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20 May 2025, 04:00PM
Market closes lower, Hindalco Industries's Q4 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 24%
By Trendlyne Analysis

 

Nifty 50 closed at 24,683.90 (-261.6, -1.1%) , BSE Sensex closed at 81,186.44 (-873.0, -1.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,585.60 (-280.2, -1.2%). Market breadth is highly negative. Of the 2,430 stocks traded today, 743 were in the positive territory and 1,662 were negative.

Indian indices closed in the red after falling throughout the session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, declined 0.1% and closed at 17.3 points. DLF rose 2.2% as its net profit grew 39.3% YoY to Rs 1,282.2 crore in Q4FY25. Its revenue increased by 46.5% YoY, driven by strong development business and record bookings from luxury launches during the quarter.

Nifty Midcap 100 & Nifty Smallcap 100 closed in the red, following the benchmark index. Nifty India Defence & Nifty Auto were among the top index losers today. According to Trendlyne’s Sector dashboard, Telecommunications Equipment emerged as the worst-performing sector of the day, with a fall of 2.6%.

Asian indices closed mixed, while European indices are trading in the green except Russia’s MOEX & RTSI indices. US index futures traded lower, indicating a cautious start to the trading session. The People's Bank of China reduced the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 10 basis points to 3%, while the five-year LPR was reduced by the same margin to 3.5%. This marks the first rate cut since the 25 bps reduction in October 2024. Meanwhile, JPMorgan lowered the odds of a US recession in 2025 to below 50% from 60%, citing recent US-China trade policy shifts.

  • Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like SKF, Schaeffler, Intellect Design Arena, and Bharat Electronics are in the overbought zone.

  • Hindalco Industries rises as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 66.4% YoY to Rs 5,283 crore, led by lower power & fuel and finance costs, inventory destocking and deferred tax returns of Rs 273 crore. Revenue jumps 16.4% YoY to Rs 65,590 crore, attributed to improvements in the Novelis, aluminium upstream & downstream, and copper segments. It features in a screener of strong-performing, under-the-radar stocks.

  • Kirloskar Industries' net profit rises 22.3% YoY to Rs 141.8 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower raw materials, employee benefits and depreciation & amortization expenses. Revenue grows 1.1% YoY to Rs 1,747.8 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with book value per share improving over the last two years.

  • ACME Solar Holdings is falling as its net profit declines 76.8% YoY to Rs 123.4 crore in Q4FY25 due to an exceptional items loss of Rs 14.1 crore. However, revenue increases 65% YoY to Rs 486.9 crore, driven by higher electricity sales during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing profits every quarter for the past two quarters.

  • India is reportedly negotiating a US trade deal in three phases and aims to finalise an interim agreement before July, ahead of the expected implementation of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The deal may include market access for industrial goods, select farm products, and non-tariff issues like quality standards.

  • Zydus Lifesciences is falling as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 1% YoY to Rs 1,170.9 crore due to higher inventory, employee benefits, finance, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue grows 16.1% YoY to Rs 6,608.5 crore, helped by improvements in the pharmaceuticals and consumer products segments. It appears in a screener of stocks where insiders sold shares.

  • JK Paper falls as its net profit falls 72.4% YoY to Rs 76.2 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, finance, and other expenses. Revenue declines 1.7% YoY to Rs 1,689.5 crore owing to weak performance in the paper and packaging segment. It features in a screener of stocks with an increasing trend in non-core income.

  • Petronet LNG is falling as its revenue declines 10.7% YoY to Rs 12,315.8 crore in Q4FY25. However, net profit increases 43.2% YoY to Rs 1,094.9 crore, helped by the recovery of past 'Use or Pay' dues during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks that benefit from lower crude oil prices.

  • Morgan Stanley projects ITC’s cigarette business to see 4% YoY volume growth and 5% value growth, with EBIT rising 2% YoY in Q4FY25. However, it notes that tobacco inflation may pressure margins. FMCG revenue is expected to grow 2% YoY, with EBIT margin improving to 6% from 5.9% in Q3FY25. The FMCG business is likely to deliver price-led mid-single-digit growth due to price hikes in atta, biscuits, and snacks.

  • Nuvama maintains its 'Buy' call on Data Patterns and raises the target price to Rs 3,700 per share. The brokerage expects revenue growth of 20–25% in FY26, helped by a Rs 1,000 crore order inflow, and expects the company to continue to benefit from high-value, high-volume repeat orders. It projects the firm's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 30% over FY26-27.

  • GMR Power and Urban Infra falls as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 73% YoY to Rs 43.7 crore due to higher fuel consumption, raw materials, inventory, and employee benefits expenses. However, revenue grows 5.4% YoY to Rs 1,863 crore, driven by improvements in the power and smart meter infrastructure segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with high interest payments compared to earnings.

  • PI Industries' Q4FY25 net profit falls 10.6% YoY to Rs 330.5 crore due to higher inventory build-up. However, revenue increases 2.7% YoY to Rs 1,787.1 crore, driven by higher sales from the agro chemicals and pharma segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

  • Vivek Lohia, MD of Jupiter Wagons, projects FY26 revenue of around Rs 5,000 crore with 14–15% margins. He expects the wheelset business to stabilise in the coming months and anticipates securing a sizeable tender from the Indian Railways.

  • Borosil rises as its Q4FY25 grows 119.3% YoY to Rs 11.1 crore, helped by lower finance costs and inventory destocking. Revenue increases 15.7% YoY to Rs 272.5 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks gaining versus previous close, open price and relative strength index (RSI).

  • IRB Infrastructure Developers' net profit rises 13.4% YoY to Rs 214.7 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower road work & site expenses and finance costs. Revenue increases by 4.3% YoY to Rs 2,149.2 crore during the quarter. It appears in a screener of stocks with high promoter pledges.

  • DLF rises sharply as its net profit grows 39.3% YoY to Rs 1,282.2 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 46.5% YoY to Rs 3,127.6 crore, driven by strong development business and record bookings from luxury launches like The Dahlias and Privana West during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with improving ROE over the past two years.

  • Antique Stock Broking maintains a 'Buy' rating on Arvind Fashions with a higher target price of Rs 672. The brokerage cites margin expansion driven by a better channel mix and lower discounting. It expects improved performance driven by power brand scale-up, product innovation, premiumisation, retail growth, and higher marketing spends. The brokerage has raised FY26/27 EBITDA estimates by 1%.

  • Pfizer surges more than 10% as its Q4FY25 net profit jumps 85% YoY to Rs 330.9 crore, helped by lower raw material costs and an exceptional gain of Rs 172.8 crore from the sale of lease in Thane. Revenue grows 2.4% YoY to Rs 636.5 crore during the quarter. It appears in a screener of stocks with dividend yields greater than their sector dividend yield.

  • HFCL secures an order worth Rs 173.7 crore to supply 5G telecom equipment to a domestic service provider.

  • Gujarat Gas' Q4FY25 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 20% despite falling 29.9% YoY to Rs 287.9 crore, due to higher raw materials, finance, depreciation & amortisation, and excise duty expenses. Revenue grows marginally by 0.3% YoY to Rs 4,176.4 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks outperforming their industries in the past quarter.

  • Aluminium prices dip as London Metal Exchange (LME) inventories rise to 343,000 tonnes and weak economic data emerges from China. China’s aluminium output hits record levels, nearing its 45 million tonne annual capacity cap, with 2024 production estimated at 43 million tonnes, up 2% YoY.

  • RVNL secures an order worth Rs 178.6 crore from Ircon International to commission signalling and telecommunications systems at 10 new railway stations.

  • Power Grid Corp of India is falling as its net profit declines 0.6% YoY to Rs 4,142.9 crore in Q4FY25. However, revenue increases 2.5% YoY to Rs 12,275.4 crore, driven by higher sales from the transmission and telecom segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

  • Karur Vysya Bank is rising as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 12.6% YoY to Rs 513.4 crore, driven by lower employee benefits expenses. Revenue increases 7.5% YoY, owing to improvements in the corporate and retail banking segments. The bank's asset improves as its gross and net NPAs decline 64 bps YoY and 20 bps YoY, respectively.

  • Bharat Electronics is rising as its net profit grows 18.4% YoY to Rs 2,127 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower consumption of stock-in-trade. Revenue increases 6.8% YoY to Rs 9,149.6 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing revenue every quarter for the past three quarters.

  • Nifty 50 was trading at 24,976.15 (30.7, 0.1% , BSE Sensex was trading at 82,205.11 (145.7, 0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,861.65 (-4.2, 0.0%)

  • Market breadth is neutral. Of the 1,998 stocks traded today, 968 showed gains, and 968 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include DLF Ltd. (753.50, 2.2%), IDBI Bank Ltd. (90.93, 1.4%) and Ipca Laboratories Ltd. (1,457.20, 1.4%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (12,932, -7.5%), Eternal Ltd. (228.28, -4.1%) and Indian Overseas Bank (37.74, -4.1%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. (1,334.55, 16.3%), Pfizer Ltd. (4,949.80, 10.8%) and CCL Products India Ltd. (830.70, 9.6%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Easy Trip Planners Ltd. (11.52, -4.7%), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (277.45, -3.0%) and Gujarat Gas Ltd. (458.70, -1.8%).

NLC India Ltd. (240.56, 1.8%) was trading at 17.5 times of weekly average. Zensar Technologies Ltd. (840.60, 6.8%) and BASF India Ltd. (5,304.30, 8.2%) were trading with volumes 14.9 and 12.1 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

4 stocks made 52 week highs, while 1 stock tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Redington Ltd. (282.65, 0.9%), Shree Cements Ltd. (31,445, -0.5%) and APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (1,799, -0.4%).

Stock making new 52 weeks lows included - Aether Industries Ltd. (732.60, -1.2%).

25 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. (1,334.55, 16.3%) and Pfizer Ltd. (4,949.80, 10.8%). 24 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Rites Ltd. (275.45, -6.6%) and Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (968, -5.9%).

 
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