Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>RBI halts loan sanctions for four NBFCs due to excessive rates and rule violations, signaling concerns over rising NPAs in retail lending.</li>
<li>Slippages and delinquencies in retail loans are rising, driven by smaller loans and fintech-driven credit growth, prompting stricter regulatory scrutiny.</li>
<li>Emphasis is shifting towards cautious lending and stronger regulations to stabilize the sector, indicating a more conservative approach in India’s credit landscape.</li>
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RBI halts loan sanctions for four NBFCs due to excessive rates and rule violations, signaling concerns over rising NPAs in retail lending.
Slippages and delinquencies in retail loans are rising, driven by smaller loans and fintech-driven credit growth, prompting stricter regulatory scrutiny.
Emphasis is shifting towards cautious lending and stronger regulations to stabilize the sector, indicating a more conservative approach in India’s credit landscape.


Thematic Report: Slowdown in India's Credit Sector

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

Novartis AG manufactures pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products. The Company uses innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. Novartis offers patent protected prescription medicine and generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars.

<ul><li>Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past two years.</li><li>The company announced a 10% growth in sales and a 20% increase in core operating income in constant currencies.</li><li>Notably, the core margin reached 40.1%.</li></ul>

Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past two years.The company announced a 10% growth in sales and a 20% increase in core operating income in constant currencies.Notably, the core margin reached 40.1%.

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Independent Economist, Forecaster and Strategist

Thomas Lam

Macroeconomics

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<li>Central banks in Developed Markets and Emerging Markets are either cutting, maintaining or hiking their respective policy rates</li>
<li>I introduce an improved Monetary Diffusion Indicator of Normal policy (MDIN) to encapsulate the dispersion of central bank policy globally</li>
<li>The MDIN, which goes back more than five decades and captures roughly 90% of central banks globally in GDP-terms, slipped to 21 in October</li>
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Central banks in Developed Markets and Emerging Markets are either cutting, maintaining or hiking their respective policy rates
I introduce an improved Monetary Diffusion Indicator of Normal policy (MDIN) to encapsulate the dispersion of central bank policy globally
The MDIN, which goes back more than five decades and captures roughly 90% of central banks globally in GDP-terms, slipped to 21 in October


Macklem, Orr, Gongsheng, Ueda, Bailey, Powell, Lagarde, Nabiullina and MDIN

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<li>India’s power sector faced T&amp;D losses averaging 20% between FY11 and FY19, while the ideal range is 6-8%. This is one of the biggest opportunity in Power sector.</li>
<li>As per the National Smart Grid Mission, the central government aims to install 25 crore smart meters by the end of 2025.</li>
<li>Detailed analysis includes indian listed companies creating Smart Meter along with their order book and comparison. </li>
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India’s power sector faced T&amp;D losses averaging 20% between FY11 and FY19, while the ideal range is 6-8%. This is one of the biggest opportunity in Power sector.
As per the National Smart Grid Mission, the central government aims to install 25 crore smart meters by the end of 2025.
Detailed analysis includes indian listed companies creating Smart Meter along with their order book and comparison. 


Thematic Report: Smart Meters- Mega Trend

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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<li>BPCL Reduces the Russian Oil Intake Amid the Refinery Maintenance</li>
<li>Tata Power Acquires 40% Stake in Bhutan’s Khorlochhu Hydro Power Project</li>
<li>Ambuja Cements Aims for 140 Million Tonne Capacity by 2028</li>
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BPCL Reduces the Russian Oil Intake Amid the Refinery Maintenance
Tata Power Acquires 40% Stake in Bhutan’s Khorlochhu Hydro Power Project
Ambuja Cements Aims for 140 Million Tonne Capacity by 2028


# 69 India Insight: Tata Power in Hydro Project, Ambuja Capacity Expansion, BPCL Reduces Oil Intake

Switzerland
Insights on Switzerland

Thematic Report: Slowdown in India's Credit Sector

RBI halts loan sanctions for NBFCs due to excessive rates and rule violations, signaling concerns over rising NPAs in retail lending and prompting...

Nimish Maheshwari

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past...

Baptista Research

Macklem, Orr, Gongsheng, Ueda, Bailey, Powell, Lagarde, Nabiullina and MDIN

The MDIN, which synthesizes DM and EM central bank policy dispersion, offers insights into worldwide interest rate policy cycles.

Thomas Lam

Thematic Report: Smart Meters- Mega Trend

India's power sector has high T&D losses, creating a major opportunity for improvement. The government aims to install 25 crore smart meters by...

Nimish Maheshwari

# 69 India Insight: Tata Power in Hydro Project, Ambuja Capacity Expansion, BPCL Reduces Oil Intake

BPCL reduces Russian oil intake due to refinery maintenance, Tata Power buys stake in Bhutan hydro project, Ambuja Cements targets 140 million...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: Slowdown in India's Credit Sector

​RBI halts loan sanctions for NBFCs due to excessive rates and rule violations, signaling concerns over rising NPAs in retail lending and prompting...

Nimish Maheshwari

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past...

Baptista Research

Macklem, Orr, Gongsheng, Ueda, Bailey, Powell, Lagarde, Nabiullina and MDIN

The MDIN, which synthesizes DM and EM central bank policy dispersion, offers insights into worldwide interest rate policy cycles.

Thomas Lam

Thematic Report: Smart Meters- Mega Trend

​India's power sector has high T&D losses, creating a major opportunity for improvement. The government aims to install 25 crore smart meters by...

Nimish Maheshwari

# 69 India Insight: Tata Power in Hydro Project, Ambuja Capacity Expansion, BPCL Reduces Oil Intake

​BPCL reduces Russian oil intake due to refinery maintenance, Tata Power buys stake in Bhutan hydro project, Ambuja Cements targets 140 million...

Sudarshan Bhandari

RBI halts loan sanctions for NBFCs due to excessive rates and rule violations, signaling concerns over rising NPAs in retail lending and prompting...

India's power sector has high T&D losses, creating a major opportunity for improvement. The government aims to install 25 crore smart meters by...

BPCL reduces Russian oil intake due to refinery maintenance, Tata Power buys stake in Bhutan hydro project, Ambuja Cements targets 140 million...