Equity Research case studies, worked step by step

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  1. 005Build a comps valuation for Tanvika Pharma from five peers trading between 18x and 42x earnings. Which peers do you keep, median or mean, and is a premium justified for Tanvika's higher US exposure?Relative valuationCoreSell-side equity researchIndian brokerage research
  2. 006Zenvora Broking earns 60% of its revenue from equity derivatives. New rules cut derivative volumes by 30%. With 70% of costs fixed, what happens to revenue and profit?FinancialsCoreSell-side equity researchHedge fund long/short
  3. 008Nerevo Agrochem books 45% of its annual revenue in the fourth quarter against 30% historically, and year-end receivable days jump from 90 to 150. Estimate how much revenue may have been pulled forward.Forensic accountingCoreSell-side equity researchHedge fund long/short
  4. 011Serovan Pharma holds Rs 4,000 crore of net cash and trades at 25x earnings. Rank three uses of the cash: a buyback, an acquisition at 15x EBIT of a business earning a 12% return on capital, or a special dividend.Capital allocation and corporate actionsCoreSell-side equity researchBuy-side equity research
  5. 014Fenvara Capital Goods has an order book of Rs 12,000 crore, order inflow of Rs 2,100 crore this year against Rs 3,000 crore last year, and revenue of Rs 2,600 crore. What does a book to bill of 0.8 imply for revenue two years out?Earnings and resultsCoreSell-side equity researchIndian brokerage research
  6. 016Value Sarthal Power, a regulated utility, with a dividend discount model: dividend just paid Rs 12, growth 5%, cost of equity 11%, allowed return on equity 15.5%, payout 80%. The model says about Rs 210. Is the growth consistent with what the company retains?DCF and intrinsic valueCoreLong-only asset managementIndian brokerage research
  7. 018Suvika Renewables owns 2 GW of solar at a 24% plant load factor selling power at Rs 2.6 a unit, which gives revenue of about Rs 1,093 crore. With Rs 7,000 crore of debt at 9%, is debt service covered?Sector economicsCoreSell-side equity researchResearch KPO and GCC
  8. 020Crude-linked raw materials are 55% of Rangora Paints' cost of goods. Crude rises 20% and price hikes follow one quarter later. What happens to gross margin over the next three quarters?Macro and commodity sensitivityCoreSell-side equity researchIndian brokerage research
  9. 029A junior's DCF of Pravolt Batteries puts over 90% of value in the terminal value, which implies an exit multiple of 28x EBITDA against peers at 14x. What is wrong, and how do you fix it?DCF and intrinsic valueCoreSell-side equity researchBuy-side equity research
  10. 031Build Nirvela Bank's return on equity from an ROA tree: margin, fees, cost to income, credit cost, tax and leverage. Where is the gap to a peer earning 17%?FinancialsCoreSell-side equity researchIndian brokerage research

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