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12 October 2011

JPMorgan, : India Equity Strategy - Valuations Re-visited

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 Valuations  re-visited. Indian  equities  have  de-rated  meaningfully.  In
this  report,  we  evaluate  valuations  and  potential  returns  considering
different  growth  assumptions  and  methodologies.  We  believe  that  at
current levels a large part of the  risks  emanating  from local  factors are
priced in. Our  valuation  models,  based  on  both  near-term  earnings  and
long term DDM, P/B-RoE suggest that returns of about 15% are possible
by  fiscal  year  end. The  key  risk  on the  downside  emanates  more  from
global  factors,  mainly  an  increase  in  risk  aversion.  A  slowing  global
economy per  se would help cool  India's inflation problem and pave the
way for relative outperformance.
 What could be the turning point? That said, markets could continue to
drift until  visible catalysts present themselves. The  necessary condition
for the  market to  find  a  base would  be  an  end to  monetary tightening.
Key  re-rating  triggers  for  that  include a  sustained  correction  in  global
crude oil prices and / or an improvement in the local policy environment.
 Portfolio  stance. Our  sector  strategy  is  premised  on  the  following
views:  1)  Our  house  view  that  global  macro  data  points  are  likely  to
remain weak over the near-term and sentiments volatile as policy makers
grapple  with  the  issues  on  hand.  2)  Growth  in  India  is  slowing  as
evidenced by a number of high frequency data indicators 3) The medium
term  outlook  for  imported  inflation  is  also  improving  with  the  fall  in
global  commodity  prices.  Consequently,  our  sectoral  stance  is  biased
towards  local  sectors  vs.  global  sectors.  We  are  not  however  shedding
our defensive bias completely yet. The key  risk to our  sector  strategy is
higher commodity / energy prices

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