India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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>FM Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to unveil the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on July 23rd.</li>
<li>Movement of Sensex and Nifty around the Budget day and post that.</li>
<li>What sectors performed best and worst during the last 10 budget days?</li>
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to unveil the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on July 23rd.
Movement of Sensex and Nifty around the Budget day and post that.
What sectors performed best and worst during the last 10 budget days?


Mapping Indian Market Performance Around Past 10 Budgets

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>The Union Budget 2024 expectations: Focuse on job creation, rural support, and domestic manufacturing, aiming to drive economic growth and self-reliance.</li>
<li>Employment, housing and Manufacturing will be the key priorities for Modi 3.O.</li>
<li>This Budget can see some Taxation benefits for middle-class salaried individuals by offering improved tax incentives and a simpler tax system.</li>
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The Union Budget 2024 expectations: Focuse on job creation, rural support, and domestic manufacturing, aiming to drive economic growth and self-reliance.
Employment, housing and Manufacturing will be the key priorities for Modi 3.O.
This Budget can see some Taxation benefits for middle-class salaried individuals by offering improved tax incentives and a simpler tax system.


Union Budget 2024 Expectations: The Modi 3.0 Era and Its Impact on India's Economic Growth

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

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Aehr had a messy print, with the core business actually weaker than expected as they incorporated their recent acquisition. It’s hard to stay bearish, as they have a lot of potential product launches coming.
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TSMC beat gross margins despite everything because of higher utilization. The logic cycle is starting to kick off in earnest. I believe WFE Capex will be much higher next year.
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ASML talked up high-NA DRAM insertion on 25/26. Only Samsung could do it. Good luck, Samsung!

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Aehr had a messy print, with the core business actually weaker than expected as they incorporated their recent acquisition. It’s hard to stay bearish, as they have a lot of potential product launches coming.


TSMC beat gross margins despite everything because of higher utilization. The logic cycle is starting to kick off in earnest. I believe WFE Capex will be much higher next year.


ASML talked up high-NA DRAM insertion on 25/26. Only Samsung could do it. Good luck, Samsung!




Earnings: TSMC, AEHR, ASML, VAT Group, Export Restrictions

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Today, I am going to address three main topics of concern for investors given the current conflicting signals from the US economy.</li><li>These are the key questions I will address, and I will summarize both the pros and cons of each viewpoint, including my own bottom line: Is liquidity no longer improving, but rather at risk of weakening in the coming months? Is the economy accelerating rather than slowing? Is the commodity complex heavily undervalued or overvalued?</li><li>The equity rotation paired with the sharp sell-off in Tech has had me thinking, and we therefore need to litmus-test every corner of our current thesis. Follow along below.</li></ul>

Today, I am going to address three main topics of concern for investors given the current conflicting signals from the US economy.These are the key questions I will address, and I will summarize both the pros and cons of each viewpoint, including my own bottom line: Is liquidity no longer improving, but rather at risk of weakening in the coming months? Is the economy accelerating rather than slowing? Is the commodity complex heavily undervalued or overvalued?The equity rotation paired with the sharp sell-off in Tech has had me thinking, and we therefore need to litmus-test every corner of our current thesis. Follow along below.

Steno Signals #109 – What if We Are All Wrong on Liquidity, Rates and Commodities?

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

SoftwareONE Holding AG provides IT services. The Company offers cloud computing, portfolio management, procurement, unified communication, and other related solutions. SoftwareONE Holding serves customers worldwide.

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<li>SoftwareONE is currently considered a special situation case by the market, with its new Board of Directors being more receptive to a potential transaction, possibly above CHF 20/share.</li>
<li>Compelling stock narrative: strong balance sheet (10.3% of market cap in net cash&amp;equivalents), low valuation (8.7x EV/NTM EBITDA, 17.5x Fwd P/E), shareholder return policy (buyback and dividend), and ongoing recovery.</li>
<li>My fair value estimate is CHF 20.04/share, which implies an undemanding 9.8x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA. SoftwareONE releases Q2 and H1 results on 21 August. Long.</li>
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SoftwareONE is currently considered a special situation case by the market, with its new Board of Directors being more receptive to a potential transaction, possibly above CHF 20/share.
Compelling stock narrative: strong balance sheet (10.3% of market cap in net cash&amp;equivalents), low valuation (8.7x EV/NTM EBITDA, 17.5x Fwd P/E), shareholder return policy (buyback and dividend), and ongoing recovery.
My fair value estimate is CHF 20.04/share, which implies an undemanding 9.8x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA. SoftwareONE releases Q2 and H1 results on 21 August. Long.


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Mapping Indian Market Performance Around Past 10 Budgets

FM Sitharaman to present Union Budget for FY 2024-25 on July 23rd. Analysis of Sensex and Nifty movement, best and worst performing sectors on...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Union Budget 2024 Expectations: The Modi 3.0 Era and Its Impact on India's Economic Growth

Union Budget 2024 aims to boost job creation, rural support, and domestic manufacturing for economic growth and self-reliance, with focus on...

Nimish Maheshwari

Earnings: TSMC, AEHR, ASML, VAT Group, Export Restrictions

The first week of earnings lends us confirmation bias, and additional fears of export restrictions. Let’s start with the actual earnings order,...

Fabricated Knowledge

Steno Signals #109 – What if We Are All Wrong on Liquidity, Rates and Commodities?

I am going to address three main topics of concern for investors given the current conflicting signals from the US economy.

Steno Research

Private Equity Interest Is Back

SoftwareONE, a special situation case, shows potential for transaction above CHF 20/share with strong balance sheet and low valuation.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Mapping Indian Market Performance Around Past 10 Budgets

​FM Sitharaman to present Union Budget for FY 2024-25 on July 23rd. Analysis of Sensex and Nifty movement, best and worst performing sectors on...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Union Budget 2024 Expectations: The Modi 3.0 Era and Its Impact on India's Economic Growth

​Union Budget 2024 aims to boost job creation, rural support, and domestic manufacturing for economic growth and self-reliance, with focus on...

Nimish Maheshwari

Earnings: TSMC, AEHR, ASML, VAT Group, Export Restrictions

The first week of earnings lends us confirmation bias, and additional fears of export restrictions. Let’s start with the actual earnings order,...

Fabricated Knowledge

Steno Signals #109 – What if We Are All Wrong on Liquidity, Rates and Commodities?

I am going to address three main topics of concern for investors given the current conflicting signals from the US economy.

Steno Research

Private Equity Interest Is Back

​SoftwareONE, a special situation case, shows potential for transaction above CHF 20/share with strong balance sheet and low valuation.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

FM Sitharaman to present Union Budget for FY 2024-25 on July 23rd. Analysis of Sensex and Nifty movement, best and worst performing sectors on...

Union Budget 2024 aims to boost job creation, rural support, and domestic manufacturing for economic growth and self-reliance, with focus on...

SoftwareONE, a special situation case, shows potential for transaction above CHF 20/share with strong balance sheet and low valuation.