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Newsletter – October’10
Index Page No.
Economic Update 4
Equity Outlook 8
Debt Outlook 17
Forex 19
Commodities 20
Alternative Assets 21
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Dear Investor,
On debt front, the statement of RBI at the September
The recent rally in Indian equity markets has been remarkable. It announcement of monetary policy has calmed a lot of nerves.
happened without a significant directional change in growth rate RBI effectively stated that the future changes in the monetary
or nature of growth of the economy. The breakout was effectively policy will be driven more by the specific state of affairs at the
a delayed realization of the strength and hence attractiveness of time of decision. This is in contrast to RBI’s stance so far
Indian companies to domestic as well as foreign investors. While which was to bring the interest rates in the economy up to a
we remain very bullish about the prospects of Indian equities in ‘normal’ level to avoid overheating. This normalization seems
the medium term, the driver of the current rally makes us cautious to be over. We expect another 25 bps repo rate hike in
in the short term. This rally is driven primarily by the foreign fund November (with potentially a larger hike in reverse repo rate
inflows – which is also apparent from the sharp appreciation of to narrow the rate corridor). That however has been factored
the Rupee in the recent weeks. in the long term debt yields. We recommend gradual entry
However, Indian equities are still far from what can be deemed into long tenor debt with the expectation that the rate cycle
bubble territory. The FY2011 price-to-earnings ratio at 20 remains would peak in near future.
well below previous all-time highs. This keeps the window open A fear that is at the back of everyone’s mind is that of a
for the long term investor to enter the equity markets at the double-dip recession in the developed economies. An
present levels as well. The characteristic of an FII driven rally is interesting alternative for portfolio construction in such a
that it typically favors index stocks. This points to an interesting context is to use a combination of debt and long dated
investment strategy for investors worried about the ill-effects of FII options instead of debt and equity with the proportions
pullout in near future. These investors would do well to find some altered suitably to have the same returns in the medium
non-index alternatives in their preferred sectors – in the large cap term. This achieves two ends – higher liquidity and more
space or even the mid-cap space. Another gauge would be to use importantly greater safety from extreme events. Such
the extent of FII interest in a stock as a parameter for evaluation of portfolios are ‘Black Swan’-proof! In case of a major
the attractiveness of a stock, thus favoring good stocks with lesser meltdown, such portfolios tend to lose lesser than their
FII interest. These are short term measures though and can vanilla counterparts since their actual exposure to the risky
backfire if the FII inflows continue unabated.. assets is through a small part of their total value.
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read the disclaimer on slide no.23” 3
As on Change over Change over 124 Sensex Nifty
119 S&P 500 Nikkei 225
st
Sep 30 2010 last month last year 114
109
20000
Gold Spot
19000
18000
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`/$
Forex Rupee/Dollar 44.92 4.6% 6.5%
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• The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index which had increased last
month declined sharply by 4.7 points to a seven month low of 48.5 in
US September. The pullback in confidence was due to less favorable business and
labor market conditions coupled with a pessimistic short term outlook.
• US m-o-m unemployment rate increased to 9.6 per cent in August 10.
• Euro-zone purchasing managers index slid to 53.7 from 55.1 in August. This is
the lowest level in 8 months indicating a cooling of the sector after the
Europe buoyant growth rates seen earlier this year.
• Unemployment in the Euro zone remained stable at 10.1% in August but
Germany and Austria saw significant improvement with unemployment falling
to 6.2% in Spain. The unemployment in Spain reached a staggering 20.5%.
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Growth in credit & deposits of SCBs
Bank Credit Aggregate Deposits
23.0%
21.0%
• Inflation as measured by WPI stood at 8.5%
19.0%
17.0%
(y-o-y) for the month of August -10 as compared
15.0% to 9.97% during July 10. These figures are based
13.0% on the new base year and WPI list.
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The issues of abundance
Indian equity participants have been pleasantly surprised by the unabated flow of foreign funds, and the month of September set a new
record. These inflows are nothing but a reflection of the attention that India has drawn as a promising emerging market. Despite Sensex
racing ahead, India focused equity funds continued to receive unprecedented magnitude of inflow. As per EPFR Global, around USD 300
mn were received in the week ending September 22, 2010 – the highest ever. These inflows have led to the Indian Rupee rising to a
four-month high, raising discomfort among the policy makers, especially the RBI. Certainly, the central bank is concerned about the
problems it poses for monetary policy. Time and again, various institutions have warned against the destabilizing impact of uncontrolled
foreign inflows. But unlike countries like Brazil and Russia, India runs a trade deficit that is large and growing. The effect of foreign
inflows has been muted so far. But this could change if this flow transforms into an uncontrollable deluge.
The move in the market has not been homogeneous. As is the nature of any FII-led rally, this too has been concentrated much more on
the index stocks. Even as Nifty moved up by almost 11.6% in the month of September, Nifty Junior and CNX Midcap have moved by a far
more humble 5.6% each. This could be because of evident caution exercised by the domestic financial institutions and the retail segment.
The frontline index stocks have outperformed mid-
caps by a wide margin.
Market outlook
We believe that despite wholesome valuations and skepticism among the domestic investors, the markets will continue to stay buoyant.
Till such time as FIIs remain the driving force, the large cap businesses will continue to find favor. We also believe that with the rising risk
appetite sectors such as real estate, commodities and financial services will now dominate the next leg of market move. The news flow
from the western world, China and Japan has been positive for some time now but it would be premature to declare all-green. FII flows
are notoriously volatile and a short term correction due to adverse news clip cannot be ruled out. But there is nothing to indicate a large
sized correction that is feared by some sections of the market observers.
Our investment strategy is derived out of our current cautious stance on markets. We believe that current valuations are fair – neither
dirt-cheap, nor prohibitively expensive. Indian markets will continue to be vulnerable to global news flow (from west) despite a strong
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FII & MF data Sales growth
25000.0 FII MF
20000.0
15000.0
10000.0
• Substantial improvement in sales was witnessed in Q2 & Q3
5000.0 mainly in consumption oriented sectors of the economy.
0.0 Current Results by corporates show a strong Sales growth
for the current quarter while consolidated figures are yet to
-5000.0
come.
-10000.0 • We expect improvement in sales in upcoming quarters;
-15000.0 especially in the manufacturing space as domestic demand
picks up.
80
(% )
markets also gained throughout the month on cues of
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-20 FY07 (Q1) FY07 (Q2) FY07 (Q3) FY07 (Q4) FY08 (Q1) FY08 (Q2) FY08 (Q3) FY08 (Q4) FY09 (Q1) FY09 (Q2) FY09 (Q3) FY09 (Q4)
-60
Neutral
Lower volumes, affordability issues and the leverage on the balance
Real Estate sheets of the companies
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Tenets of our investment philosophy
Efficient diversification
• Economic themes
• Sectors • Capital efficiency
• Companies & groups • Size of opportunity
• Volatility factor • Reasonable gearing
• Quality management
• Capital allocation
Quality
Active risk Focus
mitigation
• Fundamental research
Research • Analytical rigor
Intensity • Margin of safety
• Low churn • Management meetings
• Long only approach
• No cash calls
• High conviction driven
Long term
Superior compounding
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Stock Selection Portfolio Portfolio Review
Construction
Investment Investment
Deviation Tolerance
Universe Objective
Degree of
diversification
Portfolio
Valuations Attribution Analysis
Psychographics
Macroeconomic Performance
Quality filters
View Appraisal
Management
Grading
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Basic Theme
A diversified portfolio of stocks that seeks Alpha through superior stock selection. The Portfolio Management adopts a comprehensive
approach and invests across sectors, investment themes and market capitalization categories.
• The asset allocation between Debt and Equity would be done on the basis of the risk profile of the investor
(conservative, moderate or aggressive)
• There is further allocation into sub-asset classes depending on our views on the same
• The portfolio would be reviewed and rebalanced regularly to maintain the asset allocation and the right
selection of funds
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Since Inception (29/4/09)
Portfolios 6 Months (Absolute) 1 Year (Absolute)
CAGR
Conservative 9.3% 19.4% 36.3%
Market Return Benchmark 7.9% 12.2% 26.4%
Absolute Return Benchmark 3.4% 7.0%
6.50
• We believe that future monetary tightening
6.00 measures are unlikely to have a major impact on
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November review but will stabilize around 7.5 –
7.2
8.5% levels by year end. 7
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Category Outlook Details
We expect yields at the longer end of the yield curve to top out
Long Tenure soon. Yields may move to the broad range of 7.5– 8.5% in the
Debt next few quarters. As the inflationary pressure settles down
towards the end of the fiscal, these may be an attractive
investment. We recommend gradual entry into long tenor debt.
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Rupee movement vis-à-vis other currencies (M-o-M) Trade balance and export-import data
5.0% 80 Export Import Trade Balance (mn $) 0
4.0% 60 -2000
3.0% -4000
40
2.0% -6000
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1.0% -8000
0
0.0% -10000
-20 -12000
-1.0% Euro Japanese Yen British Pound US Dollar Singapore
Dollar -40 -14000
-2.0%
-3.0%
• Exports for the month of August increased by 22.5% y-o-y
while imports increased by 32.2% increasing the trade
deficit to USD 13,035 Mn.
•The Rupee appreciated v/s the US dollar in the month of 140000
September due to weak data in the U.S. markets. Capital Account Balance
90000
Precious substantial source of gold demand in Europe. Added to this the 17000
16500
forthcoming festive season in India is expected to keep the 16000
Metals demand strong during the seasonally strong 4Q. The ongoing 15500
15000
nervousness in the global financial market would further aid the
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safe haven buying. Any correction thus should be treated as an
opportunity to hold this metal.
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