<ul><li><keyword id="3272924" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaquar-Group">Jaquar Group</keyword>, an atmanirbhar home-grown brand, has made its mark across 45 countries. </li><li>Rajesh Mehra, Director and Promoter, Jaquar Group speaks to us about the brand’s journey in the country and vision to strengthen its presence across the world. </li></ul>Many global companies have set a strong foothold in our country, over <a href="https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/company/multinational-corporations-of-india-characteristics-growth-and-criticisms/23462#:~:text=There%20are%20over%2040%2C000%20MNCs%20with%20over%202%2C%2050%2C000%20overseas%20affiliates.">40,000 Foreign </a>Companies to be precise. Jaquar Group, a home-grown bath and <keyword id="10035421" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="sanitaryware-brand">sanitaryware brand</keyword> that holds 60% market share in India, has helped put our country on the global chart in the bathroom market. It is an Indian brand that has expanded its presence in 45 countries across Europe, Middle East, Asia- Pacific, Africa and the SAARC region. Launched in 1960, the family-owned group today has an annual turnover of ₹3,000 crore and has maintained an annual CAGR of 22% in the last five years. Due to the nationwide lockdown, Jaquar’s manufacturing facilities were completely unoperational. Once the restrictions began easing off, it took gradual and cautious steps to resume operations across five plants in India. Today, it is working at almost 50-75% capacity and is hoping to make that 100% soon. On how the brand pivoted its business during the lockdown, Rajesh Mehra, Director and Promoter, Jaquar Group, said, “The practice of social distancing and safer hygiene is the way we live and operate now. Hence, ramping up advanced contactless technology products in places of serious footfall and transmission in commercial buildings – airports, hospitals, hotels/restaurants, and shopping malls – is imperative. In this context and consistent with our tradition of setting new industry trends, our latest initiative to address consumer need is themed ‘Sensor and Sensibility’ which centres around the smart usage and functionality of the bath-ware, sanitaryware and lighting solutions in a contactless manner both at homes and public places. The sensor &amp; pressmatic technology products are touch-free or require minimum touch.” It also launched a TVC to promote its sensor and sensibility range for touchfree bathrooms as with the pandemic, consumers have started focusing on their health and wellness. <div type="Youtube" id="Xu-ogh5gWAo" title="Let's make Safety the New Normal!" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xu-ogh5gWAo/mqdefault.jpg"></div> Jaquar Group’s facilities are spread over 3,29,000 Sq. m delivering over 2.4 million bathrooms and producing over 28 million bath fittings annually across 5 plants in India and 1 plant in South Korea. From being a faucet manufacturer, Jaquar also transformed itself into a complete bathroom solutions provider for homes and commercial buildings during the lockdown. Sharing the idea behind venturing into light business, Mehra said, “With the foray into the lighting business, which now contributes close to 10% of total revenue, we plan to become a complete lighting solutions provider with our expanded range of products which will be on offer from the new manufacturing plant. Apart from the commissioning of light fittings plant in Bhiwadi, we plan to open a water heater manufacturing unit at Kundli by October, taking our current number of manufacturing units from 5 to 7. We will continue to invest and go ahead with our capex plans in spite of this Covid-19 pandemic.” Many crises have come and gone since 1960. Telling us about the brand's strengths that helped it survive them all, Mehra said, “Built on strong ethos of offering the highest quality standards, building strong consumer-relations, integrity, providing world-class products and taking care of our people - this sums up our manner of doing business. Through the evolution of India and consumers across six decades, these core pillars have pivoted our growth trajectory and helped us build a formidable brand in India. Relationships matter in our business and we have invested in nurturing genuine partnerships with our dealers, partners and consumers over the years. We take pride in saying that we have never lost our customers. We are a relationship-based company. We believe in maintaining the best relations and dealings. It is simple- you take care of the customers and they will take care of you.” Marketing strategy Digital marketing is Jaquar’s strongest suit. More than 5 lakh monthly users come onto its website through its social media channels. “Social media helps us communicate the range, and breadth of offerings, and define the unique feature of each component to induct consumers to the Jaquar Group’s way of life. Geo-targeting has proved to be beneficial to us with much to-do and digital is undoubtedly supporting us to reach to the end customer in a faster manner. We generate more than 5 lakh monthly users coming on to the Jaquar website routed through our social media channels. On overall marketing strategy, Mehra shared, “Bathrooms can be one of best destressing zones of your home. Yet, when it comes to building one, it may well give you more stress than any other part of the house. Choosing the right products is extremely critical not just from an aesthetic point of view, but a longevity and durability point of view as well. That’s precisely why we endeavour to educate and create awareness among our end consumer through Jaquar orientation centers, currently we have 21 of these one-of-its-kind concept stores for the convenience of consumers, builders and architects which offers an immersive experience for everyone.” Environmental-friendly plans According to Mehra, Jaquar leads the industry in sustainable production with systems installed for energy efficiency, water use efficiency, rain water conservation, waste recycling and energy generation. Its global headquarters, spread over 48000 Sq. Mtr in Delhi NCR, is an eco-friendly building that has optimised day lighting, variable air volume system, thermal heating and cooling systems and an in-house solar plant that generates over 6.25 Megawatts of energy. Jaquar has made it as a LEED Platinum rated net-zero building registered with the US Green Building Council under its Ci category. Telling us what else the brand follows to reduce its carbon footprint, Mehra said, “We have a Zero Liquid Discharge manufacturing set up with various in-house water and waste treatment systems including Sewage Treatment Plants, Effluent Treatment Plants and Multi-effect Evaporator Systems. Our advanced wastewater treatment and purification systems ensure that our manufacturing units adhere to the highest environmental standards. There is also a special focus on recycling at Jaquar Group. All the brass cut-offs are recycled and reused. That’s 4221 metric tons of brass every year. 100% of the water we use in our buildings is recycled in our in-house sewage treatment plants. In fact, we recycle over 5,00,000 litres of water every day. And our chrome recovery plant recovers as much as 8 metric tons of chrome salt annually. All these have earned our manufacturing plant the LEED Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council, a feat which only a handful in the country can boast of.” Vision In the initial years of gaining a strong foothold in India and across 45 countries, Jaquar focused on providing value, premium and luxury offerings. The second and third generation of this family-run business is going to focus on innovation, marketing potency while keeping consumer needs at the core. On expanding its presence further and brand’s vision, Mehra said, “We have our plans firmly in place. Apart from expanding our capacity and production, we will be investing in growing our overseas footprint too. Our export business has done reasonably well despite the pandemic. Given the supply chain network and infrastructure we have created in more than 16 countries, and our aim to expand this segment, we expect to see exports contributing to about 25-30 per cent of the expanded business over the next five years.”

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<ul><li>Indian ceramic industry, which is presently the third largest producer in the world, is reportedly planning to double turnover by 2021. </li><li>In the recent times, the construction sector has grown by 7%-8%. </li><li>Within India’s ceramic market, 70% of the total output comes from Gujarat alone.</li></ul>Indian government’s spending on construction and real estate ahead of elections, including affordable housing is set to boost demand for ceramic products in the country. Indian ceramic industry, which is presently the <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190221005602/en/70.9-Billion-Ceramic-Tiles-Market-Type-Application" data-type="tilCustomLink">third largest</a> producer in the world, is reportedly planning to ramp up its yield to double by 2021. As the country makes room for new development projects, the increasing demand for faucets and tiles has lead to 7%-8% growth in construction sector. The demand for <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news&amp;q=industrial+ceramic+products">industrial </a>ceramic products such as ceramic tiles, sanitary wares and pipes required in construction applications too are expected to increase. Given that the government has announced an investment of $376.5 billion in infrastructure by 2020, the ceramic industry “expects a huge growth in volume,” Tarun Marwah, Director, Messe Muenchen India, told IANS. He noted that the industry is divided equally into two — organised sector comprising large players and unorganised sector. India has also been stepping up its efforts to increase reach for the global ceramic market. According to the current data, 70% of the total output comes from Gujarat alone. The Morbi ceramic industry in Gujarat will receive an estimated investment of ₹15 billion in 2019, with plans to establish 50 new wall tiles manufacturing plants. However, in recent years despite the construction projects undertaken, the top ceramic product makers — <keyword id="6462340" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="kajaria-ceramics">Kajaria Ceramics</keyword>, <keyword id="593118" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Somany-Ceramics">Somany Ceramics</keyword>, <keyword id="141201" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cera-Sanitaryware">Cera Sanitaryware</keyword>, <keyword id="1548032" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-Granito">Asian Granito</keyword> — witnessed slow revenue growth. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The numbers, however, do not reflect the boost that was expected from the Modi government's move to construct toilets around the country under the ‘Clean India’ initiative aimed at constructing <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/worlds-biggest-toilet-building-spree-is-under-way-in-india/articleshow/65206911.cms">111 million</a> toilets in next five years. According to Euromonitor International, the government’s other initiatives such as the national hygiene drive led to 81% jump in sales of concrete building materials. Premium brands like Jaguar and Nitco have also taken the creamy layer of customers on top of the pyramid. Things may now be turning around now. Real estate has got a new lease of life. With the improving demand, the housing sales in 2018 increased by 15% in the west and 20% in the southern cities in India with new launches up by 77%, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/housing-sales-in-southern-cities-higher-than-north-and-west-india-in-2018-anarock/articleshow/67939424.cms">according to</a> homegrown property consultant Anarock. Moreover, with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/explainer-gst-rate-cut-to-boost-sales-of-housing-units-reduce-unsold-inventory-3578701.html">slashing</a> tax rates further on under-construction properties — 5% on normal category and 1% for affordable housing — is also likely to benefit the homebuyers and construction sector. "Because of the global recession, production in the ceramic industry world wide is going down. From 2015 to 2018, there were too many ceramic products without any buyers. So we need to find buyers, find out ways to export our products which will take a long time," Ken Wong, General Manager at Unified Exhibition Service reportedly said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/from-affordable-housing-to-co-working-spaces-heres-how-2018-fared-for-indian-real-estate/articleshow/67317937.cms">From affordable housing to co-working spaces — here’s how 2018 fared for Indian real estate</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/interim-budget-2019-may-help-homebuyers-and-not-builders/articleshow/67559217.cms">Interim Budget 2019 may help homebuyers and not builders</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/gst-cut-on-real-estate-may-relieve-pain-temporarily/articleshow/68146057.cms">Indian real estate builders welcome GST relief but opinions are divided</a>

The world's third largest ceramic industry is banking on India's love for gaudy tiles

<ul><li>The shares of Somany Ceramics rallied as much as nearly 9% on May 21.</li><li>Reports suggest that demand of tiles has not been hit as hard as feared.</li><li>More importantly, the cash crunch and lack of production is squeezing the smaller, unorganised players from the market.</li></ul>The shares of Somany Ceramics rallied nearly 9% on May 21 after one of the India's largest retailers of floor tiles reportedly said that the COVID-19 disruption has has not been hit demand as hard as feared. More importantly, the cash crunch and lack of production is squeezing the smaller, unorganised players from the market. <div type="image" title="somany" msid="75861823" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Somany Ceramics share price chart&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The return of the buyers "Demand has been better than anticipated (50% versus 10% expectation) since their showrooms opened back on 6th May," an Edelweiss report dated May 18 said. What's better, people who come to the shops are more likely to buy than ever before — conversion rate is up to 80% compared to 50% earlier. The report rated Somany Ceramics as 'Buy'. Edelweiss' findings were based on the inputs from Lakshmi Ceramics, India's largest retailer of tiles and sanitaryware based out of Tamil Nadu. "Tier-2 and tier-3 cities are better placed than metros with less number of cases and limited labour availability issues. Furthermore, demand from the retail segment (~70% of their sales) is likely to remain healthy as individual home buyers/owners are eager to complete the construction of their homes, whereas projects are likely to suffer from liquidity squeeze and labour shortages," according to the Managing Director Muthuraman. This could be a morale booster for builders too who have been hit by a sharp slump in demand for residential housing. However, it is also possible that people are opting to renovate homes instead of buying new ones given the rising uncertainty over future incomes. The unorganised manufacturers are getting pushed out of the market While there have been no changes in credit terms so far, branded players such as Kajaria Ceramics, Somany Ceramics, and Nitco are offering cash discounts to receive payments. Smaller, unorganised players who form the biggest chunk of the manufacturing in this sector do not have that luxury. "Dealers/distributors are finding these schemes attractive and they are making payments to branded players on priority at the expense of unorganised players," the report added. This will allow companies Somany and Kajaria to capture more customers from the unorganised sector, which makes for nearly half of the entire market, according to a CARE Ratings report last year. Even competition from China will be at bay for a while. "Bigger architects used to go for China/Italy for purchases of premium-end tiles, but that is now ruled out for year or so. So, even the top-end of demand is likely to be catered by domestic players," Muthuraman told analysts. All in all, a crisis may be turning into an opportunity for India's branded ceramic industry, which is the third largest in the world after China and Brazil. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/future-retail-promoter-kishore-biyani-net-worth-falls-sharply-as-debt-rises/articleshow/75861065.cms">Once India’s ‘retail king’, Future Retail promoter Kishore Biyani is straddling high debt, coronavirus and negative ratings⁠⁠— and nearly his entire stake is already pledged</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/bajaj-auto-share-price-quarterly-profit-margin-and-new-tax-rate/articleshow/75848949.cms?upcache=2">Bajaj Auto’s profit margin springs up⁠ and the Pulsar maker opts for new tax rate to widen it further⁠— the shares jump over 4%</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/within-minutes-indigos-shares-nearly-halve-their-losses-since-march-end-after-india-allows-local-flights-to-resume-from-may-25-spicejet-soars-too/articleshow/75859878.cms">Within minutes, IndiGo’s shares nearly halve their losses since March-end after India allows local flights to resume from May 25⁠— SpiceJet soars too</a>

India's largest retailer of tiles and sanitaryware says 50% of demand is back in just 15 days— shares of Somany Ceramics rose as much as 9%

New Delhi, <keyword id="19980994" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Birla-Pivot" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Birla Pivot" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Birla Pivot">Birla Pivot</keyword>, a B2B <keyword id="20173765" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="e-commerce-platform" source="keywords">e-commerce platform</keyword> for <keyword id="20024067" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="building-materials" source="keywords">building materials</keyword> of the <keyword id="19907441" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aditya-Birla-Group" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Aditya Birla Group" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Aditya Birla Group">Aditya Birla Group</keyword>, is targetting revenue of USD 1 billion in the next three years, according to a top company official. The platform, a business unit of <keyword id="19907440" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Grasim-Industries" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Grasim Industries" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Grasim Industries">Grasim Industries</keyword>, has crossed Rs 1,000 crore revenue in its first year of operations in FY24, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. "Birla Pivot's vision is to leverage technology to create smarter and more efficient solutions across the value chain for buyers and sellers. The aspiration is to reach USD 1 billion revenue in the next three years," Birla Pivot CEO Sandeep Komaravelly said. Bullish on India's <keyword id="20278082" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="construction-industry" source="keywords">construction industry</keyword>, he said it is undergoing exponential growth and is projected to reach USD 1.4 trillion by 2025. "With less than 2 per cent digital penetration, the construction industry faces many challenges from fragmented supplier networks, and logistical bottlenecks to access to credit," he added. Launched in August 2023, Birla Pivot offers more than 35 product categories and over 18,000 SKUs sourced from more than 150 Indian and international brands across categories including cement, steel, plywood, sanitaryware, tiles, among others, the company said, adding it has also introduced its private label for plywood and tiles. Birla Pivot delivers in over 200 cities across 25 states to a range of customer base spanning EPC companies, civil contractors, real estate developers, OEMs, fabricators, dealers, and retailers.

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<ul><li>Over 400 of 550 wall tile plants running mainly on coal gasifiers have been closed post the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban on ceramic units in Morbi, Gujarat. </li><li>Given that, the tile manufacturing units are now considering to switch to natural gas as an alternate. </li><li>Nearly 70% of total output in the <keyword id="1547959" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ceramic-Industry">ceramic industry</keyword> in India comes from Gujarat alone. </li></ul>Soon after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned ceramic units running on coal gasifiers in Morbi, Gujarat, the tiles industry has witnessed a major hit. Largely impacted by the ban, the tile manufacturing units have <a href="https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/allied-industries/ngts-order-banning-coal-gasifiers-in-morbi-to-adversely-impact-tile-industry-icra/68373711">shut down</a>, switching to natural gas as an alternate. The switch, however, may increase fuel expenses for the manufacturers considering the PNG prices. Hope floats that this would close the price gap between unorganised players in Morbi and branded tile makers like Kajaria Ceramics, Somany Ceramics, Cera Sanitaryware, and Asian Granito and help these companies gain market share. According to media reports, of the 800 ceramic units in total, over 400 wall tile plants running majorly on coal gasifiers have been closed so far owing to shortage of raw material that has been impacting the operation costs for these units. The Morbi ceramic industry had expected a huge growth. In fact, the industry is reportedly planning to establish 50 new wall tiles manufacturing plants. After the ban on March 6, the production has reportedly <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/after-ngt-crackdown-450-ceramic-units-prepare-to-switch-to-gas/articleshow/68365929.cms">dropped</a> by 60%-70%. "Among these units, those most affected will be the wall tile and soluble salt tile manufacturers as they were meeting nearly their entire thermal energy requirements through coal gasifiers," Suprio Banerjee, vice president and head, Mid-Corporate ratings of ICRA reportedly said. India being the third largest ceramic producer in the world has been eyeing the global market. Given the fact that nearly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ceramic-industry-to-double-turnover-by-2021-thanks-to-real-estate-affordable-housing/articleshow/68217546.cms">70% of total output</a> in the ceramic industry comes from Gujarat alone, the new regulations may also affect the large ceramic players. The ceramic industry is equally bifurcated into two — organised players comprising large ceramic producers and unorganised players. While for the unorganised players, tighter tax compliance and stretched working capital requirements has put forth an urgent need to raise prices by nearly 15%–20% due to raw material shortage, the organised players are still projecting a positive graph, benefitted either by market share or margin, Edelweiss Securities said in a report. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ceramic-industry-to-double-turnover-by-2021-thanks-to-real-estate-affordable-housing/articleshow/68217546.cms">The world's third largest ceramic industry is banking on India's love for gaudy tiles</a>

Over 400 tile makers in one area in Gujarat have shut down after a ban on coal gasifiers

The market is excited about the NDA government’s plan to develop 100 new smart cities as it could boost demand for several other industries. 
 
For instance, Assuming a population of two lakh in each of the 100 cities and four people in each house, the smart city plan would generate demand for 50 lakh new homes. 
 ETIG has identified 10 <keyword id="6354298" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="stocks">stocks</keyword> that will likely be among those benefiting the most from a construction boom. Although the <keyword id="6484188" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sensex">Sensex</keyword> fell 350 points in the past one week, most of these stocks bucked the trend. 
 
Asian Paints and Berger Paints 
 Asian Paints and Berger Paints together control close to 75% of India’s organised retail paint market. The Indian paint industry, which was growing 1.6-1.8 times the pace of gross domestic product until a few years ago, now expands at twice the speed of <keyword id="35050" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="gdp">GDP</keyword> as consumers shift to branded products. 
 
 
 
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	And, both Asian Paints and Berger Paints have posted a compounded annual growth rate of more than 15% over the last three years. With new cities coming up, the growth of these companies could pick up and there could be a rise in their earnings multiples. Both also pay high dividends.
 
 
<keyword id="54253" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="UltraTech">UltraTech</keyword> and Ramco Cement 
 
Construction of new houses for the smart cities will improve cement demand. The slowdown has resulted in subdued demand over the past two years. But the likely increase in demand will not only give volume growth, but should give pricing power, which would result in higher profitability. 
 
 
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	UltraTech remains the safest bet, given its presence across the country. Ramco Cements is the most efficient among peers. The southern region has seen the lowest cement demand, which has resulted in lower valuations. However, this could change if demand picks up.
 
 
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Indiabulls <keyword id="100080" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="housing-finance">Housing Finance</keyword> and <keyword id="6367143" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="LIC">LIC</keyword> Housing <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="finance">Finance</keyword> 
 
With the new houses, demand for housing finance is also expected to improve. The industry expects housing finance companies to show more than 20% growth in net profits in this fiscal year. 
 
Indiabulls Housing Finance, due to its small base and tie-up with major banks, may continue to grow at a higher pace. 
 
In fiscal 2014, its loan book grew 20% year-on-year. 
 
 
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	In addition, post its reverse merger in 2013, the company became a housing finance company, which will result in lower cost of funds. What makes LIC Housing Finance a likely winner is strong brand recognition. The shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance and LIC Housing Finance are trading at a price-to-book value of 2.2 and 2.1, respectively. Considering the expected growth, these stocks look attractive at this level.
 
 
HSIL and Kajaria Ceramics 
 
Despite the slowdown over the past few years, the sanitary-ware and ceramics businesses of these companies have grown at more than 20% and that too without compromising on the profitability or operating margins. HSIL manufactures bathroom products while Kajaria is mainly into tiles manufacturing. 
 
 
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	Both have strong dealer networks across India. They have both added new capacities recently and have plans to expand further to cater to rising demand. Shares of HSIL have given a return of 159% year-to-date and Kajaria Ceramics 70%. Analysts continue to be bullish on these stocks.
 
 
Havells India and Orient Paper 
 
Construction of new cities will result in huge demand for cables, switchgear, lights, bulbs and fans. While Havells has all these in its portfolio, Orient Pa-per (Orient Electrical) is one of the oldest fan manufacturing companies and its other product categories include lighting, water heaters and kitchen appliances. 
 
 
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Both companies have shown a strong growth pattern over the past few quarters. In FY14, Havells’ sales grew 13% and Orient Paper’s 21%. Havells’ stock is trading at FY15 P/E of 32 and Orient at FY15 P/E of 12.

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