Invest in the sector leader : The pandemic left economies all over the globe struggling to maintain stability. It has also left investors uncertain as to where they should invest their money. This year will further test the tenacity of the Indian market and investors will have to be extra cautious about stock selection. Last year ended on a high note with Sensex has gained 22% and Nifty 24% respectively. While the predictions for 2023 seem promising, analysts have warned investors to be cautious as the market may face several headwinds.
The overarching expectation is that the Indian economy will manage to maintain above-average market valuations. That being said, some sectors are more likely to outperform others in the coming year. Read on to know which sectors you should invest in 2023. Invest in the sector leader
Which Sector to Invest Which Are Likely to Perform Well in 2023?
Analysts expect India to be the fastest-growing economy in 2023. The infrastructure that was put on hold in 2018-2019 is expected to take off in 2023. In light of this these are the sectors that are likely to do well this year:Invest in the sector leader
Banking Sectors
Experts predict that the financial sector, banking in particular will do very well. The expectation is that the credit growth from 6% to 8% will likely hit double digits, making banking a good sector to invest in. Invest in the sector leader
Industrial Sectors
Capital goods recovery is slowly but surely ensuring that industrials are making their way back up. While this starts with the public sector, the private sector is also expected to catch up soon as the output gap gets smaller. Invest in the sector leader
Real Estate
With new offerings coming up in the form of affordable housing, residential real estate looks like a promising sector to invest in. Aspects like deleveraging and inventory clean up have been good, and interest rates on home financing have also been low. As a result, there is a growing pool of buyers and investors alike. Invest in the sector leader
Automobile Sector
While some experts may disagree, a contrarian take for more adventurous investors is the automobile sector. Replacement demand is likely to increase, particularly with regard to commercial vehicles. The EV segment is also growing in India and could be a lucrative sector for those willing to hold and observe the industry. Invest in the sector leader
Conclusion
Over the next few months, the market direction will be influenced mainly by domestic factors such as the Union Budget that will be presented on February 1st. The consensus seems to be that the financial sector, industrial sector, capital goods will do well in 2023. Pharmaceuticals are also looking to make a mark, and a few experts have placed their bets on real estate and automobiles while others have advised against them. Invest in the sector leader
Ultimately, every investor should assess their own goals, risk profile, portfolio management and investment strategy. With enough research, the right tools and some expert insight, 2023 can be a very promising year for many. Invest in the sector leader
BATA : FOOTWEAR
Bata India Limited manufactures and trades in footwear and accessories through its retail and wholesale network in India and internationally. The company offers footwear for women, men, and kids; apparel; and accessories, such as belts, clutches, handbags, masks, and shoe care products. It sells its products primarily under the Bata, Disney, Footin, Hush Puppies, Bata Comfit, Marie Claire, Naturalizer, North Star, Power, Scholl, CAT, Weinbrenner, and Bubblegummers brands.
The company operates through approximately 1,569 retail stores, including franchisee stores. It is also engaged in trading of apparel and footwear, and property letting. The company was formerly known as Bata Shoe Company Private Limited and changed its name to Bata India Limited in 1973. The company was incorporated in 1931 and is based in Gurugram, India. Bata India Limited is a subsidiary of Bata (BN) B.V. Invest in the sector leader
ITC : CIGRAETTE
ITC Limited engages in the fast-moving consumer goods, hotels, paperboards and paper, packaging, agri, and information technology (IT) businesses in India and internationally. It primarily offers cigarettes and cigars; staples, spices, biscuits, confectionery and gums, snacks, noodles and pasta, beverages, dairy, ready to eat meals, chocolate, coffee, and frozen foods; personal care products; notebooks, pens and pencils, geometry boxes, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, wax and plastic crayons, sketch pens, and oil pastels; apparel, safety matches; and incense sticks under various brands. The company also operates approximately 113 hotels under the ITC Hotel, WelcomHotel, Fortune, and WelcomHeritage brands; and Kaya Kalp spas.
In addition, it offers virgin, recycled, barrier coated, biodegradable barrier, and graphic boards, as well as specialty papers; and packaging products, such as carton board, flexible, tobacco, and green packaging products; and exports feed ingredients, food grains, marine products, processed fruits, coffee products, leaf tobacco products, and spices. Further, the company offers information technology services for the banking, financial services, consumer goods, manufacturing, travel, hospitality, and healthcare industries.
Additionally, it provides property infrastructure and estate maintenance; engineering, procurement, and construction management services; project management consultancy services; business consulting, real estate development, and agro-forestry and other related services; manages and operates golf courses; fabricates and assembles machinery for tube filling; cartooning and wrapping services; conveyor solutions; and produces and commercializes seed potato technology products The company was incorporated in 1910 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. Invest in the sector leader
RELIANCE : TELECOM
Reliance Industries Limited engages in hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, textile, retail, digital, and financial services businesses worldwide. The company produces and markets petroleum products, such as liquefied petroleum gas, propylene, naphtha, gasoline, jet/aviation turbine fuel, kerosene oil, diesel, Sulphur, and petroleum coke. It also provides petrochemicals, including high-density and low-density polyethylene (PE), linear low density PE, polyester fibers and yarns, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyester yarn, purified terephthalic acid, ethylene glycols and oxide, paraxylene, ortho xylene, benzene, linear alkyl benzene and paraffin, poly butadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, and polyethylene terephthalate.
In addition, the company manufactures and markets yarns, fabrics, apparel, and auto furnishings; explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas; and operates various stores comprising neighborhood, supermarket, hypermarket, wholesale cash and carry, specialty, online, pharmacy, and grocery stores, as well as stores that offer apparel, beauty and cosmetics, accessories, footwear, consumer electronics, connectivity products, and others. As of March 31, 2021, it operated 12,711 retail stores. Further, it provides range of digital services under the Jio brand name.
Non-banking financial and insurance broking services. Further, it operates news and entertainment platforms, finance portals, fashion and lifestyle portals, and online ticket booking platforms, as well as Network18 and television channels; publishes magazines; and offers highway hospitality and fleet management services. The company was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Mumbai, India. Invest in the sector leader
NESTLE : FOOD
Nestl India Limited manufactures and sells food products in India. The company provides milk products and nutrition, including dairy whitener, condensed and UHT milk, yoghurt, maternal and infant formula, baby food, and health care nutrition products; prepared dishes and cooking aids, such as noodles, sauces, seasonings, pasta, and cereals; powdered and liquid beverages comprising instant coffee and tea, as well as ready to drink beverages; and confectionery products consisting of bar countlines, tablets, and sugar confectionery products. It also exports its products internationally. The company was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Gurugram, India. Invest in the sector leader
HDFC BANK : BANKING
HDFC Bank Limited provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in India, Bahrain, Hong Kong, and Dubai. It operates in Treasury, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Other Banking Business, and Unallocated segments. The company accepts savings, salary, current, rural, public provident fund, pension, and Demat accounts; fixed and recurring deposits; and safe deposit lockers, as well as offshore accounts and deposits, overdrafts against fixed deposits, and sweep-in facilities. Invest in the sector leader
It also provides personal, home, car, two wheeler, business, educational, gold, consumer, and rural loans; loans against properties, securities, rental receivables, and assets; loans for professionals; government sponsored programs; and loans on credit card, as well as working capital and commercial/construction equipment finance, healthcare/medical equipment and commercial vehicle finance, dealer finance, and term and professional loans. The company offers credit, debit, prepaid, and forex cards; payment and collection, export, import, remittance, bank guarantee, letter of credit, trade, hedging, and merchant and cash management services; insurance and investment products.
It provides short term finance, bill discounting, structured finance, export credit, loan syndication, and documents collection services; online and wholesale, mobile, and phone banking services; unified payment interface, immediate payment, national electronic funds transfer, and real time gross settlement services; and channel financing, vendor financing, reimbursement account, money market, derivatives, employee trusts, cash surplus corporates, tax payment, and bankers to rights/public issue services, as well as financial solutions for supply chain partners and agricultural customers. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Mumbai, India. Invest in the sector leader
VOLTAS : AIR CONDITIONER
Voltas Limited operates as an air conditioning and engineering company primarily in India, the Middle East, Singapore, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Unitary Cooling Products for Comfort and Commercial Use; Electro-Mechanical Projects and Services; and Engineering Products and Services. The company manufactures, sells, and services cooling appliances and cold storage products, such as air conditioners, air coolers, freezers, visi coolers, water dispensers, variable refrigerant flow, and chillers. It also undertakes electro-mechanical projects, including electrical; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning projects; and plumbing, firefighting, extra low voltage, and specialized activities.
In addition, the company provides facilities maintenance and hard services, such as operations and maintenance contracts in various sectors, AMCs, retrofits and energy management, etc. Further, it engages in the provision of water treatment solutions for industrial, oil and gas, and sewage segments; sale and service of capital machinery for textile industry; sale of spares and accessories for textile equipment; and sale of mining and construction equipment. Additionally, the company offers operations and maintenance services for mining and construction industry; manufactures ducts and duct accessories; and undertakes engineering, procurement, and construction projects.
It also engages in the drilling, irrigation, and landscaping activities; and construction of water treatment plants. Voltas Limited was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Invest in the sector leader
ULTRA TECH CEMENT : CEMENT
UltraTech Cement Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and cement related products in India. It offers ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, Portland Pozzolana cement, white cement, and white cement-based products; and ready-mix concrete. The company also provides Tile Adhesive polymer under TILEFIXO, FLEX, HIFLEX,MYKROFILL, Seal & Dry water proofing products for kitchen balconies, chajjas, slope roofs, bathrooms, canal linings, swimming pools, and water tanks;
Power Grout, an industrial grout for machine foundation, precast elements, and safety vaults; Readi Plast and Super Stucco, a plastering agent for internal and external walls; as well as liquid system for mortar and concrete modifier, repair mortars and concrete under the name of Basekrete and Microkrete.
In addition, the company offers bed jointing material for AAC block, Fly Ash Bricks, and concrete blocks, and light weight block for masonry construction, and flooring screeds. Further, the company offers construction products for home builders; and value-added services that include technical advice during concreting, vaastu consultancy, various training programs, and other related services. UltraTech Cement Limited exports its products to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Mumbai, India. UltraTech Cement Limited operates as a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited. Invest in the sector leader
TCS : IT COMPANY
Tata Consultancy Services Limited provides information technology (IT) and IT enabled services worldwide. The company operates through Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Manufacturing; Retail and Consumer Business; Communication, Media and Technology; Life Sciences and Healthcare; and Others segments. It offers CHROMA, a cloud-based talent management solution; ignio, a cognitive automation software; TCS iON, an assessment platform; TAP, a procurement offering; TCS MasterCraft, a platform to automate and manage IT processes; Quartz, a blockchain solution; and TCS OmniStore, a commerce platform.
The company also provides customer intelligence and insight solutions; Intelligent Urban Exchange, a smart city solution; OPTUMERA, a merchandise optimization platform; TwinX, an AI powered system of actionable intelligence for business leaders to simulate and optimize enterprise decisions; TCS BaNCS, a financial platform; and Jile, an agile DevOps platform. In addition, it offers drug development and connected intelligent platforms; ERP on cloud, an enterprise solution; and HOBS, a platform for subscription based digital business.
Further, the company provides cognitive business, consulting, analytics and insights, automation and artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud, blockchain, cyber security, interactive, digital and quality engineering, sustainability, and enterprise application services. It serves banking, financial, and public services; capital market; consumer goods and distribution; education; insurance; life sciences and healthcare; manufacturing, retail; hi-tech; travel, transportation, and hospitality industries; communications, media, and technology industries; and energy, resource, and utility industries. Further, the company has collaboration with Microsoft to build autonomous solutions. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited. Invest in the sector leader
MARUTI SUZUKI : VEHICLE
Maruti Suzuki India Limited manufactures, purchases, and sells motor vehicles, components, and spare parts primarily in India, rest of Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. The company offers passenger vehicles, multi utility vehicles, and multi-purpose vehicles. It is also involved in the facilitation of pre-owned car sales, fleet management, and car financing. In addition, the company offers driving school, accessories, insurance, and financing products and services. As of March 31, 2022, it had a network of 4,254 workshops across 2,134 cities.
The company was formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited and changed its name to Maruti Suzuki India Limited in September 2007. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India. Maruti Suzuki India Limited is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation. Invest in the sector leader
UNILEVER : PERSONAL CARE
Hindustan Unilever Limited, a consumer goods company that manufactures and sells home and personal care, food, and refreshment products in India and internationally. The company operates through Home Care, Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Others segments. The Home Care segment offers detergent bars and powders, detergent liquids, scourers, water business, purifiers business, etc. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides oral, skin, and hair care products, as well as soaps, deodorants, talcum powder, color cosmetics, salon services, etc.
The Foods & Refreshment segment provides culinary products, such as tomato based products, fruit based products, soups, etc., as well as tea, coffee, health food drinks, ice-creams, and frozen desserts. The Others segment engages in export and consignment sales activities. The company also engages in the beauty salons, job work, discharge trust, and real estate businesses. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Unilever Limited operates as a subsidiary of Unilever Plc. Invest in the sector leader
ASIAN PAINTS : PAINT
Asian Paints Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, sells, and distributes paints and coatings for decorative and industrial use in India and internationally. It operates in Paints and Home Improvement segments. The company offers decorative coatings for interior and exterior walls, metal finishes, and wood finishes; paints; wall coverings; textures painting aid; waterproofing; wall stickers; mechanised tools; adhesives; modular kitchens; wardrobes; bath fittings and sanitaryware; home decor products; sanitizers and surface disinfectants; furniture, furnishings; and lightings, as well as enamels and thinners.
The company offers its products under the Asian Paints, Apco Coatings, Asian Paints Berger, Asian Paints Causeway, SCIB Paints, Taubmans, and Kadisco Asian Paints through a network of dealers and retail stores, as well as operates asianpaints.com, an online shop. Asian Paints Limited was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
HERO : TWO WHEELER
Hero MotoCorp Limited manufactures and sells motorized two wheelers, spare parts, and related services in Asia, Central and Latin America, and Africa and Middle East. It offers motorcycles and scooters. The company also provides engines, as well as related parts and accessories. It has a strategic partnership with Gogoro Inc. to enhance the shift to sustainable electric mobility in India. The company was formerly known as Hero Honda Motors Ltd. and changed its name to Hero MotoCorp Limited in July 2011. Hero MotoCorp Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is based in New Delhi, India.
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