Larsen and Toubro (L&T) reported almost a perfect quarter – beat in order inflow, strong revenue growth and >100% payout in the form of share buyback of INR 100bn, and a special dividend of INR 6 per share. Additionally, despite a higher prospective order pipeline of INR 10trn for 9MFY24, the management decided to err on the side of caution and has maintained its guidance of 10-12% growth in order inflow because of the risk presented by the general elections next year.