Saran Sankar, Senior Associate Equity Research

Saran Sankar

Senior Associate Equity Research

Hsbc - India

Location
India - Kollam
Education
Master's degree, Business And Finance
Experience
8 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 4 Months

Senior Associate Equity Research at Hsbc - India
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since September 2019

Creating, maintaining and updating financial models of coverage companies in leisure sector (gambling, cinema and hotels)
Contributes actively to company sector notes and thematic research with guidance from onshore counterparts
Undertaking primary research for key thematic reports
Monitoring news and events in the covered sector and appraise global team with new developments
Developing and maintaining client marketing and presentation materials

Lead Associate Investment Banking at Verity Knowledge Solutions
  • India - Hyderabad
  • December 2018 to September 2019

Assisted onshore bankers of a bulge bracket investment bank on all transportation (shipping, airlines, railroad and logistics)
related buyside/sellside and other adhoc pitchbook materials including due-diligence
Managed a team of ~20 IBD analysts in the Global Industrials Group including staffing of analysts on deals and/or pitches
Resolved analysts’ queries on all Industrials related assignments from onshore bankers and supported them in providing high quality outputs thereby ensuring to meet and exceed client expectations

Associate Investment Banking at Verity Knowledge Solutions
  • India - Hyderabad
  • August 2016 to November 2018

Analysis of financial performance of companies using company comparables, precedent transaction analysis, market performance of peers, evolution of valuation multiples overtime, benchmarking relative to peer focus group using excel models and benchmarking of industry specific ratios / metrics based on historical reported financials
Preparation of comprehensive pitch book material containing industry overviews, company profiles, share price analysis and various financial models including WACC
Study of Financial statements, Management Discussion & Analysis and notes to financial statements
Analysis and preparation of financial models and templates on several adhoc requests including ROE, ROCE and related financial ratios

Assistant Manager Finance at Corporation Bank
  • India - Mangalore
  • November 2013 to May 2014

Management of Delivery Channels like ATMs, POS to implement the Ministry of Finance 2013 policy towards inclusive banking facilities
Resolution of Customer complaints related to delivery channels that are escalated to the top management or directed through the Banking Ombudsman, by investigating on transaction details
Assisted senior management of e-business in drafting of notes for approval from top management / board on various proposals/ideas

Education

Master's degree, Business And Finance
  • at International Management Institute
  • March 2016

Specialties & Skills

Due Diligence
Transaction Advisory
Equity Research
Investment Banking
Financial Modeling

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2015

Hobbies

  • Travelling, Playing badminton