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[Stock idea] – Sahyadri Industries…Can this be a good Contra pick in overheated market?

September 2, 2024

Hello Sir, Hope you are doing well. I was recently reading about Sahyadri Industries. Can you imagine, even in this bull run, the stock is down almost 60% from its highs of 840 odd levels and currently trading around 350. I enjoy looking at such stocks because the idea is to allocate some part of the portfolio to contra picks which may end up doing well over the next 2-4 years. Below, we have shared our notes from the Q1 FY 25 con-call…

[Stock notes] – Sahyadri Industries…aiming for 1,000 crore sales in 3-4 years

February 9, 2024

Hello Sir, Hope you are doing well. Recently, I was going through the con-call of Sahyadri Industries which deals in Asbestos and non-asbestos flat sheets and boards. While the demand for the products seems stable, the industry is reeling under the pressure of surge in raw material prices. As a result, despite the increase in sales, almost all the companies from the sector have reported lower margins and profits. Finally, it seems the raw material prices are softening and stabilizing. Is it…

[Stock notes] – Visaka Industries…introducing new age products like Solar roof

September 1, 2023

Hello Sir, Hope you are doing well. Recently, I was going through the details of Visaka Industries. Like Sahyadri Industries, this too is in the business cement roofing sheets which are largely used in rural areas and currently facing the issue of high raw material prices. What’s interesting is that in the overall turnover, the share of cement roofing sheets is going down and the contribution of new age products like Vnext or Atum is increasing. ATUM is basically Solar Cells…

[Stock notes] – Sahyadri Industries…is it time to take a contrarian call?

September 1, 2023

Hello Sir, Hope you are doing well. Recently, I was going through the con-call of Sahyadri Industries which deals in Asbestos and non-asbestos flat sheets and boards. While the demand for the products seems stable, the industry is reeling under the pressure of surge in raw material prices. As a result, despite the increase in sales, almost all the companies from the sector have reported lower margins and profits. In general, we like looking at companies which have done well in the…