Aditya Khemka, a fund manager, talks about how to find
equities in a pricey market. He clarifies that not all equities are overpriced,
even though the market may be pricey overall. Khemka observes that only roughly
4500 of the 5500 listed businesses are trading at all-time highs in terms of
values, using the Nifty 50 index as an example. Khemka highlights the
significance of investing counter cyclically stock and figuring out which industries
will drive the following cycle. In order to develop a strong investment thesis,
he also talks about how crucial it is to connect the story with the data and
dig beyond conventional indicators like Earnings (E) and Price to Earnings (PE)
ratios when assessing equities.
Khemka talks about the investment technique of purchasing
stocks of companies that have completed significant capital expenditures but
have not yet monetized their investments. He also recounts his experiences of
making profitable investments in Maruti and Ipka Laboratories. He also
discusses the difficulties facing the pharmaceutical industry as well as the
possible growth prospects in the telecom, IT, and urban discretionary sectors.
Khemka stresses the value of perseverance, concentration, and studying from
actual market professionals throughout the entire movie.
Aditya presents a case study of how they used a bottom-up
strategy to find UPL, a winning stock. After examining the competitive
environment, they discovered that, of the seven agrichemical companies, five
had significant net debt to EBITDA ratios and could thus be insolvent. UPL, on
the other hand, would have survived in any case because of its lower debt
ratio. As investors, they would have profited regardless of whether prices rose
as a result of UPL's higher margin or volume rose as a result of competitors
filing for bankruptcy. They also talked about the significance of value and
counter-cyclical investing, which involves purchasing underperforming companies
with the possibility of future gains. They stressed the necessity of multiple
re-ratings in addition to earning increases.
Aditya Khemka talks about how it's critical to assess a
company's solvency risk in order to decide whether or not to buy its stocks. He
says that because there is more risk involved, pricing goes up as a company
gets closer to solvency. The stock could tank if the industry is dominated by a
small number of companies. However, the cost will go up as more participants
join in.
Your Speaker
Aditya Khemka
Your Host
Vivek Bajaj