Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Grasim’s standalone EBITDA of Rs. 271 crore fell 48% y-o-y and 17% q-o-q with decline in operating profit of Cellulosic fibres and textile business but mitigated a little by the chemical business.

Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited’s (ABFRL) Q3FY25 performance was driven by festive and wedding demand, leading to better LFL growth of key businesses, while overall demand sentiments continued to be muted.

JFL’s Q3FY25 consolidated numbers are not strictly comparable with previous quarters due to integration of the DP Eurasia business.

Marico posted mixed performance in Q3FY25, led by a sequential improvement in volume growth in the domestic business and revenue beating estimates, while OPM fell y-o-y and missed estimates.

MSIL’s (Maruti Suzuki India Ltd) Q3FY25 performance was decent with revenue inline of estimates, while EBITDA margin beat expectations with q-o-q rise in gross margins.

Zydus Wellness Limited’s (ZWL’s) Q3FY25 numbers were mixed with revenue beating estimates and growing by 14.6% y-o-y to Rs. 462 crore (versus expectation of Rs. 435 crore), while OPM stood flat y-o-y at 3.1% and missed expectations of 5.8%. Volume growth stood at 4.8%.

KPR Mills’ (KPR) Q3FY25 performance was impacted by a sharp decline in the profitability of the sugar business, which dragged overall margins, while strong revenue growth was driven by doubledigit growth in both textile and sugar businesses.

VA Tech Wabag Limited reported a decent performance during Q3FY2025 with sales growth of 15.1% y-o-y to Rs. 811 crore. Domestic revenue increased 24% y-o-y to Rs. 496 crore while the international revenue was up 2% y-o-y to Rs. 308 crore.

Britannia’s Q3FY25 numbers beat estimates on all fronts. Consolidated revenue grew 7.9% y-o-y to Rs. 4,593 crore (higher than our and average street expectation of Rs. 4,499 crore) with standalone revenue growing by 7.7% and subsidiaries’ revenue increasing 13.3%.

Birlasoft reported revenue of $160.8 million, down 1.1% q-o-q/0.1% y-o-y, in constant currency (CC) terms, missing our estimate of $164.3 million. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 1362.7 crore, down 0.4% q-o-q/up 1.5% y-o-y.