We recently interacted with the management of Cera Sanitaryware (CRS). Key takeaways: 1) Demand scenario in Q2- TD has been tepid as higher overall inflationary conditions have resulted in some temporary slackness. CRS expects demand to be much stronger in H2FY24 and has reiterated its ~20% YoY revenue growth guidance for FY24.

Indian OHT exports improved sequentially by 12% in Jul’23 (in line with average monthly exports in CY23), though were down ~20% YoY. Agri segment exports increased 4% MoM to ~USD 85mn as against OTR segment exports at their highest in CY23 at USD 52mn, up 27% MoM.

The theme for Dabur's analyst meet was ‘portfolio enhancement’. It provided a strategy to redefine core for younger India (stronger scientific claims, new-age formats, aspirational packaging) while boosting the total addressable market (TAM) by expanding into adjacencies through power platforms.

Tata Steel (TSL) has announced deep restructuring of its UK operations (TSUK) with twin objectives of business continuity and sustainability. Key points: 1) Existing blast furnaces to be replaced by 3mtpa Electric Arc Furnace (EAF); 2) 40% of GBP 1.25bn investment to be funded through the grant by the UK government; 3) cost differential of GBP 150-170/te compared to current operations.

We visited the largest plant of Prince Pipes and Fittings (PRINCPIP) situated in Haridwar (Uttarkhand) on Sep 13-14, ‘23, and interacted with its management and its biggest pipe dealer of Haridwar. The Haridwar plant caters to markets primarily in North and East India.

CAMS has showcased its business capabilities in all its segments in its recently held Analyst Day (on Sep 8). Strategically, the company underlined that significant thrust in ex-MF RTA segment is backed by a suite of capabilities, unique offerings and talented leadership, while the company’s pole position in MF RTA space has also manifested in quality new account wins.

Expect pickup in retail loans and newer products to aid a 19% credit CAGR over FY23-FY25, with deposit CAGR of 15%

Prestige Estates Projects’ (Prestige) residential sales bookings remain strong and we model for gross sales bookings of INR150bn in FY24E and INR165bn in FY25E vs. INR129bn in FY23 led by high-value Mumbai launches. At the same time, the company’s consolidated net debt levels have risen by INR25.6bn over the last 12 months as it continues to incur annual land/stake buyout spend of INR40-50bn and annual annuity capex of INR30-40bn.

Tarsons Products (Tarsons) offers a range of plastic labware products. Over the years, it has gained ~25% market share (Source: Company) in a segment which was historically dominated by MNCs. Its network consists of over 150 distributors and more than 500 sub-distributors which provide pan-India visibility to its products.