Vishnu Chemicals (VCL) reported Q4 EBITDA at Rs640mn (flat YoY/QoQ), in line with our estimates. The Barium segment performed exceptionally well, with EBITDA doubling YoY to Rs345mn (+41% QoQ), led by a) price hikes in barium carbonate and precipitated barium sulphate (PBS) and b) benefits of backward integration from the Ramdas Minerals acquisition (baryte beneficiation plant).
Global Health (Medanta)’s Q4FY25 print was in line with street/our estimates. The Developing portfolio continued its healthy trajectory, as OBD grew 36% YoY (favorable base) while ARPOBs fell 7% on higher contribution of schemebased patients in both—Lucknow and Patna units.
Delhivery’s Q4FY25 print was a mixed bag, with revenue missing our estimate by 4% while EBITDA registered an 18% beat. The B2C segment continued to track its muted trajectory, growing only 3% YoY due to subdued demand and insourcing by Meesho.
REC reported a soft quarter, with moderating growth and disbursement led by higher repayments (including prepayments) and NPA resolutions, while margin and asset quality were stable.
KBL reported a 12% PAT miss in 4Q at Rs2.5bn, due to lower margin (down by 4bps QoQ to ~3%) and higher staff costs owing to higher actuarial provisioning on retirement benefits of Rs1.1bn.
Vijaya’s Q4FY25 results were a slight miss on our estimates (2%/3% on sales/EBITDA) due to industry-level headwinds (extended festivities in South India), capacity constraints in Pune centers, and gross margin contraction.
We retain REDUCE on Britannia with unchanged Mar-26E TP of Rs5,500, on 48x P/E (in line with its last 5Y forward average P/E). With improvement in macro trends, the management is reasonably optimistic about the sector recovery.
Canara Bank posted a 20% beat on earnings at Rs50bn/1.3% RoA, mainly aided by treasury gains/recovery from written-off loans and provision reversal on SR investments. Credit growth outpaced expectations at 12.6% YoY/2.5% QoQ, while deposit growth was strong at 11% YoY/6.4% QoQ.