Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Pranav Bhavsar & the team at India Independent Insight (Iii), provide research on consumer companies operating or have exposure to in India. The research methodology focuses on carrying out on-the-ground channel surveillance/checks that include supplier/distributor/customer interactions, access to industry experts, and bespoke primary data sources that aid in providing unique insights and counter consensus ideas.  

Leveraging the team's forensic analysis along with channel surveillance, the team at Iii also aids investors in early identification of changing consumer trends, identification and quantification of accounting/governance risks, and the associated impact on the business model of the company.

Pranav has over 15 years of experience in the Indian equity market, and has worked with some of the global activists, long only and PE funds for their India projects. Prior roles also include building and leading an institutional sell-side desk. In his free time, Pranav is a traveler, biker, and a young Indian contributing to the country’s social and economic development.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<p>Our objective with this weekly is to highlight notable developments in the India internet and consumer sector focusing on public and private companies. The sub-sectors covered include payment providers, e-commerce retailers,  social media platforms and consumer companies.</p>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> takes the lead once again, becoming the market leader of the booming Indian smartphone industry. On an uptake, the third quarter appears to be a game changer for the industry - pushing it's performance to new heights, finally getting the sector back to normalcy.</li>
<li>Food aggregators <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-media-pvt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOM IN)</a> and Swiggy have seen the difficult pandemic times turn into a green shoot for them. With Tier 2 cities booming with demand, they now focus on a pan India approach adding more and more restaurant partners under their umbrella every month.</li>
<li>Burger King India Ltd. is all geared up to come out with an IPO in India to raise INR 5.42 billion through an issue of 60 million shares.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/walmart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11134:1" rel="noopener">Walmart (WMT US)</a> owned Flipkart to  buy a 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion. The purchase will not only help the company cut down its debt, but also help it have a better grounding whilst competing with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amazon-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:409:1" rel="noopener">Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/reliance-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:198:1" rel="noopener">Reliance Industries (RIL IN)</a> .</li>
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Our objective with this weekly is to highlight notable developments in the India internet and consumer sector focusing on public and private companies. The sub-sectors covered include payment providers, e-commerce retailers,  social media platforms and consumer companies.


Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK) takes the lead once again, becoming the market leader of the booming Indian smartphone industry. On an uptake, the third quarter appears to be a game changer for the industry - pushing it's performance to new heights, finally getting the sector back to normalcy.
Food aggregators Zomato (ZOM IN) and Swiggy have seen the difficult pandemic times turn into a green shoot for them. With Tier 2 cities booming with demand, they now focus on a pan India approach adding more and more restaurant partners under their umbrella every month.
Burger King India Ltd. is all geared up to come out with an IPO in India to raise INR 5.42 billion through an issue of 60 million shares.

Walmart (WMT US) owned Flipkart to  buy a 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion. The purchase will not only help the company cut down its debt, but also help it have a better grounding whilst competing with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US) and Reliance Industries (RIL IN) .


India Internet & Consumer Weekly | Xiaomi, Zomato, Swiggy, BurgerKing and Flipkart