Considering Indian equities? Here's what you need to know about the MSCI India index
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Indian equity as a long-term instrument:
Good long-term growth prospect [Swot analysis]
Earning looks good – consistency in margins and return on investments
Weak balance sheet may be a problem – vulnerable to periods with low credit supply
Exposure to foreign exchange risk is high and unattractive
But the question of whether India equities is a good investment today would depend on the valuation that will be covered in another article.
In the last article, we explored the plus and minus points of Indian economy, today we will examine the investment prospects of India through the lens of the MSCI India Index.
Figures from MSCI Asia ex-Japan [AEJ] index will be used as a benchmark in our analysis.
We will be focusing on two things while we perform the analysis:
Historical Income statement and Balance sheet of the index
How Indian equities may perform given future economic developments
Let’s dive right into it.