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Castrol India's new masterbrand film, 'Har Boond Mein Desh Ki Raftaar,' highlights the unseen force of reliable systems and enduring machines that drive India's progress. The film emphasises that 'Raftaar' signifies sustained momentum built through consistency and dedication, a principle Castrol has embodied for over a century across diverse sectors.

Haleon has appointed Kedar Lele as president, India subcontinent, succeeding Navneet Saluja. Lele, formerly managing director of Castrol India, will also join Haleon's global leadership team. The company, known for brands like Sensodyne and Crocin, reported strong growth in India, driven by expanded reach and new product innovations.

Indian markets saw a subdued trading session on Wednesday, ending marginally lower. This consolidation follows a recent surge. Analysts suggest a positive outlook, recommending buying on dips as the Nifty maintains its uptrend. Banking index participation is crucial for further upward movement.

Castrol India is set for a significant ownership change as Stonepeak, a New York-based investment firm, will acquire a majority stake from BP. This global deal involves an open offer to public shareholders at Rs 194 per share. The transaction aims to reshape BP's business and strengthen Stonepeak's Indian presence.

In this briefing: Asian Equities: Rebalancing Our Model Portfolio - More to India and ASEAN Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced Thematic Report on Indian Wood Panel Industry: The "Compliance Moat" Supercycle Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Primer: Castrol India (CSTRL IN) - Dec 2025 1. Asian Equities: Rebalancing Our Model Portfolio - More to India and ASEAN Since inception (May 15th), our Model Portfolio has appreciated 17.0% - same as MSCI Asia-ex Japan. Since the last rebalancing (7th November) our Portfolio declined 2.5% vs MXASJ's 1.3% drop. The recent underperformance came from drawdowns in Tencent Music, Tencent, Alibaba, Hynix, Hyundai Rotem, TSMC. We reduce the first two slightly, exclude BBCA, include Adani Ports, SCB, MAPI, HK Land. We remain Overweight HK/China and Korea. We upgrade India to Overweight from Neutral, Thailand from Underweight to Neutral, and downgrade Indonesia to Underweight from Neutral. Stay Underweight Taiwan, Neutral Singapore. 2.

In this briefing: Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced Thematic Report on Indian Wood Panel Industry: The "Compliance Moat" Supercycle Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Primer: Castrol India (CSTRL IN) - Dec 2025 Primer: Repco Home Finance (REPCO IN) - Dec 2025 1. Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced Meesho (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers. In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance earlier. In this note, we talk about the implied valuations in the price range. 2. Thematic Report on Indian Wood Panel Industry: The "Compliance Moat" Supercycle The full enforcement of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Quality Control Orders (QCO) has triggered a supply shock, collapsing wood panel imports by 90% as of late 2025.

In this briefing: Thematic Report on Indian Wood Panel Industry: The "Compliance Moat" Supercycle Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Primer: Castrol India (CSTRL IN) - Dec 2025 Primer: Repco Home Finance (REPCO IN) - Dec 2025 Primer: Ambika Cotton Mills (ACML IN) - Dec 2025 1. Thematic Report on Indian Wood Panel Industry: The "Compliance Moat" Supercycle The full enforcement of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Quality Control Orders (QCO) has triggered a supply shock, collapsing wood panel imports by 90% as of late 2025. This creates an immediate INR3,000+ crore revenue vacuum . Combined with a K-shaped real estate recovery favoring premium homes, demand is shifting from unorganized sector (70% share) to compliant listed leaders. The industry is transitioning from a fragmented, low-entry-barrier market into a compliance-driven oligopoly . Organized leaders with scale, certification, and capital efficiency are positioned to capture disproportionate value. 2.

In this briefing: Primer: Tohokushinsha Film (2329 JP) - Dec 2025 Primer: Cango Inc (CANG US) - Dec 2025 Sinopharm Group (1099 HK) – Downgrade to a Sell Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Primer: Castrol India (CSTRL IN) - Dec 2025 1. Primer: Tohokushinsha Film (2329 JP) - Dec 2025 Tohokushinsha Film is a diversified media and entertainment company in Japan with a long history, operating across content production, advertising, media broadcasting, and property/rights management. The company is positioned to benefit from the growth of the Japanese content market, particularly the increasing global demand for anime and the shift towards digital and streaming platforms. However, the company faces challenges from a declining legacy advertising market, intense competition, and potential reputational damage from a past corporate governance scandal involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only.

In this briefing: Sinopharm Group (1099 HK) – Downgrade to a Sell Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Primer: Castrol India (CSTRL IN) - Dec 2025 Primer: Repco Home Finance (REPCO IN) - Dec 2025 Primer: Ambika Cotton Mills (ACML IN) - Dec 2025 1. Sinopharm Group (1099 HK) – Downgrade to a Sell We expected growth to improve, however, on the contrary growth has slowed, and there seem to be limited short to medium term positive catalysts. Pricing pressure is still a problem, and competition is intense especially in the fragmented medical device market. Given the relatively low growth outlook, and the fact that Sinopharm is largely a distribution model, we see limited opportunity for the company to re-rate from the current level. 2. Aequs IPO: Strong Backlog, Weak Margins — An Operating-Leverage Re-Rating Story Aequs has a strong integrated aerospace ecosystem and deep OEM ties, but consolidated margins remain weak due to low overseas utilisation and losses in the consumer vertical.