Salil Desai, CA
Salil joins Marcellus from Premji Invest, India’s largest family office by assets
under management, where he spent 6 years as a senior member of the team.
Salil joins Marcellus from Premji Invest, India’s largest family office by assets under management, where he spent 6 years as a senior member of the team that managed ~US$2bn in listed equities. Prior to that, Salil worked for IDFC Securities, a prominent equity brokerage in Mumbai, where he came to be known as one of India’s leading analysts for core economy sectors. Over a career spanning 12 years in equities, he has tracked multiple sectors, including industrials, infrastructure, utilities, insurance, cement, metals and logistics.
Qualifications: Salil is a Chartered Accountant and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from NMIMS, Mumbai. He completed his graduation in Commerce from Mumbai University
Articles by team Marcellus
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 […]
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Portfolio performance and update on Fundamentals - May 2025
The NIFTY 50 is an Indian stock market index that represents the float-weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange. The BSE 500 index is designed to be a broad representation of the Indian market. Consisting of the top 500 companies listed at BSE Ltd., the index covers […]
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The Sixth Commandment: Be Caring
Summary: Look after your colleagues, suppliers, distributors, & customers. Nurture a corporate culture focused on learning, on process, and on “means” (rather than “ends” such as financial targets). [To find out what the Ten Commandments of Indian Entrepreneurship are, please click here: https://marcellus.in/blogs/the-ten-commandments-of-entrepreneurship-in-india/] “Unless you know the individual, it’s very difficult to advise that individual as […]
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