Aditya Sood, Fund Manager at InCred Asset Management, discusses small companies growth potential in an interview with ETMarkets. Sood says that the cost of capital in India will structurally decline over the next 5-7 years, benefiting small and mid-cap companies. Many of the investee companies, though small in size, are already market leaders or challengers in niche industries with substantial growth potential
In the last 12 months, the BSE Midcap index and BSE Smallcap index have gone up by 64.5 percent and 60.5 percent, respectively, compared to the 21.6 percent rise in the Sensex.
Aditya Sood, Fund Manager at InCred Asset Management, analyzes the impact of NDA s performance, FPIs net selling, and the attractiveness of MSCI China index on Indian markets. He highlights the crucial role of these factors in shaping investment decisions. Sood says: "Over the next decade, India will be a buy on dip market — all corrections should be used as buying opportunities to increase allocation to equities as an asset class."
Aditya Sood of InCred Asset Management anticipates high market valuation with strong earnings growth in Nifty50 companies. India s stock market premium valuations are supported by superior ROE and high growth potential over the next decade. Sood says: "The market return is going to be a function of earnings growth rather than multiple expansion."
Aditya Sood, Fund Manager at InCred Asset Management,emphasizes the underweight position on lending financials due to struggling banks and pricing pressure. Sood discusses the continuing structural stories in India, particularly in manufacturing. Additionally, he notes the rise of SME IPOs and the driving factors behind the rally in railway stocks. Sood concludes with insights on small & midcap stocks, predicting their outperformance driven by earnings growth and return ratios.