MC Interview | Slowing growth may weigh on sentiment in 2023 after liquidity tightening this year, says this fund manager

“Earnings outlook for industrial companies remains buoyant. But, unlike PSU banks, valuations here are more rich. Thus, it’s possible that these companies consolidate in the near term,” Niket Shah of Motilal Oswal AMC says in an interview to Moneycontrol. On the PSU banks, which are coming off from a decade of distress, the Senior Group […]

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Daily Voice | Expect a bull market for the next few quarters as the bad news is behind us: Jimeet Modi, Samco Ventures

Jimeet Modi of SAMCO Ventures “We are extremely bullish on the consumption space, because most of the inflation and margin pressures are behind us,” Jimeet Modi, Founder & CEO, Samco Ventures, said in an interview to Moneycontrol. He also finds the technology space attractive, where Modi believes that nearly all the bad news has been […]

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Daily Voice | Banking sector set to outperform for rest of FY23 as system health at its best in decades, says Arun Malhotra of CapGrow Capital

“The medium-term outlook for India remains relatively better. The structural shifts in India’s economy have started yielding results,” Arun Malhotra of CapGrow Capital Advisors says in an interview to Moneycontrol. The manufacturing sector, driven by PLI (production-linked incentive) schemes and China + 1 factor, has pushed industrial growth, leading to higher capex and kick-start of […]

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Daily Voice | With the global environment improving, this chief investment strategist sees double-digit nominal growth for India, corporate revenues and earnings

Vikas Gupta, CEO & Chief Investment Strategist at OmniScience Capital “India is on a very strong domestic growth path, which is only likely to grow stronger with decreasing global macro uncertainty and the resilient US economy, which has a 50-year-low 3.5 percent unemployment rate and a strong consumer spending outlook for the festive season (Christmas […]

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Equity market beats September quarter estimates as earnings play big catalyst: Motilal Oswal

Gautam Duggad Indian stock market beat the estimates for the July-September quarter of FY23 as Corporate India financials played a big catalyst, said Gautam Duggad, head of research and institutional equities at Motilal Oswal Financial Services. “The July-September quarter went slightly better than what we had anticipated and there are a couple of factors which drove it,” he said […]

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Daily Voice | This smallcase manager is more bullish on mid-caps and small-caps than bluechips

Divam Sharma is the Founder of Green Portfolio “We are cautiously bullish going into 2023,” Divam Sharma of Green Portfolio says in an interview to Moneycontrol. Rather than the bluechips, he sees more run up in the broader markets (midcaps and smallcaps) in 2023 considering the valuations. The smallcase manager and co-founder of Green Portfolio […]

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Daily Voice | This smallcase manager isn#39;t bullish on new-age companies, sees Nifty beyond 20,000 by March

Basant Maheshwari of Basant Maheshwari Wealth Advisers LLP The valuations of some of the new-age companies have been so out of whack that even after a 50-60-percent correction with relentless cash burn and no sight of profitability, they do not make sense from any investment standpoint, Basant Maheshwari of Basant Maheshwari Wealth Advisers LLP says […]

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Daily Voice | Markets not expensive; defence PSUs have an edge, says Weekend Investing#39;s Alok Jain

While advising new investors, Alok Jain of Weekend Investing says: “If you are not invested, start investing. And if you have a lump sum amount, invest it gradually. These two are the only two things you need to know.” The smallcase manager and founder of Weekend Investing tries to help people achieve financial independence early […]

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Daily Voice | PSU banks with strong advantage of very strong liability franchise look attractive, says Shriram Life Insurance CIO Ajit Banerjee

“PSU banks have the strong advantage of a very strong liability franchise. From the valuation perspective, PSU banks look attractive at this point in time,” Ajit Banerjee of Shriram Life Insurance says in an interview to Moneycontrol. The top-tier private sector banks are trading at 2.5-3 times price-to-book (P/B), whereas most of the PSU banks, […]

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Daily Voice | Earnings, inflation, FIIs to determine mood of equity markets over next few months, says this CIO

The second quarter earnings season for this fiscal has thrown up encouraging trends in the discretionary consumption space across apparels, travel and tourism, jewellery, malls, retail, and private vehicles, accoridng to Sanjay Kumar of PNB MetLife. Management commentaries have been strong on the demand environment and margin trajectory. Earnings performance, inflation trajectory and FII flows would be […]

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Daily Voice | Telecom sees strong shift in free cash flow generation capability, says this deputy chief investment officer

Sumit Jain of ASK Investment Managers “We are positive on the telecom space in general. We believe that despite the upcoming investments in 5G, the sector is witnessing a strong shift in its free cash flow generation capability that could translate into healthy deleveraging,” Sumit Jain of ASK Investment Managers with over 16 years of […]

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Daily Voice | Telecom sees strong shift in free cash flow generation capability, says this chief investment officer

Sumit Jain of ASK Investment Managers “We are positive on the telecom space in general. We believe that despite the upcoming investments in 5G, the sector is witnessing a strong shift in its free cash flow generation capability that could translate into healthy deleveraging,” Sumit Jain of ASK Investment Managers with over 16 years of […]

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