THEMATIC:
Strategy: Deep dives into five “turnaround” plays
As highlighted in our
7 June 2013 note: (a) 85% of great Indian companies self-destruct; and
(b) the average probability of a laggard company turning around over a
five-year period is 2x the average probability of a great company staying great
over this timeframe. Successful investing in ‘turnarounds’ is therefore, to put
it mildly, important for investment success. In this note, we provide: (1) a
framework for identifying turnarounds; (2) a list of 99 laggards from whom the
turnaround plays will emerge; and (3) in-depth analysis of the five best
turnaround plays in 2014, namely, Bharti, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Electricals,
Britannia and Wipro.