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Earnings Growth in India: Sliding Nifty vs Rising CCP

Nifty50’s EPS growth moderated to 6% YOY in FY25 (from 24% CAGR over FY21-24) whilst valuations remain elevated (21x FY26 P/E for Nifty50). In stark contrast, Marcellus’ CCP portfolio’s earnings growth rate has been in the range of 17%-18% CAGR until FY24 and held firm at 14% YoY in FY25. Amidst a growing earnings growth […]

Consistent Compounders FEB 18 . 7 MIN READ

CCP’s Earnings Have Compounded at 18% Per Annum

Consistent Compounders NOV 09 . 16 MIN READ

‘Capitalism Without Capital’ Fuels CCP

Consistent Compounders JUL 05 . 13 MIN READ

CCP’s Amplified Exposure to ‘Enterprising Compounders’

Consistent Compounders

Earnings Growth in India: Sliding Nifty vs Rising CCP

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Consistent Compounders

CCP’s Earnings Have Compounded at 18% Per Annum

Marcellus’ CCP Portfolio has delivered 17.8% EPS CAGR over FY19-24 (computed using reported earnings of annual rolling portfolio cohorts), which is the primary driver of the portfolio’s 17.4% (pre-fees) portfolio performance over FY19-24 (15.35% net of fees and expenses). The changes made to the portfolio over time have enhanced its earnings profile. Additionally, in early […]

Feb 18 . 7 MIN READ READ MORE

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‘Capitalism Without Capital’ Fuels CCP

Capitalism without capital, i.e., the growing prominence of companies who are plays on intellectual rather than physical assets, is now increasingly prominent in India. Marcellus’ Consistent Compounder Portfolio (CCP) is actively participating in this theme. Over the past 5 years, profits of companies in our current CCP portfolio have grown at a significantly faster pace […]

Nov 09 . 16 MIN READ READ MORE

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CCP’s Amplified Exposure to ‘Enterprising Compounders’

Businesses with strong competitive advantages (and hence high ROCEs), can be categorized into different types based on their capital allocation decisions. Amongst these, the most enterprising ones (the ‘enterprising compounders’) are those which reinvest capital not only to strengthen and evolve their core business, but also to scale up new businesses consistently. Shareholder returns from such businesses […]

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How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

High volatility in an equity portfolio creates zones of ‘excitement’ and ‘fear’ based on recent performance. This adversely affects the quality of decision making by equity investors. As a result, historically, investor returns in Indian equity funds have been lower than fund returns across different periods. Similarly, a recent example from the US – NYSE […]

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The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

The rate at which fundamentals of a company compound (and hence its share price) over the long term is inversely correlated with the quantum of benefit that an investor can achieve by perfectly timing her purchases at the bottom of the share price trajectory. Moreover, for a portfolio consisting of high-quality companies, benefits from a […]

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CCPs use more ‘S-curves’ to elongate their fundamental compounding

Value addition from every initiative undertaken by a company follows an ‘S-curve’ with three parts to it – the investment phase, the growth phase and the fade period. The fundamentals of the overall company are a consolidation of ‘S-curves’ of all initiatives. There are several limiting factors to every initiative such as addressable market size, […]

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The Path to Consistent Compounding is Paved with Free Cashflow

There are four key drivers of free cashflow in a business – revenue growth, profit margins, working capital efficiency, and asset turnover. The order of importance across these four drivers differs across businesses. As Marcellus’ CCP companies invest in technology to improve operational efficiencies, those companies that sell day-to-day essentials to their customers whilst avoiding […]

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Consistent Compounders

How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

Strategy Series

Earnings Growth in India: Sliding Nifty vs Rising CCP

CCP’s Earnings Have Compounded at 18% Per Annum

‘Capitalism Without Capital’ Fuels CCP

CCP’s Amplified Exposure to ‘Enterprising Compounders’

Earnings Growth in India: Sliding Nifty vs Rising CCP

CCP’s Earnings Have Compounded at 18% Per Annum

‘Capitalism Without Capital’ Fuels CCP

CCP’s Amplified Exposure to ‘Enterprising Compounders’

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How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

CCPs use more ‘S-curves’ to elongate their fundamental compounding

The Path to Consistent Compounding is Paved with Free Cashflow

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