An analysis by ETIG reveals that 62 out of the 73 banking and finance stocks in the BSE 500 and 31 out of 35 sector stocks in the BSE 200 now trade above their five-year average price-book (P/B) multiples on a trailing basis. The trend was similar when the current valuations were compared with the three-year average multiples.
ITC’s tobacco business is going cheap but Kotak Institutional Equities thinks market has it wrong
Kotak Securities estimates ITC’s tobacco business is valued at just 11X forward earnings, suggesting potential undervaluation. The brokerage sees stronger growth in non-tobacco businesses and