Category: Daily Analysis

  • The Roads Sector – Is it a Revival?

    Thought for the Day: Roads a very important sector for modern India. But India’s road sector had been stagnating since 2012, hit by both an economic slowdown and private sector disinterest. The famed PPP model had yielded poor results. A number of projects were delayed or in financial distress. Cut to 2015, and the story may have…

  • The Slide of Oil – Positive for the Economy

    Thought for the Day: India has been an oil importing country for many years, and imports over 70% of the crude requirement. The ray of sunshine this year has been the fall in oil crude prices globally. This 60% fall in import costs (see Fig above) will translate into over $70 billion ( Rs 4,55,000 crore) of…

  • PSUs are HOT investments

    The government sector and PSUs were, till recently, not very good investments. The reasons were many. There was an uncertainty about their future. Now things have changed: The new Central government (well not new, now about 18 months in power) has undertaken a number of structural reforms that will slowly but surely improve the economy.…

  • Apple Inc. and the Happiest Moment

    ———————————————————————————————— Apple Inc., USA Feb 12, 2015  CMP: $125 Global #1 Cap – Mkt Cap $ 727 billion  Dear Investor, Almost 2 years ago, I wrote an investment note on Apple Inc. Here it is. There’s nothing wrong with Apple Inc. The key message was that Apple is innovative, cash rich, will reward shareholders, and even…

  • Top performing sectors in 2015 – An Interview

    ———————————————————————————————————– Excerpts from my recent interview with IndiaNotes:  Q: What is your view on the Indian equity markets? Is the correction due or we could see a continuation in the bull run? Please provide your long term perspective on the markets? Punit Jain: In December we expect a mild correction where the market takes a…

  • Balkrishna Industries – Nov 2014

    —————————————————————————————————— Dear Investor, I’m quite proud of my Sept 2013 report on Balkrishna Industries. (link) We found this interesting Small Cap stock early. The share price was Rs 238. It had all the ingredients we look for in our investment research. Small cap. Undervalued. Unknown. In the right sector. Good management. We made this report…

  • JainMatrix Investments – September Updates

    ———————————————————————————————————- Investment Notes 12th Sept 2014 Dear Investor, The investment climate has certainly improved this quarter. At JainMatrix Investments, we can feel the changes, and our reports reflect this excitement: The IPO season has started; see our update on Snowman Logistics, An Update – Snowman in the Summer Sun? We have just created a research report…