Consumption: The India story is alive and kicking. The changes which happen slowly and aren’t visible on a daily basis are powerful. Indian households are becoming more affluent.
As incomes rise, discretionary spending rises too. This accelerates adoption of more goods & services as the expenditure of food & fuel stagnates. This means more demand for white goods, brown goods, electricity & contact services.
Employment hasn’t recovered as smoothly, but formal employment is supportive. For a resilient economic recovery, we need a strong employment situation.
Nifty earnings are not only a function of how India’s economy is doing but also what the world is doing. And there-in lies the opportunity. A sectoral earnings churn is underway.
Decoupling has never played out. We haven’t seen it in data, ever. But for now, India’s bank credit growth is bucking the trend & flying strong into the headwinds.
We're diving deep into the market with 4 key segments: 1. Hard Data, Reflections on Corporate Performance & Valuations 2. Stocks Over the Long Term! 3. Cautionary Signals for the Indian Rupee 4. A Few Contra Signals to What Seems to Be the Trend
When talk is cheap, liquidity is cheaper, stocks are expensive.
One of the reasons why equity markets with high return ratios are trading at multi-decade high valuations – Extraordinary rise in fiscal and monetary stimulus.