Atul invested ~Rs20bn over the last three years in setting up capacity (capex matching the cumulative investment over the last decade). In its analyst meet, management highlighted unrealized sales potential of over Rs25bn from recently concluded capex (~Rs17bn) and from previously unutilized capacity (~Rs8bn).
V-Mart’s Q4 profitability improved, with a 272bps y/y higher EBITDA margin at 8.7% (~90bps above ARe), driven by lower Limeroad losses and better offline margins. FY25 sales/EBITDA grew ~17%/77% y/y, led by 11% SSSG.
Exceeding estimates, Eternal’s Q4 saw strong execution in Blinkit, with the GOV growing ~20.8% q/q, 134% y/y, and the contribution margin expanding ~10bps q/q, which is encouraging, given heightened competition and aggressive dark store addition (~294 added; ~40% of the total 1,301 stores added in the last two quarters).
Stable margins and strong fees led to City Union Bank’s steady operating performance. Overall profitability was strong, with RoA coming at 1.53%. Ahead, we expect net slippages to be negative since most of the stress has been recognised. The focus now shifts to business growth.
Public hearing and mine inspection for EC enhancement has already been completed and is awaiting a formal response from the MoEF. Environmental public hearing for the EC expansion which completed in Jan’25 received consent from representatives of ~30 villages and the management expects receipt of formal response by end of May'25.
Q4 was better than expected for Bandhan Bank, given the challenges the MFI segment was faced with. Though slippages were higher than in the prior quarter in the overall book incl. the EEB book, the decrease in the SMA book was positive, indicating lower incremental stress build-up.
Strong growth in non-interest income was counterbalanced by weak NII and higher opex which led to ~3% sequential de-growth in core operating profits for Federal bank.
Lagging our estimated 13.4%, TVS Motor’s Q4 adj. EBITDA margin (excl. PLI benefits pertaining to previous quarters) came at 12.5% due to less-than-expected PLI benefits.
Greenply Industries’ Q4 revenue/gross profit/EBITDA grew 8.2%/16.5%/18.1% y/y to Rs6.5bn/2.7bn/681m. Easing input cost helped the gross margin to inch up 297bps y/y to 41.5%.
