Is rising competition killing profitability? We analyze industries like paints, quick commerce, and the cables/wires sector, looking at Polycab & KEI. Learn how new players and capacity expansion impact profitability and stock valuations. High margins and valuations attract new entrants, leading to increased supply. This can result in margin pressure, lower industry Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), and a de-rating of stock valuations (lower PE ratios), even if earnings grow. Tracking the supply side is crucial for investors.

This analysis focuses on finding strong sectors and stocks showing relative strength during a bear market. Relative strength means performing better or falling less than the overall market index. Using scanning tools like Screener and SOIC StockScans helps identify these areas.

Key sectors currently displaying strong relative strength include:

• Banks and Private Sector NBFCs
• Hospitals
• Hotels
• Pharmaceuticals (including CDMO)
• Housing Finance Companies

Other sectors showing some relative strength are certain Chemicals, Iron Ore/Metals, Fertilizers/Agrochemicals, and Cigarettes/Tobacco.

This episode provides a business analysis of Jio Finance, a corporate-backed NBFC spun off from Reliance Industries. It discusses Jio Finance's structure and diverse ventures in lending, payments, insurance, and asset management. The analysis explains the reasons behind the fall in Jio Finance's stock price, primarily highlighting that the company's core businesses are currently in a startup phase and have not yet scaled significantly, alongside the prevailing market conditions.

Analyzing PPFAS Mutual Fund's recent stock purchases: Mahindra & Mahindra, Narayana Hrudayalaya, and Coal India. We explore the probable reasons behind these additions by reverse engineering their potential investment theses, looking at factors like market leadership, growth prospects, cash flows, and valuations.

Analyze recent earnings calls for three interesting companies: Aarti Pharmalabs, Polycab, and Associated Alcohols. Discover Aarti Pharmalabs' fundamental earnings breakout quarter and margin expansion, Polycab's ambitious Project Spring and massive Capex targeting industry outperformance, and Associated Alcohols' breakout quarters driven by ethanol and future margin expansion from premium products. Understand key business drivers, expansion plans, margin outlook, and risks like competition and policy changes using the Business, Risk, Management framework. Unlock insights for informed investing.

Learn to navigate investing in a bear market: Analyse market history, valuations, technicals, earnings, and economic reality. Understand current market corrections (price vs. time) and valuations approaching past lows. Discover which sectors are showing recent strength (like Hospitals, Capital Goods, select Chemicals) and which are weak based on earnings. Get strategies tailored for different investors (holding cash, fully invested, beginners) and how to identify potential winners for the next market phase—essential analysis for investing during market corrections.

Is something wrong with KPIT, Tata Elxsi, and Tata Technologies? We analyse the current slowdown in these ER&D businesses, how they differ from IT services, and the impact of factors like auto sector challenges on their growth and margins. Understand the difference between ER&D and IT services and the effect of operating leverage. We look at the reasons behind the slowdown, including increased Chinese EV competition in Europe impacting the auto sector.

Master class on how to read quarterly earnings to find winning stock ideas. Learn to analyse company profit growth by becoming a "student of earnings". Dive into quarterly results, investor presentations, and conference calls. Discover key metrics, understand growth trends, and identify hidden insights from real case studies. See how the market reacts to results, expectations, and guidance. Utilize tools like Screener to find companies with strong performance. Master the art of interpreting results to spot potential winning stocks

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