Singh finds the power and pharma sectors most promising at the moment, but consumption, not so much. He believes some new-age companies are also coming of age.
The market has transitioned from a consumption-driven economy to one focused on both consumption and investment, according to Singh.
India is positioned at a very different point in the cycle with both bank and corporate balance sheets being much stronger than developed markets and rest of EMs (emerging markets).
All things considered, the market appears to be around its fair valuation, hence the returns from equities will now track medium-term earnings performance, beyond the current fiscal year, says Singh.
Corporates who can demonstrate the ability to tweak their business models in order to “stay inside the thermal” can generate superior returns for shareholders, Rahul Singh, CIO-Equities - Tata Asset Management, said in an interview with Moneycontrol.
Watch the interview of Rahul Singh, Managing Partner, Ampersand Capital Investment Advisors with Latha Venkatesh, Sonia Shenoy and Anuj Singhal on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his reading and outlook on market and specific stocks.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Rahul Singh of Ampersand Capital Investment Advisors LLP talked about how the house had a 'sector-agnostic' market approach and preferred 'bottom-up' stock picking.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies, said a deal with IBM had been extended and would fetch HCL USD 40 -50 million in revenue.
Asserting that a delay in the roll-out of Goods and Services Tax is a positive for Indian economy which is battling the impact of demonetisation, Rahul Singh of Ampersand Capital Investment said FII inflows may get hit if April 1, 2017 deadline is missed.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Rahul Singh, Managing Partner at Ampersand Capital Investment Advisors said that from an earnings and a recovery perspective, they are turning more selective even in sectors that they like.
GST will not affect the markets for the next 3-6 months, Rahul Singh of Ampersand Capital Investment, adding that the earnings will also not be affected till atleast the second half of next fiscal.
Rahul Singh of Ampersand Investment Advisors is of the view that one may prefer auto stocks.
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Rahul Singh of StanChart Securities says there are companies with strong managements but low scoring boards like ITC, Idea and Larsen & Toubro. The companies with the lowest board scores are BPCL, Prestige, IOC, SAIL and JP Associates. The companies with the highest board scores are DRL, Marico, Infosys and Axis Bank.
Time to go back to the cyclical stocks: Standard Chartered
Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research at Standard Chartered Securities is of the view that one may prefer Maruti Suzuki India and Bharat Forge.
Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research at Standard Chartered Securities has a bullish stance on Kaveri Seed Company and PI Industries.
Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research at Standard Chartered Securities is of the view that one may prefer Sobha Developers, Prestige Estates Projects and DLF.
According to Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research at Standard Chartered Securities, ACC is the top pick from the cement space.
Rahul Singh, head- Equity Research, Standard Chartered Securities says the SC's decision of declaring the post-1993 coal blocks illegal does not come as a surprise.
A large part of the index now comprises of exporters. So earnings, one is feeling much more secure and weak rupee has ironically helped earnings rather than depress it, says Rahul Singh of Standard Chartered Securities.
Rahul Singh, head of equity research of Standard Chartered Securities is of the view that Tata Power Company may test Rs 100.
Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research of Standard Chartered Securities says a little bit of election beta rally has picked up steam in the last 3-4 weeks. The portfolios need to add a bit of an election beta and reasonably priced election beta - investors don‘t need to go out there and buy some high risk stuff but reasonably priced stocks, he adds.
Rahul Singh, Head of Equity Research at Standard Chartered Securities is of the view that one may pick Tata Power within the power space.
Rahul Singh opened the country's first beer cafe in 2010. With six outlets pouring and another 13 in the pipeline, he sees no reason why beer can't become the new coffee in India