In 1999-2000, the market cap of Asian Paints was ~$200m, just 2% of the largest consumer company then, Hindustan Unilever. Today Asian Paints’s market cap is $35bn, more than 50% of Unilever’s! Titan was a tiny cap during 2001-4 (the lowest was in 2001, a market cap of $25m, vs $40bn now!) when it entered the jewellery segment and changed the industry.
Asia Index launches BSE Select IPO, check criteria
This new index can be used for running passive strategies such as ETFs and Index Funds as well as gauging the performance of new companies
November 18, 2024