The Avalon Pandemic Test – Impact of COVID-19 on India Inc.
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We have used 3 dimensions – cash resilience, profitability and sector impact to form the Avalon Pandemic Test designed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on India Inc. (sample of ~1500 companies) basis trailing twelve-month financials.
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~70% of the companies have <1Q of cash to cover their Fixed expenses. However, many of these companies have low D/E and high interest cover and can raise capital. Thus, ~50% of India Inc has the cash resilience to weather the impact of COVID-19.
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~20% of companies have high profitability defined as EBIDTA > 15% and ROCE >18%.
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