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As the Indian equity markets scale a new high, the gap between stock prices and the underlying corporate earnings has widened to its highest level in more than 30 years.
At its current level, the benchmark BSE Sensex has run up nearly 31 per cent more than the growth in its underlying earnings per share (EPS) in the past 20 years.
Most of the divergence between share prices and underlying earnings growth occurred in the past 10 years.
Corporate margins and profits in India remain vulnerable to changes in crude oil prices in the international market.
Historical quarterly data from listed companies (excluding banks, finance and insurance, oil and gas, and power sectors) indicate an adverse correlation between corporate margins and crude oil prices.
Recent market decline follows hawkish policies from the Reserve Bank of India and the US Fed, both refraining from rate cuts. Top economists and central bankers anticipate prolonged higher interest rates.