Birla and the growing
service-oriented middle class.
However, even before the
pandemic struck, the country’s
economic growth had been slowing
down due to subdued consumption
growth across sectors, right from
automobile to consumer
electronics to FMCG products.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
The nationwide lockdown dealt a
serious blow to the sector. In July
last year, the trader’s body CAIT
(the Confederation of All India
Traders) estimated that Indian
retail had suffered a business loss of
about `15.5 tn within 100 days of the
lockdown in March 2020. Amid the
turbulence, various trends emerged.
Local kirana stores, along with
e-commerce players like BigBasket,
Grofers selling groceries, thrived,
while retailers selling discretionary
categories like beauty and
cosmetics, fashion and apparel were
adversely affected. Of these
retailers, big companies with a
strong balance sheet were able to
manage the turbulence better as
compared to small ones by following
several cost-control measures.
As the first wave of COVID
started receding from the second
quarter of FY21, retailers in tier-II
and beyond cities and those
having a presence in the high
street experienced better recovery
than the ones in malls. However,
the recovery was ephemeral as the
second wave of COVID triggered
various regional lockdowns.
COVID has led to a rapid
acceleration in digital commerce.
Retail players are now focusing
more on a combination of digital
and brick-and-mortar models.
Reliance Retail, the country’s
biggest retailer by sales, has
increased its physical presence by
acquiring Future Retail and other
group companies (the deal is yet to
be finalised) and its digital
presence by launching JioMart.
On the other hand, Tata Group is
planning to launch a super app to
align its offline FMCG and retail
business with the online one.
Although it’s difficult to paint the
entire retail sector with one
brush, COVID has definitely led to
big players becoming bigger.
Grabbingthedigitalslice
In view of a rapid acceleration in digital commerce, retail players are now
steadily adopting a combination of digital and brick-and-mortar models
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V-MART
While other retailers focus on
India, V-Mart is firmly rooted in
‘Bharat’. This leading value-
fashion retailer operates a chain
of stores in tier-II, tier-III and tier-
IV cities. Its objective is to offer
trendy and fashionable products at
affordable prices.
Founded in 2003 by Lalit
Agarwal (the current MD), the
company today operates 279 stores
across the country. Of them, 161
stores are located in UP and Bihar.
V-Mart follows a cluster-based
model (a high concentration of
stores in the 100–150 km area)
when it comes to expanding its
footprint. This strategy helps it
manage supply chain and
understand customer insights of a
specific area better. Besides, the
company increased its share
revenue from private-label apparel
to around 60 per cent in FY20 from
20 per cent in FY12.
Like other retail players, the
company also faced the brunt of
the first and the second waves of
COVID. Its sales in FY21 were
down by 35.3 per cent, while the
company turned loss-making.
Recently, V-Mart raised `350 crore
to bolster its balance sheet and
fund its capex plans.
Retailers in tier-II and beyond
cities are expected to see an
improvement in footfall as
compared to those based in tier-I
cities. It is because of the better
spread of e-commerce
in tier-I cities and the
fear of COVID among
shoppers. Additionally,
of all the apparel
segments, value
fashion is least
vulnerable to a fall in
discretionary
spending. The
government’s focus on
increasing farmers’
income and the
expectation of a
normal monsoon are
likely to result in a
booming agriculture sector,
thereby benefiting the company, as
most of its stores are located in
tier-II and beyond cities.
FINANCIAL VALUATIONS
Before the pandemic hit, the
company had managed to increase
its sales at a swift rate of 18.3 per
cent through FY17–20. However, in
FY21, its sales took a hit of 35.3
per cent. Higher fixed costs such
as rent, salaries, etc., translated
into a substantial decrease in
profits (a loss of `6.2 crore in
FY21). V-Mart managed to run
tight business operations in the
past. Its working-
capital cycle has
ranged from 35 to 50
days in the past few
years, while the
company has been
able to achieve an
operating margin of
around 9-12 per cent.
Although the stock
has run up by around
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however, an anticipated third wave
can again force the retailer to
close its shops.
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R
eal estate is one of the largest
employment-generating sectors
in India and a major contributor
to the country’s GDP. However, the
sector had been under stress because
of demonetisation, the
implementation of GST, the
enforcement of realty law RERA and
the NBFC crisis even before the
pandemic hit. All these resulted in the
sector facing a prolonged slowdown
and a liquidity crisis. 2020 was
expected to be a year of recovery for
the sector, especially for the housing
segment. But then, the pandemic hit.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
The first wave of the pandemic had a
long-lasting effect. The nationwide
lockdown halted construction
activities, thereby resulting in large-
scale labour migration. With this, the
entire sector came to a grinding halt.
The situation remained gloomy
till September and sales were down
because of the concern over
economic growth. Unemployment
was at its peak and the threat of job
losses loomed large, which impacted
consumer sentiment.
According to a report by KPMG,
there was an estimated loss of over
`1 lakh crore in the sector since the
pandemic broke out, resulting in a
serious liquidity crunch for
developers. Residential sales across
the top seven Indian cities slumped
to 2.8 lakh units in 2020–21 from over
four lakh units in 2019–20.
At present, the sector is slowly
seeing renewed investor interest,
particularly for projects by renowned
developers. Although the demand for
residential real estate is now picking
up, that for commercial real estate is
still subdued, owing to a host of
factors, including the work-from-
home option given to employees on
account of safety measures.
The pandemic-led lockdown has
accelerated the adoption of
technology-led home buying in India.
Real-estate developers have swiftly
adopted digital technologies to
launch new projects, thereby
enabling buyers to inspect properties
online as well as negotiate and
finalise deals. This trend is expected
to go a long way in transforming the
future of this sector.
Besides, the government has
taken various measures to support
the real estate market. The
announcement of loan moratoriums,
coupled with a cut in interest rates
as well as stamp duties, largely aided
buyers and developers during these
volatile times.
In India, real estate is still the
most favoured investment option,
followed by fixed deposits, gold and
the stock market. Thus, homebuyers
who can still afford and are looking
out for a property will be at an
advantage due to all-time low prices
during the pandemic on account of
lower demand.
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are still a distant dream for it
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GODREJ PROPERTIES
T
he real-estate development arm
of the Godrej Group, Godrej
Properties enjoys the
patronage of a 124-year-old and one of
India’s most successful
conglomerates. It mainly focuses on
four core regions – MMR, NCR, Pune
and Bangalore. As on March 31, 2021,
the company had 85 properties with a
saleable area of 187 million sq ft.
Despite the pandemic, the company
emerged as the country’s largest
listed real-estate developer in terms
of sales bookings of `6,725 crore. As
compared to the previous year, sales
bookings grew at a rate of 14 per
cent in FY21. Despite the lockdown
in the first half of the financial year,
the company sold 9,345 homes and on
average, over 25 homes per day in
FY21. With residential real estate
contributing around 90 per cent to its
revenues, the company was able to
maintain steady bookings because of
a recovery in residential demand.
The company has a strong record
of launching and executing its
projects timely. In FY21, it launched
11 projects and delivered an area of
about 6.5 million sq ft across MMR,
NCR and Bangalore as against
around 5.3 million sq ft in FY20. It
also has a strong pipeline of about 19
new projects for
FY22, which will
translate into
steady collections
and revenue
growth.
FINANCIALS
VALUATIONS
Although FY21 was
a hard year for real-estate
companies, Godrej Properties still
managed to achieve its highest
ever residential collection of `4,389
crore on the back of consistent
sales and pent-up demand. It
implies the company’s ability to
collect outstanding payments from
its customers on time. As on
March 31, 2021, the company was
net debt-free, making its balance
sheet well leveraged and enabling
it to fund its ambitious plans and
add new projects in the future.
The company’s stock trades at a
very rich valuation as compared to
its peers, at a price-to-book of close
to 4.9 times as against its five-year
median price-to-book of 5.2 times.
Although it reported losses in the
quarter ended March 2021, it’s
likely to recover in the future as its
various projects are at different
stages of the completion, which
will lead to an increase in its
revenues. The second wave of
COVID-19 could lead to a muted
start in FY 2021–22 for the company,
but its healthy balance sheet and
strong pipeline will likely help
maintain its sales momentum in
the future as well.
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SECTOR VIEW
In FY20, the domestic textile and
apparel (TA) sector stood at $106
bn (source: Wazir Advisors) and
thrived on the apparel demand,
constituting $78 bn of the
domestic market. Over the years,
the sector has witnessed decent
growth on the back of the growing
income and the rising demand for
fashion and lifestyle products.
However, when it comes to
exports, the sector has largely been
stagnant. Growing labour costs in
China paved the way for other
nations to tap into the global export
market. However, India failed to
seize this opportunity primarily
because of the duty-free access
enjoyed by poorer countries, fierce
competition and trade barriers in
the international market.
DURING THE PANDEMIC
COVID caused widespread
disruption to the TA sector. The
sector faced a complete shutdown
for around two-three months, while
a few manufacturers involved in
manufacturing only PPE kits were
permitted to function. Thereafter,
most of the units operated at sub-
optimal levels for several months
because of production issues like
the migration of labour,
transportation bottlenecks, local
lockdowns and so on. The pandemic-
led lockdown across the country has
resulted in a slump in the retail
sales of apparel. As estimated by
Wazir Advisors, in FY21, the
domestic TA market would decline
by 30 per cent, while exports would
decline by 15 per cent.
With the work-from-home
culture gaining momentum, there
was an increase in the sales of
casual and innerwear through
e-commerce, while those of the
formal category took a beating. On
the other hand, the ban of Chinese
cotton products by the US augured
well for the Indian export market.
Exports of home textile also saw
an improvement, owing to the
growing hygiene concern and
wellness consumption across
western markets.
A highly critical sector, TA
employs 4.5 crore workers and
contributes around 30 per cent to
the country’s total exports. To
support its long-term growth, the
government has taken various
initiatives, such as a production-
linked incentive scheme of `10,683
crore, which is aimed at
facilitating the manufacturing of
man-made fibres and technical
textiles and planned textile parks.
A steady increase in the
vaccination drive in the western
markets has revived the economy,
thereby boosting exports.
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With the restoration of normalcy and a boost in exports,
the future of the sector appears promising
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TCNS CLOTHING
TCNS Clothing is involved in
manufacturing women’s ethnic
apparel and operates three brands
with each having differentiated
offerings – W, a fusion of Indian
and western wear brand catering
to work and casual wear
requirements of modern Indian
women; Aurelia, a contemporary
ethnic wear brand and Wishful, a
premium occasion-wear brand.
Over the years, the company has
quickly expanded its retail network
and today, has a pan-India presence
with 3,685 outlets
across various
formats, along with a
strong online
presence.
Women’s apparel
constitutes around 37
per cent of the $78
billion Indian apparel
market. Out of this,
around 71 per cent is constituted
by Indian wear. However, the
sector is highly unorganised in
nature. TCNS is playing a leading
role in the shift from unorganised
to organised sectors. Factors like
an increase in the number of
working women, the shift towards
aspiration rather than need-based
buying and the emergence of
home-grown brands are acting as
a catalyst for the company.
Most of its products are sharply
priced at under `1,000, enabling
the company to attract a larger
target group and seize the
opportunity to expand.
With people staying more at home,
sales of ethnic and casual wear took
a severe beating. In FY21, its sales
fell by 44.7 per cent
over FY20 sales.
However, the company
remains debt-free with
cash and current
investments worth
`187 crore on its books
as of FY21. With the
economy opening up
and people going back
to normal life, the company’s
brands are expected to recover
faster. Besides, aggressive pricing,
coupled with strong brand equity,
will further help the company even
if customers downtrend their
purchases to lower pricing points.
The management has devised
aggressive growth plans. Given the
opportunity in the dull real-estate
market, the company plans to open
more than 60 stores in FY22 on a net
basis. It is also planning to expand
its footprint in tier-III and tier-IV
towns.
Before COVID hit, the company
was growing at a swift pace.
During March 2017–20, the
company grew its sales and profits
by 18 and 64 per cent YoY,
respectively. In each of the
preceding quarters, its sales
improved and its Q4FY21 sales
were at the same level as that of
the last year. However, risks
associated with a third wave of the
virus are still imminent and
investors should enter the stock
with the expectation of medium-
term turbulence. Amid the ongoing
bull market, the stock price has
returned 75 per cent in the last one
year and currently, trades at a P/B
of 6 as compared to the three-year
median of 5.3. WI
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STRAIGHT TALK
When greed trounces fear
The markets are overexuberant and investors need to be cautious
ANAND TANDON
It’s that time again when anyone who
knows you are associated with investments feels com-
pelled to offer you his opinion on the equity markets
irrespective of whether you have asked for it or not.
When analysts bring out yet newer metrics to justify
sky-high valuations and when ‘this time is different’
takes on a fresh sincerity, spoken in ‘all–knowing’
tones by the newly minted CFA, or the experienced
venture fund manager seeking to offload a strato-
spherically priced equity offering he brings to the
public market. Zomato, the poster boy of India’s ‘new
economy’ valued at a ‘mere’ $5.4 billion in February
2021, was oversubscribed by investors in July 2021 at
on offering price of about $8 billion. If you happened
to be among professional fund managers who are scep-
tics (yes, there are a few of those), you run a serious
career risk. This is among the best of times to exam-
ine if the market is overexuberant.
Speculative trading
People participating in the equity markets often
regard themselves as investors – even if their ‘invest-
ment’ horizon is a few weeks. Not so. In the very short
term (especially in periods where there is no result or
significant corporate announcements), anyone trad-
ing a short-term option is not expressing an invest-
ment opinion. Instead, he is taking a speculative bet
that he will outsmart the person on the other side of
the trade. Most of the stock options traded in the
Indian markets are near-term options. Option con-
tracts traded can be taken as a proxy for the level of
speculative interest in the market. The graph ‘Stock
options contracts traded on NSE’ shows the massive
increase in volumes over the past year and a half.
Speculative activity is booming.
But investment interest is growing too
In FY21, investors opened 14.2 million fresh demat
accounts, as against a previous three-year average of
4.3 million. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund’s new fund
offer of a flexi-cap fund created history when it collect-
ed about `10,000 crore – the highest-ever in the history
of mutual funds in India. Over four lakh retail inves-
tors applied for the issue. While these numbers reflect
enormous and growing investor interest, much of this
is fuelled by investors new to markets, and attracted by
high returns delivered over the past months, with per-
haps poor understanding of risks.
Exuberant markets lead to robust issue pipelines (an
IPO is often a signal that the current owner thinks that
the offer price compensates adequately for future
potential upside, given risk) and that is indeed the case.
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Against the previous three-year average equity issu-
ance of `23,642 crore per year, the current year till July
has already seen `29,936 crore being raised. The pipe-
line is robust, with issues like LIC and Paytm waiting
to hit the market. The year 2017 had witnessed the high-
est raise since 2007, at `75,279 crore, dominated by
issues of GIC, New India Assurance, SBI Life, ICICI
Lombard, HDFC Standard Life and IRB InvIT. If LIC
makes it past the gate this year, that issue alone will
likely trump the previous record.
But we are not in a high-growth scenario
There are two arguments that are advanced to explain
this exuberance. One, growth is back and corporate
profits are booming, and second, the cost of money
(interest) will remain low because of the RBI/govern-
ment action.
Growth for the next 12–18 months seems to be in the
bag. COVID caused a sharp contraction in revenues in
April–June 2020 and that caused companies to cut costs
sharply to remain afloat. Most companies reduced staff,
marketing and travel costs, and other overheads.
Quarterly results have reflected increased margins
since Q2 of the previous financial.
On a low base, companies in FY22 will certainly
report higher sales and better margins over the full
year. However, margin pressures are already evident as
non-material costs rise. With only the most essential
workers remaining and with corporate profits rising
along with inflation, employee compensation too will
rise. On the other hand, after a steep increase in the
prices of many raw materials, transmission to end
users is facing a push-back. Final consumer demand,
while recovering, is nowhere close to levels only 24
months earlier. It is reasonable to expect that in gener-
al, margins will compress for every quarter here on.
So, while earnings growth is here, the question of
whether it is here to stay is still unclear. A more
nuanced argument is that of market-share consolida-
tion, with large companies benefitting at the expense
of smaller due to GST. While this may indeed benefit
some listed companies, it cannot overall be good for the
economy. If smaller and marginal companies go out of
business, there is a loss of employment and more peo-
ple fall back into poverty. In a country starved of
employment opportunities, this is only going to com-
press consumption numbers.
Overall, there has been significant loss of health
and jobs. How can overall consumption have gone up?
Most companies reporting better consumption are in
sectors like exports (IT, pharma, chemicals, auto
ancillaries), where growth is dependent on other econ-
omies. Domestic growth in metals is driven by inter-
national prices and import restriction. Crop inputs by
international demand and, domestically by govern-
ment support. Domestic consumption growth, espe-
cially in discretionary spend, reflects weak spending
power. This writer doesn’t see reasons to extrapolate
high growth linearly looking beyond the 18 months at
an economy level.
The other argument – that of low interest rates – will
also have to be examined carefully. As anticipated
almost a year ago in these columns, inflation has
remained high and consistent despite attempts to por-
tray it as transient. The Monetary Policy Committee’s
target is unambiguously anti-inflationary and no
amount of geek talk can take away from the fact that
persistent inflation requires higher interest rates. In
fact, low interest is inconsistent with expectations of
an economic revival. Also, rising bond yields and
repeated cancellation of government bond auctions
because of inadequate interest is the markets way of
telling the RBI that its powers to set yields is indeed
limited. A surprise increase in interest rates will rattle
the equity markets, but what can prick the balloon is a
global spike in rates, which seems increasingly likely.
It is at extremes in market levels that it is important
to look at what experience teaches. I end with two
quotes from market guru Jeremy Grantham:
“All bubbles end with near universal acceptance that
the current one will not end yet … because.”
And another – “The one reality that you can never
change is that a higher-priced asset will produce a
lower return than a lower-priced asset. You can’t have
your cake and eat it too. You can enjoy it now, or you
can enjoy it steadily in the distant future, but not both
– and the price we pay for having a market go higher
and higher is a lower 10-year return from the peak.”
Those that are saying that the market is likely to go
higher may well be right and are not purposefully sell-
ing you a lemon. Their advice certainly helps their
careers. Only you can decide what helps your assets.
May the force be with you! WI
Anand Tandon is an independent analyst.
Zomato, the poster boy of India’s
‘new economy’ valued at a ‘mere’
$5.4 billion in February 2021, was
oversubscribed by investors in July
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EVERYDAY
ECONOMICS
My grand mum spent two-third of her time
reading without needing specs ever – not even in her 80s.
Specs are such a rarity in black-and-white pictures.
Although the main reason probably is that fewer people got
their eyes tested earlier, it may also be so because there
were no screens, and so no strained eyes back then. Look at
us now. Our screen time starts on waking up: we check our
phones first thing in the morning. This goes on until just
before we get into bed at night. That we might be addicted
to our phones and devices sounds outrageous but is
perhaps not an exaggeration. Then there are cases of
extreme behaviours. Newspapers report of lives lost to
accidents involving screens, selfies and earplugs. Long
hours of device use are giving people aches and stress. The
makers of the famous Tiger Balm now have a special
variant of the ointment for neck and shoulder pain, seen in
heavy users of smartphones and other handheld devices.
Are we consciously choosing to spend so much time
staring into our screens, or are we being manipulated into
this behaviour by profits-chasing companies? Habit-
forming products, as anybody who has opened a pack of
potato chips knows, induce repetitive behaviour. Online
products work on the same idea. Algorithms track our
browsing histories and they then push content that we are
likely to click on. The longer we spend browsing, the more
money websites make in advertising and other revenue,
including by monetising the data they collect from our
browsing histories. That is why they constantly direct at
us clickbait likely to get our attention instantly –
suggestions on videos to watch, news to read, people to
friend or follow on social media – and then keep us
engrossed for as long as possible. Favourite one picture of
a cute animal and an unending stream of baby animal
images and videos follows. Accept a friend request from a
school classmate and hear from the entire batch, and then
batches senior and junior. Why do internet companies
want our attention so badly?
In the attention economy, consumers don’t always pay
with money. While broadband is not expensive, and most
websites can be accessed without charges, the fact is that
nothing on the internet is free. Consumers pay with their
time and attention, often without even realising. If you
had planned to spend 10 minutes on social media, you’ll
find you gave it a lot more than that, which inevitably
means cutting down on time for other, perhaps more
important, stuff on your to-do list. The wealth of tech
billionaires is actually made of hours of precious time
consumers are giving away unconsciously – plus, their
The attention economy
Keeping users glued to their digital devices is the primary goal of
internet companies. This has had many unwelcome consequences.
PUJA MEHRA
While broadband is not
expensive, and most websites
can be accessed without charges,
the fact is that nothing on the
internet is free. Consumers pay
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ECONOMICS
personal data that the internet constantly accumulates.
Every time you click to confirm that it is you in a picture,
you help the company collect more data for generating a
stronger profile of you that it can then monetise.
The attention-economy companies are driving all sorts
of changes, many of which we don’t fully understand. In
large countries, there are allegations of manipulation of
people’s political views and electoral results. Since
algorithms push content designed to conform to our
search patterns, they can deepen our biases and block out
diverse information that could open up our views. This
can make people’s minds and choices narrower than they
would be capable of otherwise. If songs from Bollywood’s
black-and-white era seem far more hummable, it’s
probably because music companies these days want us to
spend ever more time with our devices. Difficult-to-hum
tunes make people play songs on their devices and deliver
fatter profits to the music owners and the online music
players.The2013film‘Her’capturestheattentioneconomy
–and its unintended consequences – at an extreme. In the
film, Theodore Twombly, the character played by the
gifted Joaquin Phoenix, ends up developing a romantic
relationship with Samantha, an artificially intelligent
virtual assistant personified through a female voice
(dubbed by the attractive Scarlett Johansson), only to have
his heart broken by her. Once the Samantha algorithms
learn to fall in love with one user, she falls in love with
scores of other users – at the same time.
That the tendency for consumption behaviour to be
guided by emotions exploited by sellers and advertisers is
old hat. On the internet though, emotions can quickly turn
to hysteria, causing damage to individuals and/or society,
but delivering profits to internet companies. Incidents
involving mobs mistaking random individuals to be
criminals, leading to law-and-order situations, are usually
triggered by an item of fake news going viral. Sensational
news items are deliberately floated to draw huge traffic
and profits, such as the news story after demonetisation
was announced in 2017 which claimed that the new `2,000
note being introduced came fitted with a ‘nano GPS chip’
so that it could be tracked if taken outside the country. An
extreme example of the lasting effects of viral links on
behaviours is the rejection of the `10 coin by small towns
and villages in the western parts of the state of Uttar
Pradesh. People in these areas simply don’t accept these
coins despite multiple clarifications from the authorities.
In another recent case, misleading viral links forced
government authorities to issue clarifications repudiating
a purportedly ‘leaked order’ on changes to the dearness-
allowance norms for salaries and pensions of government
employees. The forged leaked order caused much needless
confusion before the authorities issued the clarifications.
Traffic builds up within minutes across the internet,
taking viral links far and wide. Unsuspecting people, often
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unwittingly helping these companies make money. What
do they get in exchange for all the attention they pay?
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Universe companies In order to arrive at our universe of companies, we checked
if the companies traded on all the days for the last two quarters. We considered
the companies with a market capitalisation of more than `500 crore.
Price to book value (P/B) Price to book value is the ratio of the price of a stock
to the book value per share of the company. It shows how much premium investors
are willing to pay for the underlying net assets of the company.
Price to earnings (P/E) The price-to-earnings ratio, or the P/E ratio, is simply
the ratio of the price of a stock to its earnings per share. It shows in multiples how
much investors are willing to pay for the earnings.The thumb rule of valuing a stock
is that a high-growth stock will have a high P/E ratio, while a value stock will have
a relatively lower P/E ratio.
Earnings per share (EPS) Earnings per share, or EPS, is calculated by dividing
the company’s net profit with the total number of outstanding shares.
EPS growth Growth of the EPS over a specified time period – trailing 12 months
(TTM), a quarter or five years. Quarterly comparisons are on a year-on-year basis.
For five years, the figures are annualised.
Price-earnings to growth (PEG) This ratio demonstrates how high a price we
are paying for the growth that we are purchasing. It is the ratio of price to earnings
to the EPS growth of the stock. In all our analyses, we have taken five-year historic
EPS growth.
Earnings yield Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) divided by enterprise
value. Enterprise value is market cap added to total debt and less cash and
equivalents.
Dividend per share Total dividend declared during the year divided by the total
number of outstanding shares.
Net sales This is simply the income that a company derives by
selling the goods and services that it produces.The downside of taking sales as an
indicator of growth is that it may not be matched by a similarly scintillating bot-
tom-line (net profit) performance. A company may be earning revenue at a high
rate. But if it is doing so by incurring a very high cost, the bottom line may not grow
in proportion to the growth in the top line (sales).
Interest-coverage ratio (ICR) This indicator is generally used to gauge
whether a company has the ability to service its debt. The interest-coverage ratio
is calculated as the ratio of operating profit to interest outgo. A company with an
ICR of more than two implies that it can service more than twice its current
interest charges.
Debt-equity ratio The debt-equity ratio is calculated as the ratio of total out-
standing borrowings of the company to its total equity capital. It essentially tells us
which companies use excessive leverage to achieve growth. Conventionally, the
debt-equity ratio of less than two is considered safe.
Return on equity (RoE) This is measured by taking profit after tax as a percent-
age of net worth of the company. It indicates how efficiently the company has been
able to utilise investors’ money.
Stock return Stock return is calculated by taking the percentage change in the
price of the stock adjusted for bonus or split.
Dividend yield This is defined as the percentage of the dividend paid per share
to the current market price of the stock. Since the denominator in this ratio is the
market price, a stock’s dividend yield changes every day.
Dividend-payout ratio This is the total dividend paid to the shareholders as a
percentage of net profit.
Altman Z-Score Developed by Edward Altman of New York University, the Z-Score
predicts a company’s financial distress or the possibility of its going bankruptcy
within two years. A Z-Score of more than three is desirable.
Modified C-Score It tells the probability of financial manipulations. In order to
develop it, we have modified James Montier’s C-Score. A C-Score of less than four
is desirable.
Piotroski F-Score Developed by Joseph Piotroski, the F-Score highlights financial
performance as compared to that in the previous
year. It thus points out to the current outperformer
in terms of profitability and financial improvement.
An F-Score of seven or above is good.
Stock style It indicates the style of the stock. It
is derived from a combination of the stock’s valu-
ation — growth or value — and its market capital-
isation — large, mid and small. For example, on the
right we have shown the stock style of a large-cap
growth stock.
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are a listing of attractive stocks based on the objective
principles of sound investment. We apply stock filters
carefully crafted by Value Research analysts on the
universe of Indian stocks to identify these attractive
stocks. The filters are devised to identify stocks of the
following kinds:
z Quality stocks available cheap
z High dividend-yield stocks
z Stocks available at a steep discount to book value
z Growth stocks available at reasonable prices
z Attractive blue chips
We believe that stocks listed in this section are a good
starting point to start a close scrutiny before adding
them to your portfolio.
However, please note that they are not our
recommendations.
Each stock screen explains the reason behind picking
the stock, which over time will help you develop your
own investing rules. As we will be evolving such models
and implementing changes to the methodology to be in
line with economic and market cycles, the list will be
dynamic and updated periodically
.
In the following pages of ‘Stock Screen’, we present
four categories that collectively list a number of stocks.
With these, you will be well-equipped to select stocks to
build your own portfolio after doing further research. If
you think that stock picking is a lot of hard work, you
can get started with these screens and with time
understand the way the ideas are shaping to make your
own judgement on stock selection.
Great investments are not easy to find, but practice,
patience and sound principles are all that you need.
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Mid
Small
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STOCK
SCREEN
Quality stocks available cheap
The stocks listed below clear essential checks on solvency, accounting,
recent financial performance and valuations
Banking and finance companies were removed from this analysis as the metrics don’t apply to them.
REASONS TO INVEST
Market cap greater than
`500 cr
Z-Score greater than 2.99
F-Score greater than or equal to 7
C-Score less than 4
PEG less than 1
P/E to median P/E less
than 1.5
Earnings yield greater than 5%
Safety
Soundness
Good performance
Reasonable valuations
THE FILTERS 1259
766
142
125
25
No. of companies that
cleared the ﬁlters
Aarti Drugs
Amines Plasticizers
Asian Energy Services
Associated Alcohols
Aurobindo Pharma
Coromandel International
Cosmo Films
Den Networks
Dhunseri Ventures
Ester Industries
Globus Spirits
Heidelberg Cement
Safe bets
Company Stock Altman Piotroski Modified Earnings Market Share 52-week
Industry style Z-Score F-Score C-Score yield (%) P/E PEG cap (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
6.7 9 0 5.5 23.9 0.74 6,694 723 1027-360
6.1 8 3 8.2 18.3 0.58 596 108 126-40
4.7 8 1 8.7 22.7 0.98 511 134 145-84
8.9 8 2 9.5 14.7 0.46 855 473 516-218
5.1 9 0 7.8 10.7 0.49 56,947 972 1064-738
7.6 8 1 7.6 19.1 0.64 25,420 867 956-682
3.3 8 1 15.0 8.6 0.43 2,027 1,115 1147-324
10.4 8 1 128.1 13.6 0.71 2,462 52 115-42
3.7 8 1 16.0 4.7 0.24 1,085 310 320-47
5.8 9 3 15.4 8.8 0.09 1,210 145 159-51
5.8 9 1 10.5 13.7 0.28 1,933 672 783-118
4.4 8 1 7.4 19.1 0.37 6,028 266 285-172
Drugs Pharma
Organic Chemicals
Offshore Drilling
Liquors
Drugs Pharma
Other Fertilisers
Plastic Films
Media Entertainment
Plastic Resins
Plastic Packaging goods
Liquors
Cement

STOCK
SCREEN
Heritage Foods
HIL
IOL Chemicals
KRBL
Marksans Pharma
Nahar Poly Films
Orient Cement
RPG Life Sciences
Tamilnadu Petroproducts
TD Power Systems
Thirumalai Chemicals
TV18 Broadcast
Visaka Industries
Company Stock Altman Piotroski Modified Earnings Market Share 52-week
Industry style Z-Score F-Score C-Score yield (%) P/E PEG cap (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
9.3 9 3 10.2 14.4 0.65 2,165 467 514-259
4.7 8 0 10.1 13.5 0.37 3,516 4,699 5170-1217
8.1 8 2 14.9 8.9 0.13 3,973 677 899-522
6.2 8 3 11.1 11.7 0.85 6,544 278 340-173
21.2 9 1 8.9 14.9 0.63 3,553 87 98-34
24.2 8 3 12.8 8.4 0.15 527 214 222-56
3.2 8 0 11.3 14.7 0.52 3,145 154 158-56
7.5 9 2 7.0 19.1 0.68 763 462 509-294
6.8 8 0 16.7 8.9 0.29 1,117 124 128-33
3.1 8 2 10.1 13.7 0.29 620 200 234-98
4.2 8 2 16.9 9.2 0.21 1,870 183 186-52
8.7 8 1 11.4 12.9 0.22 7,123 42 49-26
8.5 8 1 12.3 11.9 0.34 1,318 799 823-261
Dairy products
Cement Asbestos prod.
Drugs Pharma
Other Agri.prod.
Health Services
Textile Processing
Drugs Pharma
Organic Chemicals
Electronic Equipts.
Organic Chemicals
Media Entertainment
Construction
Data as on July 22, 2021. New entrants.
For real-time, customisable
stock screens, visit
www.valueresearchonline.com/stocks/

STOCK
SCREEN
REASONS TO INVEST
`500 cr
Dividend payout ratio of less
than 40%
Stocks with a current dividend
yield of more than 3%
Stocks with sustained per
share dividend and amount
over the past five years
Cushion against volatility
Higher total return
Generate regular tax-free
income
High dividend-yield stocks
Good dividends are not just a bonus in addition to stock returns, they also
accumulate to become sizeable in the long run
THE FILTERS
1259
960
12
7
Dear dividend
Company Stock Dividend Dividend Dividend Earnings Market cap Share 52-week
Industry style P/E PEG per share (`) yield (%) pay-out ratio (%) yield (%) (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
8.2 0.25 20.0 5.5 20.4 12.4 10,929 825 871-539
8.1 0.32 16.6 4.1 34.6 29.4 4,949 376 434-304
9.1 3.19 3.2 5.2 26.9 8.2 1,15,681 119 122-78
2.9 0.04 3.0 13.8 29.0 7.4 1,306 73 95-36
9.4 0.08 17.0 10.7 19.3 22.1 4,791 1,525 1565-561
16.6 1.37 4.3 3.6 32.5 10.1 12,553 322 358-86
- - 6.0 4.1 31.9 2.4 1,013 146 183-98
CESC
Cochin Shipyard
NTPC
PNB Gilts
Polyplex Corporation
Redington
Tamil Nadu Newsprint
Electricity Generation
Ship Building
Electricity Generation
Investment Services
Plastic Films
Trading
Paper
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stock screens, visit
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STOCK
SCREEN
Reasonably priced growth stocks
Growth investing is about picking companies that are fast growing their
bottom lines. But make sure that the valuations are not overheated.
REASONS TO INVEST
`500 cr
Earnings growth of:
Œ

At least 20% in the past five
years
Œ

At least 20% in the trailing 12
months YoY
Œ

At least 20% in latest quarter
YoY
Stocks with a P/E of less
than 15
All-weather style
Companies with strong
fundamentals
Greater stability vis-a-vis
value or growth
THE FILTERS
1,259
167
57
Alok Industries
Anjani Portland Cement
Authum Inv Infrastructure
Bajaj Steel Industries
BCL Industries
BF Investment
Bhansali Engg Polymers
Chambal Fert and Chem
Clariant Chemicals
Cosmo Films
Deccan Cements
Dhunseri Ventures
Company Stock 5Y median Quarterly EPS TTM EPS 5Y EPS Market cap Share 52-week
Industry style P/E P/E PEG growth (%) growth (%) growth (%) (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
3.1 0.2 0.08 100 121 27 13,009 26 45-19
14.2 13.8 0.42 201 111 29 1,206 479 532-137
4.9 6.7 0.01 13,727 4,102 394 2,127 1,318 1319-71
10.6 3.8 0.12 434 146 91 695 1,336 1503-105
14.5 7.4 0.48 204 35 23 610 252 290-98
5.7 26.6 0.23 364 35 26 1,533 408 446-253
6.8 19.4 0.08 5,686 845 83 2,805 169 197-36
7.7 11.7 0.22 127 35 33 12,684 305 321-133
6.2 35.7 0.17 2,337 1,076 38 1,363 591 620-288
8.6 6.8 0.43 282 117 21 2,027 1,115 1147-324
9.1 13.4 0.45 847 103 20 1,044 745 748-241
4.7 5.7 0.24 330 524 26 1,085 310 320-47
Cloth
Cement
Infrastructure
Vegetable oils
Investment Services
Thermoplastics
Nitrogenous Fertilizer.
Dyes Pigments
Plastic Films
Cement
Plastic Resins
On fast track

STOCK
SCREEN
Dolat Investments
Everest Kanto Cylinder
Filatex India
Finolex Industries
Globus Spirits
Godawari Power and Ispat
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fert
Heritage Foods
H.G. Infra Engineering
HIL
IG Petrochemicals
INEOS Styrolution
Jindal Steel Power
Kalpataru Power Trans
Kilpest
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries
KSE
Mangalam Cement
Marksans Pharma
Brokerage Services
Metal Tanks Fabrications
Synthetic Yarn
Plastic tubes pipes
Liquors
Sponge Iron
Nitrogenous Fertilizer.
Dairy products
Construction
Organic Chemicals
Thermoplastics
Sponge Iron
Infrastructure
Pesticides
Pig Iron
Oil cakes Animal Feed
Cement
Health Services
13.5 15.6 0.16 192 106 84 1,979 113 117-42
11.8 7.9 0.53 5,046 2,921 22 1,060 94 162-20
13.2 13.0 0.30 460 36 36 2,197 99 118-22
14.9 20.3 0.32 409 122 47 11,020 178 199-88
13.7 16.1 0.28 161 182 58 1,933 672 783-118
8.7 5.1 0.17 879 283 52 5,566 1,579 1580-165
8.0 7.4 0.32 29 37 26 5,577 359 425-157
14.4 31.4 0.65 112 194 22 2,165 467 514-259
13.4 10.4 0.33 105 42 53 3,173 487 551-174
13.5 11.7 0.37 163 145 36 3,516 4,699 5170-1217
11.5 11.5 0.45 2,425 801 26 2,163 703 715-150
9.0 17.5 0.26 3,525 3,042 34 2,517 1,430 1570-484
7.6 22.5 0.28 385 3,431 26 40,163 394 502-160
10.5 16.4 0.24 480 77 44 7,073 475 495-224
5.3 14.8 0.02 207 1,366 203 534 711 740-269
12.9 14.1 0.33 135 168 39 3,882 281 299-72
7.4 14.7 0.10 71 498 72 835 2,610 3065-1457
9.0 16.7 0.20 190 139 46 1,223 458 465-171
14.9 16.8 0.63 86 98 25 3,553 87 98-34

STOCK
SCREEN
Motilal Oswal Fin Services
Nahar Poly Films
Orient Cement
Panama Petrochem
Polyplex Corporation
Rain Industries
Sahyadri Industries
Savita Oil Technologies
Sportking
Steel Exchange
Sunflag Iron and Steel
Supreme Petrochem
SVP Global Ventures
Tamilnadu Petroproducts
Tata Metaliks
Tata Steel Long Products
Thangamayil Jewellery
Thirumalai Chemicals
Tinplate
Misc. Fin.services
Textile Processing
Lubricants, etc.
Plastic Films
Lubricants, etc.
Textile Machinery
Trading
Finished Steel
Crude Oil Natural Gas
Trading
Organic Chemicals
Pig Iron
Sponge Iron
Gems Jewellery
Organic Chemicals
Stainless Steel
12.7 27.8 0.26 278 575 48 15,874 1,080 1188-538
8.4 7.5 0.15 109 68 27 527 214 222-56
14.7 22.1 0.52 127 147 28 3,145 154 158-56
11.2 13.1 0.28 843 370 40 1,511 250 272-40
9.4 6.5 0.08 445 84 78 4,791 1,525 1565-561
12.8 9.6 0.37 94 53 30 8,390 250 253-89
11.0 5.9 0.22 263 132 50 678 709 721-164
9.2 12.7 0.21 359 135 45 2,059 1,488 1550-621
11.7 6.4 0.18 3,450 591 49 991 2,985 3197-210
4.3 6.1 0.05 47 115 68 598 68 75-24
11.2 9.9 0.37 82 53 30 1,577 88 93-37
10.8 20.9 0.24 1,332 1,219 45 6,849 728 820-176
11.6 8.8 0.06 168 828 207 1,409 111 115-32
8.9 6.1 0.29 780 99 28 1,117 124 128-33
12.2 10.5 0.48 792 116 20 4,003 1,267 1374-471
4.8 14.4 0.05 353 280 64 4,964 1,102 1175-246
13.2 18.0 0.25 60 90 52 1,144 835 952-290
9.2 12.3 0.21 424 2,349 42 1,870 183 186-52
15.0 23.2 0.56 1,094 119 27 2,607 249 263-118

STOCK
SCREEN
TV18 Broadcast
UFLEX
Vedanta
Visaka Industries
VLS Finance
Voltamp Transformers
WPIL
Media Entertainment
Minerals
Construction
Equipt.Leasing
Transformers
Pumps Compressors
12.9 40.3 0.22 10,473 147 26 7,123 42 49-26
4.5 5.6 0.21 163 128 22 3,812 528 594-259
8.4 8.6 0.35 151 274 23 97,744 263 296-91
11.9 9.3 0.34 334 120 34 1,318 799 823-261
4.3 8.9 0.11 27 456 37 958 249 255-50
13.9 13.8 0.67 169 26 21 1,557 1,542 1686-960
11.9 10.9 0.52 51 50 25 1,002 1,026 1122-372
Discount to book value
Stocks available at a discount to their book value indicate bargain and
inherent value, provided the business fundamentals are sound
REASONS TO INVEST
`500 cr
Debt-equity ratio of less than 1.5
times
Return on net worth of more than
10% in the most recent year
Companies must have a five-year
earnings growth of more than
10%
Price-to-book should be between
0.01 and 1
Really cheap
Relatively undervalued
Companies with assets
THE FILTERS
1,259
1,038
608
361
3
Company Stock 5Y EPS Dividend Debt-equity Market cap Share 52-week
Industry style P/E P/B growth (%) yield (%) ratio RoE (%) (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
Bargain hunt
13.4 1.0 19 7.8 0.1 11.4 1,071 482 526-325
6.1 1.0 33 3.5 0.3 14.9 3,746 144 166-80
12.6 1.0 204 1.4 0.5 11.3 1,628 109 135-55
Balmer Lawrie Investments
Welspun Corp
Welspun Enterprises
Misc. Fin.services
Steel Tubes Pipes
Construction
Data as on July 22, 2021. EPS growth rates are annualised. New entrants.

STOCK
SCREEN
REASONS TO INVEST
Mcap more than 6145
D/E 0 to 2
Interest coverage ratio more than 2
ROE 5 year average more than 20%
EPS 5 year growth more than 20%
PEG (5 Yr) 0 to 1.5
5 year ROE consistency without losing
20% year on year
Liquidity
Large companies in respective businesses
Strong balance sheets
Liked by institutions
Attractive blue chips
Investing in blue chips at reasonable valuations is one of the simplest
methods of wealth creation with limited pain
THE FILTERS
329
278
228
96
30
14
9
Aurobindo Pharma
Coromandel International
Galaxy Surfactants
Gujarat State Petronet
KEC International
K.P.R. Mill
Petronet LNG
Supreme Industries
Vaibhav Global
Company Stock Debt-equity Interest 5Y avg 5Y EPS Market cap Share 52-week
Industry style P/E PEG ratio coverage ratio RoE (%) growth (%) (` cr) price (`) high/low (`)
10.7 0.49 0.3 13.3 24 21 56,947 972 1064-738
19.1 0.64 0.0 17.9 24 30 25,420 867 956-682
36.4 1.51 0.3 13.1 25 28 10,994 3,101 3350-1537
11.6 0.28 0.7 7.6 30 29 18,681 331 343-177
20.0 0.66 0.6 3.1 22 30 11,055 430 486-258
24.7 1.25 0.4 10.5 21 22 12,710 1,849 1903-415
11.2 0.46 0.0 8.7 21 24 33,000 220 275-207
24.1 0.91 0.0 49.2 24 27 26,683 2,100 2340-1128
48.1 1.03 0.1 75.3 25 47 13,070 800 1058-261
Drugs Pharma
Other Fertilisers
Personal Care
Natural Gas Utilities
Power Projects
Cotton Blended Yarn
Natural Gas Utilities
Other Plastic Prod.
Gems Jewellery
Solid foundation

WORDS WORTH
NOW
As has been
witnessed in overall
FDI flows (rose by
25.4% to $64 billion
in 2020 from $51
billion in 2019, as
per World Investment
Report 2021), India’s
strong fundamentals
and market size
will continue to
attract market-
seeking greenfield
investments.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance minister, Mint,
July 20, 2021
Many companies, which were not in the digital
or online space, are now shifting at rapid speed.
Native digital companies are also growing very
fast. So, from all of those perspectives, today the
demand looks very good.
Salil Parekh CEO, Infosys, The Economic Times, July 15, 2021
With the e-commerce boom, demand for
real estate is coming from warehousing
and fulfillment needs...These are
segments of the real estate sector that
have potential to grow immensely.
Deepak Parekh Chairman, HDFC, The Economic Times,
July 21, 2021
What is relevant today may be obsolete
tomorrow. From an IT perspective, I definitely
see a shift towards the demand of AI-trained
resources. Organizations must prepare their
workforce for an AI-enabled future.
C P Gurnani MD CEO, Tech Mahindra, Mint, July 15, 2021
Based on the RBI data, we are confident that services exports
are projected to grow by 10% in 2021-22 due to the performance
professional and management consulting services, audio visual and
related services, freight transport services, telecommunications,
computer and IT sectors.
Maneck Davar Chairman, Services Export Promotion Council, Financial Express, July 19, 2021
We need to be very watchful and cautious before doing
anything on the monetary policy front. Also, all this
(inflation and growth) we have to see in the context of
the truly extraordinary situation that we are in, due to
the pandemic. It is not like any other year or occasion,
when inflation goes up, you start tightening the
monetary policy.
Shaktikanta Das RBI governor, www.financialexpress.com, July 16, 2021

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