Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Reported revenues stood at $1,131 million, down 0.6% q-o-q/ 6.3% y-o-y in CC missing our estimates of 0.2% q-o-q growth in CC. Rupee revenues stood at Rs 9,772 crore, up 1.1% q-o-q/9.9% y-o-y.

TCPL’s Q4FY25 numbers were good with consolidated revenue growing by 17.3% y-o-y to Rs. 4,608 crore (12% y-o-y organic revenue growth), with India beverage business revenues growing by 17% y-o-y (9% y-o-y organic growth), India foods business improving 27% y-o-y (organic growth at 17%), international business growing by 5% y-o-y and non-branded business reporting a 25% y-o-y growth.

HCLTech reported revenue of $3,498 million, down 1% q-o-q/ up 2% y-o-y missing our estimates of $3,502 million in constant currency (CC) terms. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 30,246 crore, up 1.2% q-o-q/6.1% y-o-y.

FY25 has been weak for the bank marked by elevated stress in unsecured retail loans resulting in a sharp increase in credit costs, higher interest rates and tight liquidity. Q4 earnings missed estimates led by accelerated provisioning on account of the stress in unsecured loans, yet PCR improved.

APE grew by 9% y-o-y in Q4FY25, while VNB grew by 12% y-o-y. For FY25, APE grew 16% y-o-y, Individual APE grew by 18% and value of new business (VNB) grew by 13% y-o-y.

Reported revenues stood at $104.6 million, up 2.9% q-o-q in constant currency (CC) terms, beating our estimates of 1.8% q-o-q growth in CC driven by core business in UK and Europe.

Q4FY25 numbers were decent with slight beat on earnings led by NIM expansion. NII at Rs. 32,066 crore (up 10% y-o-y/5% q-o-q) above estimates, led by higher NIMs. NIMs improved by 11 bps q-o-q to 3.54%, however excluding the impact of an ITR refund, core margins rose by 3 bps q-o-q.

ICICI Bank reported yet another steady quarter with strong return ratio amid a challenging environment. Net interest income (NII) at Rs. 21,193 crore (above estimates) grew by 11 y-o-y/4% q-o-q. Net interest margins (NIMs) improved by 16 bps q-o-q to 4.41% vs expectation of 2-5 bps decline however given the repo rate cut of 50 bps so far.

Reported revenues stood at $4,730 million, down 3.5% q-o-q/up 4.8% y-o-y in CC terms, missing our estimate of $4,842 million owing to lower third-party costs and revenue, and seasonality. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs 40,925 crore down 2% q-o-q/up 7.9% y-o-y.

Wipro reported IT services revenues of $2597 million, down 0.8% q-o-q/ 1.2% y-o-y in CC terms, missing our estimates of decline of 0.5% q-o-q in CC terms. Rupee revenue stood at Rs. 22,445 crore, up 0.7% q-o-q/1.7% y-o-y.

Earnings lagged estimates (~15%) at Rs. 510 crore, declined by 2% y-o-y mainly led by lower investment income (down 17% y-o-y) in Q4FY25. GDPI was also muted at just ~2.3% y-o-y in Q4 mainly due to slowdown in motor segment and deferred accounting of longterm policies.

APE declined 3% y-o-y in Q4FY25, while VNB grew by 2% y-o-y. For FY25, APE grew 15% y-o-y, Individual APE grew by 13% and value of new business (VNB) grew by 6% y-o-y. VNB margins improved to 22.7% (up 120 bps y-o-y/ up 150 bps q-o-q) versus estimates of 21.9% in Q4 driven by product mix changed towards non-par segment and retail protection.

TCS Q4FY25 reported revneue stood at $7,465 million, down 1% q-o-q/up 1.4% y-o-y, missing our estimate of $7,501 million. Revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms stood at 2.5% y-o-y. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 64,479 crore, up 0.8% q-o-q/5.3% y-o-y.

We attended Affle’s 3i Summit where its management highlighted its plan to be future ready with 10x growth vision and plan. The company highlighted that it has grown over 10x since 2018 and aims to achieve 10x growth through its credible vision and plan.

Power Grid has won 11 TBCB projects after the Q3FY25 results and the company maintains a strong win ratio (>50%) in its projects. The company is on track for a large capex of Rs. ~3.3 lakh crore till FY32 because of the strong renewable energy capacity addition in India.

The cement sector is increasingly consolidating, enabling companies to expand geographically, secure vital limestone reserves, and achieve economies of scale. Acquisitions are allowing market leaders to scale up quickly and strengthen their competitive positions.

The bank is reasonably confident to deliver loan growth of 1.5-2.0x the nominal GDP growth and sustain RoA over ~2% in the near to medium term.

Management expects over 20% growth in FY25 and is confident of sustaining this momentum, driven by strong 9MFY25 performance, favourable industry trends, and broad-based growth across verticals and markets.

Bajaj Finance’s board has promoted Mr. Rajeev Jain (MD & CEO) to as vice chairman, in the capacity of an executive director for three years with effect from 1 April 2025. Besides, Mr Anup Saha (deputy MD) has been promoted as MD.

We participated in a conference call organised by Mastek’s management to address the concerns stemming from the abolishment of NHS England on account of its merger with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).