Day 23/100

Lemon Tree Hotels is arguably one of India's most misunderstood hospitality plays right now. While many investors are still anchored to backward-looking P/E ratios and consolidated financials, they're missing the structural shift that's already underway.

The real story is the demerger. The business has been split into two distinct entities: a real estate heavy ownership vehicle backed by a fresh ₹960 crore injection from Warburg Pincus, and a pure play, asset light management and brand platform. By ring-fencing roughly ₹1,300 crore of debt into the ownership vehicle, the management entity emerges essentially debt-free, & free to scale through high margin franchise fees the way Marriott and Hilton do, without the weight of owned real estate on its books.

The timing matters too. India's mid market hospitality segment is serving roughly 300 million strong and fast growing middle class, remains chronically underserved by quality branded hotels. Lemon Tree is positioning itself as the franchise infrastructure layer for exactly that demand.

Applying a trailing P/E to a company going through this kind of structural transformation is simply the wrong tool. My latest deep dive breaks down the demerger mechanics, the macro tailwinds, and why this looks like a once in a lifecycle inflection point for the business.

Full analysis below 👇

https://spicapitalresearch.substack.com/p/the-lemon-tree-indias-most-interesting?r=5uwf28

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NOTE: This analysis is for educational purposes and is not investment advice. Please consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

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Day 22/100

India's AI and cloud boom is generating enormous investment hype, but the physical reality underneath it is far more interesting than the headline numbers suggest.

Strip away the tech narrative and a data center is essentially a hard asset business that operates like a utility. The real competitive moats aren't the buildings, they're securing the right land, navigating 18 month power allocations from DISCOMs and deploying liquid cooling to handle AI racks pulling 30 to 50 kW each.

My latest piece digs into the hidden mechanics of this sector, past the hype and into the actual grid bottlenecks, the structural demand drivers and how listed players like Anant Raj, E2E Networks, Netweb, and Techno Electric are each carving out a very different position in the same opportunity.

If you're tracking or investing in India's digital infrastructure, the physical constraints are the story, not the MW pipelines and hyperscaler LOIs.

Full breakdown below, now also available as a podcast on Spotify and YouTube. 👇

https://spicapitalresearch.substack.com/p/the-race-to-own-indias-digital-spine

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Day 21/100

Ever notice how we obsess over solar parks, data centers, and EVs, but completely ignore what connects them all?

Today, I published a new deep dive: “The Wire Behind Everything: A Deep Dive Into India's Cable Sector”

This ₹92,000 crore market is the literal nervous system of India’s modernization. But investing here isn’t simple. As many investors fall for a classic valuation trap, mistaking copper driven price inflation for actual volume growth.

In this piece, I break down: Why cables aren’t just “copper wrapped in plastic”. The crucial difference between Polycab’s retail moat and KEI’s B2B playbook. Why EBITDA per kg and ROCE are the metrics that actually matter.

If you want to know where the smart money has been quietly building positions, give it a read. The podcast version is also live on Spotify and YouTube!

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https://spicapitalresearch.substack.com/p/the-wire-behind-everything-a-deep?r=5uwf28

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Day 20/100

Ever feel like you're always late to the next big stock market rally? By the time a sector is all over the news, the smart money has already made its move three to six months prior.

Today I break down the market clock, a 6 stage cycle that drives predictable sector rotation. The biggest takeaway is that the stock market actually leads the economy by 6 to 9 months. To find the next multibagger, you have to position yourself when the headlines are terrifying and the sector feels completely uninvestable.

As Howard Marks points out, it's not about predicting the future but it's about knowing exactly where we are in the cycle right now. The uncomfortable truth is that being early often feels exactly like being wrong.

If you want to stop chasing yesterday's winners and learn to spot early signals, this is a must read.

https://open.substack.com/pub/spicapitalresearch/p/the-clock-that-most-investors-cant?r=5uwf28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Day 19/100

Think you know Warren Buffett’s strategy? But I think most people walk away with the wrong lesson.

We’re told they are “value investors” who buy great businesses at fair prices. But the reality is far deeper. Buffett and Munger weren’t just investors but they were the 20th century’s most complete systems thinkers.

This deep dive explores the "Deceptive Architecture" behind Berkshire Hathaway:

• The Float: How $171B in interest free capital creates a structural arbitrage machine.

• Pricing Power: Why a "moat" is actually a dominant strategy Nash equilibrium that makes competition irrelevant.

• The Latticework: Using 80+ mental models from biology, physics, and psychology to map exploitable market weaknesses.

As Munger noted, "It’s not supposed to be easy". The real edge isn’t a spreadsheet but it’s the breadth of thinking. Stop looking only at P/E ratios and start viewing the market as a living economic organism.

Read the full breakdown here

https://spicapitalresearch.substack.com/p/buffett-and-munger-werent-value-investors?r=5uwf28

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Day 18/100

India's solar story still looks incredible from the outside. Capacity is rising, policy support is strong, and the long term opportunity is very real.

But in 2026, the more important question is no longer "Is solar the future?" But it's "Who actually makes money when overcapacity, tariff pressure, curtailment and execution risk all start showing up together?"

That's exactly what this piece tries to unpack. Not to be negative on the sector, but to separate narrative from business quality and highlight why the next phase may be less about headline growth and more about discipline, balance sheets, and storage-led economics.

If you follow Indian markets, energy, or capital cycles, I think you’ll find this worth reading. Would genuinely love to know which part of the value chain you think has the strongest economics from here.

https://spicapitalresearch.substack.com/p/indias-solar-boom-has-a-glut-problem?r=5uwf28

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Day 17/100

Today I wrote something that I honestly couldn't stop thinking about.

India imports nearly 88% of its crude oil. A massive chunk of that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which is just a 33 km choke point that the US is now effectively blockading.

And most of the market conversation is still treating this like background noise.

But here's what I think is being missed, as this isn't just an oil price story. The second order effects on LPG supplies, fertilizers, the rupee, and inflation are real, and they're starting to show up. The question isn't whether India gets hurt. It's which sectors feel it first and how deep it goes.

I spent few days digging into the numbers and wrote a full breakdown on Substack - who's exposed, what the realistic scenarios look like, and why India's strategic reserve cushion isn't as comforting as it sounds.

Would love to hear what you think.

https://open.substack.com/pub/spicapitalresearch/p/indias-oil-trap-the-hormuz-blockade

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Day 16/100

India's space race isn't just about rockets but it's about the data mapping our future.

Geospatial tech is becoming the "invisible operating system" for India's physical infrastructure. From the SVAMITVA scheme resolving 40 year land disputes in minutes,

This market is projected to reach around $12-15 billion by 2030, the momentum is real. But don't get caught in the hype. The real value lies in companies building "data gravity" through proprietary models and high recurring revenue - not just one off projects.

With the National Geospatial Policy providing a structural advantage to domestic firms, we are seeing a quiet reordering of power. Whether it is Reliance Industries Limited strategic bet on space situational awareness with Digantara or the rise of high-accuracy 3D digital twins, the sector is moving from "maps to moats"

Check out the full deep dive below to see how to actually value this sector! 👇

https://open.substack.com/pub/spicapitalresearch/p/indias-geospatial-sector-space-ambitions

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