Saurabh Mukherjea expects a resurgence in private sector capex, growth in IT services and engineering R&D companies, and a pick-up in private consumption driven by the job market and interest rate cycle. The Marcellus founder discusses the optimistic outlook for private sector capex in India, highlighting names such as RSI, RHI Magnesita, and Grindwell Norton as plays on the steel demand and abrasive provider sectors. He also emphasizes the potential of Trent s Zudio proposition and Star Bazaar as disruptive players in the retail market.
Saurabh Mukherjea believes that as HDFC Bank stabilizes and its numbers improve, institutional appetite will return. He mentions that without merger synergies, HDFC Bank is already a profitable bank with a 1.9% ROA. If the ROA increases to 2%, the bank s ROE could be around 18%. He also notes that HDFC Bank s operational delivery has been solid post-merger. Despite the consensus buy on HDFC Bank, there has been a reduction in institutional exposure, but Mukherjea expects the selling to abate and institutional investors to return.
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