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Focus stays on capacity addition that will help achieve incremental market share aimed at ~18%/22% by FY28/FY30

We met with Ameera Shah, Promoter and Executive Chairperson of Metropolis Healthcare (MHL), to gain insights into management strategy of growing organically (via network expansion) and inorganically (revenue synergies following the integration of recent acquisitions).

We met with the management of Blue Star (BLSTR) to understand recent trends in the AC industry and mgmt outlook for FY26. BLSTR expects ~20- 25% YoY revenue drop in RAC in Q1FY26 due to a high base and unseasonal rains, partly offset by steady growth in CACs (~10-12%, led by data centers) and Commercial Refrigeration (~15-20%, led by visi coolers/freezers).

In our monthly Hotels update we have summarized key events of the domestic hotel industry, new hotels signing/addition by key players during the month and pricing trend of key cities for June, 2025. We have analyzed pricing of 171 hotels with ~33,000 keys across 8 cities to understand the trend over last 24 months (Exhibit 18). After a healthy growth in ADR, the industry witnessed decline in ADR, primarily led by seasonality. Early monsoons in various parts of the country further dented travel plans and weighed on ADR. We anticipate the softness in ADR to continue for a couple of more months. However, we attribute this as a seasonal factor and overall positive momentum of the industry to continue led by demand-supply mismatch,...

Building Material companies under our coverage universe are expected to report single digit revenue growth due to weak demand, along with contraction in margins due to fluctuations in PVC resin prices in plastic pipe companies and tiles, due to oversupply in the domestic market, which has leads pricing pressure. We anticipate moderate volume growth of 5.2% YoY in plastic pipe sector. Tiles and bathware sectors are likely to experience single digit growth expecting demand to pick up in H2FY26. We expect coverage companies to register sales growth of 4.3% YoY, given correction in Finolex Ind revenue and...

JV with UPL to commercialize in FY27; gradual ramp-up expected Aarti Industries demonstrated a volume growth of 17% in FY25, however realizations across key products remained subdued, resulting in lower margins. For FY26, the management has guided double-digit volume growth and expects margins to remain stable. The Energy segment, which contributed 36% to the company's topline in FY25 and is largely comprised of MMA, saw sequential improvement in export volumes, although pricing pressure persists due to...

to ensure non-compete and synergy alignment between AHEL and NewCo, with clear role demarcation - AHEL to focus on core healthcare and NewCo on pharmacy & digital. The demerger was on expected lines and is aimed to unlock value by creating a focused, high-growth platform in the pharmacy and digital healthcare space, which is more consumer centric in nature. The stake sale in HealthCo to Advent and merger with Keimed are a positive step and will lead to an integrated pharmacy distribution business. Scale-up in...

We initiate coverage on INOX Wind Limited (IWL) with a BUY rating and a TP of INR210/share, implying 21% upside. IWL is a leading vertically integrated player in India’s wind energy sector, delivering end-to-end solutions from conception and commissioning to O&M of wind power projects.