Q4 has arrived with fresh changes in the portfolios of superstar investors. Ashish Kacholia has added a consulting services provider, Qualitek Labs, to his portfolio during Q4FY25. He invested Rs 13.5 crore for a 5.1% stake in this SME company.
Ashish Kacholia, Dolly Khanna make multiple portfolio changes in Q4FY25
Qualitek Labs was listed on the stock market in January 2024 and has risen by 103.8% since then. It scores well on the Trendlyne checklist with an 81.8% pass rate. However, the company has a high price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 55.
During the quarter, Kacholia also disclosed a 1.9% stake in cable manufacturer Quadrant Future Tek. The company debuted on the bourses on January 14, 2025, with its IPO oversubscribed by 186.7 times. It has risen 40.7% since its listing.
In Q4, Kacholia trimmed his stake in a consumer services company, Awfis Space Solutions, by 1.4%. The stock has risen by 71.4% over the past year, outperforming its industry by 19.9 percentage points. However, it appears in a screener of stocks with expensive valuations according to the Trendlyne Valuation Score.
The ace investor also marginally reduced his stakes in Inflame Appliances, Vasa Denticity, and Balu Forge. He now holds 4.1%, 3.7%, and 1.7% in these companies, respectively. Additionally, Kacholia acquired a 0.1% stake in Aeroflex Industries during the quarter. Following these changes, his portfolio now holds 42 stocks with a total net worth of Rs 2,508.2 crore.
Dolly Khanna adds a chemicals company to her portfolio, cuts stake in 3 firms to below 1%
Dolly Khanna added a new company to her portfolio in the March quarter—commodity chemicals manufacturer, GHCL—buying a 1% stake. The company has an average Durability score of 40 but a high Valuation score of 60. Over the past year, GHCL has risen by 22%, outperforming its industry by 17.1 percentage points.
The ace investor purchased a 1% stake in Som Distilleries & Breweries, taking her total holding in the company to 2.4%. The stock has strong Durability and Momentum scores but an average Valuation score. Over the past year, it has risen just 4.3%, underperforming its industry by 23.2%.
She also bought a 0.4% stake each in Prakash Pipes and Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers, along with a 0.8% stake in steel products maker Prakash Industries.
In the March quarter, Khanna reduced her stake in Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys and Selan Exploration to below 1%, after holding 1.2% in both companies in Q3FY25. Both the companies have a neutral Momentum score. She also reduced her stake in Nile to below 1% during the March quarter. She held a 1.1% stake in the lead manufacturing company in Q3FY25.
Dolly reduced her holding in Talbros Automotive Components, an auto parts manufacturer, by 0.1%. She has been consistently decreasing her stake in the company since Q1FY25. The stock has fallen by 6.8% over the past year. With these recent changes, Khanna’s portfolio now publicly holds 17 stocks with a net worth of Rs 389.4 crore.
