Stocks of these 21 cos tumble over 20% in 1 year as profits slump for 4 straight quarters

The Indian manufacturing sector is expected to witness significant growth in the upcoming years due to the government's focus on the sector, according to Arvind Kothari, the Founder of Niveshaay. Kothari expects renewable energy, recycling, and electronics manufacturing to emerge as promising potential wealth creators for the decade. In contrast, companies with poor cash flow and low visibility in earning growth could underperform in FY24, despite a strong earnings recovery season in Q4 anticipated.

​We have seen flows come in both domestically being very-very strong as well as from FIIs, FITD our flows have been almost $10-11 billion, clearly retracting what they had done last year.

BofA strategists added that a delayed recovery in rural India could also hurt earnings as could the potential peaking of demand in urban India.

India Business News: Tata Investment Corp has surged by 116% in 2024, leading the gains among companies listed on the Nifty 500 Index, which accounts for over 94% of India

The list of 35 companies include names such as Olectra Greentech, RateGain Travel Technologies, Titagarh Rail Systems, KPIT Technologies, Thomas Cook, Prestige Estates Projects, Ramky Infrastructure, Skipper, Jupiter Wagons, all of which are part of the S&P BSE Smallcap index. The list also includes midcap names such as Trent, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy, Infibeam Avenues, Oberoi Realty, and Hindustan Copper, all of whom have seen strong earnings growth and have given double-digit returns so far in 2023.

Mixed Q4 earnings season so far with IT companies disappointing, but strong results from financial and banking sector helped markets. Investors will track corporate earnings and global trends to gauge market direction. This week, Adani Enterprises, Titan Company, HDFC, TVS Motor, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, and several other companies will announce their results. Notable companies announcing include Tata Steel, Titan Company, HDFC, Adani Enterprises, TVS Motor, Hero MotoCorp, Britannia Industries, and Marico.

Tax-saving mutual funds, or ELSS, provide investors with tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, of 1961. The lock-in period inculcates a good habit among investors to thrive for long-term investing while putting their money in an equity-related instrument.

From the valuation parameter, the price to earnings ratio has gone from 24 to 19 times. In price to book, we are below the 10-year average. If you look at the earnings yield, it is roughly about 5.6%. If you look at market cap GDP, we are at 94%. The peak was about 112%. In the last 18 months, the total economic growth, the GDP growth is 20%. For Nifty, it is minus 9%.

Rajat Rajgarhia says: “There are going to be enough opportunities in the broader markets and we need to keep picking companies which are becoming bigger because market caps will follow the sizes of the businesses. While Nifty is the most commonly spoken benchmark, India is presenting opportunities beyond Nifty in a meaningful manner.”

FY25E earnings at risk due to fading margin tailwinds. High valuations and slowing top line keep brokerage cautious. Overweight stance on FMCG, IT, autos, telecom, internet, and pharmaceuticals. Underweight call on BFSI, industrials, commodities, and durables.