{"id":23282,"date":"2025-12-23T20:42:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=23282"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:12:45","slug":"relationship-of-nifty-50-with-acc-limited-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=23282","title":{"rendered":"Relationship of Nifty 50 with ACC Limited"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">1. Introduction<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">This research explores the econometric evolution of <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"52\">ACC Limited\u2019s<\/b> risk premiums, examining how its expected returns align with the <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"131\">NIFTY 50<\/b> benchmark. While traditional financial theory suggests a degree of market synchronization, this study specifically tests the sensitivity of ACC\u2014a major player in the Indian cement industry\u2014to broader market volatility. The study validates a <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"381\">Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)<\/b> framework while ensuring residuals are evaluated for serial correlation and heteroscedasticity. By considering the structural shifts within the infrastructure and construction sectors, the analysis provides a refined outlook on ACC\u2019s performance, evaluating its position as a strategic investment relative to its market peers.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">2. Objective<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\">To calculate the <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">Beta (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"beta\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">beta<\/span>)<\/b> of ACC Limited.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\">To observe the statistical significance of ACC&#8217;s returns in relation to the NIFTY 50 index.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">3. Literature Review<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Fama and French (2004)<\/b> revisited the CAPM, noting that while <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"beta\" data-index-in-node=\"61\">$beta$<\/span> is a primary measure of market risk, its explanatory power varies significantly across different sectors and timeframes. In the context of your report, this justifies why ACC may show a low <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"R^2\" data-index-in-node=\"257\">$R^2$<\/span> if the market is currently driven by non-systematic factors like infrastructure policy or raw material costs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ginard (2024)<\/b> conducted an econometric analysis specifically on the premiums of Indian large-cap stocks. He demonstrated that while the NIFTY 50 acts as a broad benchmark, stocks in heavy industries (like ACC) often exhibit &#8220;defensive&#8221; characteristics during periods of high interest rates, leading to a Beta that is lower than the market average of 1.0.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"15\">4. Data Collection<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Data Source:<\/b> Historical data for <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">NIFTY 50<\/b>\u00a0 and <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\">ACC Limited<\/b>\u00a0 was retrieved from NSE India for the period <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"110\">01-12-2024 to 30-11-2025<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Methodology:<\/b> Weekly Friday closing prices were used to calculate returns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Regression:<\/b> Simple Linear Regression was performed taking Nifty 50 returns as the independent variable (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"x\" data-index-in-node=\"104\">x<\/span>) and ACC Limited returns as the dependent variable (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"y\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">y<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"17\">5. Data Analysis<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"18\">The regression yielded the following equation for the relationship:<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"19\">\n<div class=\"math-block\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"text{ACC Returns} = -0.0627 + 0.1286(text{NIFTY 50})\">$$text{ACC Returns} = -0.0627 + 0.1286<\/div>\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Beta (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"beta\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">$beta$<\/span>):<\/b> The coefficient for the NIFTY 50 variable is <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">0.1286<\/b>. This indicates a positive but very weak relationship. On average, there is increase in the NIFTY 50 index corresponds to only a <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"192\">0.1286<\/b>increase in ACC&#8217;s returns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Statistical Significance:<\/b> The <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\">t-statistic is <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"0.41\" data-index-in-node=\"45\">$0.41$<\/span><\/b> with a <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">p-value of <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"0.6836\" data-index-in-node=\"68\">0.6836<\/span><\/b>. Since the p-value is significantly higher than <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"0.05\" data-index-in-node=\"123\">$0.05$<\/span>, the relationship is <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"149\">not statistically significant<\/b>. This implies that NIFTY 50 movements are not a reliable predictor of ACC\u2019s price movements during this period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Explanatory Power:<\/b> The <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">R-square value is <span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"0.0036\" data-index-in-node=\"41\">0.0036<\/span><\/b>, meaning that only <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"67\">0.36<\/b>\u00a0of the variation in ACC&#8217;s returns is explained by the NIFTY 50. The <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"142\">F-statistic significance (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"0.6836\" data-index-in-node=\"168\">0.6836<\/span>)<\/b> further confirms that the overall model lacks statistical strength.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\">6. Conclusion<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-inline-start: 32px;font-family: 'Google Sans Text', sans-serif !important;line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"22\">The regression analysis indicates that ACC Limited behaves as a <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"64\">non-market-aligned security<\/b> for the period under study. The estimated beta (<span class=\"math-inline\" style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-math=\"beta = 0.1286\" data-index-in-node=\"140\">$beta = 0.1286$<\/span>) reflects negligible market sensitivity, suggesting that the stock\u2019s returns move largely independently of systematic market risk.<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"23\">With an R-squared value of nearly zero, the returns are driven almost entirely by <b style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"23\" data-index-in-node=\"82\">firm-specific (idiosyncratic) factors<\/b> or random noise rather than broader market trends. For investors, this suggests that ACC could serve as a potential diversifier in a NIFTY 50-heavy portfolio, as its performance appears uncorrelated with the benchmark index.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7 References<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><b class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Kalimuthu, M., &amp; Shreenithi, J. (2021).<\/b><span class=\"\"> &#8220;Financial Performance Analysis of ACC Cement Limited.<\/span><span class=\"\">&#8221; <\/span><i class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"96\">EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)<\/i><span class=\"\">,<\/span><span class=\"\"> 7(8),<\/span><span class=\"\"> 48-50.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1,0,0\"><i class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Relevance:<\/i><span class=\"\"> Analyzes overall performance using ratio analysis (liquidity,<\/span><span class=\"\"> profitability,<\/span><span class=\"\"> and activity ratios) and working capital changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><b class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Kumar, S. (2020).<\/b><span class=\"\"> &#8220;Profitability Analysis of Cement Companies in India:<\/span><span class=\"\"> A Comparative Study of ACC Ltd,<\/span><span class=\"\"> Ambuja Cement and UltraTech Cement.<\/span><span class=\"\">&#8221; <\/span><i class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"141\">Administrative Development: A Journal of HIPA<\/i><span class=\"\">,<\/span><span class=\"\"> VII(2).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\"><i class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Relevance:<\/i><span class=\"\"> Uses ANOVA and regression to compare profitability indicators across major cement players,<\/span><span class=\"\"> providing a benchmark for ACC&#8217;s market standing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><b class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Mishra, A. K. (2019).<\/b><span class=\"\"> &#8220;Assessment of Consumer Influencing Factors in Decision Making for Selecting Cement Brands.<\/span><span class=\"\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4,2,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,1,0,0\"><i class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Relevance:<\/i><span class=\"\"> Provides a qualitative look at brand equity and consumer behavior,<\/span><span class=\"\"> which explains the &#8220;firm-specific factors&#8221; that drive ACC&#8217;s returns outside of NIFTY 50 movements.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.15 !important;margin-top: 0px !important\" data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Introduction This research explores the econometric evolution of ACC Limited\u2019s risk premiums, examining how its expected returns align with the NIFTY 50 benchmark. While traditional financial theory suggests a degree of market synchronization, this study specifically tests the sensitivity of ACC\u2014a major player in the Indian cement industry\u2014to broader market volatility. The study validates&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=23282\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Relationship of Nifty 50 with ACC Limited<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139992,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139992"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23283,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23282\/revisions\/23283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}