Indian Accounting Research Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Nitin is founder of Trudence Capital with more than 15 years of experience in Indian equities. He is Pioneer of Corporate Governance and Accounting Research in Indian Market and has successfully developed product for Institutional Investors named as "Analysis Beyond Consensus" during his association with Edelweiss Securities Ltd, Mumbai.  Later during the career, he has worked with Veritas Investment Research Corporation, Canada as Asia Consultant covering Indian and US equities. He has been profiled by leading financial news papers such as Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Standard etc.

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Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Forensic Accounting

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<li>In FY24, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gravita-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17385:1" rel="noopener">Gravita India (GRAV IN)</a> had faced qualified opinion from the auditors regarding its accounting pertaining to share based payments, which in a way boosted the earnings. </li>
<li>However, the unusual accounting behaviour is not for the company. We have seen some irregular line items in the past as well, w.r.t. gains and losses on commodities and forex. </li>
<li>Other key takeaways include negative free cash flows and difficulty in cash generation, revenues from traded goods not being in sync, fresh contingent liabilities, etc.</li>
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In FY24, Gravita India (GRAV IN) had faced qualified opinion from the auditors regarding its accounting pertaining to share based payments, which in a way boosted the earnings. 
However, the unusual accounting behaviour is not for the company. We have seen some irregular line items in the past as well, w.r.t. gains and losses on commodities and forex. 
Other key takeaways include negative free cash flows and difficulty in cash generation, revenues from traded goods not being in sync, fresh contingent liabilities, etc.


Gravita India

Gravita India Ltd- Forensic Analysis