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Below is Quote on Defense sector/ stocks from Ashwin Patil. Senior Research Analyst at LKP Securities

"Defense sector is buzzing currently on the back of a strong order book, orders from GOI under the Ministry of Defense, technological advancements and requirements according to the geopolitical environment and export orders. This gives us a visibility of upto 4-5 years as the country needs to match the international standards. Furthermore, profitability led by higher indigenisation theme, better operating leverage and higher contribution from non government orders should augur well for the margins. Valuations too seem comfortable to us for the entire sector. Therefore we are bullish on the sector, particularly on BEL due to additional positives like a lean balance sheet, better working capital management and emphasis on some non profitable non defense sectors."

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