The 2025 edition of our annual study on volatility in the returns of micro to large capitalisation enterprises listed in India shows persistence in the phenomena of high volatility in returns of smaller enterprises compared to the large ones. The empirical observations provide ample explanatory basis for the possibility of assigning volatility in excess of 60% to early-stage high-growth enterprises.
We are pleased to release the fourth edition of Incwert’s holding company discount (“HoldCo Discount”) study 2024, based on the analysis of select listed holding companies across major sectors in India.
We observe that the median HoldCo discount in FY24 was approximately 68 per cent across the major listed holding entities in India.
We are pleased to release the third edition of Incwert’s Purchase Price Allocation Study in India covering the financial years from 2017 to 2024. We have compiled the study after analysing public filings for 1,103 completed transactions from FY2017 to FY2024. We have summarised the results by the class of intangible, size of the transaction, rate of occurrence of intangibles within the industry, contingent consideration, select key transactions and useful life of the intangibles.
Incwert Size Premium Study 2024 is a comprehensive study of past market data of the companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India from 1995 through December 2023 to analyse the returns that mid-cap, small-cap and micro-cap stocks have generated over the return as predicted by capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
The 6th edition of Incwert’s India Control Premium Study, 2023 is an update to the previous year’s study. The study analyses 22+ years (March 2002 to June 2024) of premium offered in takeovers in public transactions which triggered open offer obligations on the acquirers.