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Varun Bhauwala

Varun Bhauwala, MBA

Consumer Discretionary · Consumer Staples · Industrials · Materials

Varun Bhauwala, MBA, has over six years of experience in equity research and public-market analysis, with a focus on the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors. His background also includes founding and operating a textile manufacturing business, giving him first-hand exposure to business operations, supply chains, cost structures, and commercial decision-making across apparel, textiles, and consumer-facing industries. He holds an MBA from the University of Mumbai.

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Conceptual illustration of modular gas-engine generators beside a data center.Industrials & Aerospace

INNIO’s Data-Center Deliveries Lift Margins as Customer Advances Help Fund Capacity Expansion

INNIO’s engine deliveries are turning data-center orders into higher equipment profits and potential maintenance revenue. Customer advances help fund its manufacturing expansion, although the cash comes with future delivery obligations. The raised annual outlook implies a fourth quarter close to the third-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA run rate.

Alliance Equity ResearchOctober 27, 20267 min read
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Illustrative aircraft-engine maintenance in a hangar, with a turbine component on a workbench.Industrials & Aerospace

GE Aerospace Raises Its Outlook as Maintenance Growth Supports Commercial Earnings

GE Aerospace’s higher annual guidance reflects stronger commercial services growth and a smaller expected GE9X earnings impact. Maintenance volume and pricing lifted commercial profit at a broadly stable margin. The remaining cash target implies faster year-over-year growth than GE delivered in the first nine months.

Alliance Equity ResearchOctober 20, 20267 min read
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Illustrative data-center electrical corridor with switchgear cabinets, cooling pipes and server racks.Industrials & Aerospace

Schneider’s Data-Center Growth Supports a Software Expansion With Demanding Acquisition Economics

Schneider Electric has raised its outlook again as demand for data-center power and cooling equipment strengthens. Its proposed PTC acquisition would extend the business into product engineering software, but the purchase economics depend on earnings benefits that exceed the identified cost savings.

Alliance Equity ResearchOctober 16, 20266 min read
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Illustrative industrial ventilation fan and steel ductwork in a mechanical plant room.Industrials & Aerospace

Volution’s Acquisition Strategy Is Broadening Its Markets and Increasing Its Funding Needs

Volution’s latest results show how a ventilation manufacturer can grow through acquisitions while improving operating margins. Expansion into mining and European heat recovery adds new customers, but acquisition payments are absorbing cash and increasing the importance of returns on invested capital.

Alliance Equity ResearchOctober 12, 20266 min read
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Commercial aircraft undergoing maintenance in a large MRO hangar, with technicians working on an exposed jet engine and additional aircraft in the background.Industrials & Aerospace

AAR’s $4 Billion MRO Holdings Deal Is Really a Bet on Aircraft Scarcity

AAR is acquiring 65% of MRO Holdings in a transaction that would increase its revenue by more than 30% and lift pro forma adjusted EBITDA margins from roughly 12% to 16% before synergies. The strategic logic rests on a less obvious aviation constraint: delayed aircraft replacement is increasing the maintenance burden on an aging global fleet, while skilled labor and hangar capacity remain difficult to add quickly.

Alliance Equity ResearchSeptember 29, 202611 min read
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