ICICI Securities Limited Broker Research reports

TVS Motor Company (TVSL) continued to move up the profitability curve. The company delivered yet another quarter of record margin at 11.7% (vs. consensus 11.8%).

In Q2FY25, Zomato sustained >20% YoY GOV growth in food delivery. Gross take rate declined 20bps QoQ. We believe this was due to higher proportion of ‘zero delivery fee’ orders.

Takeaways: (1) Varun (VBL) has aggressively ramped up production (operating at maximum utilisation) at its recently commissioned DRC facility, due to strong demand. It plans to scale up production capacity at DRC in a phased manner.

MCX’s Q2FY25 results exhibit three main trends: 1) consolidating on the new steady cost profile; 2) Healthy volumes across futures, options and premium conversions. 3) Growth in option participation.

In Q2FY25, Supreme Industries (SI) reported disappointing operational performance. Blended plastic volume was flat YoY with pipes volume being flat too YoY (-27.1% QoQ; 5-year CAGR of 8.6%).

Mahindra Logistics Limited’s (MLL) Q2FY25 EBITDA performance undershot our/consensus estimates by 6.2%/23.6%. Key points: 1) Network services, which is ~18% of overall business, grew 46.1% YoY while 3PL grew by 6.8%. 2) Gross margins
improved for network services.

Persistent Systems (PSYS) reported a strong quarter on all fronts – 1) revenue; 2) deal TCV; and 3) margins.The company can address a key investor concern of its ability to improve margins in FY26 given one-off gains in FY25.

Gravita India’s (GRAV) Q2FY25 performance was in line with our estimates. Key points: 1) Production volume rose 7.7% YoY aided by Lead (Pb), growing at 8.7% YoY. 2) Profitability was aided by LME-MCX arbitrage.

Indus Towers’ (Indus) Q2FY25 performance was good on two counts: 1) stable net tenancy addition at 4,308 with some benefit already showing from VIL/BSNL rollout; and 2) strong cash collection, including INR 10.8bn collected towards past overdue.

UltraTech Cement’s (UTCEM) focus on increasing its capacity/market share and enhancing efficiency remains heartening. However, in Q2FY25, the sectoral pangs of subdued demand and weak prices got the better of the industry leader.