The returns would always have to be taken from a 3-year standpoint, because the themes that would be needed to be invested into to get a 60% CAGR would be REAL SOLID themes, with a good long-term growth prospect. Typically these themes would be ones where there is a structural change genuinely expected to take place or where the addressable market is huge and the company is a niche player in that field.
These gems can't be found out if we keep an eye for 1-year. It has to be at least 3 years. Usually we wont miss such stories if we keep a 3-year standpoint.
Anyone investing in such themes should in my opinion be ahead of the curve to vision the upcoming opportunity and thus COULD also have a good probability of picking up at a good price, since the stock COULD BE undiscovered.
A 3-year view would give a 1 year timeframe of being discovered PROBABLY too, so there are many advantages of having a 3-year view than a 12-month view.
I don't know if we will again find such "structural change" themes again like Retail or TV18. Media is still in its infancy stage of "structural change" compared to Retail. This theme of "structural change" is my best option for getting that 60% CAGR, so out of many we have to keep track of this ONE theme for our 10 year target.
Also, this theme has everything it that an investor dreams of: industry/sector rerating, company rerating, long-term growth and much more.
I hope I made some sense here, just spoke what came thru me. maybe Basant sir can correct me if I am wrong, as he has been able to identify 2 such structural changes and MORE IMPORTANTLY, the companies that would make THE BEST profit from this change.