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Girik Multicap

Scheme Rating

IME Scheme Rating

4 of 5 stars

Good Multi-cap Investment Option: Investors looking to invest in emerging structural opportunities at early stages with a very strong focus on market leadership, strong governance, capable management and a consistent track record.

IME Strategy Rating

4 of 5 stars

Investment Philosophy: The investment philosophy is well-defined as well as fairly flexible giving the FM the ability to find opportunities within the framework that has worked well since the inception of the fund. The strategy has done well since inception having beaten the benchmark by a good margin.

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IME View on Girik Multicap

Type: Flexi Cap | GARP | AUM (1643.1 cr) | Inc Date (3 Dec 2009)

Investment Philosophy

Girik Capital aims to find emerging structural opportunities at early stages, focusing on companies with a large market opportunity, scalable business models, market leadership, strong governance, capable management and a consistent track record.

Screening of Stock selection 

  • Industry Strength: Industry strength when compared to other industries; 50% of a stock performance tied to the industry group; shortlist leading stocks in leading industries. 
  • Relative Price Strength: Look for leading price performers; 52 week and lifetime highs; winners show price strength early in a bull cycle. 
  • Earnings Acceleration: Having stable historical earnings; Accelerating current annual and quarterly earnings; Immense future earnings growth potential   

These strengths are contributed by searching for leaders by looking at Product/service leadership, businesses having the ability to scale, having a management track record, allocating capital efficiently & delivering superior return ratios, having governance standards & alignment of interest,

Fundamental Research and Checklist 

  • Business Model: Product/Service leadership; Market Size & opportunity; Management efficiency-superior execution & delivery 
  • Financial Metrics: Superior return ratios; Efficient use of capital; Healthy free cash flow generation; Funding of growth ideally through internal accruals; low to no debt
  • Governance: No significant related party transactions; Minority shareholder-friendly (E.g. Dividends, Buybacks); Alignment of interest- management compensation & ESOP’s; Ideally no large promoter pledges and sales in the past; Professionally managed- genuine board of directors, reputed auditors

Valuation

  • Value in Growth: Expensive in the short run but cheap in the long run; Accelerating earnings growth combined with leadership ensures premium multiple justifications
  • Margin of Safety: Assessment of longevity of growth and leadership; Estimate downside risk of going wrong due to overestimating growth
  • Traditional Valuation Metrics: Reliance on traditional valuation metrics can be deceiving; Trading Multiples (P/CF, P/E, EV/EBITDA) relative to historical averages- significant premium required serious justification; “low P/E” Investing can be a value trap

Trailing Performance

1yr 3yr 5yr Since Inception
Girik Multicap 52.8 21.7 28.6 22.1
S&P BSE 500 TRI 41.1 18.4 22.4 12.9
Alpha over Broad Mkt BM 11.7 3.3 6.2 9.2
Nifty 500 40.2 17.2 21
Alpha over Category BM 12.6 4.5 7.6

Performance as of: 30-Sep-24 | Inception Date: 03-Dec-09

Fund Managers

Charandeep Singh | 4-star rated FM

Co-Founder & Fund Manager | 25 yrs Experience | 15 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Lehman Brothers (Director)

Charandeep co-founded Girik Capital in 2009, after a successful stint in global investment banking & leveraged finance at Lehmann Brothers in New York.

Varun Daga | 3-star rated FM

Co-Founder & Fund Manager | 18 yrs Experience | 15 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Own Family Office

Varun is a co-founder of Girik Capital along with Charandeep Singh. Prior to Girik, Varun was responsible for managing the equity investments for his own family office from 2006 to 2009.

Fee Structure

Fee StructureFee
Fixed Fee Structure
Variable Fee Structures1% fixed + 15% no hurdle
Exit Fees1yr(3%), 2yr(2%), 3yr(1%)

AMC

AMC: Girik PMS (click link for detailed AMC review)

Highly recommended for investors looking for aggressive investors with a conventional approach: Girik Capital has established its credentials as a niche founder-managed PMS provider, with a strong 10-year track record of consistent investment performance.

AMC Rating

4 of 5 stars

AMC Pedigree

4 of 5 stars

AMC Size

4 of 5 stars

Team Pedigree

4 of 5 stars

Inv Philosophy

3 of 5 stars

Performance

5 of 5 stars

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