Mid-Small Cap specialist | Equities | India, Nurture Capital Advisory

Nurture Capital Advisory

Mid-Small Cap specialist | Equities | India

Buyside Outfit and Advisory Services

We are a Buyside outfit and also offer Advisory services. Most notes published here are written for our consumption. These notes offer readers a perspective of our approach to scanning sectors and distilling ideas to constructing a bottom-up Equity portfolio. Combining top down and bottom-up approaches to identifying themes/ value stocks at inflexion Sector agnostic | Value oriented - Inflexion approach | Bottom-Up Ideas Biased towards Sustainability, ESG Team is Wall Street Journal, ET Now - Star mine Lipper, Asia money rated.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Oligopolistic structures, market dominance doesn't necessarily translate into pricing power.</li>
<li>As some consumer focusing firms aren't price takers and their business inherently cyclical - sustaining premium valuations are at risk.</li>
<li>A dominant co., in a mega trend or amidst underlying structural change could be a formidable play to sustain both - pricing power and premium valuations. </li>
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Oligopolistic structures, market dominance doesn't necessarily translate into pricing power.
As some consumer focusing firms aren't price takers and their business inherently cyclical - sustaining premium valuations are at risk.
A dominant co., in a mega trend or amidst underlying structural change could be a formidable play to sustain both - pricing power and premium valuations. 


Consolidation Begets Pricing Power – Is This Illusory?

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<li>Indigo and Spice Jet have turned to profits in Q3FY23.</li>
<li>Indian Aviation sector is at infancy and the large market is consolidating. </li>
<li>However, rising ATF costs may restrict profit recovery, thus while valuations are reasonable and there is a long runway, it's not yet the time to go aboard.</li>
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Indigo and Spice Jet have turned to profits in Q3FY23.
Indian Aviation sector is at infancy and the large market is consolidating. 
However, rising ATF costs may restrict profit recovery, thus while valuations are reasonable and there is a long runway, it's not yet the time to go aboard.


Aviation, Should One Buy the Profit Recovery?

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<li>EMS – offers a four-fold opportunity over the medium term</li>
<li>Know the risks and challenges to attaining this strong growth</li>
<li>Read this note for opportunity, risks, incumbent positioning and valuations</li>
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EMS – offers a four-fold opportunity over the medium term
Know the risks and challenges to attaining this strong growth
Read this note for opportunity, risks, incumbent positioning and valuations


India Electronic Manufacturing Services - Growth, Risks and Valuations

Equity Bottom-Up

Ambuja Cements Limited manufactures cement in India. The Company owns specially designed ships and terminals for bulk transportation of its products. Ambuja Cement sells most of its products domestically, but also has a subsidiary that markets the Group's items in Sri Lanka.

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<li>Cement sector is witnessing a margin recovery and valuations are reasonable. </li>
<li>Ambuja Cements, the second largest in the sector provides a tactical opportunity for a valuation pop. </li>
<li>Avoid | as any inclusion amounts to adding to the risk rather than to the return of the portfolio. </li>
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Cement sector is witnessing a margin recovery and valuations are reasonable. 
Ambuja Cements, the second largest in the sector provides a tactical opportunity for a valuation pop. 
Avoid | as any inclusion amounts to adding to the risk rather than to the return of the portfolio. 


Ambuja Cements - Quick Insight on Valuation

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<li>A primer to Life Insurance industry in India - industry size, breaking down key concepts, valuation.</li>
<li>A relatively better consumption theme compared to other expensive names with strong fundamentals, underlying growth and valuations.</li>
<li>However, it's a late cycle play and while downside is protected, upside is capped as well. </li>
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A primer to Life Insurance industry in India - industry size, breaking down key concepts, valuation.
A relatively better consumption theme compared to other expensive names with strong fundamentals, underlying growth and valuations.
However, it's a late cycle play and while downside is protected, upside is capped as well. 


Life Insurance: Is This Correction Deep Enough to Add?