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Navin Fluorine Q3: Speciality chemicals segment looks poistive; buy on dips
Company remains a beneficiary of strong barriers to entry in the fluoro-chemical value chain and should gain from the formidable expertise in delivering complex chemical intermediates for the pharmaceuticals industry.
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Quick Take | Colgate Q3 review: Stellar operational execution; valuation fair
The company has been working on reducing costs, resulting in a 180 bps and 110 bps decline in raw material and employee cost, respectively, as a percentage of sales over the last six quarters
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Thirumalai Chemicals Q3 review: Raw material prices hurt; limited pricing power bigger worry
There could be some relief on material costs as crude oil prices have cooled off. However, the bigger worry is on the revenue front.
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ITC Q3FY19 review: Operating slowdown in cigarette biz offset by others; accumulate
We believe that the thesis of broadening of growth levers for ITC is unfolding as expected. ITC’s Non-Cigarettes businesses have witnessed encouraging growth traction in recent times.
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Quick Take | ITC: Hotels and FMCG shine in Q3; downtrading in cigarettes needs a close watch
We believe that the thesis of broadening of growth levers for ITC is unfolding as expected. Few of ITC’s other businesses have witnessed encouraging growth traction in recent times: volume growth in the FMCG business and growth outlook in the hotel and paper business.
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Prabhat Dairy–Lactalis stake sale: Investors wary of deal transaction
The current transaction is routed through a subsidiary, so all proceeds (post capital gains tax) would come to the company and it remains to be seen whether it will be shared with shareholders.
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Atul Q3 review: Strong performance adds to conviction; accumulate
We are particularly enthused by the operating margin and expect the company to sustain at least 17-18 percent in the medium term.
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Quick Take | US earnings broadly in line with long term trends; tariffs & currency key factors to watch
Projected earnings growth for Q4 CY18 has softened a bit from the start of the year (10.6 percent versus 12.2 percent YoY). While improvement is seen in industrials; financials, IT, materials and energy sectors have seen downward revisions. For CY19, analysts are projecting single-digit earnings growth of 6.5 percent and revenue growth of 5.3 percent as benefits of fiscal stimulus fade away
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Ideas for Profit | HUL benefits from investment behind brands and distribution; accumulate
One needs to closely watch for pricing growth, which was a shade lower than expectations. It possibly reflects upon recent moderation in cost inflation.
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HUL Q3 Quick take: Volume led growth sustains on a high base
The premium valuation factors in limited volatility in earnings, innovation profile and strong execution capabilities
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Phillips Carbon Q3 review: Soft patch in auto sector demand needs a close watch
Company's capacity expansion programmes ensure continuance of dominant market position and facilitates a potential for high single digit volume growth in medium term.
BUSINESS
Brexit in limbo: Here are the 4 options ahead
The silver lining from May’s defeat is that options like second referendum or UK effectively cancelling Brexit (reversing Article 50) is also alive. But so is the possibility of total stalemate and hence a no-deal Brexit
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Quick Take | China trade data accentuates importance of key events – China plenum & trade talks
Next round of trade negotiation is expected to happen later this month wherein Chinese side would be led by Vice Premier Liu He. Sequence of events gets interesting as China’s communist party plenum (19-22 Jan’19) is also around the corner. This is important as traditionally major reforms are announced in such events which may point towards more opening of the Chinese economy.
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Varun Beverages: Beneficiary of inorganic growth, but how long can it sustain?
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Quick take GST changes: Calamity cess is not equal to sin tax; positive for ITC
This also sets a reference for future as the GST legislation provides for levy of special taxes for a specified period to raise additional resources during any natural calamity or disaster. And hence, on each such occasion tobacco companies may not be on the receiving side.
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Goa Carbon: Weak Q3, but volume rebound on horizon; margin to remain weak
Post recent raw material mobilization, company’s operations are in full swing. Company is sitting on sale order of 50,000 tonne and hopeful of capacity utilization of 96 percent in Q4. End market demand, particularly in aluminum industry (80 percent of sales) remains intact.
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Bajaj Consumer Care Q3 review: Improvement in wholesale augurs well; diversification key
Successful relaunches of key products of the company -- ADHO and No Marks -- along with better rural offtake have been the salient takeaways from the result
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Fed in wait and watch mode; minutes lay importance on financial conditions and global growth
Fed minutes suggest a longer pause than that reflected post the December Fed meet
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Prabhat Dairy: Foray into nutrition a potential growth driver
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Ideas for Profit | This little-known Indian firm is a major Vitamin D ingredient producer
China's effort on clean environment has impacted the supply side of Vitamin D3 market – particularly the animal feed market. Price rise has been in this category has been in the order of 3-4x in last one year. Additionally, vitamin D3 prices in the human segment have also risen by 20-25% on account of structural changes like limited supply and increasing awareness.
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PMI contraction suggests China gasping for domestic stimulus & breakthrough in trade talks
New announcements from Chinese authorities are expected to target a revival in consumption, improve the credit situation and offer a calibrated approach for reduction in debt so that growth in minimally hampered
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Quick take: Higher MSP prices are not detrimental for Marico in near term; buy on dips
Looking at the price trend for the previous cycle, one finds that copra prices are largely determined by the prevailing demand-supply equation. In the previous deflationary cycle, copra prices breached their prevailing MSP briefly
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Ideas for profit I Paushak – technology prowess in phosgene-based specialty chemicals
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US markets factoring weak growth; to stay edgy on risks from trade talks, likely no-deal Brexit
To add to the concerns, oil markets have also seen a sudden collapse.
