Knowledge session

Lecture delivered at IMI Delhi by Punit Khandelwal and Sunit Khandelwal on the valuation of Banks and Financial services entities

Knowledge session

IMI Delhi (22 December 2021)

Knowledge session

IMI Delhi (22 December 2021)

Knowledge session

Lecture delivered at IIM Ranchi by Punit Khandelwal and Sunit Khandelwal on Leveraged Buyout as part of Special Valuation Situations

Knowledge session

IIM Ranchi (17 December 2021)

Knowledge session

IIM Ranchi (17 December 2021)

Punit Khandelwal is awarded ACHIEVER in the 40Under40 programme by AIWMI in January 2020

India Control Premium Study 2026

By incwert | 1st September 2026

The 8th edition of Incwert’s India Control Premium Study 2026 is an update to the previous year’s study. The study analyses 24+ years (March 2002 to June 2026) of the premium offered in takeovers in public transactions, triggering open offer obligations on the acquirers.

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India Size Premium Study 2026

By incwert | 11th August 2026

Incwert Size Premium Study 2026 is a comprehensive study of past market data of the companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India from 1995 through December 2025 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)

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HoldCo Discount 2025

By incwert | 6th July 2026

We are pleased to release the fifth edition of Incwert’s holding company discount (“HoldCo Discount”) study 2025, based on the analysis of select listed holding companies across major sectors in India.

We observe that the median HoldCo discount in FY25 was approximately 63 per cent across the major listed holding entities in India.

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Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) Study 2026, India

By incwert | 25th March 2026

We are pleased to present the fourth edition of Incwert’s Purchase Price Allocation Study in India, covering transactions from FY2017 to FY2025.

This study is based on an analysis of 1,320 completed transactions derived from publicly available filings. The findings are presented across key dimensions, including the classification of intangible assets, transaction size, frequency of occurrence of intangibles across industries, contingent consideration, and estimated useful lives.

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Equity Risk Premium 2026

By incwert | 31st January 2026

We are pleased to issue the 8th edition of the India Equity Risk Premium study (2026), which analyses the risk premium to be considered when determining the cost of equity using the capital asset pricing model.

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India Size Premium Study 2025

By incwert | 30th December 2025

Incwert Size Premium Study 2025 is a comprehensive study of past market data of the companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India from 1995 through December 2024 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)

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Unravelling the tapestry of royalty rates, 2025

By incwert | 31st October 2025

Authored by: CA Punit Khandelwal, CA Sunit Khandelwal and Prof. Divya Aggarwal Professor, MDI Gurgaon (ex-professor: EMLV, France and IIM Ranchi,…

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India Control Premium Study 2025

By incwert | 1st September 2025

The 7th edition of Incwert’s India Control Premium Study, 2025 is an update to the previous year’s study. The study analyses 23+ years (March 2002 to June 2025) of premium offered in takeovers in public transactions, triggering open offer obligations on the acquirers.

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Equity Risk Premium 2025

By incwert | 22nd August 2025

We are pleased to issue the 7th edition of the India Equity Risk Premium study (2025), which analyses the risk premium to be considered when determining the cost of equity using the capital asset pricing model.
Based on the current market conditions, and after giving consideration to both past performance and future expectations, we recommend India ERP of 7.00% (6.5% and 7.5% being the lower and upper limit of the range, respectively) beginning in April 2025.

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Volatility Study 2025

By incwert | 29th June 2025

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.

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Senior professionals and advisers at Incwert have in the past worked with top global accounting firms, investment banks and research firms. They have advised their clients on numerous valuation situations which include strategic sale/ buy-outs, in-bound and out-bound investments, business restructuring including mergers, demergers, slump sale, itemised sale, disputes and accounting.

The team have experience in utilizing sophisticated valuation methodologies, which can fulfil even the most complex financial reporting and tax requirements.