Prabhudas Lilladhar Broker Research reports

Gujarat Fluorochemicals reported consolidated revenue from operations of Rs12.3bn, marking an 8.1% YoY and 6.7% QoQ increase. This growth was primarily driven by an 11% YoY rise in the Fluoropolymers segment, attributed...

We revise our FY26/27 EPS estimates by -4.0%/-1.8%, factoring in continued weakness in Civil, Railways and O&G despite strong growth in T&D. KEC International (KEC) reported revenue growth of 11.5% YoY, while EBITDA margin expanded by 155bps YoY to 7.8%. Domestic T&D continues to remain robust while traction in the Middle East, CIS and Americas will drive international T&D business. The Cables business value unlocking will be further aided by capacity expansions across E-Beam and Elastomeric cables. In the O&G business, management plans to pursue only international opportunities...

HealthCare Global Enterprises' (HCG) Q4 consolidated EBITDA grew by 15% YoY to Rs1.1bn; in line with our estimate. The company's asset-light approach with a focus on partnerships has made its business model more capital efficient and scalable, in our view. We believe the strategic investment by KKR will bring in more operational and financial efficiency. Currently, HCG enjoys 13-14% pre IND AS margin, which is lower than its peers. We expect KKR to drive growth through bed expansion, rationalization of existing assets and scale up of...

We cut our PAT estimates by 15%/6% for FY26E/FY27E as we re-align our depreciation forecast & profitability assumptions for Nodwin and downgrade NAZARA to a HOLD (earlier BUY) with a revised TP of Rs1,241 amid 26% rise in stock price over the last 1 month. NAZARA reported an EBITDA margin of 9.8% (PLe 9.0%) while PAT was impacted by an impairment charge of Rs153mn pertaining to the erstwhile accessories business. We expect sales CAGR of 27.5% over next 2 years led by the recent acquisition of Curve Games with an...

P&F reported soft volume growth of 2.1% YoY due to challenging demand scenario and delays in ADD on PVC resin prices. The company has guided double digit volume growth for FY26, with margin recovery expected as competitive pricing will improve with demand and normalization in channel inventory. EBIT/kg for the P&F segment moderated at Rs10.5 with lower PVCEDC spread at USD 491/MT and 3.2% YoY lower realization. The correction in realization was mainly due to discounts and correction in RM prices. We...

Consumerware revenue (68.7% of total revenue) reported strong growth driven by improved performance in in-house manufactured glass drinkware products, supported by a focus on cost efficiency. Opalware products also performed well during the period. Writing Instruments revenue declined due to reduction in exports, while domestic sales remained flat. CELLO expects revenue momentum to get better with increased capacity utilization at its...

SCHAND reported an in-line operating performance with EBITDA margin of 43.1% (PLe 42.2%) while there was a narrow miss at bottom-line level due to higher-than-expected tax rate of 26.7% (PLe 21.9%) amid non-recognition of DTAs in subsidiaries. Management expects revenues to surpass Rs8,000mn with EBITDA margin of ~18-20% in FY26E led by 1) 5-7% increase in volumes as NCERT is expected to announce new syllabus books for grades 4,5,7&8, 2) multiple content syndication deals and 3) single digit price hike across product...

Management guided for revenue growth of 20% YoY with 150bps improvement in EBITDA margin in FY26. We revised our FY26/27E EPS by -3.4%/-3.6%, factoring in deferred orders and execution delays. BEML reported a strong quarter, with revenue growing 9.2% YoY and EBITDA margin improving by 110 basis points, supported by better material cost management and increased defence contributions. The FY25 order book stood at Rs140bn, below the guided ~Rs180bn due to delays in...

RAINBOW's Q4FY25 consolidated EBITDA grew by 9% YoY (down 15% QoQ) to Rs1.15bn, but 5% below our estimates due to weaker occupancy. RAINBOW enjoys higher margins, strong FCF generation with net cash B/S, and healthy...

JSTL has given FY26 cons prod / sales guidance of 30.5mt/ 29.2mt. JSW Steel (JSTL) reported inline operating performance in 4QFY25 led by lower RM, operating costs and improved subsidiaries' performance. Cons volume grew 11% YoY aided by newly commissioned 5mtpa Jindal Vijayanagar Metallics (JVML) capacity ramp up and stable domestic demand. Average cons NSR declined 3% QoQ due to muted steel pricing affected by imports. Decline in coking coal consumption cost by USD15/t and lower iron ore costs drove...