Brief India: Happy Forgings Three Growth Engine: Margins, Exports and Heavy Forgings and more
In this briefing: Happy Forgings Three Growth Engine: Margins, Exports and Heavy Forgings Asian Equities: Market Movements Reflect Macro Risks HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) Vs. Kotak Mahindra (KMB IN): Statistical Arbitrage in Indian Banks India: Revised GDP Series' Strong but Stabler Growth; but Oil to Hurt in FY27 Ownership, Concentration and Conviction in Global Equities 1. Happy Forgings Three Growth Engine: Margins, Exports and Heavy Forgings Happy Forgings posted an all-time high quarter in Q3 FY26 , with Revenue, EBITDA Margin 30.8% (+220bp YoY) and PAT Margin 22.3% setting new records Funded by a Rs. 650 crore capex program, Forging capacity will increase to 1,50,000 tonnes & machining capacity to 82,000 tonnes by FY27. Three Distinct growth engines(PV, Wind & Industrial) will help in expanding margin vs resilient margins in core CV business. 2. Asian Equities: Market Movements Reflect Macro Risks Asia-Ex-Japan is down 10% since the war started. The underperformers, Korea, Indonesia, India, Philippines and Thailand, have high import dependence on energy or, significant current account and fiscal deficits.