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Sep 15Liked by Shankar Nath

Assuming that the FY2028 EBITDA will be 2150 Cr which double of FY24 EBITDA (Translating to 19% CAGR growth In EBITDA), and the EV/EBITDA Multiple re-rates to 25 times which is again much lower than major peers like Vedant Fashions, ABFRL, Page Industries, etc, the stock price for FY28 comes at Rs. Rs. 8,900. This is 274% absolute returns on CMP of stock.

So, three assumtions are:

1. EBITDA Guidance will be met

2. EV EBITDA Multiple will re-rate to 25 times

3. Furthur dilution of stock doesn't take place.

I think EV EBITDA Multiple of 25 times is very conservative again because of the brand recall that Raymond has and plus it is a debt free company. So, I should trade at better valuations. Only hindrance that that come between RLL achieveing this valuation is the reputation of Mr. Singhania that public has. If people discount that thing more than the business fundamentals, stock might not re-rate beyond some level.

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Good points and you've stacked a couple of safety harnesses in your note - a) a strong brand (which offers pricing support) and b) high free cash flow generative (keeps RLL debt-free & expansionary). It's hard to see any dilution at this stage.

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Sep 15Liked by Shankar Nath

Sunday evening, a cup of coffee and Shankar sir's substack, a perfect combination! As always beautifully written!

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Sep 15·edited Sep 15Author

Thank you! If this were a Kabir ke dohe, then:

रविवार संध्या, चाय-पकोड़े की बात,

कहते कबीर, शंकर का न्यूज़लेटर पढ़ो, ज्ञान का मिले साथ।

:)

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Hello Shankar Sir, Your insights in picking such undervalued companies is top-notch! I always look forwards for your newsletter and Instantly click on the notification to read them.

I was hoping if you could guide me on how to choose such stocks so that I too can become more informed on these.

Always a fan of your work!

Satvik

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Thank you very much Satvik ji. I'm glad you like my work 🙌

On identifying such stocks (esp. the process), you might want to connect with @priyambansal .. he's new like you so he'll be a better position to explain things. If there are more enquires then Priyam can also do a group call

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Sep 22·edited Sep 22Liked by Shankar Nath

Thanks Shankar for the timely post! I did accumulate on the next Monday after the post. And seems Mukul Agarwal added 1.18% to his bucket as well! I will add more in the coming week. Also I think the government's initiative for the textile industry might also be another positive factor.

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Most welcome. I think Raymond is a long term game, but it's at a decent support price. I'm keenly awaiting Q2 results, it's likely to be good with a lot of pent-up demand from Q1FY25 showing up.

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Sep 18Liked by Shankar Nath

Hi Shankar. All of your posts are top notch and full of insights. Thanks for all your research and bringing the best out of it for us. I recently came across a potential special situation or probably a turnaround in JM Financial. Will be great if you can analyze it in the interest of the community.

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Thank you! If you have a detailed analysis of this JM Financial situation, can you email it to me at hello@beginnersbuck.com? This will help me

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Sent you on email.

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Thanks!

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Sep 17Liked by Shankar Nath

Thanks Shankar, this analysis literally make sense and today I bought some shares of Raymond Lifesyle. I know I will make good money out of it!

Thank you again :)

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Glad you found it helpful. Yes, I picked some yesterday too -- expecting a strong Q2 & Q3 performance by the company

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Sep 16Liked by Shankar Nath

Thanks Shankar Nath!

The sole reason I downloaded Substack is to follow your news letter. I randomly stepped your YouTube videos and they are amazing without unwanted noise.

Looking forward for more insights from you.

Also special appreciation for your cute and witty thumbnails and graphics you use! :p

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Thank you Ravi ji. Youtube & the newsletter has been a god-send for me -- an outlet for my three passions: a) teaching, b) investing and c) creativity (not in order of preference). I'm glad you are liking my work 🙌 .. appreciate the kind words

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Sep 16Liked by Shankar Nath

Its alwasy great to read a well reasonded and reserched analysis. I will suggest you should start a paid service.. Your efforts need to be rewarded as well. Great Work...

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Sep 16·edited Sep 16Author

Thank you! I'm happy you liked it

Yes, this newsletter will go into paid subscription mode by December. I'm already investing in it -- hired a researcher (one more needed), my time, external platform subscriptions, will start a community so that timely stock updates can be provided etc. There is now confidence that what I put out has the potential to do well

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Sep 15Liked by Shankar Nath

Good to hear from you frequently sir.very to the point analysis, also when I started reading I also remember bajel call as same special situation which create Raymond lifestyle ltd also. And you also mentioned after some words about RLL. Gratitude as always.any event of yours in Ahmedabad or Gandhinagar I will be happy to assist you sir.

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Nice of you to connect the dots with an earlier issue on Bajel Projects, well done!

Thank you Dipenkumar ji for the offer to hosting a meetup in Ahmedabad/G'nagar. I started my career for that city so lots of good memories there, I myself used to stay at Ghatlodiya. I'll connect back if something on those lines comes up

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Sep 15Liked by Shankar Nath

Very informative and insightful. Was awaiting your views on the same . Looking at accumulating as a portfolio component. Thanks.

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Most welcome!

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Sep 15Liked by Shankar Nath

I did some homework on RLL and was about to share that with you Shankar sir. I was really glad when I received the notification that you have come up with a new newsletter on Raymond Lifestyle. I was quite surprised and excited at the same time. Thanks a lot for this once again!

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Ab se hurry up 😊 .. thanks for taking the initiative!

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Ha ha..Sure Sure 😁

Btw, loving your content 😊

Kudos 👏

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Have a different viewpoint

1) comparison with Trent is not appropriate. completely different business models

2) Manyavir is a pure play on wedding segment and its gross margins are much higher than Raymond.

3) Raymond has in the past set ambitious targets for Lifestyle, and failed by a wide margin. There were multiple top management changes

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Sep 15·edited Sep 15Author

If Trent & Vedant aren't suitable, which are the two closest competitors for Raymond Lifestyle you'll advise investors to track?

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I find the appropriate way to value Raymond on relative valuation basis would be a weighted average of multiples of each of segments based on competition. However, the risk with relative valuation is if the peers get re-rated or downgraded.

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Sep 15·edited Sep 15Author

While EBITDA can be found for each segment i.e. branded textiles, branded apparels, shirting & garments .. how do you assign a % of the enterprise value to each segment. Companies only give segmental revenue, profits & liabilities but no company tells investors what % of the market cap is attributable to segment 1, segment 2, segment 3 etc. and likewise what proportion of cash is assigned to each segment.

I am really intrigued now -- can you help us out with an example of such an analysis if you've done for any industry or sub-sector?

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It gets very complex and hard to explain here. You can refer to prof ashwath damodaran. His website has got everything wrt valuations.

However, few approaches can be used to simplify, but there are limitations to each approach

1) Market cap to sales, (ideally EV/sales)

2) P/B, if we have segment assets and liabilities.

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Yes, it is excessively complex. I'm glad it's working well for you

Personally I like keeping my investing simple

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Thanks for sharing. I read that aswell, my read was -- one might have to be a bit patient with this company. Give it time but track it every quarter

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This gives more assurance after your Shankar. You were first for sure 👍🏻 thanks for the insights and helping others when you can enjoy your FIRE life and vacations 😊

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Thank you! 🙌

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Hi Shankar! Looks like the Q2 results were not that good for Raymond Lifestyle. Your thoughts on this?

https://www.business-standard.com/markets/capital-market-news/raymond-lifestyle-standalone-net-profit-declines-77-48-in-the-september-2024-quarter-124110600196_1.html

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Hi. I really don't bother with 1-2 quarters of results, it's too early for me to make judgments. In all probability, I'll wait for some more time because the original thesis is based on increase in stores & growth in organized market + Q3 (wedding season) is upon us which is when companies like Raymond do most of their business

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Great Writeup Shankar, under financials and valuations there is a chart that shows numbers from Q1 last year to Q1FY25. What's the source please. Thank you

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Past record are very shady. Related party transaction, father and wife abused. How they will take care of minority investors? Do you think we should consider all these?

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Please consider everything that you feel is material in building your thesis. Ofcourse you'll have to prioritize else a stage will come when the eyes will be trained in finding a fault in every company.

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You have done great analysis and given logical points on your stacks. Normally I stay away from such companies. Your post made me think. Thanks for your analysis.

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