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Angel Top Picks – September 2020
Indian equities rally for the third month in a row driven by FPI flows – Indian
equities closed in the green for the third month in arrow with the benchmark Nifty
up by 2.8% for the month driven by FII flows. FII flows for the month stood at
`47,080 crore which is the highest during the calendar year. Markets were also
supported by better than expected Q1FY2021 numbers along with continued
improvement in underlying economic conditions.
Current phase of global rally led by improvement in economic activities - Global
markets have recovered sharply from the lows in March with the S&P 500 at all
time highs with the S&P 500 closing the month at 3,500 which was 8.5% higher
than its Jan closing levels. While the initial phase of the rally from the March lows
was led by fed induced liquidity the second phase of the rally from July was driven
by improvement in the global economy.
Domestic economy too continued improving in August – The economy continued to
improve in August which was reflected in high frequency data like Auto sales and
PMI numbers. Auto companies reported another month of strong sequential
growth with Maruti Suzuki reporting a 17.1% yoy increase in August domestic sales
as compared to a 1.1% growth in July while Hero Motocorp reported a 6.5% yoy
growth in motorcycle sales. The manufacturing PMI for August also pointed to
continued improvement as it improved to 52.0 from 46.0 in July.
Easing of restrictions post unlock 4.0 to provide further impetus to the economy -
Post Unlock 1.0 in June there had been a significant improvement in economic
activities from May till the third week of July. However state Governments imposing
localized lockdowns in July let to tapering off growth from the last week of July.
Due to lockdowns in April and May there is pent up demand which along with
inventory buildup prior to the festive season and further opening up of the
economy under unlock 4.0 should lead to improvement in economic activities.
We expect recovery theme to gather strength while sectors with revenue visibility
will continue doing well – We expect the rural, essential and digital theme to
continue playing out over the next few quarters given revenue visibility and strong
growth prospects. We therefore continue to maintain our positive outlook on
sectors like Agrochemicals, IT, Telecom, Two wheelers and tractors. However we
also expect the recovery theme to gather strength in the near future due to
continued improvement in the economy. Within the recovery theme we believe that
sectors like low ticket consumer durables, cement, hotels and multiplexes should
do well.
Key risks which can derail the recovery rally are 1) Surge in infections as the
economy is opened up further 2) Delay in vaccine production as compared to
timelines expected by markets 3) Growth faltering significantly as compared to
market expectations post festive season.
Return Since Inception (30th Oct, 2015)
Source: Company, Angel Research
Source: Company, Angel Research
Note: Closing price as on 4th September,2020