The significant market correction – the Nifty 50 is down 13% from its peak and mid/small-caps have declined 15-20% – presents a strategic buying opportunity despite current headwinds. While the market faces challenges from global uncertainties, earnings slowdown, and FII outflows, this correction offers an opportunity to systematically accumulate quality stocks at more attractive valuations.

This is particularly relevant for investors who can look past the current cyclical downturn and focus on companies with strong fundamentals and sustainable business models.
While all the Prime Stocks with Buy ratings qualify as sound investments, we are highlighting 4 Prime Stocks which have turned particularly attractive after recent declines.
PVR Inox: Looking Past Short-term Box Office Blues
The stock of PVR Inox has had a rough ride in recent weeks, correcting over 30% since our BUY call in October 2024. The reasons for this can largely be attributed to the following:
- An expectation that Q3 results will not be as stellar as was originally thought to be because of a muted box office (Q3 is traditionally the strong quarter for PVR Inox)
- The stock exiting F&O leading to unwinding of fund positions
- News of promoter Ajay Bijli pledging some of his shares. The percentage pledged is modest and not significant enough to warrant any concern according to us.
While December 2024 quarter results too may not be great, our stance on the stock remains intact. The movie pipeline for 2025 is very strong on the Hollywood, regional films and Bollywood front. This should translate into improved occupancy rates up in 2025. The other points detailed in our original BUY call – focus on improving margins, efforts toward a leaner balance sheet and non-ticket revenue push – remain in the company’s favour. EV / EBITDA for the stock currently stands at less than 10 times FY 26 EPS based on our conservative estimates for FY 26.
With our original thesis still intact, we believe that at the current stock price, valuations are attractive to make an entry or to average down your cost. This a turnaround play betting on improved occupancy. Therefore, this stock is a high risk one calling for restricted weights in the portfolio. Investors with moderate risk appetite should not consider fresh positions in this stock. View our earlier report/updates on the stock here.
RHI Magnesita: A Strategic Play on Industrial Recovery
The stock of RHI Magnesita India is down 26% from our recommended price. Subdued earnings performance in Q2FY25 and a muted show from key user industries such as cement and steel have weighed on the stock.
The steel sector has been hit by a weak pricing power due to higher Chinese exports and subdued domestic demand on the back of lower Government capex. Steel is the major user industry for refractories with a lion’s share of 70-80% of the demand. Meanwhile, the cement sector also has been struggling in the last few quarters due to subdued demand and pricing environment.
But both these user industries are looking forward to a better pricing environment going forward. While government capex is likely to accelerate due to the need to meet budget targets, private capex is also likely to pick up as election uncertainty wanes. Steel pricing is likely to receive support on the back of expected duty measures from government and cement on the back of better pricing power and pickup in real estate and infrastructure demand.
This augurs well for consumable player like RHI Magnesita. The key structural growth drivers that we mentioned in our original report are also intact for the company, which includes:
- Consolidating presence in India with improving market share
- Strategic growth plans comprising localisation and exports
- Profitable growth through long-term service contracts and performance-based solutions for large steel players
This makes RHI Magnesita an attractive proxy play on commodities. The correction has made valuations attractive at EV/EBIDTA of 16 times versus 20 times at the time of our recommendation. RHI Magnesita’s move to raise funds through a QIP of Rs.900 crore in April 2023 at Rs.573 per share has left it with a nearly debt-free balance sheet. This will make it less vulnerable to a major sell-off. Existing investors can average this stock and fresh investors can consider limited positions. View our earlier report/updates on the stock here.
Swiggy: Building Scale in a Duopoly Market
New-age platforms disrupting traditional retail and a dramatic consumer shift to online shopping have made it essential for growth-seeking investors to own B2C platform companies in their portfolio. Of the lot, Swiggy offers a relatively attractive bet, trading at about 7.7 times trailing 12-month revenue. We rated the IPO a buy for high-risk investors at Rs 390. The stock, after climbing to Rs 597 is back at around Rs 420 levels, with market cap at 7.6 times revenue. This is a good opportunity for investors who missed the IPO bus to enter the stock. Fresh investors can therefore consider buying now. Investors who already hold the stock need not average this.
With ordering now an entrenched habit, food delivery is an $8 billion opportunity that can grow to $17-21 billion by FY28 (Redseer estimates). After other challengers dropped out, this is a two-player market where Swiggy is only slightly smaller than Zomato and has a shot at catching up.
In Q2 FY25 results (post-IPO), Swiggy managed a 5.6% sequential growth in food Gross Order Value (GOV) with 5% growth in users. It sharply improved profitability with adjusted EBIDTA doubling and food delivery margins improving from 0.8% to 1.6%. Bolt, the 10-minute food delivery service is now in 400+ cities, with potential to provide the next leg of growth.
In quick commerce, where the opportunity size is much larger at $28-53 billion, Swiggy lags well behind Zomato, with Zepto snapping at its heels. The key lies in higher Average Order Value (AOV), a wider range of SKUs and dark store network. In Q2FY25, Swiggy saw strong growth in transacting users (18%) and GOV (24%), with AOV improving marginally. A 3X expansion in SKUs per store and 38% growth in dark stores this year open up room for acceleration.
Competition is hotting up with Flipkart and Amazon readying entry. Though Swiggy improved its EBIDTA margin in Q2, Q3 slippage in Zomato’s profitability suggests a rough quarter for Swiggy as well (it is yet to announce Q3 numbers). However, regulatory risks have waned post-IPO, with the Commerce Ministry issuing guidelines for self-regulation of the sector and CCI not pursuing investigations.
View our earlier report/updates on the stock here.
LTIMindtree: Merger synergies to slowly kick in
LTIMindtree emerged from the merger of two high-growth companies, each with robust fundamentals. Post-merger, the company faced several challenges, which were intensified by broader industry pressures. Leadership transitions further disrupted the expected synergy realization. However, we believe these difficulties are now largely resolved.
The company has appointed Mr. Venu Lambu as CEO Designate and Whole-time Director. He will collaborate with current CEO and MD, Mr. Debashis Chatterjee, in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Chatterjee was originally set to serve until December 2025. The combination of stabilising leadership, improving market conditions, and an advantageous portfolio mix positions LTIMindtree to potentially emerge as one of the sector’s faster-growing IT companies.
The BFSI segment, contributing 35% of revenue, has shown consistent improvement in demand across clients over recent quarters. The segment transformed from a 6.6% year-over-year decline in Q4FY24 to 7.4% growth in Q3FY25. We expect BFSI to remain a key growth driver alongside the Hi-Tech segment (24% of revenue). While we anticipate strong growth recovery in FY26, margin improvement to pre-merger levels may take time.
In Q3FY25, LTIMindtree recorded revenue growth of 1.1% quarter-over-quarter and 5.5% year-over-year (1.8% QoQ and 5.6% YoY in constant currency). EBIT margin contracted by 170 basis points QoQ to 13.8%, primarily due to wage hikes (200 bps impact), partially offset by cost optimization initiatives. The company’s profit after tax declined 13.2% QoQ to ₹1,087 crore, affected by both wage increases and productivity adjustments for a major client.
We believe LTIMindtree is fundamentally positioned for strong growth, supported by several factors: record-breaking Total Contract Value (TCV) expansion in Q3, ongoing deal implementations, and selective recovery in discretionary spending, particularly in short-term BFSI regulatory projects. The company is also integrating AI across its portfolio while training all employees in AI fundamentals.
However, growth potential in the near term may be tempered by continuing productivity concessions to clients as well as short-term losses from its AI strategy. We believe this period should be used to accumulate the stock. The stock is currently about 10% below our original buy call given at Rs 6.346 given in October 2024. Investors holding the stock can accumulate it and fresh investors can take exposure in phases, linked to market corrections. Those holding Infosys need not go overboard in IT by adding this.
View our earlier report/updates on the stock here.
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Any recommendations after today’s fall?
Look out in the coming week 🙂