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                                Contents
                                1. Global Economy and Markets
                                2. Key Future Trends
                                3. Indian Economy
                                4. Equity Markets & Sector Overview
                                5. Fixed Income Markets

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Global Economy and Markets

                       In 2019, Global Economy is estimated to be USD 86 trillion. It has grown at a CAGR of 5.4% since 1980
                                        %                              1980-90   1990-00   2000-10   2010-20E
                                        Decadal Growth rate              7.7       3.7       6.9        3.2
                                        US share of Global growth        25.1      41.5      14.7      30.0
                                        China share of global growth     0.8       7.9       15.1      37.6
                                        Source: IMF

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Range bound global growth continues
   Global growth
                                                                                            5.0
   •     In 2019, trade uncertainty and slower growth across major economies led                                           Real Global GDP Growth (YoY,%)
         to lower growth                                                                    4.0

   •     US Presidential elections, trade negotiations and China growth are key
         monitorables in 2020                                                               3.0

   United States (US)                                                                       2.0
                                                                                                     2012         2013   2014    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019E       2020E     2021E
   •     Growth in 2018 was above normal; 2019 growth has to be seen in that
         context and hence, is healthy
                                                                                                  Growth in GDP (%)             2008-17      2018         2019E          2020E         2021E
   •     US Fed cut policy rates thrice on back of benign inflation, as against                   Global                          3.4        3.7           3.0            3.2              3.5
                                                                                                   G10                            1.2        2.2           1.7            1.3              1.5
         expectation of hikes at the beginning of 2019
                                                                                                         United States            1.5        2.9           2.3            1.8              1.9
   •     Driven by culture of innovation & risk taking, immigration of quality talent,                   Euro Area                0.6        1.9           1.2            0.9              1.2
                                                                                                         Japan                    0.5        0.8           0.9            0.0              0.7
         vast natural resources and reserve currency status of USD, US economy
                                                                                                         United Kingdom           1.1        1.4           1.2            1.4              2.0
         continues to grow at a healthy pace
                                                                                                   Emerging Markets               5.1        4.8           3.9            4.4              4.7
   Euro Area
                                                                                                         Brazil                   1.6        1.1           0.8            2.2              3.1
                                                                                                         Russia                   1.3        2.3           1.2            1.7              2.0
   •     Slowdown could be structural given the shrinking total population and
                                                                                                         India                    7.2        6.8           5.0            6.5              6.9
         working age population                                                                          China                    8.3        6.6           6.1            6.0              5.9
                                                                                                         South Africa             1.8        0.8           0.1            0.8              1.2
   •     Triggered by weak growth and low inflation, European Central Bank (ECB)
         reduced the policy rate to -0.5% and restarted Quantitative Easing (QE)
         during the year
                                                                                                   For the decade ending (%)                        1990          2000          2010        2020E
   China
                                                                                                   China GDP as % of World GDP (YE)                  1.7           3.6           9.2         16.9
   •     Growth is stabilising at lower levels, albeit on a large base (USD ~14 trillion)
                                                                                                   China GDP 10Yr CAGR (Real)                        9.3          10.4          10.6             7.1
   •     Continues to increase its share of global GDP

   •     Share of consumption is rising after bottoming out in 2010                                Share of World GDP growth (nominal)               0.8           7.9          15.1         37.6

                                                                                                   Share of consumption in China’s GDP               49            47            36              39*

                                                                                                                                                                                  * share in 2018

  Sources: IMF, Morgan Stanley

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Global unemployment at historic lows – Advantage India ?
  •      Unemployment rates in major economies (US, China, Japan and Euro Area) are
         near all time lows after peaking around Global Financial Crisis (GFC)

           ‒     These 4 economies account for ~62% of global GDP and ~ 35% of global
                 population

  •      It is estimated that the working age population in China has peaked and is likely
         to decline in % and in absolute terms by 2020 (compared to 2015)

  •      Income in China has risen significantly over the past two decades

          ‒      Till early 1990’s, China’s per capita income was similar to India’s.
                 Presently it is 5 times !

  •      India will displace China as the largest working age population globally by 2030

          ‒      This and lower wages present an opportunity for India

      Sources: United Nations, World bank

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Yields, Policy Rates and Inflation – All trending downward
 •        Globally yields continue to soften.

          US yields are trending lower for last 40 years !

          Yields in Germany and Japan are also softening for three decades

 •        CPI has been range bound for a long period with low volatility, especially
          post global financial crisis (GFC)

          Million dollar question - Is inflation dead? Post GFC, weak inflation despite
          unconventional monetary easing remains a puzzle for economists and
          Central banks

 •        Central banks continue to lower rates driven by comfort of continued low
          inflation and to support growth

                                               Did you know ?
      US Yields were 15% in 1980s , which coincides with early years of PIMCO, co-founded by Bill Gross in
     1971; Under his leadership, PIMCO’s AUM rose to USD 2 trillion in 2013 from a beginning of USD 12 mn

      Sources: Bloomberg; publicly available information. All charts are updated till December 27, 2019

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2019 marked an unexpected reversal by Central Banks
  •        At the beginning of 2019, majority opinion was that global liquidity is set to
           tighten and policy rates will rise

  •        Trade war uncertainty, low inflation, and slowdown in growth drove the global
           central banks to do the opposite !

       “Short-term market forecasts are poison and should be kept locked up in a safe
       place, away from children and also from grown-ups who behave in the market
       like children.”                                              – Warren Buffet
                                                                                                                   Source: Kotak Institutional Equities

  •        Actions of major central Banks during 2019
            ‒     US Fed reduced rates by 75 bps after hiking 100 bps in 2018 and
                  started expanding its balance sheet again
            ‒     ECB reduced policy rate to -0.5% and restarted QE program
            ‒     Bank of Japan (BoJ) continued with QE

                                                                                                                                                  Source: Kotak Institutional Equities

  •        With global liquidity easing, 10 year sovereign bond yields of many EU                                   * Change in total balance sheet size of 3 central banks
           countries including Germany, turned negative in 2019
             ‒    Share of negative bond yields as % of total rose to ~35% during the
                  year, though declined to ~22% by Dec19

  •        With negative interest rates, we are now in an unchartered territory;

         “Interest rates are like gravity in valuation. If interest rates are nothing, values
         can be almost infinite. If interest rates are extremely high, that’s a huge
         gravitational pull on value”                                       - Warren Buffet
                                                                                                                                          Did you know ?
      Sources: Bloomberg, Kotak Institutional Equities, BofAML, Data updated till December 27, 2019; E-Estimates             Interest rates are at near 5000 years lows

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Global Equities
                                                                                    CAGR (%)       2019*    3 years 5 years 10 years           CAGR (%)           2019*   3 years 5 years 10 years
 •      Supported by low interest rates & ample liquidity, most global equity       US              29.2        13.1        9.5    11.3        Brazil             32.3     25.68      18.35        5.59

        markets were positive in 2019                                               Germany         26.1        5.15    6.08       8.38        Taiwan             24.1         9.9    5.58         4.25

                                                                                    France          27.6        7.59    7.03       4.43        China              20.3     -1.19      -0.98        -0.44

                                                                                    Japan           18.9        7.1     5.99       8.54        India              12.7     15.09      8.34         8.98

                                                                                    UK              13.6        2.64    2.95       3.53        Indonesia           2.2     7.44       4.13         9.83

                                                                                    Singapore        5.1        3.79    -0.77      1.29        Malaysia           -4.7     -0.19      -1.81        2.45

                                                                                                     %

 •      World market cap to GDP is above long term average

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                                                                                                   S&P 500 Dividend Yield - US 10 Year Bond Yield
                                                                                                   FTSE 100 Dividend 12 Month Yld Gross - UK 10 Year Bond Yield
                                                                                     4
                                                                                                   DAX Dividend 12 Month Yld - Gross - Germany 10 Year Bond Yield
                                                                                     2
 •      Dividend yields in many advanced economies are higher than their
                                                                                     0
        respective 10Y Gsec yields
                                                                                    -2

                                                                                    -4

                                                                                    -6
                                                                                         89   91    93     95    97    99     00   02     04   06       08   10     11    13     15   17      19

                                                How long can dividend yields higher than 10Y Gsec yields sustain ?

     Sources: MFI explorer, Bloomberg, *Data updated till December 27, 2019
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US Equities: Low yields supportive of valuations
   •    US valuations and market cap to GDP are near life time highs

   •    Valuations are supported by

              ‒ Lower bond yields and ample liquidity
              ‒ Record buybacks (2018: US$ ~$ 800 bn; 2019E: ~US$ 700 bn)

   •    US corporate profits to GDP is also at life time high

   •    Bubble or Value ? – Opinions are sharply divided

       An environment of low interest rates has set off a search for yield and created
       stretched valuations in risk assets, including the U.S. equity market.
                                                                     - IMF Report, Oct’19
       “People complain that the market is overvalued but … with these interest rates,
       the market is really below fair value,”
                                             - Byron Wien, Vice Chairman, Blackstone

   •    In 2019, the spread between US 2Y and 10Y Gsec yields turned negative i.e.
        Yield curve inverted, for a brief period. Over past 3 decades, Yield curve
        inversion has been followed by sharp slowdown in US 

         “Reversion to the mean is the iron rule of the financial markets”
                                                                        – John C. Bogle

       Sources: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley
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Value vs Growth Investing – Will the tide reverse ?
                                                                                                        1.9               MSCI World Value Index as
   •    Simply put, Value Investing is investing in stocks / assets that are currently underpriced
                                                                                                                          proportion of MSCI World
                                                                                                        1.7               Growth Index (Since
        relative to their true intrinsic value. Conversely, Growth Investing is investing in stocks /
                                                                                                                          Inception in 1975)
        assets that have potential for higher business growth in future                                 1.5

                                                                                                        1.3
   •    MSCI World Value Index as a proportion to MSCI World Growth Index is currently at all time
                                                                                                        1.1
        low                                                                                             0.9
                                                                                                              74 77 80 83 86 89 92 95 98 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

                                                                                                                                        MSCI Growth MSCI Value             Difference
                                                                                                                          Period         (% Return   (% Return                (B-A)
   •    Alternating outperformance by Value & Growth stocks                                                                              CAGR) – A  CAGR) – B              % CAGR
                                                                                                                         1974-97           10.6             12.3              1.7
              ‒   MSCI Value index outperformed MSCI Growth index by 1.7% CAGR between                                   1997-99           31.9             14.4             -17.5
                                                                                                                         1999-07           -1.3             3.8               5.1
                  1974-97
                                                                                                                         2007-19            8.1             1.7               -6.4
                                                                                                                        1974-2019          7.88             7.82             -0.06
              ‒   Subsequently, Growth index outperformed between 1997-99 by 17.5% CAGR
                  during tech bubble                                                                      10%
                                                                                                                        5Y return MSCI Value minus
                                                                                                                        MSCI Growth
              ‒   Value again outperformed Growth between 1999-2007 by 5.1% CAGR                              5%

              ‒   From 2007 till present, Growth has outperformed Value by 6.4% CAGR. This is the             0%

                  longest period of Growth outperforming Value !
                                                                                                          -5%

        “The intelligent investor is likely to need considerable will power to keep from following
                                                                                                         -10%
        the crowd”                                                            - Benjamin Graham                    79      84      89     94      99   04         09   14       19

       Sources: Bloomberg, MSCI, Data updated till December 27, 2019

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Global Commodities & Currency movements
                                                                                                             Table 1
    •   Impacted by trade tensions and slowing growth in China, most                                      CAGR (%)
                                                                                                                                       Market price
                                                                                                                                                            2019* 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
                                                                                                                                         (USD)*
        industrial commodity prices declined in 2019 (Table 1)                                            Brent Crude (Per barrel)            68            26.7       6.3        3.5       -1.3
                                                                                                          Gold (per ounce)                 1,511            17.8       9.6        5.0          3.3
    •   Crude prices increased due to production cuts by OPEC & Russia
                                                                                                          Steel (per tonne)                  549             1.3       0.7        2.7       -0.4
    •   Driven by risk aversion & low / negative interest rates, gold prices                              Zinc (per tonne)                 2,312            -8.2       -3.3       1.3       -0.9

        increased sharply in 2019 after being range bound for past few years                              Copper (per tonne)               6,188             4.0       3.9       -0.6       -1.7
                                                                                                          Aluminium (per tonne)            1,799            -3.4       1.8       -0.3       -2.0
                                                                                                          Lead (per tonne)                 1,910            -4.9       -1.3       0.6       -2.2
                                                                                                          Bloomberg agri index                NA             8.8       0.6       -0.6       -0.5
                                                                                                              NA – Not applicable

                                                                                                             Table 2
                                                                                                                                                                                        Cumulative
                                                                                                          vs USD \ CAGR (%)*         2019*         3 Year     5 Year      10 Year
                                                                                                                                                                                        in 10 years
    •   In 2019, currencies showed a mixed trend against USD (Table 2)
                                                                                                          Pound                       2.5%         1.9%       -3.6%           -2.1%       -23.6%
    •   However, over last decade, major currencies have depreciated                                      Canadian Dollar             4.1%         0.9%       -2.4%           -2.2%       -24.2%

        against USD                                                                                       Japanese Yen                0.2%         2.2%        1.8%           -1.6%       -17.6%
                                                                                                          Australian Dollar          -1.0%         -1.1%      -3.2%           -2.5%       -28.6%
                                                                                                          Euro                       -2.6%         2.0%       -1.6%           -2.5%       -28.1%
                                                                                                          South Korean Won           -4.5%         1.2%       -1.3%           0.0%         0.2%

                                                                                                          Russian Ruble              10.4%         -0.3%      -1.3%           -7.5%      -107.0%
                                                                                                          Mexican Peso                4.1%         3.1%       -5.0%           -3.7%       -44.0%
                                                                                                          Indonesian Rupiah           3.0%         -1.2%      -2.4%           -4.0%       -48.4%
                                                                                                          South African Rand          2.2%         -0.7%      -3.9%           -6.6%       -89.7%
                                                                                                          Chinese Yuan               -1.9%         -0.3%      -2.5%           -0.3%       -2.6%
                                                                                                          Indian Rupee               -2.3%         -1.7%      -2.5%           -4.4%       -53.4%
                                                                                                          Brazilian Real             -4.4%         -7.5%      -8.8%           -8.8%      -132.0%
                                                                                                          Turkish Lira               -12.5%        -19.1%     -20.6%         -14.8%      -297.0%

    Sources: Bloomberg. MFI Explorer; * +/- means appreciation / depreciation respectively against USD; *All figures updated till December 27, 2019

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USD: Can the dominance sustain?
  •       USD (DXY Index) has strengthened significantly over the past
          decade (~25%) despite high and sustained current account
          deficits; this is primarily due to USD being the global reserve
          currency

                                                                                                    Data updated till 27th Dec, 2019,          Data updated till Sep’19,

   •       However, this was not always the case; Over the last few centuries, various currencies have acquired the status of reserve currency based on the
           economic power, importance in world trade and global acceptability of the respective countries

   •       Interestingly, each such phase lasted between 75 to 125 years. USD’s dominance has completed ~ 100 years

                                                            Approximate timelines of change in global reserve currency in the past*

                                                                                                                                             US
             Portugal                     Spain                    Netherlands                 France                  Britain
                                                                                                                                          1920 – till                      ?
            1450-1530                   1530-1611                  1642-1720                  1720-1815              1815-1920
                                                                                                                                            now

      •     Opinions are divided about prospects of USD

  Longer term, I’m obviously not optimistic about the U.S. dollar. You just have                          The bottom line is that the more instability and uncertainty in the era
  to look at the U.S. administration and their economic policies that will not be                         ….. the more likely the greenback remains the world’s pre-eminent
  very conducive for dollar strength in the long run              – Marc Faber                            reserve currency     – John Lee, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute

          Sources: Bloomberg, * https://thistimeitisdifferent.com/reserve-currency-may-2018

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Key Future Trends

                                1.   Climate change and its impact
                                2.   Renewables and their progress in India
                                3.   Liquefied Natural Gas
                                4.   Demand Outlook of crude oil
                                5.   Electric vehicles

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Climate Change –Increasingly in focus
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  •   It is widely believed that rising greenhouse gases (GHGs) are responsible for rise
                                                                                                     0.9            Annual Avg. Temperature

                                                                                           Temperature Anomaly
                                                                                                                    Anamoly (LHS)

                                                                                                                                                                       Concentration in Parts
      in average global temperature
                                                                                                                    CO2 Concentration (RHS)

                                                                                                                                                                         per MIllion (ppm)
                                                                                                                                                                 365
                                                                                                     0.4

                                                                                                   (°C)
  •   As per EU commission, GHGs concentration was 45% above the pre-industrial
      levels. Global growth rate of CO2 has nearly quadrupled since the early 1960s               -0.1
                                                                                                                                                                 315

  •   To limit the rise in global temperature to below 2°C, as per the Paris Climate              -0.6                                Source: Morgan Stanley 265
                                                                                                      1880       1903   1926   1949     1972    1995    2018
      Agreement, annual CO2 emission will have to reduce by 60% by 2050 over 2010

                                                                                           Table:1 - Primary energy mix
  •   Most of the CO2 emissions are due to combustion of fossil fuels                                           1965    1985             2005       2018       2040*         2040**
                                                                                           Mmtoe@              3,703   7,168           10,888     13,865      17,866         16,390
           ‒ Power sector contributes ~25% and other energy-related sectors                Share of (in %):
                                                                                            Oil                   42      41                 37          34      27                             23
              (transport, industries etc.) contribute ~35% to CO2 emissions
                                                                                            Gas                   15      20                 22          24      26                             26
                                                                                            Coal                  38      29                 29          27      20                              7
  •   Rising temperature is believed to be causing irregular weather patterns.              Nuclear                0       5                  6           4       4                              6
                                                                                            Hydro                  6       6                  6           7       7                              9
      Countries are pledging to increase focus on renewable energy and reducing             RE                     0       0                  1           4      15                             29
      carbon emissions (Table 1)                                                           @ - million metric tonnes of oil equivalent * Evolving transition ** Rapid transition

                                                                                           Table:2 - Targeted annual GHG emission to meet Paris objective
  •   As per a report by JP Morgan, US, Europe and China will have to reduce CO2
                                                                                             in Gigatonne (Gt)                     2010           2020        2030                      2050
      emissions by more than 70% while India by ~60% over 2020-50 to meet the              Total GHG emission                         47.5        53.0         42.2                        17.9
      Paris Climate targets (Table 2)                                                      CO2 emission                               30.7        35.4         29.7                        12.1
                                                                                                 Power generation/heating             11.6        13.5          9.4                             2.0

      Climate Change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining                  Transport                             7.1         8.6          7.9                             4.0
      moment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising            Industry                              6.1         6.4          6.0                             2.3
      sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate         Building                              2.9         2.9          2.4                             1.4
      change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale. Without drastic action              Agri/others                           3.0         4.0          4.0                             2.4
      today, adapting to these impacts in the future will be more difficult and costly.
                                                - United Nations on Climate Change                Sources: BP, JP Morgan

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Renewable energy – Rapidly gaining traction
                                                                                                      0.40
   •    Solar and wind energy is rapidly gaining traction due to falling costs                                                  Tariffs - USD/kWh (2018)
                                                                                                      0.30                                                                    Solar PV
       Importance of Sun is well documented in Ancient Indian texts; e.g. a hymn from
       Samba Puran                                                                                                                                                            Wind Onshore
                                                                                                      0.20

                                                                                                      0.10

       You are a massively Enlarged Mass of Fiery Energy, which pervades                              0.00
       everywhere like Air and Sky, You are the Lord of all the Worlds, I salute You, O                        10        11       12        13        14     15         16      17          18
       Sun-God
                                                                                                                                                             2000              2010               2018
                                                                                                      Global Electricity generation - TWh                   15,548            21,574             26,615
   •    Share of Renewable energy (RE) (ex-hydro) in global electricity generation                    Renewable - TWh                                         218               754               2,480
        has increased from ~1% in 2000 to ~9% in 2018. As % of incremental                            Renewable as % of total                                     1.4            3.5                9.3
                                                                                                      RE as % of incremental                                      2.9            9.0               33.5
        generation, RE was more than 30% in 2018

                                                                                                      Cumulative capacity – MW

   •    IEA expects doubling of investment in low-carbon power to ~USD 700b                           Solar                                                   651             39,532        487,829
                                                                                                       Addition                                               227             17,059             95,566
        p.a. to achieve the Paris Agreement targets over 2025-30
                                                                                                      Wind                                                  17,304           180,941        564,347
                                                                                                       Addition                                              3,877            30,760             49,172

                                                                                                       300
   •    RE annual additions are expected to double over the next decade                                                                                      Renewable addition - GW
                                                                                                       250                    Onshore Wind
                                                                                                                              Offshore Wind
              ‒ It is to be noted, as PLF of solar and wind is lower (18-40%) than                     200                    Solar
                                                                                                                              Hydro
                 thermal (70-90%), hence capacity addition does not represent                          150

                 actual power generation                                                               100

   Note: The comparison of renewable energy is in terms of generation and not capacity. This is         50
   to consider for the lower utilization factor of renewable energy sources like solar and wind vs.
                                                                                                         0
   the conventional generation plants.
                                                                                                              01    03   05     07     09   11   13    15    17    19    21     23     25    27     29
   IEA - International Energy Agency; PLF – Plant load factor
                                                                                                        Sources: Morgan Stanley, Irena, BP

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Solar energy in India – increasing role

   •     Share of RE in India’s power generation increased from ~6% in FY14 to ~9% in
                                                                                                              Solar installed capacity in India - GW
         FY19, primarily driven by solar (‘nil’ to ~3% during this period)
                                                                                            120
                                                                                                                                                                                                      100
                                                                                            100
                                                                                                       * 100GW targeted solar capacity by
   •     India has a target of 100GW of solar capacity by 2022. Key drivers of solar          80       2022-end (including off-grid)

         power are falling solar panel costs, easy implementation and low inflation risk      60
                                                                                                                                                                                       37
                                                                                              40                                                              28       32
                                                                                                                                                     22
                                                                                              20                                       12
   •     While tariffs are similar for solar and wind, solar is more scalable                         3          4        7
                                                                                               0

                                                                                                     FY14

                                                                                                                FY15

                                                                                                                         FY16

                                                                                                                                       FY17

                                                                                                                                                     FY18

                                                                                                                                                              FY19

                                                                                                                                                                       8MFY20

                                                                                                                                                                                       FY20E

                                                                                                                                                                                                      FY22*
   •     Challenges to Solar energy
                                                                                             1 GW (Gigawatt) = 1000 MW (Megawatt)
           ‒    Transmission costs are higher as supply is intermittent

                                                                                              20.0   17.9
                                                                                              18.0
                                                                                                                                   Solar tariff (min bid)
           ‒    Solar displaces conventional generation but not conventional capacity         16.0
                                                                                              14.0                                 Wind tariff (min bid)                           in INR /kWh
                (which is required for the peak load during evening in India). The under-                       12.0
                                                                                              12.0
                utilization of conventional capacities is an indirect cost of solar           10.0                     8.4
                                                                                               8.0                              7.0           6.5
                                                                                               6.0                                                     5.1
                                                                                                                                                              4.3
                                                                                                                                                                     3.3                                 2.7
                                                                                               4.0                                                                              2.4            2.5
           ‒    Without energy storage solutions, solar power generation could face
                                                                                               2.0
                grid balancing limits. Solar power with battery backup, adds ~INR 7-           0.0

                                                                                                       FY10

                                                                                                                FY11

                                                                                                                       FY12

                                                                                                                                FY13

                                                                                                                                              FY14

                                                                                                                                                       FY15

                                                                                                                                                              FY16

                                                                                                                                                                     FY17

                                                                                                                                                                                FY18

                                                                                                                                                                                               FY19

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Last bid
                10/kWh to the cost of solar power. Economical battery solutions are not
                available currently

                                                                                            Sources: ICICI Securities. IDFC Securities

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LNG: Rising supply & falling costs should increase share of LNG

 •       Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas which is liquefied for transportation and
         then converted back to gas for use. It is used as a substitute for oil and coal. As
         natural gas transportation costs are high, consumption is generally local

 •       Liquefaction projects are on the rise globally. Global LNG supply has increased by
         ~ 0.7 mmbpd i.e. ~50% of incremental oil demand over 2016-18

           ‒     LNG supply is projected to rise from 7.6 in 2018 to 9.7 mmbpd p.a. by 2023

           ‒     Thus, the average incremental LNG supply per annum will be equal to ~1/3rd
                 of the incremental oil demand each year (Total global oil consumption is ~100
                 mmbpd growing at 1-1.5% p.a.)

 •       LNG prices have been trending lower on back of higher supplies

 •       Advantages of LNG

           ‒     Worldwide proven reserves of natural gas are ~85% of oil reserves

           ‒     Natural gas has lower emissions than coal and liquid fuels

           ‒     Beneficial for Current account deficit countries like India as higher value is
                 captured in the country of import compared to oil

                                                                                                                        *BOE = barrel of oil equivalent; Prices updated till Nov 1, 2019

                                                                                                                                        Did you know ?
                                                                                                                      Globally, total natural gas flared in 2017 is equal to
                                                                                                                          2.6 times of India's annual consumption

     Sources: BP Energy Outlook, Bloomberg, Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), a World Bank-managed organization
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Oil – Changing Demand - Supply Dynamics

                                      US becomes the largest oil producer                                      Oil demand to peak by 2030 as per BP^

 •     Rising shale oil production makes US the largest oil producer                               •      Demand has peaked in developed markets like US, EU and Japan

 •     US share in world oil supply increased from 9% in 2009 to 14% in 2017                       •      EV push, increasing mileage, slowing demand growth in India /
                                                                                                          China should lead to global oil demand peaking by 2030

                                                                                                          Million
                                                                                                                      United
                                                                                                        Barrels Per              EU      China      India     World
                                                                                                                      States
                            16                                                                             Day
                                                     US
                                                                                                           1990        17        14        2         1         66
                            15                       Russian Federation
                                                                                                           1995        18        14        3         2         70
                            14                       Saudi Arabia
                                                                                                           2000        20        15        5         2         77
            million barrels per

                            13                                                                             2005        21        15        7         3         84
                            12                                                                             2010        18        14        9         3         87

                            11                                                                             2017        19        13       13         5         96
                                                                                                          2020E        19        12       14         5         99
                            10
                                                                                                          2025E        18        11       16         6         103
                                  9
                                                                                                          2030E        18        10       16         8         106
                                  8                                                                       2035E        16         9       17         9         106
                                  7                                                                       2040E        15         8       15         9         104
                                       2009   2011     2013         2015         2017                   1990-2017
                                                                                                                      0.4%      -0.3%    7.1%       5.9%      1.4%
                                                                                                         (CAGR)
              Includes crude oil, shale oil, oil sands and NGLs (natural gas liquids)
                                                                                                        2017-2040
                                                                                                                      -0.8%     -2.0%    0.7%       3.1%      0.3%
                                                                                                         (CAGR)

                                                          Rising shale oil production, peaking global demand driven by EVs and LNG
                                                      increasingly substituting oil indicate moderate long term demand outlook for oil

     Source: ^British Petroleum (BP)
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Electric Vehicles (EVs), fully charged

  •       EVs continue to progress rapidly globally

                                                                                                             USD / KWH
  •       Tesla dominates the EV-PV market with an installed capacity of 440,000
          pa in USA and a new 150,000 vehicles pa factory in Shanghai.                                                                    Declining battery price outlook
  •       Tesla unveiled its Pickup truck (Cyber truck) aimed at US market. Other
          carmakers have also launched EVs in pickup and other segments.
                                                                                                                         Source: UBS
            ‒     Amazon has ordered 100,000 EV vans from Rivian.

  •       Heavy duty truck makers Daimler and Navistar announced plans to start                                          Table:1 - % of new car sales
                                                                                                                                         2015     2017      2018      2020E       2025E
          production of heavy duty EVs from 2021.
                                                                                                                         China            1.0      2.3       4.5        7.1        31.3
  •       Major auto OEs announced USD2.3bn investment along with LG Chem
                                                                                                                         US               0.7      1.2       2.1        2.8        5.3
          for manufacture of EV batteries in USA.                                                                        Europe           1.0      1.4       1.9        4.2        28.0

  •       China is taking the lead in Evs. EV’s share in PV sales in China is likely                                     World            0.6      0.8       2.1        3.4        16.6
                                                                                                                         Source: UBS
          to reach 7% in 2020 (Table 1) and surge to 31% by 2025.

  •       Adoption of EVs in India is improving. Evolution of EVs is likely to be                            3 Wheeler
                                                                                                                                     2 Wheeler               Cars                  CVs
          from public transports like 3W/Buses to 2W to Cars and then to CVs                                  / Buses

      Toyota is now faced with a higher-than-expected demand for   We will offer 25 electrified vehicles already in 2023 – two years     Our new overall plan for 1.5 electric cars in 2025 shows
      cars that use batteries, rather than gasoline. -             earlier than originally planned. We expect to see a steep             that people want climate-friendly individual mobility – and
      Toyota EVP Shigeki Terashi +                                 growth curve towards 2025: Sales of our electrified vehicles          we are making it affordable for millions of people. -
                                                                   should increase by an average of 30 percent every year.               Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Volkswagen brand
                                                                   -Harald Krüger, CEO of BMW^                                           Board of Management responsible for E-Mobility*

             Success of EVs is positive for India. Net oil Imports in India are 4% of GDP and CAD is 2%. As EV share rises, oil imports should
                                          moderate in long term; Global growth in EVs should also keep oil prices in check

       Sources: UBS; PV – Passenger vehicle, ICE - Internal combustion engine, ^dated June 25, 2019, *dated Dec 27, 2019, + dated June 6, 2019; CAD – Current account deficit

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Indian Economy

                                           A 1000 year trend of declining share of India’s GDP of world’s GDP reversed in 1993 !

   India's share of     1000 1500   1600    1700 1820 1870 1913 1950        1973   2001     2018
                                                                                                         1.    Since 1700, post colonization by British, India share of global GDP (in PPP
   World GDP (%)* in                                                                                           terms) declined significantly to 3% in 1973 and has since risen to ~8%
                        29    24     22      24        16   12   7    4      3      5.4      8**
      PPP terms
    World GDP in                                                                                         2.    In nominal terms (USD), India’s share of global GDP bottomed out in 1992-93
                                                  NA                         2      1.5      3.2               at 1.1% and has since risen to over 3% in 2018
  nominal terms** (%)
   World population
                        27    18     18      27        20   20   17   14     15      17      18
         (%)*
  Source: * GDP based on 1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars (PPP based) - The World Economy: Historical
  Statistics, published in 2003 by Angus Maddisson published by OECD Publications. **Source: World bank

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Indian Economy – Growth moderates, other parameters stable
                                                                                                                                                                    Table 1
   •   Over the past few years, most macro economic parameters are improving           Improving macros                             FY15    FY17     FY19 FY20E FY21E

       or are stable; however growth has slowed down in FY20 (Table 1)                Real GDP at market price (% YoY)               7.4     8.2      6.8     4.7      5.5
                                                                                      Centre's fiscal deficit (% GDP)                4.1     3.5      3.4     3.8      3.7
                                                                                      Current Account Deficit (CAD) (% GDP)          1.3     0.7      2.1     1.5      1.6
   •   Both consumption (58% of GDP) and investments (29% of GDP) slowed down         Balance of Payment (% of GDP)                  3.0     0.9      -0.1    1.2      0.9
       significantly in H1 FY20 (Chart 1)                                             Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) (Average)        6      4.5      3.4     4.2      4.5
                                                                                      Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD bn)            341      370      412    454^     NA
   •   Auto sector, especially Passenger vehicles (PV), despite low penetration,   Source: Kotak Institutional Equities, E-Estimates, ^ as of 13th Dec 19. na – not available

       slowed down sharply in 2019. Sharp de-growth of production in auto sector
       (~3-4% of GDP) was a key contributor to slowdown (slides 21-22)
                                                                                                                                                                  Chart 1

   •   Slowdown was also observed across other segments like cement, air
       travel, consumer durables, etc. (charts 2 to 4)

   •   Slides 21-22 explain the key reasons for slowdown, what was sustaining
       consumption till now and growth outlook for FY21

   Chart 2                                                  Chart 3                                                      Chart 4

       Sources: CMIE, Kotak Institutional Equities

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Slowdown demystified
                                                                                              A leading IT Company (INR                                           Real
 •    Core issue is degrowth in white collar private sector wages in real terms               millions per annum)
                                                                                                                                 FY04      FY19     CAGR (%)
                                                                                                                                                                 growth
                                                                                              Typical Entry level (approx.)      0.2        0.4       4.7         -2.1
           ‒     White collar wages, in real terms, have de-grown by 27% in 15                Average salary                     1.15      1.77       2.9         -3.9
                 years (as measured by entry level IT salary)                                 Average inflation                                       6.8

           ‒     Average wage bill (salary per person) of a leading IT company has
                 grown at CAGR of 2.9% only over FY04-FY19

           ‒     While real wages were weak for 10-15 years, consumption
                 sustained in this period, probably due to falling savings and debt led
                 consumption

                                                                                            Sources: Kotak Institutional Equities, Morgan Stanley
  •   Sharp increase in bankruptcy cases over last few years impacted wages / jobs for many#

            ‒ Over 2,500 companies were admitted under IBC till Sep’19, ~600 were closed by liquidation and ~1,500 are still under process

            ‒ Just the 22 companies / groups in IBC had ~60,000 employees

  •   Weak private investment. Large number of companies in capital intensive sectors like steel, power and Infrastructure are under IBC. This has resulted
      in supply of ready assets below replacement cost; hence new asset creation was discouraged

  •   Slowdown, in our opinion, was also exaggerated due to sharper decline in wholesale volumes in auto sector due to high inventory with dealers in FY19
      and transition to BS VI norms from April 2020, that necessitated an inventory correction of old stock

  •   Challenges faced by NBFCs and erosion of wealth due to sharp correction in midcap/small caps also had an adverse impact

      Sources: # IBBI.gov.in, Capitaline, Kotak Institutional Equities, Morgan Stanley

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Why do we think Economic growth has bottomed ?
                                                                                                           Chart 1
  •      Link between Auto sector and GDP slowdown – 2 sides of the same coin

            ‒     Auto sector accounts for ~3-4% of GDP; thus volume de-growth of ~15%-20%
                  shaves off 0.5% - 0.8% of GDP growth

            ‒     With inventory correction over, even if auto volumes are flat next year, GDP growth
                  should be higher by 0.5-0.8% in FY21, on this count alone
  •      Lower corporate tax cuts for new manufacturing units

            ‒     In a path breaking decision, government reduced the corporate tax rate to 15% for
                  all new manufacturing units that commence production before Mar-23                         Chart 2#

            ‒     In our view, given the general time to set up new unit is 2 - 4 years and deadline of
                  Mar-23 to avail tax benefit, private capex should improve in FY21, especially by
                  MNCs

  •      Measures taken by Government & RBI

            ‒     Reduction in corporate tax rates & policy rates (135 bps in 2019);

            ‒     Multiple steps taken to resolve liquidity issues in NBFCs and Real estate;

            ‒     Focus on improving ease of doing business; India’s rank improved to 63 from 77 in
                  2018 & 100 in 2017

  •      Post verdict on Essar steel case, most large assets in Power, steel, infrastructure etc. are        Table 1
         likely to be resolved under IBC in FY20. This should improve capex in FY21 as
                                                                                                                                  2 years ago     Currently     Saving
            ‒     New owners of IBC assets are likely to incur incremental capex to optimise              Home Loan (INR)          4,000,000     3,800,000^
                  efficiency etc. E.g.- Arcelor Mittal indicated capex of INR 80 bn in Essar
                                                                                                          Tenor (In years)             20             20
            ‒     For growth, now new units will have to be planned as no existing units are available    Interest rate               9.2%          8.3%

  •      With decline in interest rates (Table 1) and real estate prices (Chart 2), EMIs of home loans    EMI for home loan         (36,376)       (32,498)     10.7%
         have reduced, thus improving affordability                                                          ^assuming 5% decline in real estate prices

Sources: CMIE, ICICI Securities, PIB, # -Real estate prices are indexed starting Sep17

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Corporate Tax Rate Cut – Addressing the weak link
                                                                                      Chart 1     Chart 2
  •      India lagged China & other Asian countries in manufacturing (Chart 1)

            ‒     In 2018, China’s manufactured exports were ~8 times of India’s;
                  Even Vietnam’s manufactured exports, which is 1/10th the size of
                  India, are comparable with India’s manufactured exports (Chart 2)

                                                                                      Chart 3    Chart 4
  Manufacturing – Opportunity knocks again for India

  •      Global companies are now looking to shift and diversify their supply
         chain from China. This is driven by

            ‒     China’s edge of low costs has diminished with rising labor costs

            ‒     Cost of real estate has risen significantly in China

            ‒     Stringent environmental standards

            ‒     Increasing trade tensions with the US

  •      India was not a preferred destination compared to Asian countries
         despite a large domestic market, improving ease of doing business,            Chart 5
         similar labour costs, availability of skilled resources etc. mainly due to
         higher tax rates

  •      With the recent corporate tax rate cut (from 30% to 15%) for new
         manufacturing units, India’s tax rate is now amongst the lowest in the
         region. With this, manufacturing in India should get a boost (Chart 5)

Sources: Kotak Institutional Equities, JM Financials, Bloomberg, JETRO

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Road to US$ 5 trillion economy gets a Rs 100 trillion (US$ 1.4tn) Infra spending boost !

  •   On 31st Dec, 2019, Government announced a massive thrust on Infra with                23
                                                                                                                                                  19.5 19.0
      doubling of planned project pipeline (National Infrastructure Pipeline - NIP) to Rs             Total Infra spend (Rs tn)
                                                                                            18
                                                                                                                                           13.6               13.8
      102 trillion (tn) over next 6 years vs Rs 56 tn spent in last 6 years !                                                                                        12.8
                                                                                            13                                 10.2 10.0                                    11.1
                                                                                                                     8.5   9.2
                                                                                                         6.3   7.0
  •   The list of projects is part of a report prepared by a task force under the           8    5.3

      chairmanship of the Economic Affairs Secretary                                        3
                                                                                                 13      14    15    16    17   18E 19E 20E 21E 22E 23E 24E 25E
                                                                                                 Source: National Infrastructure pipeline, GOI
  •   Planned spending will be frontloaded between FY20-22E with focus on roads,
      railways and urban infra while renewables will gain traction in later phases.

  •   Spending to be funded by Center 39%, States 39%, & Private sector 22%

  •   Out of Rs 102tn , projects worth Rs 43tn are already under implementation, Rs
      20tn are under development & another Rs 32tn are at conceptual stage

  •   Focus on Roads (19%), Urban & Rural infrastructure / housing (20%), railways
      (13%) & renewable energy (9%)
                                                                                                  Source: Antique Stock Broking
  •   Revival in real estate & manufacturing to drive GFCF CAGR of 15% between
      FY19-24E compared to 10% between FY11-19 (Antique estimate)

  •   Infra spending boost along with Corporate tax rate cut (slide 23) announced earlier
      will aid competitive edge to Indian manufacturing

                                                                                                      Source: Antique Stock Broking

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Equity Markets

                                “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it …
                                he who doesn't … pays it.”                                            - Albert Einstein

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Slowing growth, rising markets – A Five point explanation for this

                                                                                                             Table 1
 •      One year of slowdown does not impact long term growth estimates for a country
                                                                                                                            Decade                   1990-00         2001-10          2011-19E
        like India which is a secular long term growth story
                                                                                                                    Average GDP growth                5.5%            6.4%                 6.9%
          ‒     3% lower growth in a year has minimal impact on DCF value of NIFTY50
                                                                                                            Number of Years of sub 5% growth            3               4                   1
          ‒     Periods of high growth invariably have years of weak growth. Just like a
                good batsman who performs poorly in some matches. Infact, in each of
                the last 3 decades there have been years of sub 5% growth (Table 1)                          Table 2

                                                                                                                                                                                      NIFTY 50
                                                                                                             Sector          Comments
                                                                                                                                                                                      Weight %
 •      10 year NIFTY50 returns (9% CAGR) have lagged nominal GDP growth (13%
                                                                                                                             Market share gains from NBFCs, sharp fall in
        CAGR) for 10 years ! This has resulted in low Marketcap to GDP (slide 28)                            Banks                                                                          30
                                                                                                                             provisioning costs is offsetting impact of slow growth
                                                                                                             FMCG (ex
                                                                                                                             Consumer    Discretionary  experiencing    sharp
                                                                                                             Tobacco),                                                                      13
 •      Gap between Bond Yields (10Y Gsec) and Earnings yield (1Y-Forward NIFTY50) is                        Auto, Retail
                                                                                                                             slowdown; Consumer Staples growth moderating

        low; Lower Interest rates have made up for the slow growth ! (slide 28)                                              Being Export oriented, necessity nature (pharma),
                                                                                                             IT, Pharma                                                                     15
                                                                                                                             impact of slowdown is minimal
                                                                                                             Oil & Gas,      Demand / Profitability is a function of global
                                                                                                                                                                                            16
                                                                                                             Metals          commodity prices. Marginal Impact of slowdown.
 •      Consumption slowdown impacts around 15% of NIFTY50 only (Table 2)
                                                                                                             NBFCs /         While slowdown impact growth adversely, lower
                                                                                                                                                                                            10
                                                                                                             HFCs            credit spreads for strong NBFCs is positive.

 •      NIFTY Profit Growth is improving despite slow GDP growth driven by corporate                         Engineering     Healthy order backlog, moderate growth continues.
                                                                                                                                                                                            4
                                                                                                             / Capex         Incremental impact of slowdown is low.
        banks, metals & utilities sector (slide 29)
                                                                                                             Tobacco         Tobacco – Low impact of slowdown                               4

                                                                                                             Utilities       RoE based businesses. Low impact of slowdown                   2

                                                                                                             Telecom,        Telecom – Price increase is positive,
                                                                                                             Cement,         Cement – Volume growth has slowed                              6
                                                                                                             Media etc.      Media – Material slowdown in growth

                                                                                                             RoE – Return on Equity

     Source: Kotak Institutional Equities, E- Kotak Estimates; DCF – Discounted cash flows. Data updated till December 27, 2019

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The end of Largecaps vs Mid / Small caps debate ?
                                                                                                            Table 1
                                                                                                                                                                                  CY19 YTD            10            15
                                                                                                                                                                                            5 Years
•      Over last few years, a popular belief was that mid / small cap companies grow                                   in %             CY14    CY15     CY16    CY17     CY18    upto 27th         Years         Years
                                                                                                                                                                                            CAGR
       faster than larger companies. This belief was probably a result of higher returns                                                                                            Dec             CAGR          CAGR
                                                                                                          Nifty 50                      31.4     -4.1      3.0   28.6     3.2       12.7      8.1    8.9           12.5
       delivered by small / mid caps between CY14 - 17. (Table 1)
                                                                                                          NIFTY 500                     37.8     -0.7      3.8   35.9     -3.4       5.7       7.4      8.4       11.9
                                                                                                          NIFTY MidCap                  55.9     6.5       7.1   47.3     -15.4      -4.9      6.2      8.6        8.6
•      In our judgment, Growth is a function of maturity of the business and not its size.                NIFTY SmallCap                55.0     7.2       2.3   57.3     -29.1      -10.7     1.2      4.8        9.9
       Size on the other hand is a function of the nature of the business.                                Midcap O/p                    24.5     10.5      4.1   18.6     -18.6      -17.6     -1.9     -0.3       -3.9

                                                                                                          MSCI World Small Cap          0.4      -1.8     10.9   20.9     -15.2      20.1      6.8      8.9        6.3
•      Data suggests that over long periods, category average returns for large caps                      MSCI World                    2.9      -2.7     5.3    20.1     -10.4      21.7      6.7      7.3        4.8
       and mid / small cap are comparable globally as well as in India. However, there
       are periods when mid / small cap outperform largecaps and vice versa (Table 1).                    MSCI US Small Cap             11.1     -0.8      9.2   19.5     -6.3       25.6      9.4      11.3       6.9
                                                                                                          MSCI US                       6.0      -5.1     17.8   15.6     -11.4      22.3      7.5      11.3       7.3
       Hence, to achieve better portfolio diversification across cycles, an investor
       portfolio should have an appropriate mix of both large caps and mid / small caps.                  MSCI EM Small Cap             -1.1      -8.8     0.3   31.2     -20.3      3.0       0.7      0.7        5.1
                                                                                                          MSCI EM                       -4.6     -17.0     8.6   34.3     -16.6      7.7       3.2      1.2        4.9

•      Outperformance during CY14-17 by Midcap / Smallcap indices vs Largecaps was
                                                                                                                     Chart 1                                               Chart 2
       driven mainly by P/E rerating and less by higher profit growth. This probably led to an
       over valuation of mid / small caps. (Chart 1 & 2)                                                                                                                180%            NIFTY Midcap premium
                                                                                                                              Earnings growth (TTM)
                                                                                                                                                                        160%            to NIFTY 50
                                                                                                                                                                                        Average
•      Subsequently, with the correction in mid / small cap stocks in 2018 & 2019, 10 year                  10                                                          140%
       returns and valuations for Large caps and mid / small caps have converged. Hence, in                                                                             120%
       our judgment, the returns of large cap and mid / small cap should not diverge                                                                                    100%
       materially over the medium to long term.                                                                                                                         80%
                                                                                                                                  Broad Market           Nifty          60%
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•      Also, the rally in NIFTY50 was a narrow rally. Top 5 stocks contributed to 152% & 81%                      13      14       15      16      17      18
       of NIFTY 50 returns in CY18 & CY19 respectively. In our judgment, such conditions
       will be short lived and we expect markets to become more broad based.                                       How much to allocate in Largecap and Small / Midcaps ?

                                                                                                                   In our judgment, 2/3rd to 3/4th allocation to Large caps and 1/3rd to 1/4th allocation to mid
                                                                                                                   / small cap is a sound strategy for a typical investor
            “What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right”
                                                                             Albert Einstein                       This strikes a balance between stability of large caps and potential of mid / small caps
                                                                                                                   mainly driven by stock selection by the Fund Manager

    The views are not an investment advice. Investors should obtain their own independent professional advice before taking a decision to invest in any securities. Returns are not assured. HDFC Mutual Fund/AMC is not
    guaranteeing any returns on investments made in the Scheme(s). Historical indicators are no guarantee of future results,

    Sources: Morgan Stanley, MSCI data, Bloomberg, Broad Market as defined by Morgan Stanley stands for listed Indian companies with quarterly data for 8 or more quarters which comes to about 1200 companies.

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Indian equities – Attractive Valuations
                                                                                                                    Table 1 – Periods when10 year NIFTY Return trailed / exceeded
                                                                                                                    Nominal GDP Growth materially
   •    Over the long term, stock market indices in India are growing around the same rate as
                                                                                                                                         Trailing 10 year            Trailing Nominal Next 10 year
        the nominal GDP                                                                                                   Year            NIFTY Return               GDP Growth (10 NIFTY Return
                                                                                                                                             (CAGR)                    year CAGR)       (CAGR)
                                                                                                                          2001                  7%                          13%           16%
              ‒   This implies that when in any extended period of, say 10 years, indices grow
                                                                                                                          2002                  4%                          13%           18%
                                                                                                                          2003                  6%                          12%           13%
                  significantly less than nominal GDP, they tend to make up in the future by                              2004                  6%                          12%           15%
                                                                                                                          2006                 16%                          12%            8%
                  delivering higher returns & vice versa. Interestingly, we are in a similar                              2007                 19%                          12%            6%
                                                                                                                          2016                  8%                          14%             ?
                  situation presently (Table 1)                                                                           2017                  6%                          13%             ?
                                                                                                                          2018                 14%                          13%             ?
                                                                                                                          2019                  9%                          13%             ?

                                                                                                                   India market cap to GDP ratio, calendar year-ends 2005-21E (%)
                                                                                                                 170                                Mcap/GDP (%)                                                        25
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                                                                                                                                                    NIFTY 12M forward P/E (X) (RHS) 22
   •    Marketcap to GDP at 61% and CY21(E) P/E of ~15x is attractive, specially at time when                    150
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                                                                                                                 130                                                           18 17      19
                                                                                                                                                                                                   17        18
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        NIFTY50 profit growth is estimated at 18% CAGR over FY19-22E and interest rates are                      110           15                                                                                 15    17
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   •    Gap between 10Y Gsec yield and 1Y-Forward NIFTY 50 Earning yield [i.e. 100/ (one
                                                                                                                  14.0
                                                                                                                                 10Y Gsec and NIFTY Earning Yield near equal
        year forward P/E)] has reduced significantly and is now below 10 year average (1.7%)                      10.0

                                                                                                                   6.0
        indicating that equities are attractively valued relative to current bond yields
                                                                                                                   2.0

                                                                                                                   -2.0                                       Yield gap (%)
        Low Marketcap to GDP, Bond yields equal to Earnings yield and recovery in profit                                                                      Earnings yields (%)
                                                                                                                   -6.0                                       India 10-y G-Sec yields (%)
                  growth make us optimistic on markets over medium to long term                                           06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

   Source: Kotak Institutional Equities, updated till 30th Nov, 2019, From 2005-18, NIFTY50 PE is based on 12 month forward estimated EPS. For 2019E, by Kotak Institutional
   Equities has calculated PE based on EPS numbers as of Mar-20 end, 2020E based on EPS of Mar-21 end and for 2021E based on EPS of Mar-22 end
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NIFTY 50 profits growth – Recovery firmly in sight
                                                                                                        Table 1
   •    For several years now, strong growth in profits has been elusive                                                                                  Profit after Tax (Rs bn)                   CAGR %
                                                                                                                                                        FY13         FY19      FY22E             FY13-19 FY19-22E
                                                                                                    NIFTY 50 ex Corporate Banks                         2,133        3,617           5,111            9%               12%
   •    For all the noise, slowdown in NIFTY 50 profit growth was led almost
                                                                                                    Corporate Banks                                      289          106             937            -15%          107%
        entirely by falling profits in Corporate Banks (Table 1). Share of
                                                                                                    NIFTY 50                                            2,422        3,723           6,047            7%               18%
        Corporate Banks in NIFTY 50 profits fell from 12% to 3% between FY13
        & FY19 (Table 2)

                                                                                                                            Sector contribution to NIFTY
                                                                                                                                                                               FY13             FY19             FY22E
                                                                                                                            50 profits (%)
   •    With profitability of Corporate Banks normalizing, the overall NIFTY 50
                                                                                                                            Consumer Discretionary                              10               7                 6
        profit growth is expected to bounce back                                                                            Consumer Staples                                    5                6                 6
                                                                                                        Table 2             Corporate Banks & Financials                        12               3                15
                                                                                                                            Energy                                              29               30               22
                                                                                                                            Information Technology                              15               19               15
                                                                                                                            Materials                                           8                11                9
                                                                                                                            Retail Banks & Financials                           7                13               15
                                                                                                                            Others                                              15               13               12
                                                                                                                            Total                                              100              100               100

                                                                                                                                                                            GNPL of Corporate Banks
   •    Normalization in profitability and RoE of Corporate Banks is expected by       16%              RoE of Corporate Banks                           15%                Slippagesof Corporate Banks
        FY22E as slippages and provision costs are falling and recoveries are          11%
                                                                                                                                                         10%
        increasing.                                                                     6%
                                                                                        1%                                                                5%

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                  NIFTY profit growth of 18% CAGR is expected between FY19 and FY22E led by recovery in profitability of Corporate Banks

       HDFC Mutual Fund/AMC is not guaranteeing any returns    Source: Kotak Institutional Equities, E- Kotak Institutional Equities Estimates as on 20th December, 2019
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2019 – Sustained Domestic flows continue to drive equities volatility lower

                                                                                                            Secondary Flows                                                    Last 5 Last 10
  •    FPI inflows of US$14.4bn into India in 2019 were highest since 2014. DII                                (USD bn)
                                                                                                                            CY15          CY16     CY17     CY18 CY19
                                                                                                                                                                               years years
       flows continue to be healthy and were positive for 5th consecutive year                                      FPIs         3.3      2.9       8.0      (4.6)     14.4     24.0      113.5
                                                                                                                    DIIs        10.3      5.4      14.0      15.9       5.9     51.5         23.8
                                                                                                              Mutual Funds      10.9      7.0      18.3      17.4       7.5     61.0         52.6
                                                                                                                 Others         (0.6)     (1.6)    (4.3)     (1.5)     (1.6)    (9.5)     (28.8)

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  •    Stable domestic SIP flows have reduced the impact of periodic FPI                                                                  Monthly SIP flows (Rs bn)

       selling on markets and on market volatility                                                             50

                                                                                                                0
                                                                                                                Nov 13       Nov 14     Nov 15    Nov 16       Nov 17      Nov 18       Nov 19

                                                                                                               90 Days                              Indian           FII outflows        Fall in
  •    Since Jan 17, FPI were net sellers (greater than USD 2.5 bn on 90 days                                   Period
                                                                                                                                FII Outflows
                                                                                                                                                  Market cap           as % of          Sensex #
                                                                                                                               (In USD Bn)*
                                                                                                                ending                             (USD bn)          Market cap            %
       cumulative basis) on four occasions but unlike in the past, Indian equity
                                                                                                              05-Jan-17            -5.1              1,589               0.3%             -1.2
       markets held up well led by domestic flows                                                             24-Oct-17            -4.2              2,154               0.2%              8.9
                                                                                                              14-Nov-18            -5.6              1,956               0.3%             -0.7
                                                                                                              20-Sep-19            -5.0              2,014               0.2%             -0.4
        * Maximum outflow on a 90 days rolling period and greater than USD 2.5 bn ,
        # 6 months returns till the date in column 1

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                                                                                                                India Vix (Volatility Index)
                                                                                                                                                              SBI term deposit rates for 1-2
                                                                                                                                                           10.0        year tenor
                                                                                                    50
         Lower volatility of Indian equities and low interest rates should                                                                                  9.0

                                                                                                    30                                                      8.0
      potentially increase household allocation towards equities over time                                                                                  7.0
                                                                                                    10                                                      6.0
                                                                                                         07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18                      10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

       Sources: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, Kotak Institutional Equities, AMFI, Average rate assumed in case of a range

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Strategic sale route for PSU divestment – A big step forward

  •   Divestment experience through ETF’s has probably impacted PSU valuations           35   31 31                        30 PSU as a % of total India market cap
                                                                                         30                                   27 28
                                                                                                                  25    26          25
           ‒   Regular supply of PSU shares through various ETFs distorts market         25                                            22
                                                                                                                     22
               demand and supply                                                                                                          19
                                                                                         20                                                   16
                                                                                                                                                   14 15 13
                                                                                         15                                                                  13 11
           ‒   Share of PSU’s in Market cap has come down                                10
                                                                                          5
           ‒   Discount offered on ETF’s creates interest amongst arbitragers &
                                                                                          0
               short term investors as against long term investors. Of the Rs 916 bn

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Latest
               ETF subscribed till Dec 2019 only Rs182 bn is outstanding

  •   An announcement of a strategic sale in a large OMC suggests a significant
                                                                                          0.8
      shift in strategy                                                                   0.7                                                                                         CPSE Index valuation
                                                                                                                                                                                      relative to Nifty 50 Index
                                                                                          0.6
                                                                                          0.5
  •   Strategic sale is a positive development. This should drive FDI in the country,     0.4
      give additional resources to the government, reduce supply of paper by              0.3

      government in equity & debt markets and increase competition in marketplace         0.2
                                                                                          0.1
      benefiting consumers.
                                                                                              -
                                                                                               Jan-17 Jun-17 Nov-17 Apr-18 Sep-18 Feb-19 Jul-19 Dec-19

  •   If the ETF route is less preferred going forward, it should be positive for PSUs

         Source: Kotak Institutional Equities, Data updated till Dec 27, 2019

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Indian equities - Summary

•     The key to successful investing is not in timing but in something that is becoming
      increasingly rare in times of instant gratification & short attention spans and that is patience.

•     Invariably, successful investors are also the most patient investors

•     In the last 40 years, markets have seen high / low growth, high / low interest rates, high /
      low inflation; markets have also seen era of coalition governments, 9/11, Gulf war, tech
      bubble, Asian crisis, GFC, Brexit, tapering, PIGS crisis, scams etc.

•     Yet, If someone had simply remained invested in the Sensex for last 40 years – through
      good and bad times, through bullish and bearish times, wealth would have grown 400 times.

      This is hard to match by the most traders and timers !                                                              Source: Bloomberg and publicly available information

            ‒    Infact, there are 24 Equity and Equity Hybrid Funds which have delivered returns
                                                                                                                                        14.2%
                 in excess of 15% CAGR over last 20 years^                                                                   13%
                                                                                                                                                                   Returns CAGR % - 29 years
                                                                                                                                                       10.4%
                                                                                                                                                                      7.9%
                                                                                                                               8%
•     Why patience is a virtue and timing a curse in equity markets – If one had invested in                                                                                         5.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.8%
      BSE SENSEX on January 1, 1990 and remain invested till Dec 27, 2019 (10,922 days / 29
                                                                                                                               3%
      years), CAGR was 14%. However, if one missed just the best 10, 20, 30, 40 days of                                                All Days      Missed 10     Missed 20       Missed 30    Missed 40
                                                                                                                                       Invested      best days     best days       best days    best days
      SENSEX returns, the CAGR falls sharply to 10%, 8%, 6% and 4% respectively !
                                                                                                                              Source: Internal calculations; based on daily returns from January 1, 1990 to Dec 27, 2019

                    Lower corporate tax rates, increasing resolutions under IBC, strategic sale route for divestment, range bound oil prices (India’s Achilles heel), low interest rates,
                    improving profit growth outlook, reforms momentum and above all, low market cap to GDP make us optimistic for markets over medium to long term

    “Activity is the enemy of investment returns.”         “Someone's sitting in the shade today because                 “In the short run, the market is a voting                "The   individual    investor   should   act
                                Warren Buffett             someone planted a tree a long time ago.”                     machine but in the long run, it is a                      consistently as an investor and not as a
                                                                                            Warren Buffett              weighing machine.” Benjamin Graham                        speculator”           Sir John Templeton
The views are not an investment advice. Investors should obtain their own independent professional advice before taking a decision to invest in any securities.
Source: MFI Explorer; ^ - On basis of all equity and equity hybrid funds MFs schemes with over 20 years of history for which data is available (total number of schemes was 56)

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Sector Overview

                                1.    Automobile OEMs
                                2.    Banking & NBFCs
                                3.    Capital goods
                                4.    Cement
                                5.    Consumer staples (FMCG)
                                6.    Indian IT services
                                7.    Infrastructure & Construction
                                8.    Media
                                9.    Metals & Mining
                                10.   Oil & Gas
                                11.   Pharmaceuticals
                                12.   Telecom
                                13.   Utilities

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Sector Overview : Automobile OEMs
                                                                                                                         Chart 1
                          •   Consists of varied sub-segments like 2W, 4W, CVs, tractors and
                              suppliers to them. Sector is estimated to contribute ~3-4% of GDP
  Background /            •   2W and 4W are relatively less cyclical in India whereas CVs
  Characteristics             demand has higher linkage with economic growth & existing fleet
                          •   Technology & capital intensive sector with high barriers to scale up
                          •   Dominance of leaders in some categories is being challenged

                          •   2W & 4W growth was in single digits for last few years. 2W growth
  Recent Business             was moderate due to high penetration. In 4Ws, key issue is the de-                             Chart 2
  performance /               growth in white collar real wages in India
  developments            •   Sharp de-growth in 2W/4W wholesale volumes due to weak
                              demand and inventory correction

                          •   In PVs, passenger preference has shifted to UVs. UVs are now
                              35% of PV sales vs 21% in FY15 (Chart 2). UVs are now 45% of
                              PV industry revenues. This is inline with global trends
  What's changing ?       •   The transition to BSVI will lead to higher vehicle prices and is a
                              near term headwind. EVs are likely to emerge as a threat in 3Ws
                              followed by 2Ws over the next few years
                          •   Competition in PVs is rising from new Korean/Chinese players
                                                                                                                                  Chart 3
                          •   India PV penetration at 20/1000 is low. But low white collar                              50        (x)
                              incomes is a challenge for 4W (Chart 1) and penetration is an issue
  Prospects / Key             for 2Ws                                                                                   40               NSE Auto 1 year forward P/E
  Drivers / Risks
                          •   In FY21, volumes should recover due to low base, lower inventory                          30                                                           19.6
                              levels and launch of new models                                                           20

                          •   Valuations of 4W companies are high compared to global peers                              10
  Valuation                   and past, while for 2W companies, valuations are largely in line                           0
                              compared to past                                                                               11         12   13   14    15   16    17    18     19
                                                                                                                           Sources – SIAM, UBS, Kotak Institutional Equities, CIMB
     Sources – 2W – 2 Wheelers; 4W – 4 wheelers; PV – Passenger vehicles; UV – Utility vehicles; BS – Bharat Stage emission standards

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Sector Overview : Banking & NBFCs
                                                                                                                 Chart 1

                                                                                                            8%                            NNPA%
                                •   Banking is a capital intensive sector – over the years the                                                                  6.0%
                                                                                                            6%                                           5.3%
                                    regulatory requirement of capital has increased significantly (CET I                                         4.4%
  Background /                                                                                                                                                          3.8%    3.7%
                                    from 4.5% to 8% over a decade)                                          4%
  Characteristics                                                                                                                 2.1%    2.4%
                                                                                                                           1.7%
                                                                                                            2%     1.3%
                                •   Liability franchise, asset quality, costs & technology are key
                                                                                                            0%
                                •   Asset quality is cyclical & industry growth is linked to GDP growth            2012    2013   2014    2015   2016    2017   2018    2019   Q2'20

                                                                                                                 Table 1

  Recent Business               •   Gross NPA and net NPA have peaked and are declining (Chart 1)          Status of resolution under IBC as of 30 Sep 2019
  performance /                                                                                                                                  Admitted Resolution Resolution
                                •   Resolution of NPA’s through IBC is gaining traction                    Rs Bn                         Mix
                                                                                                                                                  Claims    Value      Value
  developments
                                •   Bank’s NIM has remained stable over the years (Chart 2)                More than Rs 100bn            54%       1,422        679            48%
                                                                                                           Between Rs100bn to
                                                                                                                                         39%       1,027        273            27%
                                                                                                           Rs 10bn
                                                                                                           Between Rs10bn to
                                •   Expect GDP growth and credit growth to improve in FY21                 Rs5bn
                                                                                                                                         3%         79           21            26%
                                                                                                           Less than Rs.5bn               3%        82           36            44%
                                •   Sector is consolidating – with weak banks losing market share
                                                                                                           Total                         100%      2,611        1,009          39%
  What's changing ?             •   Resolution of NPAs should improve profitability
                                                                                                              Chart 2
                                •   Large NBFCs/HFCs are able to access liquidity at reasonable                                             NIMs of SCBs

                                    costs. Smaller ones moving to co-originate loans for banks

                                •   India’s Banking credit to GDP at 50% (Chart 3) is low compared to
  Prospects / Key                   developed markets
  Drivers / Risks
                                •   Retail credit growth particularly unsecured credit growth has been
                                                                                                              Chart 3      Banking system Credit to GDP
                                    high; yet to experience a credit cycle

                                •   Sector valuations are inline with long term averages – however
  Valuation
                                    retail banks are trading at a premium to corporate banks

      NIM – Net interest margin; SCBs – Scheduled commercial banks

     Sources: Investec, RBI, IBBI
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Sector Overview : Capital goods
                           •    Cyclical sector dependent on capex outlook. Capacity utilization of                    Chart 1
                                                                                                                                                     Industry capacity utilization (%)
                                                                                                                      80
                                underlying industries is a key driver for capex (Charts 1 & 2)                        76

                           •    Thermal power has overcapacity and hence capex outlook for                            72
  Background/
                                sector is weak. Capacity utilization for metals, cement, oil & gas,                   68
  Characteristics
                                                                                                                      64
                                etc is more balanced with better capex outlook                                         Sep-13     Sep-14        Sep-15       Sep-16      Sep-17          Sep-18      Sep-19

                           •    MNCs with access to technology have competitive advantage in                           Chart 2
                                                                                                                                         Gross fixed capital formation--quarterly (Rs bn)
                                industrial automation, smart infrastructure, etc.                                                        Real GFCF, 4 quarter avg, YoY% [RHS]                         16%
                                                                                                                      12
                           •    Growth is muted due to weak capex (chart 3)                                                                                                                           12%
                                                                                                                       9
  Recent Business
                           •    Increasing share of orders from sustainability projects such as Flue-                  6
                                                                                                                                                                                                      8%
  performance /
  developments                  gas-desulfurization (FGD)                                                              3                                                                              4%

                           •    Working capital has increased due to lower collections                             0                                                                                   0%
                                                                                                                   Sep-13         Sep-14      Sep-15       Sep-16      Sep-17      Sep-18         Sep-19
                           •    Companies increasingly relying on automation for productivity                     Chart 3
                                gains, cost optimization                                                                                    Revenues (quarterly)—top ten cos (Rs bn)
                                                                                                                320                         growth yoy (%) [RHS]                                        40
                           •    New manufacturing technologies such as robotics, Internet of
  What's changing?                                                                                              240
                                                                                                                                                                                                        20
                                Things (IoT) sensors, machine vision, etc are gaining acceptance                160
                                                                                                                                                                                                        -
                           •    Sustainability is a key focus. Renewable energy is being preferred               80

                                over coal fired power plants, etc.                                                -                                                                                     (20)
                                                                                                                      Sep-12    Sep-13     Sep-14    Sep-15     Sep-16    Sep-17     Sep-18       Sep-19
                           •    Improvement in capacity utilization in core sectors such as steel,
                                                                                                                  Chart 4
                                cement, oil & gas is key to revival of private capex                                             Global cos (top ten)—1 year forward P/E (X)
  Prospects / Key                                                                                                                India listed MNC cos (top five)—1 year forward P/E (X)
  Drivers / Risks          •    Resolution of IBC cases in core sectors will aid capex cycle                                     Indian owned cos (top three)—1 year forward P/E (X)

                           •    Key risks include delayed pick-up in utilization in core industries,        45

                                                                                                            30
                                lower green-field investments resulting in weak capex cycle
                                                                                                            15
  Valuations               •    Current valuations are close to 10 year average                             -
                                                                                                                Dec-09           Dec-11             Dec-13          Dec-15          Dec-17            Dec-19
                                                                                       Sources: RBI, Bloomberg, Universe – Companies have been selected based on market cap

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Sector Overview : Cement
                                                                                                         Chart 1
                                                                                                                 1700 Per capita cement consumption
                       •   Cement demand is largely driven by Housing & Infrastructure capex       1,800

                       •   India’s per capita cement consumption is less than half of world        1,350
                           (Chart 1)
                                                                                                         900              760

                                                                                                  (Kg)
                                                                                                                                660
                       •   Barriers to entry are high due to access to limestone, land and high                                         525
                                                                                                                                                400        355
                           capital investment.                                                           450                                                      280       245
  Background /
  Characteristics      •   Demand has both seasonal and cyclical variations                                0

                       •   Due to lower value and high freight cost, large imports not possible
                       •   South has significant overcapacity while North and Central regions
                                                                                                           Chart 2
                           have high utilisation and better pricing power                          3.0
                                                                                                                                         GDP Coefficient of cement
                       •   Pricing is also driven by production discipline in the industry         2.5
                                                                                                   2.0

                       •   Historically, cement demand growth has been ~1.2x GDP growth            1.5
                           (Chart 2) but this has changed since FY14 as housing & private          1.0
                           capex lagged
                                                                                                   0.5
  Recent Business
                       •   Last 2 years demand growth driven by infra and affordable housing;      0.0
  performance
                           current year demand has been weak                                               02
                                                                                                           FY       04    06    08     10     12      14     16        18

                       •   Capacity expansions skewed towards more split Grinding Units as                GDP coefficient = Cement sector demand growth by real GDP growth
                           players endeavour to reach new markets and reduce logistics cost
                                                                                                          Chart 3
                                                                                                                Commercial                    Cement Demand Mix
                       •   If demand picks up, then utilisation and pricing will improve                          and Ind
  What's changing ?                                                                                             Capex, 10%
                       •   Increasing affordability of residential space should drive demand
                                                                                                          Infrastructur                                 Rural
                                                                                                             e, 22%                                    Housing,
                                                                                                                                                        30%
                       •   Valuations vary widely with small and mid size cement companies
  Valuation                trading at 20-60% discount to replacement costs while large ones
                           trading at 100% - 200% of replacement costs

                                                                                                               Low cost                 Tier 2 & 3           Tier 1 &
                                                                                                               Housing,                 Housing,              Metro
                                                                                                                 12%                       18%             Housing, 8%
                                                                                                   Sources – DIPP, Company presentations

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Sector Overview : Consumer Staples (FMCG)
                                                                                                              25%
                                                                                                                                     FMCG Revenue growth ex Tobbaco
                                                                                                              20%
                               •   Products are goods of daily consumption                                    15%                                                                                Chart 1
                               •   Stable, predictable and profitable business                                10%

  Background /                 •   Less capital intensive                                                     5%
                                                                                                              0%
  Characteristics              •   Barriers to entry are low, but barrier to succeed are high due to

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                                   presence of established brands
                               •   Dominant market shares of leaders in many categories
                                                                                                                           Chart 2

  Recent Business              •   Growth rates have come down in the last 5 years (Chart 1)
  performance /                •   Profit margins have gone up due to fall in prices of raw materials,
  developments                     steady price increases, GST implementation, etc. (Chart 2)

                               •   Modern trade (super-markets) & ecommerce growing much faster
                                   than general trade (Kirana)
  What's changing?             •   Competition rising from modern trade’s own brands in select                                                                                                               Chart 3

                                   categories and new brands getting created on online platforms
                               •   Increasing popularity of natural / organic products

                               •   Penetration of key segments has improved significantly over past 2
  Prospects / Key                  decades. Thus, growth may moderate in medium term (Chart 3)
  Drivers / Risks              •   Rising share of modern trade and progress of own brands are key
                                   monitorables

  Valuation                    •   Current valuations are high relative to past (Chart 4)
                                                                                                                                                                                          Chart 4
     Sources: Credit Suisse, Bloomberg, Universe is Credit Suisse Consumer staples India universe excluding
     tobacco and liquor
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