Arjun has 16 years of work experience, of which, the first 10 years were as an Equity Strategist across bulge bracket investment banks – Lehman Brothers, Nomura and Macquarie Capital. He then transitioned to Investment Management, where he has worked for the last 6 years, both as an investment analyst and in business development. Prior to Marcellus, he was part of the founding team at Perpetuity Ventures, a boutique fund management outfit.
Qualification: Arjun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Delhi University, a Master’s degree in Economics from National University of Singapore and MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad
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MeritorQ: CAPE Fear
In this newsletter, we look at current market valuation levels implied by the cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio (CAPE). Going by past history, our analysis suggests that at current CAPE levels, Indian investors should be more cautious on forward-looking market returns. Irrespective of market valuation, we believe MeritorQ’s low-risk approach of picking profitable, low-debt […]
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Global Compounders Portfolio: Update on Favourable Policy/Regulatory Change
Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. This portfolio is agnostic to market cap or sectors, and targets to deliver excess return through different periods in the cycle. As India catapults into the most […]
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Creative Destruction on an Epic Scale in India Inc
As per data from the Income Tax department, of all Indian companies that filed non-zero tax returns for FY22, only 17% saw growth in PAT in real terms over the preceding ten years. And these 17% accounted for 98% of corporate India’s PAT. Furthermore, data from the CMIE shows that the prospect of upward mobility (in terms […]
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