Sharekhan Broker Research reports

KEI reported a healthy revenue growth of 26% y-o-y, reaching Rs. 2,590 crore (our estimate of Rs 2,411 crore). Revenue growth was in turn led by a 29% y-o-y growth in cables revenues. Within the cables segment, LT cable revenues rose up 23%, HT cables 50%, and housing wires 30%.

Colgate’s Q1FY26 performance was weak with numbers missing estimates on all fronts. Standalone revenues declined by 4.2% y-o-y to Rs. 1,434 crore, missing our and the average street’s expectation of Rs. 1,525 crore and Rs. 1,498 crore, respectively.

Q1FY26 performance beat our estimates. Revenue growth of 26% was strongly backed by strong performance across segments.

Reported revenues stood at $1,153 million, up 0.8% q-o-q/ 4.4% y-o-y in CC terms, slightly missing our estimates of 1% q-o-q growth in CC terms. Sequential growth was led by Consumer business and Healthcare, Lifesciences & Public Services verticals.

IHCL reported a good start to FY26 delivering strong double-digit revenue and PAT growth. Consolidated revenues grew by 31.7% y-o-y to Rs. 2,041 crore beating ours and the average street’s expectation of Rs. 1,992 crore and Rs. 1,980 crore, respectively.

Tech Mahindra’s (TechM’s) reported revenues stood at $1,564 million, up 1% q-o-q/0.4% y-o-y in-line with our estimate. In CC terms, revenue declined 1.4% q-o-q, missing our estimate of 0.7% decline.

HCL Tech reported revenues of $3,545 million, up 1.3% q-o-q/5.4% y-o-y in line with our estimate of $3,543 million. In CC terms, revenue growth in Q1FY26 was down 0.8% q-o-q/up 3.7% y-o-y.

Reported revenue stood at $7,421 million, down 0.6% q-o-q/1.1% y-o-y, missing our estimate of $7,587 million. Revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms stood at -3.3% q-o-q, chiefly led by ramp-down of BSNL deal.

We retain a Buy rating on Marico with an unchanged PT of Rs. 825. The stock trades at 51x/44x its FY26E/FY27E EPS, respectively.

Vinati Organics delivered a robust FY25, with an 18.3% year-on-year revenue increase, a 23.7% rise in operating profit, and a 25.8% surge in net profit. Growth was primarily driven by ATBS and Antioxidants.

We interacted with Affle 3i’s (Affle’s) management to understand the business outlook and growth prospects of the company.

CIFC is expected to benefit from declining interest rates as the RBI has reduced repo rate by 100 bps over the last couple of quarters. The management expects a reduction of ~20–25 bps in cost of borrowings, hence improvement in NIM by ~10–15 bps in the current fiscal and some benefits would accrue in FY27.

Radico Khaitan Ltd (RKL) continues to focus on premiumisation and expects double-digit volume growth momentum in the Prestige & Above (P&A) category to continue.

Over the past three years, Axis Max life has posted strong industry leading APE growth of 18% with 13% VNB CAGR. The management aspires to continue to grow APE in mid-teens (300-400 bps higher than industry) with VNB margin at 24-25% in FY26.

LTFH remains assertive on reduction in credit cost and improvement in Asset quality in the MFI space from H2FY26. The MFIN Guardrails 2.0 will help build quality portfolios in the long term, also has limited impact in the short term.

In its analyst meet, Trent’s management provided insights about the company’s strategies and key focus areas, which will help the company to deliver strong double-digit growth in the coming years.

In a recent media interaction, Shree Cement’s management stated that cement demand was slightly subdued in May due to a heatwave and geopolitical uncertainty (IndiaPakistan tensions) in the North.

Indian defence forces are set to make emergency purchases worth Rs 40,000 crore to enhance combat readiness. The initiative focuses on acquiring key systems being prioritised under emergency powers, including surveillance drones, kamikaze drones, missiles, and various types of ammunition.

We interacted with management of Persistent Systems to understand the company’s business strategy and growth prospects.

Overall, FY25 has been tough owing to higher interest rates, tight liquidity, and high stress in unsecured loans. Profitability is expected to rebound from H2FY26 as headwinds recede on the margin and asset quality fronts.