India’s defence sector is back in the spotlight as reports around potential approvals worth nearly ₹79,000 crore by the Defence Acquisition Council sparked strong buying interest in defence stocks. The market reaction was swift, with several defence counters witnessing sharp moves as investors priced in the possibility of large domestic orders.
For market participants, this development goes beyond short term momentum. It reflects India’s long term push towards defence self reliance, higher capital expenditure, and deeper participation of domestic manufacturers in strategic programmes.
The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the Defence Minister, plays a central role in India’s defence procurement process. It is responsible for granting acceptance of necessity for major defence purchases.
An approval at the DAC level signals intent. While it does not immediately translate into revenue, it sets the stage for tenders, contracts, and eventual execution.
For listed defence companies, DAC approvals provide early visibility into potential order pipelines, which markets often factor into valuations.
A key highlight of recent DAC discussions has been the emphasis on buying from Indian manufacturers. This aligns with the government’s long standing policy of reducing import dependence and strengthening domestic capabilities.
Large ticket items such as combat systems, platforms, and advanced equipment are increasingly being routed through domestic production routes.
If these deals move forward, they could significantly expand the order books of defence public sector undertakings and select private players. Order visibility is critical in the defence sector, where execution cycles are long and capital intensive.
Defence stocks often trade on order book strength and future revenue visibility. Even early stage approvals can trigger re rating if investors believe execution is likely.
The ₹79,000 crore figure caught market attention because of its sheer scale and domestic focus.
India’s defence budget continues to prioritise capital expenditure. Over the past few years, a growing share of this capex has been reserved for domestic procurement.
This structural tailwind has made defence a favoured theme among long term investors, not just short term traders.
Companies involved in manufacturing, systems integration, electronics, and platform development stand to benefit the most. Strong order inflows can support multi year revenue growth and operating leverage.
However, not all players benefit equally. Execution capability, past delivery track record, and financial discipline matter.
Positive defence news often improves sentiment across allied sectors such as aerospace components, electronics, and capital goods. This creates broader market interest in the defence manufacturing ecosystem.
India’s defence procurement framework is governed by clearly defined procedures and oversight. From DAC approvals to contract finalisation, multiple checks are built into the system.
SEBI regulated markets ensure that disclosures around orders, contracts, and financial performance are made transparently once deals are finalised. This helps investors distinguish between intent and execution.
DAC approval is only the first step. Actual contracts may take time to materialise, and execution can stretch over several years.
Markets sometimes run ahead of fundamentals, making stock selection and timing critical.
Defence projects involve complex execution and strict quality standards. Delays, cost overruns, or margin pressures can impact profitability.
Investors should focus on companies with a strong execution history and balance sheet strength.
India’s geopolitical environment, border security needs, and ambition to become a defence exporter provide long term support to the sector.
While short term stock movements may be driven by news flow, long term returns depend on how well companies convert policy support into sustainable earnings.
Headline driven rallies can be tempting, but they also carry risk. Understanding which companies are best placed to benefit from defence orders requires deep sector knowledge and continuous tracking.
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What is the Defence Acquisition Council?
It is the apex body responsible for approving major defence procurements in India.
Do DAC approvals guarantee revenue for companies?
No. They indicate intent, but contracts and execution follow later.
Why do defence stocks react strongly to DAC news?
Because approvals improve order visibility, which markets often price in early.
Is defence a long term investment theme in India?
Yes. Policy support, rising capex, and export ambitions provide structural support.
The buzz around ₹79,000 crore defence deals highlights the growing importance of the defence sector in India’s economic and strategic landscape. While stock prices may react sharply to such news, sustainable wealth creation depends on execution, governance, and long term demand visibility.
For investors, defence remains a promising but selective space. A research driven approach can help separate durable opportunities from short lived excitement.
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Redington is a leading distributor of technology & communication products and provider of services and solutions across 37 emerging markets, Redington will get a positive push government is preparing to unveil another incentive to drive local manufacturing of IT products including tablets, laptops and servers, three sources closely involved in the drafting of the plan told Reuters.
The new performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which offers cash-back to manufacturers for exports, will have a budget of up to 70 billion rupees ($964.5 million) over five years. It's expected to be launched by the end of February.
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Incorporated in 1999, MTAR Technologies is a leading national player in the precision engineering industry. The company is primarily engaged in the manufacturing of mission-critical precision components with close tolerance and in critical assemblies through its precision machining, assembly, specialized fabrication, testing, and quality control processes.
Since its inception, MTAR Technologies has significantly expanded its product portfolio including critical assemblies i.e. Liquid propulsion engines to GSLV Mark III, Base Shroud Assembly & Airframes for Agni Programs, Actuators for LCA, power units for fuel cells, Fuel machining head, Bridge & Column, Drive Mechanisms, Thimble Package, etc. A wide range of complex product portfolios meets the varied requirements of the Indian nuclear, Defense, and Space sector. ISRO, NPCIL, DRDO, Bloom Energy, Rafael, Elbit, etc. are some of the esteem clients.
Currently, the firm has 7 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad, Telangana that undertake precision machining, assembly, specialized fabrication, brazing and heat treatment, testing and quality control, and other specialized processes.
IPO Details:
IPO Date Mar 3, 2021 to Mar 5, 2021Issue Type Book Built Issue IPO Issue Size Equity Shares of Rs.10 totaling up to Rs. 596.41 Crore Fresh Issue Equity Shares of Rs.10 totaling up to Rs. 123.52croreOffer for Sale Equity Shares of Rs.10 totaling up to Rs.472.89 crore Face Value Rs.10 per equity share IPO Price Per Equity Share: Rs. 574-575 Min Order Quantity 26 Listing At BSE, NSE
IPO Objective :
The company proposes to utilize the Net Proceeds from the Fresh Issue towards funding the following objects:
Financial Performance:
Particulars For the year/period ended (₹ in million)31-Dec-2031-Mar-2031-Mar-1931-Mar-18 Total Assets3,819.143,462.713,051.582,810.32Total Revenue1,779.912,181.421,859.101,605.45Profit After Tax280.69313.18391.9954.23
Tentative Time Table:
IPO Opening Date: 3rd March 2021IPO Closing Date: 5th March 2021Finalisation of Basis of Allotment: 10th March 2021Initiation of refunds: 12th March 2021Transfer of shares to Demat account: 15th March 2021Listing Date: 16th March 2021
Hyderabad-based MTAR Technologies is a leading player in the precision-engineering industry develops and manufactures equipment for the defense, aerospace, clean energy, and nuclear energy sectors.
The company has long-standing relationships of over three to four decades with customers such as the Indian Space Research Organization (“ISRO”) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (“DRDO”), and have been able to supply specialized products to the Indian space programmes and the Indian missile programme, respectively.
The company’s aggregate Order Book as of November 30, 2020, was Rs.356 crores, comprising Order Book in the nuclear, space and defence, and clean energy sectors of Rs.93 crores, Rs.172 crores and Rs.86 crores respectively. These numbers signify the strength of the company. When it comes to Clean energy which is a boom these days, accounts for 64.34% of its revenues in FY2020 which also depicts its strong hold in the Clean energy sector.
The company is also focusing on its expansion plans and for the same, it is establishing an additional manufacturing facility at Adibatlaand in Hyderabad which is expected to become operational in Fiscal 2022.MTAR Technologies owns a large range of equipment, resulting in increased fixed costs.
When it comes to the financial performance of MTAR Technologies over the last three years highlights significant growth. The total revenue of the company showed a 3-year CAGR growth of 16.57%. Further, between 2018 and 2020, the profit after tax grew at a staggering CAGR of 14.39%. Also, the company’s total assets grew at a CAGR of 11%. The company’s Earnings Per Share is 11.11 and the Price to Earnings ratio stands at 51.75. As a niche player, the company is expected to gain fancy after the listing as it will be the first company to list in this segment.
Easy Trip Planners is the company behind the online travel booking portal EaseMyTrip.com. The company offers a comprehensive range of travel-related products and services for end-to-end travel solutions, including airline tickets, hotels and holiday packages, rail tickets, bus tickets and taxis as well as ancillary value-added services such as travel insurance, visa processing and tickets for activities and attractions.
As of 30 November 2019, it provided customers with access to more than 400 international and domestic airlines, more than 1,096,400 hotels in India and in international jurisdictions, almost all the railway stations in India as well as bus tickets to and taxi rentals for major cities in India.
The company is among the leading online travel agencies in India in terms of gross booking revenues and had a market share of approximately 3.8%, and 4.5% to 5% in terms of gross booking revenues and gross booking revenues for the airline ticketing segment in India during FY2019.
The company focuses on the B2B2C (business to business to customer), B2C (business to customer), and B2E (business to enterprise) distribution channels.
The company’s products and services are organized primarily in the following segments:
Airline tickets, which consist of the sale of airline tickets as well as airline tickets sold as part of the holiday packages; Hotels and holiday packages, which consist of standalone sales of hotel rooms as well as travel packages (which may include hotel rooms, cruises, travel insurance, and visa processing); and Other services, which consist of rail tickets, bus tickets, taxi rentals and ancillary value-added services such as travel insurance, visa processing and tickets for activities and attractions.
IPO Date March 8th, 2021 to March 10th, 2021 Issue Type Book Built Issue IPO Issue Size Eq Shares of ₹2(aggregating up to ₹510.00 Cr) Fresh Issue NIL Offer for Sale Eq Shares of ₹2(aggregating up to ₹510.00 Cr)Face ValueRs.2 per equity share IPO Price Rs.186 to Rs.187per equity share Min Order Quantity 80 Listing At BSE, NSE
Easy Trip Planners’ financial performance (in INR crore)FY2018FY2019FY20209M FY2021Revenue113.6151.1179.781.6Expenses103109.9132.239.7Net income02434.631.1Net margin (%)015.919.338.1
Easy Trip Planners is the second largest online travel agency in India in terms of volume and 3rd largest in terms of revenues. Easy Trip Planners has the lowest sales and marketing expense as a percentage of its gross booking revenues in 2020 as per a report by CRISIL.
The Indian travel industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2% from Fiscal 2020 to Fiscal 2023. As people have slowly started resuming air travel after the COVID-19, the air ticketing segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.5% by Fiscal 2023.
Increasing penetration of the internet and smartphones is expected to continue aiding the growth in this segment, the impact of the pandemic might take some time to wear off.
Easy Trip Planners have stable revenue growth over the last 3 years and it is generating consistent and improved margins. Over FY17-20, Company saw a 31.7% CAGR rise in the gross booking revenue which is led by a 52.4% CAGR growth in the gross booking volume. PAT from operations increased by 23.6% CAGR over FY17-20.
At an EPS of 3.19 and at an upper price band of 187, the PE ratio would be 58.62, however as per the RHP company does not have any peers thus it is ascertained whether the issue price is underpriced or overpriced. The company’s net profit margin in FY2020 is 19.3%.
The company is further claiming to be using sophisticated technology which will help in improving the margins growing further. Thus, the fundamentals of the company would also be improving.
Indian economy fundamentally relies upon two areas, agriculture and manufacturing. While the first has generally stayed unorganized since the start, the last also has not been so till now. The MSME area has gradually come into the spotlight, with expanded concentration from the public authority and other government organizations, corporate bodies and banks.
Strategy based changes; interests in the area; globalization and India's powerful monetary development have started up a few inactive business openings for this area.
MSME represents Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. As per the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act in 2006, the ventures are arranged into two divisions.
In the modified definition, both the manufacturing and the service sector are grouped together.
Micro:
Manufacturing and Service Industries – Investment ought to be under 1 Crore and Turnover ought to be under 5 Crore.
Small:
Manufacturing and Service Industries – Investment ought to be more than 1 Crore and under 10 Crore. Though, Turnover ought to be more than 5 Crore and under 50 Crore.
Medium:
Manufacturing and Service Industries – Investment ought to be more prominent than 10 Crore and under 20 Crore. Though, Turnover ought to be more than 50 Crore and under 100 Crore.
1. Collateral Free Loans
Collateral free loans for organizations has been arranged including MSMEs and emergency credit line to organizations/MSMEs from banks and NBFCs up to 20 per cent of whole extraordinary credit.
2. Equity imbuement of Rs. 50,000 crores for MSMEs via a Fund of Funds
The Government has additionally declared the proposed foundation of a Fund of Funds is proposed to be set up with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crores and will be worked through a 'Mother Fund' and a couple of daughter funds, through which it expects to use Rs. 50,000 crores of assets. That will straightforwardly put resources into MSMEs and urge them to list on the Indian stock trades.
3. Interest subvention
An interest subvention will be reached out to every one of those brief payees who are making normal installments for a year. Has likewise been declared under Mudra Scheme's Shishu Cover whereby a 2 per cent interest to aid will be permitted on credits up to INR 50,000.
4. Postponement of registration and completion date of real estate projects under RERA
During the underlying days of the lockdown, the Ministry of Finance had assigned the COVID-19 pandemic as a power Majeure occasion under RERA and consequently extended the project completion cutoff times by a time of a half-year.
5. Rs 20 crore subordinated debt for MSMEs
MSMEs ministry has introduced the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) which is called 'Distressed Assets Fund–Subordinate Debt for MSMEs'
(i) Promoters of MSMEs will be given credit equivalent to 15% of their stake (e+d) or Rs. 75 lakhs, whichever is lower.
(ii) A moratorium of 7 years on principal payment while maximum extreme tenure for repayment will be 10 years.
(iii) 90% assurance cover for this subordinate debt will be given under the plan/trust and 10% would come from the concerned advertisers.
6. Directions to Public Sector Undertakings to make timely payments
Bearings have been given by the Cabinet Secretary, Expenditure Secretary and Secretary, MSME to all PSUs to take care of remarkable obligations to MSMEs within the time span of 45 days.
7. Extension of the due date for ITR for FY’19-20 to November 30, 2020
As declared by the public authority in a question and answer session, the due date for all income tax returns (ITR) for FY 2019-20 has been stretched out from July 31, 2020, and October 31, 2020, to November 30, 2020, and for the tax audit from September 30, 2020, to October 31 2020
8. ECLG scheme
The ECLG Scheme would apply to all advances authorized or made accessible to MSMEs between 23 May 2020 and 31 October 2020 and the Government has as of now put a general cap of Rs. 3 lakh crores for all credits dispensed under the ECLG Scheme.
9. Measures identifying with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
This alteration will probably profit MSMEs that are under monetary misery because of the financial emergency brought about by COVID-19. The Government on 24 March 2020 expanded the base edge for default from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.1 crore to start the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
10. Import protection
In a line towards confident India or backing make in India and will likewise assist MSMEs with extending their business. For this, worldwide tenders have been refused in Government acquirement tenders up to INR 200 crore because Indian MSMEs and different organizations have regularly confronted unjustifiable rivalry from foreign organizations.
ब्रेंट कच्चे तेल की कीमतें 65 डॉलर प्रति बैरल के ऊपर पहुंच गई है लेकिन 68 डॉलर के महत्वपूर्ण प्रतिरोध स्तरों पर है। इस सप्ताह गुरुवार को, पेट्रोलियम निर्यातक देशों और सहयोगियों (ओपेक) की बैठक पर निवेशको की नज़र रहेगी जिसके पहले अन्य बाज़ारो पर दबाव देखा गया है।
कच्चे तेल की कीमतों मे लगातार सुधार होने के कारण, ओपेक और सहयोगी देशो के निर्णय पर बाज़ारों की निगाहें होगी। अधिक आपूर्ति होने से सऊदी अरब ने पिछली बैठक मे अतिरिक्त उत्पादन कटौती पर समझौता किया था। जबकि अन्य तेल निर्यातक देशो ने आपूर्ति को स्थिर रखने पर जोर दिया था। वही रूस उत्पादन मे वृद्धि के पक्ष मे रहा है।
अमेरिकी प्रान्त टेक्सास और आसपास के क्षेत्रों में पिछले सप्ताह की ठंड के कारण 40 लाख बैरल प्रति दिन कच्चे तेल की आपूर्ति बाधित हुई है। जिससे कच्चे तेल की कीमतों में मजबूती है और इस महीने मे ब्रेंट तथा अमेरिकी कच्चे तेल मे 20 प्रतिशत की बढ़त दर्ज की गई है। वैश्विक तेल स्टॉक मे लगातार कमी दर्ज की गई है लेकिन, मौसम के कारण बाधित होने वाले कच्चे तेल उत्पादन में लाखों बैरल की कमी धीरे-धीरे पूरी हो रही है। बांड बाजार टूटने से डॉलर मे तेज़ी होने की सम्भावना है और ऐसा होने पर कच्चे तेल की आपूर्ति बढ़ सकती है।
इस सप्ताह कच्चे तेल की कीमतों मे अस्थिरता रहने की सम्भावना है।घरेलु वायदा कच्चे तेल के भाव मे 4700 रुपय पर प्रतिरोध और 4200 रुपय पर सपोर्ट है। ब्रेंट वायदा कच्चे तेल मे 67 डॉलर पर प्रतिरोध तथा 62 डॉलर पर सपोर्ट है।
As the COVID 19 cases had marked a considerable decline in the past few months, the active cases have been on the rise again and with Feb 21, registering new cases of 14,199. However, the cases had seen a sudden decline on Feb 16 with 9,121.
The spectacular fall in the COVID 19 cases for nearly five months, in the states that has shown a resurgence now, had led to a belief that the infection levels in the country had probably reached a new level where the effects of herd immunity had started to play out.
On Monday, the ministry reported 83 deaths with a total tally of over 1.56 lakh. This accounts for 1.42% of more than 1.1 crore coronavirus cases detected in India. Some states including Maharashtra, Kerala have been advised by the centre to increase the proportion of RT-PCR tests and regularly monitor mutant strains.
Maharashtra's government has announced renewed curbs in Pune and Amravati because fresh cases rose nearly up to 5000 per day in the country's worst-hit state.
After the sudden rise of COVID 19 cases, the restrictions have forced the stock market to go down, and with the BSE Sensex which was a little above 1,145 points (2.25 per cent) to close below 50,000 at 49, 744 on Feb 22. The Nifty settled below 14,700 level at close on the same day.
Although the testing rate had not dropped significantly, lockdown restrictions had been eased, festivals, elections had seen people coming out in multiple numbers, political activities had restarted, a farmers’ protest had been going on.
As the active cases of COVID 19 cases rose by 4,421, registering a three per cent increase in the active caseload back to the 1.5 lakh mark. However, the sheer rise has been marked since the beginning of November where there was an increment of 3.85 per cent in the COVID cases. The latest spike has come in Feb where the cases have been continuously rising in Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh.
Due to rising cases of COVID 19, the Central government and state government put restrictions in order to minimize the cases in the bud. In Maharashtra, the government has been putting a ban on social gatherings, night curfew in Amravati. Also, surveillance has been increased in the states (Maharashtra, Kerala) where the COVID cases are still rising.
In the last five days, the Sensex lost 2,400 points and there are certain factors responsible for the COVID 19 cases including the rise in the US, domestic bonds, yields, consequent fear of inflation and the rise in crude oil prices.
Recently, the petrol prices are still high i.e. Rs 100 per liter which in turn has triggered fears that the prices of other commodities may rise.
Although the COVID-19 cases and other factors may heavily impact the stock market, analysts attribute the current correction to the valuations. In the recent past, where the market has performed well despite having COVID-19 issues, the recent budget focused on triggering economic growth and the Capex cycle and an aggressive fiscal deficit of 9.5% for FY21 and 6.8% for FY22.
Foreign Institutional Investors continue to be bullish and have been net buyers worth Rs 23,875 crore till the Feb end. As per provisional data from NSE, the FIIs had turned net sellers offloading over Rs 893 crore.
According to Credit Suisse, a brokerage India has seen a net portfolio investment of $5.2 billion in January. The firm has upgraded its Indian equity market stance overnight from the earlier market weight and said the country was in good condition as compared to other economies in the world.
In India, the ten-year-old bond yield has risen for four straight sessions and closed at over 6 per cent on Monday. Now, all the analysts and trader’s eyeing RBI’s special open market operation worth Rs 10,000 crore where it will buy and sell simultaneously. Therefore, any RBI intervention to keep bond yield at or below 6% will be welcomed by equity markets.
As India announced its first-ever vaccine against COVID 19, India’s rate has been 3 lakh vaccinations per day but it is only a quarter of the 1.3 million vaccinations target per day. India had proved 11.8 million vaccinations nationwide as of February 22, the beginning of the drive.
Keeping this in mind, the central government has decided to increase the current rate to 5 million vaccines nearly in a day over the next month. It will be a welcoming move in controlling the fear of the second move.
The central government has further decided to involve the private sector in India’s vaccination efforts which in turn bring back the positive sentiments in the stock market. As per the sources of NITI aayog, the details of private privatization in the vaccine drive will be made available soon to buoy the market.
According to the experts, the rise in COVID 19 cases is not a uniform spread in the whole country as it can be the outcome of different testing protocols across the country. Also, it's not clear whether the rising cases of COVID 19 is the beginning of a second wave or not.
A Flitch reporting report has said the decline in the economic activities in the UK and France during the fourth quarter of 2020, were quite less, even though there were lockdowns there. India’s economy and the Indian’s stock market can take an idea from this report.
Even after the COVID 19, the stock market is likely to react positively and bounce back from Monday’s close on the back of private sector involvement in vaccinations, better containment of cases and other major factors such as sustained FII inflows, central bank interventions and more.
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