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Below are the excerpts from its annual report of 2017-18. ELECTRIC VEHICLES – THE NEW MARKET DISRUPTOR | “We are anticipating the next market disruption through electric vehicles. We are closely reviewing and watching the situations and doing our ground level work. We are also mapping all of our existing products vis-à-vis EV to capitalise on the opportunities EV will throw at the component manufacturers, whether it is motors, batteries or any other system which will come into...

While it is always better to focus on what is happening to the individual stocks, there times it becomes “a must” before taking any decision. The reason, there is a possibility of greater divergence in how the broader market indices like Nifty and Sensex move and how the individual stocks and sector perform. A week before the election results, the way the market is panning out, it is clear that the street is working with the base case scenario of policy continuity. So, next we might ...

Many times the word, defensive stocks is used on the street. Most of the time it is FMCG, pharma and others which are referred to as defensive stocks. The reason being that the demand for these companies is steady and is not impacted much even when there is any slowdown in an economy. The question is in an economy which is growing faster and new areas of consumption are coming up every second day, where the demand from being seasonal and cyclical has reached a stage where in all economic conditi...

In the last ten years there have been many sectors which have come out of their troubled past, but the power sector probably stands out for multiple reasons. First, moving out of trouble not only meant that power companies were able to stand on their own feet, but also a big amount of NPA which the banks were saddled with was due to power companies being in the red. So, the health of the power sector, especially the private companies, has seen an improvement. Because there are a large number of ...

If one looks at how the sentiment cycle has moved in the last five months for the mid-cap, it has come full circle. At the start of the year 2024, “hope” nothing can go wrong with mid-caps, so load them. Then comes fear in the middle of February which peaks by the end of March. The again hope in April and now at this point of time “confusion” At this point of time the question whether “ I should sell or buy more” needs to be replaced by “what business do...

Remember a company called Ballarpur industry ltd or commonly known as ( BILT) from Thapar group. From being a blue chip and part of indices going through a corporate insolvency resolution process under IBC. There are some industries which at one point of time were considered to be safe haven. Best of the industrial houses used to run them and the street used to treat their stocks as blue chips. Then came a time, both due to dumping by China and other factors, that the whole sector went into dump...

After a short phase where bears were seen on the street, at least on the index level bulls were back in control as they touched a new high. Given the event risk in terms of election results, the market breadth might remain probably in equilibrium territory till the time exit polls come. In this short period if one is not a trader and knows how to hedge, it would be better to be cautious before investing. If one is taking fresh exposure to equity, ensure that there is some level of quality as fa...

In terms of valuations and sentiment we are not far from the place where we were in the last quarter of 2023 or early part of this year. When it was not possible to find stocks which can be called as “fairly valued” forget “undervalued”, and the sentiment was very bullish. The only difference between then and now is that we have election results which are coming up. Surely a confirmation on 4th June that continuity in the policy making is a big factor. But there is anothe...

After a phase where they once again relatively out performed, mid cap stocks are witnessing a sort of profit booking. A rotational move in terms of one set of stocks from a sector witnessing correction, while the other moves up based on what kind of numbers are getting released for the Q4. During this phase, analysts are bullish on select stocks from different sectors, a number of the stocks on which analysts are bullish are essentially leaders of their sector.ET screener powered by Refinitiv&rs...

When investing in any stocks, be it a large, small or medium cap there has to be one strong reason why one should invest in. It could be a strong balance sheet, strong brand, long runway of growth for the sector. Because if one of these are present in a company then the short term volatility in the market does not matter. They come and go and finally these stocks are able to deliver returns. Especially at a time when the index is forming a new high and sentiment all bullish, it is more important...