Gurmeet Chadha says one of the main issues with most EPC construction names is the working capital cycle and margins because the projects are long gestation, you do not know what commodity prices would behave and people have some memories of 2003 to 2008 when there was euphoria and followed by a 10-year hiatus.
Gurmeet Chadha suggests investments in tier II banks, good NBFCs like Poonawalla UGRO. He discusses impacts on stocks like PFC, REC, IREDA due to RBI norms. Chadha also mentions the excitement around Aadhar IPO and counter cyclical investments in various sectors.
Chadha notes caution pre-election due to US yields, advises good earnings as hedge. Impressed by Britannia, Tata Consumer, Axis, ICICI banks. Favors ICICI, Axis, HDFC, Kotak for growth potential and asset quality in banking sector.
Gurmeet Chadha discusses varying valuations, smallcap index trends, Blinkit s potential, HDFC Bank s performance, and potential earning surprises in textiles, defense, space sectors, and chemicals amid the earnings season. Chadha says selectively tracking textiles players like Gokaldas who have done acquisitions and added capacities. He is also looking at some defence and space names like Zen Technologies.