Time to switch on the lights: 6 stocks from electrical and electronics sector with upside potential of up

Why do multinational companies, whose half of the products are outsourced to much smaller manufacturing units still enjoy a higher multiples than many others. Simple answer, they own the brands and hence the pricing power. There are many sectors where brands play an important role. Branded apparel space has seen many tailwinds, right from implementation of GST which removed the tax arbitrage between organized and unorganized players to something which is not heard much on the street, which is China plus one sourcing. Is this industry finally reaching a stage where scale and brands will get desired valuations.

After witnessing a strong re-rating for 5 years, companies with strong brands in different sectors but still coming under the umbrella of consumer space have witnessed a consolidation. Even in the current bull run they have not performed as well as they used to do in the past. Is the period of consolidation over?

In 2008, the IPO of a power company got subscribed in less than a minute of its opening and the size of that issue was Rs 11,563 crore. This just shows the desire to own power sector stocks at that point of time. From those days of frenzy to the nadir in 2014, when power companies were on the top of the list of NPA of the banks. Power companies have seen both the extreme of valuations. It is a sector where after many failures and to some extent a consolidation, some companies have emerged which know how to deal with all kinds of economic and industry cycles. That is probably the reason why a number of companies from the power sector have seen a sharp re-rating in the last one year. Hoping the survivors have learnt their lessons.

After a long phase of almost two decades, during Covid there was a sudden phase of expansion in price earning multiples which IT stocks were getting. Now as nothing is permanent on markets, a phase of mean reversion or readjustment of valuations started after October 21. It has been more than two years that largecap IT stocks have been going through this and after a gap of a long time, they are showing some early indications at worst might be over. But because there has been a major technological shift in the last two years, it is a trade that only investors with patience should look at taking. Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, is a comprehensive research report that evaluates five key components of 4,000+ listed stocks - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk, and price momentum to generate standardized scores.

Recent reports indicate a decline in cement prices, causing a significant correction in cement stocks. However, it's important to consider broader factors before making investment or trading decisions in the cement sector. Despite a temporary price dip, the sector continues to benefit from increased demand driven by infrastructure projects and improved balance sheet quality. This suggests the sector's long-term prospects remain intact despite short-term price fluctuations.

In the correction that markets saw in the last four trading sessions, the financial sector stocks, right from banks to other players also declined. But if one looks at the magnitude and the internal breadth of the sector it was much better as compared to a month back when the market correction was started by HDFC bank. There was a bit of profit booking in the PSU bank space, but once again after a small corrective move, things were back with a strong intraday recovery. The way things are panning out in the industry with regulatory tightening taking place, there is very likely that we might see a divergence in performance of different segments of this sector which has the highest correlation with the GDP growth. Better balance sheets and strong franchise are likely to be the differentiating factors. The factor which is largely technical in nature is the shareholding patterns that will also impact the performance of the stocks from this sector.

While the recent performance of stocks like REC, PFC and recently listed IRDEA has brought focus back to one segment of power companies. But the fact is that in the last few years, the sector has been going through a consolidation. Some of it was forced by the banks due to many companies going under the IBC and some due to the fact that any industry which has gone through a troubled phase of almost a decade, the players who are able to survive tend to get more attention because they have learnt the art of surviving a tough phase which is one most important feature for long term survival. Power sector stocks are now catching up with what the market has witnessed in the last few years.

For Dalal Street, paints means Asian Paints. However, there is and sooner there will be even more to it.

While all the headlines have been hogged by new age companies and sectors, there has been a sharp surge in valuations in one sector which has performed extremely well in the last two years. It i the hospital space and it is still under the radar. The post listing performance of IPOs from this space shows that both domestic and institutional investors are ready to pay a premium to have these stocks in their portfolio. Given the macro picture , it has a secular growth trend as per capita spending is likely to continue to increase.