Giving an outlook for the company, Prabodh Agrawal, Group CFO of IIFL said that there has been a slowdown in the mutual fund distribution business but the company has coped well with changes in mutual fund fee structure.
Prabodh Agrawal of IIFL Institutional Equities has sharply reduced this year's Nifty earnings estimate to 8 percent from 16-17 percent at the beginning of the year
On the macro front, Prabodh Agrawal, president and head of research at IIFL Institutional Equities, continues to remain positive. He says even if GST implementation gets delayed by three months, it should not be an issue.
Prabodh Agrawal of IIFL Institutional Equities says earnings will be the main driver of the market in the coming quarters. He is not betting on the market correcting 10%. He says cement, IT and auto sectors can see earnings upgrade over next 1-2 years.
Prabodh Agrawal, president and head of research at IIFL Institutional Equities expects announcements pertaining to increase in spending in physical and social infrastructure in the Budget. He adds that this increase will partly be funded through increase in taxes – primarily indirect taxes.
Prabodh Agrawal of IIFL advises investors to sell on strength rather than buy into weakness. He does not see situation turning around at least for the next four quarters.
Prabodh Agrawal of IIFL is positive on the IT space. "At current levels for new buyers, IT space is still attractive," he adds.
"Budget cannot be a panacea for all the problems," believes Prabodh Agarwal, Head - Institutional Research, IIFL on the expectations from the Union Budget to be announced on February 28.