Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Jyothy Labs Limited’s (JLL’s) Q3FY25 performance was muted with revenue growing by just 4%, while a ~110 bps y-o-y decline in OPM led to 4% y-o-y decline in PAT.

Strong asset quality trends continued to drive earnings and RoA although operating performance was muted. NII at Rs. 11,032 crore (above estimates) grew by 7% y-o-y/5% q-o-q. NIMs were broadly stable, improved by 1 bps q-o-q to ~2.93%. Interest on IT refund & interest income from NPA recoveries,

Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCI) reported higher-than-estimated consolidated revenue at Rs. 1,147 crore (up 14.5% y-o-y), driven by growth in SCM (12.9% y-o-y), while freight (up 8.8% y-o-y) remained soft as expected and Seaways revenue (up 9% y-o-y).

RKL’s Q3FY25 performance was good with revenue growth of 11.5% y-o-y to Rs. 1,294 crore and OPM rising by 191 bps y-o-y to 14.2%, which led to PAT growth of 27% y-o-y to Rs. 96 crore.

BOB reported a mixed performance in Q3FY25 as core operating performance was weak while asset quality trends were stable. Net interest income (NII) at Rs. 11,417 crore (below estimates) grew by 3% y-o-y/ down 2% q-o-q.

Q3 numbers were steady. Management commentary and data suggest that asset quality stress has peaked out, making outlook stable

Standalone revenue growth of 9.9% to Rs. 1,185 crore was led by strong performance in electronics (27.9%), while electricals and consumer durables had a moderate growth of 1.2% and 8.1% respectively. Standalone net profit was flat, hit by lower operating margins.

Restaurant Brand Asia (RBA) saw SSSG improve sequentially in Q3FY25, with the India business’ SSSG falling 0.5% (versus a 3% decline in Q2FY25) and the Indonesia business’ SSSG declining 4.1% (versus 15% decline in Q2FY25).

WHL’s Q3FY25 performance was weak, missing estimates on all fronts owing to lower footfalls and sharp decline in EBITDA margins which led to a sharp decline in the PAT.

Emami’s Q3FY25 numbers were soft but performance was relatively better compared to peers, as the company posted mid-single digit volume growth and OPM beat expectations.