Prakash Steelage makes seamless and welded stainless steel pipes and tubes for sectors ranging from chemicals and fertilisers to oil and gas and refineries. The company, which listed in August 2010, received a good response from investors initially, but has been steadily declining since. It has a high debt-equity ratio of 3.12, but this is warranted given its expansion plans. The company is expected to sustain the growth momentum in the near term given a firm demand trend from its user segments.
Tax Plan is one of the better performing schemes from Religare Asset Management. Existing investors can redeem their investment after three years. But given the scheme's performance, they can continue to stay invested Given the mandated lock-in period of three years, tax saving schemes give the fund manager the leeway to invest in ideas that may take time to nurture. Religare Tax Plan's investment ideas revolve around 'High Growth', which the fund manager has aimed to achieve by digging out promising stories/businesses in the mid-cap segment. Within the space, consumer staples has been the centre of attention for the last couple of years and can be seen as one of the key reasons for the scheme's outperformance as compared to the broader market. It has, however, tweaked its focus and reduced exposure in midcaps as they were commanding a high premium. The strategy seems to have worked as it returned a 22% gain last year. Religare Tax Plan has outperformed BSE 100...
