Derating started from april. Stock almost halved. Part is due to midcap correction. Part due to softness of biz.
Price can lead fundamentals. One of my biggest learning is to panic early or not panic.
Will also discuss my strategy
Negatives first
Despite a weak result, the price has not reacted. This is what they mean by "it was in the price". Price already corrected in anticipation of poor Q1 results.
This is why it makes sense to incorporate technicals IMO. Big institutions **definitely** have an info edge. Reflects in price.
I am in process of learning from @icanseeyourpix2
Ajay bro, what could have been a good technical exit point bw april & now based on charts?
You can clearly see here that #2 is pointing to weakness in biz environment. British govt is in wait & watch mode. So should we be. Cannot be sanguine.
Positives
#1 If at all it can be called a silver linking, order book growth is still fairly strong. If you can grow order book 4% QoQ in a weak envt when your largest customer is in wait & watch mode, imagine what you can do otherwise.
#2 The other **BIG** silver lining is the MST aquisition. THis directly adds 10% to topline & ~10% to bottomline. Saweeet. Nothing is a 10% topline boost in a downturn eh?
Another thing which street seems to have missed completely is attrition. Mastek attrition is now down QoQ.
Jab 28% gaya, toh 1000 tweets. When its down, not a single one. 🥲
What am I Doing?
Ill be honest. This is a tricky one. Biz envt is weak, but we see mixed signals. Strong aquisitions, 4% QoQ growth for order book, talks of shallow recession. Concall becomes more important than ever right now.
Mastek does become a prime sell candidate for me, specially if i can find better opportunities (similar risk to portfolio, higher returns, stronger biz momentum).
Right now ~2% above buying price. Lets see, very interesting learning either way 1. there is a good thesis to buy: biz pain bottoming out, attrition falling, order book rising, 10% revenue addition, better roce (cash deployed) 2. Selling temporary biz weakness for stronger biz
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Probably the least talked about bias in investment community but MOST important bias that exists is the P/E bias. 99% of investors are affected at least 50% of time by this bias. We look at P/E ratios.
We already form an opinion on whether we want to own the company or not. Then, we try to look for confirming evidence that supports that bias to own a low pe company. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambiga…
Such is the hold that graham’s original value teachings have on our psyche that a low pe becomes the rationale, & business analysis becomes a tool to rationalise the decision to own a low pe stock. In the market there are no absolutes. In fact, there are no rights or wrongs.
✅: Consolidating profit pool with co gaining market share in tailwind wali industry
Some eg: 1. Pix in v-belt 2. Angel in broking 3. Shivalik in shunts 4. Racl in luxury autos 5. Rolex rings in bearing ring 6. Xpro in dielectric film
Which cos you track have such a structure?
7. Prevest denpro in dental materials 8. Tarsons in lab equipment 9. Kilpest in diagnostic reagents 10. Tatava chintan in sda, ptc & zeolites 11. APL Apollo in structural steel tubes 12. Gujrat ambuja in corn & corn derivatives
13. Raghav in ramming mass 14. Rhi magnesita in refractories 15. Titan in jewelery in india 16. Vaibhav global in retail jewellery in us & uk 17. Niit in corporate learning
Let us talk about one of the latest, largest entrant into my portfolio.
Shivalik bimetal Controls Limited. A 7% position.
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Focus on the process. Names will come & names will go, but process lives on forever.
Outline
This time, i want to structure the thread as a series of Q&A to help us understand the business, opportunity, risks & so forth.
13 Questions, 13 Answers.
Q1: What is the business of Shivalik Bimetals?
A: Shivalik is in the electronic components industry & converts metals into electronic components. This is the value add of Shivalik.
Let us understand the business & my investment thesis.
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Outline 1. Business Understanding 2. Drivers of Sales Growth 3. Drivers of operating leverage 4. Intellect's Right to Win / Competitive advantages 5. Financials 6. Valuation 7. Anti-thesis 8. Disclaimer 9. Summary
1. Business Understanding
The world of 💵 around us is powered by banks & other financial institutions. Insurance, e-commerce, money transactions (UPI, IMPS, RTGS), trade finance (receivables, payables, inventory).