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Tata Motors EV: Is India's #1 Electric OEM Actually Profitable?
Tata shipped over 90,000 EVs in FY24, commanding 70%+ market share. But behind those shipment numbers lies a business still burning cash on battery R&D, charging infrastructure, and manufacturing scale. Here is the real unit economics story.
Read full article →India's Data Centre Gold Rush: The $5 Billion Infrastructure Bet
AI compute demand is forcing every major hyperscaler to build in India. Hiranandani, Adani, NTT, and STT are racing to commission capacity. The real constraint is not land or capital — it is 24×7 renewable power. Here is how to analyse who wins.
HDFC Bank Post-Merger: A Complete Balance Sheet Audit
The HDFC-HDFC Bank merger in July 2023 created India's largest private bank. It also compressed NIM from 4.1% to 3.4%, raised the loan-to-deposit ratio to uncomfortable levels, and created a deposit mobilisation challenge that will define the next three years. Here is the complete balance sheet analysis.
Tata Steel vs JSW Steel: A Complete Financial Comparison
Two of India's largest steel companies, two fundamentally different balance sheets. Tata carries the weight of its European operations — a consistent earnings drag. JSW is expanding aggressively in India with greenfield capacity. Who is the better business on the numbers?
D-Mart: Why the Premium Valuation Is a More Complex Question Than It Appears
D-Mart trades at 80-90x earnings. Most value investors dismiss it without analysis. But when you look at revenue per sq ft (highest in Indian retail), EBITDA margin consistency, zero-debt philosophy, and store economics, the premium starts to look rational — up to a point.
How to Read an FDA Warning Letter — A Pharma Investor's Guide
When the FDA issues a warning letter to an Indian pharma company, the stock typically falls 15-30% the next day. But not all warning letters are equal. Some are fixable in 6 months; others signal systemic quality failures that take years to resolve. Here is the BBS framework to decode them.
How to Value TCS at Different P/E Multiples Through the Cycle
TCS has traded between 18x and 35x earnings over the last decade. Understanding why — and what P/E is justified at each stage of the IT demand cycle — is more analytically useful than any price target from a sell-side analyst who updates it quarterly.
L&T's Order Book as a Leading Indicator: What ₹5 Lakh Crore Tells You
Larsen & Toubro's consolidated order book crossed ₹5 lakh crore. This is not just a headline number — it is a 3-year revenue visibility signal that most analysts fail to use properly. Here is how to read an infrastructure company's order intake, book-to-bill ratio, and execution rate to build your own earnings model.
DLF vs Godrej Properties: A Cash Flow Analysis of India's Top Developers
Pre-sales figures for Indian real estate companies look impressive — but pre-sales is not revenue, and revenue is not cash. The real story is in the gap between pre-sales, collections, and construction spend. This working capital analysis separates hype from financial health.
Maruti Suzuki vs Hyundai India: Who Wins the Next Decade of Indian Cars?
Maruti holds 41% market share. Hyundai is India's second-largest OEM and now listed. Two very different capital allocation models, two different bets on premiumisation vs volume. Reading the financials tells a story the market share number doesn't.
HAL: India's Aerospace Giant and the Order Book That Changed Everything
Hindustan Aeronautics crossed a ₹1 lakh crore order book. The Tejas Mk1A order (83 aircraft at ₹48,000 crore), helicopter contracts, and the LCA Navy program make HAL the most strategically significant listed defence company in India. Here is the complete financial analysis.
China+1 and Indian Specialty Chemicals: SRF vs Deepak Nitrite vs PI Industries
Three companies, three different business models all riding the same China+1 tailwind. SRF is a fluorochemicals play. Deepak Nitrite is a phenol and fine chemicals story. PI Industries is an agrochemical CRAMS business. Reading them together reveals which has the most durable moat.