Hedge Funds case studies, worked step by step

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All topicsCredit, distressed and capital structure7Earnings, models and KPIs8Event-driven and merger arbitrage7Fund economics, NAV and LP decisions8Global macro trades7Long pitches and valuation14Manager evaluation and attribution7Pairs and relative value5Portfolio construction and sizing7Risk limits and drawdowns7Short selling6Systematic research and data11Volatility, options and convertibles6
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  1. 020Dhoran Capital is long Rs 100 crore of stocks with a beta of 1.0 and short Rs 80 crore of an index basket. In a sell-off the index falls 10%, but the longs fall 14%. What does the book lose, what did the beta model predict, and what failed?Risk limits and drawdownsCoreMulti-manager platforms
  2. 023Voltrail Charging wants to justify a valuation of Rs 3,000 crore. Size its market: 20 lakh electric cars in its region, 30% of charging done at public stations, 2,000 kWh charged per car a year and a margin of Rs 4 per kWh. What EBITDA pool exists, and what share must Voltrail win?Long pitches and valuationCoreLong-short equity fundsMulti-manager platforms
  3. 030Pelagia imports oil worth 4% of GDP and runs a current account deficit of 2% of GDP. Oil prices rise 30%. What happens to the deficit, the currency and the rates market, and what trade would you put on?Global macro tradesCoreGlobal macro funds
  4. 033Two private banks, Sarvodh and Nimbal, usually trade 1.2x apart on price to book, with a standard deviation of 0.2x. Today the gap is 1.6x and the spread's half-life is about 60 days. Analyse the trade: entry, sizing, stop and what you expect to make.Pairs and relative valueCoreLong-short equity fundsMulti-manager platforms
  5. 035A PM on the Hallorin Platform manages Rs 500 crore. At minus 5% for the year, capital is cut in half; at minus 7.5% the PM is stopped out. After the cut, what return must the PM earn on the smaller book to get back to flat, and how much more can be lost before the stop?Risk limits and drawdownsCoreMulti-manager platforms
  6. 036Telora Print Media trades at 6x earnings. Print revenue of Rs 1,000 crore falls 8% a year, 70% of costs are fixed and the EBIT margin is 15%. Show why the stock may be a value trap by projecting EBIT for three years.Short sellingCoreLong-short equity funds
  7. 040Aerolva Airlines runs at an 80% load factor with an EBIT margin of 3%. About 80% of its costs are fixed for the season. If the load factor rises to 85% at the same fares, what happens to the EBIT margin?Earnings, models and KPIsCoreLong-short equity fundsMulti-manager platforms
  8. 042Talvir Capital charges a 20% performance fee over an 8% hurdle. At a gross return of 12% on Rs 1,000 crore, what fee does it earn under a hard hurdle and under a soft hurdle with full catch-up?Fund economics, NAV and LP decisionsCoreFund of funds and allocators
  9. 044Solvika Chemicals has a specialty segment with EBITDA of Rs 300 crore and a commodity segment with EBITDA of Rs 200 crore. Peers trade at 18x and 6x respectively. Net debt is Rs 1,200 crore, there are 50 crore shares and the stock is Rs 85. Build the sum of the parts and say what closes the gap.Long pitches and valuationCoreLong-short equity fundsMulti-manager platforms
  10. 052Belvanta Electricals has quarterly revenue of Rs 1,000 crore, a 35% contribution margin and Rs 200 crore of fixed costs. Consensus assumes 12% volume growth and 3% price growth; your channel checks say volume grows 8%. How big is the EBIT miss?Earnings, models and KPIsCoreLong-short equity fundsMulti-manager platforms

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