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Trendlyne Marketwatch
07 May 2025, 03:56PM
Market closes flat, Lloyds Engineering Works' Q4 net profit declines 13.4% YoY to Rs 18.3 crore
By Trendlyne Analysis

 

 

Nifty 50 closed at 24,414.40 (34.8, 0.1%), BSE Sensex closed at 80,746.78 (105.7, 0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,072.45 (115.9, 0.5%). Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,396 stocks traded today, 1,433 were gainers and 919 were losers.

Indian indices end flat amid high volatility after the Indian military's Operation Sindoor targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 0.3% and closed at 19.1 points. MRF closed 4% higher as its net profit grew 29.3% YoY to Rs 512.1 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking and lower employee benefit expenses.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed higher. Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 and Nifty Midcap Select Indices were among the top index gainers today. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Textiles Apparels & Accessories emerged as the best-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 2.7%.

Asian indices closed in the green, except for China’s FTSE China 50 and Japan's Nikkei 225, which closed lower. European indices are trading mixed. US index futures are trading higher, indicating a positive start to the trading session as investors await a US-China trade meeting and focus on the upcoming Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Brent crude futures are trading higher after rising 3.2% on Tuesday.

  • Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like Ceat, RR Kabel, MRF and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals are in the overbought zone.

  • Lloyds Engineering Works' Q4FY25 net profit declines 13.4% YoY to Rs 18.3 crore due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, manufacturing, and finance costs. However, revenue grows 25.1% YoY to Rs 238.7 crore during the quarter. It shows up in a screener of stocks where promoters are increasing pledged shares QoQ.

  • Gensol Engineering hits its 5% lower circuit as the Securities Appellate Tribunal rejects the company's appeal against the SEBI order issued on April 15, denying any relief.

  • MRF rises sharply as its net profit grows 29.3% YoY to Rs 512.1 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking and lower employee benefit expenses. Revenue increases 11.4% YoY to Rs 7,074.8 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

  • Bengaluru-based EV startup Simple Energy plans to launch a $350 million (around Rs 3,000 crore) IPO by FY27 to support its expansion and R&D initiatives. Ahead of the IPO, the company targets cumulative sales of 1 lakh electric vehicles and aims to capture a 5% share of the two-wheeler EV market.

  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp signs a long-term supply agreement (LSA) with City Gold Pipes to supply 150 million tons (MT) of limestone for 40 years from its Lakhpat mine in Gujarat.

  • NLC India rises as its subsidiary, NLC India Renewables, signs a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL) for an 810 MW solar power project. The project is expected to generate about 2 billion units of green electricity annually.

  • Geojit BNP Paribas downgrades LTIMindtree to a 'Hold' call from 'Buy' with a lower target price of Rs 4,960 per share. This indicates a potential upside of 8.4%. The brokerage believes that while AI-driven technology transformation and operational efficiencies support future scalability, challenges such as delayed ramp-up and deferral of deals, as well as a ramp-down in the healthcare vertical, will affect revenue growth. It expects the company's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% over FY25-27.

  • Gandharv Tongia, Executive Director & CFO of Polycab India, expects margins to stay within the 11–13% range. He anticipates both the cables & wires and fast-moving electrical goods (FMEG) segments will outpace industry growth. Tongia adds that the current cables & wires market is robust enough to accommodate new entrants like Birla and Adani.

  • Aster DM Healthcare is rising as it signs a lease agreement to set up a new multi-specialty hospital in Bengaluru. The facility will have around 430 beds, with an estimated investment of Rs 430 crore.

  • Welspun Corp secures an export order for coated pipes and bends, along with additional domestic orders worth Rs 1,950 crore. The orders will be executed in FY26 and FY27.

  • Godrej Consumer Products is falling as its Q4FY25 net profit misses Forecaster estimates by 16.1% despite posting a net profit of Rs 411.9 crore compared to a net loss of Rs 1,893.2 crore. Revenue grows 6.4% YoY to Rs 3,671.6 crore, helped by improvements in the Indian, Indonesian, and African markets. It shows up in a screener of stocks with high promoter pledges.

  • HSBC downgrades Avenue Supermarts (DMart) to 'Reduce' and cuts its target price to Rs 3,500. The brokerage highlights that EBITDA missed consensus estimates by 7% in Q4FY25 amid rising competition. It notes that margins in mature metro markets remain soft and lowers its FY26 and FY27 EPS estimates by 19% and 21%, respectively.

  • Gokaldas Exports and Arvind rises around 15% as India signs a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom. The deal eliminates the 8–12% UK import duty on textiles and garments from India, making these exports more competitive than those from Bangladesh and Vietnam.

  • Tata Motors rises sharply as shareholders approve its plan to split into two listed entities. The move will separate its passenger vehicle (PV) business, including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), from its commercial vehicle (CV) arm focused on trucks and buses.

  • Mahanagar Gas is rising as its Q4FY25 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 5% despite declining 2.1% YoY to Rs 247 crore due to higher raw materials, excise duty, employee benefits, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue grows 21.1% YoY to Rs 2,006.4 crore, driven by higher piped natural gas (PNG) sales. It features in a screener of stocks with the highest foreign institutional investor (FII) holdings.

  • Adani Power wins a 25-year contract from Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) to supply 1,500 MW of electricity at Rs 5.4 per unit. The company will supply power from a new thermal plant to be developed within the state.

  • BSE rises sharply as its net profit surges 3.6X YoY to Rs 494.4 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 68.3% YoY to Rs 917 crore, driven by growth in transaction charges and services to corporates during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

  • Aarti Drugs' net profit grows 32.8% YoY to Rs 62.8 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 9.2% YoY to Rs 678.6 crore, led by higher volumes from the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and formulation businesses. The firm shows up in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FIIs) increased stakes in Q4FY25.

  • Radico Khaitan's net profit grows 70% YoY to Rs 92 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 20.7% YoY to Rs 1,305.4 crore, driven by strong demand for premium products and lower taxes on premium alcohol in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, which boosted volumes. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

  • Indian pharma stocks are falling after US President Donald Trump warns of possible sector-specific tariffs on pharmaceuticals within the next two weeks. However, the industry finds some reassurance that the US Department of Commerce will likely take several months to complete its review and submit a final report to the President.

  • Kansai Nerolac Paints is falling as its net profit declines 6.5% YoY to Rs 108.5 crore in Q4FY25. However, revenue increases 2.7% YoY to Rs 1,816.7 crore, driven by improvement in the decorative, paint+, construction chemicals, wood finishes, and projects segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

  • Hindustan Petroleum Corp's Q4FY25 net profit grows 26.1% YoY to Rs 3,415.4 crore, driven by lower inventory and employee benefits expenses. However, revenue declines 4.3% YoY to Rs 1.1 lakh crore due to a reduction in the downstream petroleum segment. It appears in a screener of stocks with PEG lower than the industry PEG.

  • KEI Industries is rising as its net profit grows 34.5% YoY to Rs 226.6 crore in Q4FY25, aided by lower purchases of traded goods and reduced inventory levels. Revenue increases 25.7% YoY to Rs 2,914.8 crore, driven by an improvement in the cables and wires segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with improving ROE over the past two years

  • One97 Communications' Q4FY25 net loss contracts 1.8% YoY to Rs 539.8 crore, helped by lower payment processing, employee benefits, software, cloud & data centre, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue declines 11% YoY to Rs 2,135.3 crore during the quarter. It shows up in a screener of stocks with low Piotroski scores.

  • Nifty 50 was trading at 24,365.90 (-13.7, -0.1%), BSE Sensex was trading at 80,377.91 (-263.2, -0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 21,987.15 (30.6, 0.1%).

  • Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1,976 stocks traded today, 748 were in the positive territory and 1,180 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (142.46, 5.2%), Tata Motors Ltd. (680.30, 5.0%) and Bharat Forge Ltd. (1,140.90, 4.9%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (2,816.20, -5.3%), Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (871.60, -4.0%) and Asian Paints Ltd. (2,334.10, -3.5%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

19 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Welspun Living Ltd. (134.98, 12.0%), KPR Mill Ltd. (1,107, 8.6%) and Endurance Technologies Ltd. (2,022.60, 8.1%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Radico Khaitan Ltd. (2,445.90, -3.6%), Sapphire Foods India Ltd. (306, -2.8%) and Craftsman Automation Ltd. (4,648.70, -2.4%).

Vardhman Textiles Ltd. (474, 5%) was trading at 14.2 times of weekly average. Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (1,034.60, 7.5%) and Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (214.21, -1.7%) were trading with volumes 10.4 and 5.2 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

7 stocks made 52 week highs, while 4 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharti Airtel Ltd. (1,896.80, -0.2%), Ceat Ltd. (3,631.80, 1.6%) and Marico Ltd. (736.35, 2.3%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Hatsun Agro Products Ltd. (890, 2.4%) and Vedant Fashions Ltd. (740, 0.5%).

13 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including CCL Products India Ltd. (772.60, 11.3%) and Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (1,034.60, 7.5%). 27 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (871.60, -4.0%) and Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,088.80, -2.8%).

 
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