ICICI Securities Limited Broker Research reports

Ad revenue declined 6.4% YoY in Q3FY25 as there was a sharp cut in ad spends by FMCG companies in Nov’24 and Dec’24. Subscription grew 2% YoY, lower than our estimated 4% YoY, as pricing hikes by the company are taking time to implement.

OIL India delivered a relatively muted Q3, with a 4%/23% YoY decline in standalone EBITDA/PAT to INR 22.6/INR 12.2bn, missing I-Sec’s estimates of INR 25.9/INR 16.2bn. Higher forex loss, lower other income and marginally lower gas realisations dragged earnings in Q3. Consol.

Dynamatic Technologies’ (DTL) Q3FY25 performance was impacted by its hydraulics division. Aerospace division sustained its strong showing due to refined product mix and better inventory management.

Service level EBITDA margin for Delhivery express parcel segment was ~500bps lower than what was realised in Q3FY24, despite a similar top line due to a one-off surge in intracity vehicle rental expenses (cINR 540mn differential).

Bharti Airtel (Bharti) delivered another strong quarter with an improvement in its key focus criteria, AGR market share win with Bharti continuing to narrow the gap vs. RJio.

Astra Microwave Products (AMP) Q3FY25 performance was steady. Consolidated EBITDA margin was at 29.5%, benefitting from execution of defence orders.

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (Akums) in Q3FY25 saw its CDMO business’ volumes recovering (+0.6% YoY). Growth in CDMO should pick up in the next few quarters given Akums’ healthy order book alongside API prices also settling.

3M India’s EBITDA margin of 14.1% in Q3FY25 was at its lowest since the past nine quarters. We believe INR depreciation and higher freight cost impacted 3M’s margins.

Apollo Tyres’ (APTY) Q3FY25 standalone EBITDAM was down 100bps QoQ at 11.1% on RM cost increase. EU EBITDA margin increased ~290bps QoQ despite RM price increase, led by higher mix of UHP tires and cost-reduction initiatives.

Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) EBITDA margin at 14.4% was up ~20bps QoQ (vs consensus estimate of 14.7%); auto segment’s EBIT margin was up 20bps QoQ at 9.7%, and FES EBIT margin increased 60bps QoQ to 18.1%.