Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Standalone revenues stood at Rs. 687 crore, up 2.3% q-o-q/13% y-o-y in line with our estimates of Rs 692 crore. Recruitment business continued to grow, whereas non-recruitment businesses also continued to grow with cash profitability.

Standalone revenue grew by 32% y-o-y to Rs. 8,926 crore while EBITDA was at Rs. 221 crore fell 58% y-o-y. In Q4 Cellulosic Fibre revenue grew by 8% y-o-y While EBITDA de-grew by 36% y-o-y due to increased key input costs.

Colgate’s Q4FY25 performance was muted owing to soft demand in urban markets and heightened competitive intensity. Standalone revenues declined by 1.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,463 crore, missing our expectation of Rs. 1,520 crore, with toothpaste volumes flat y-o-y.

ITC’s net revenues (including other operating income) grew by 9.6% y-o-y to Rs. 17,248 crore driven by 6% y-o-y growth in the cigarette business’s net revenues and a 17.7% y-o-y growth in the agribusiness’s revenue.

VA Tech Wabag Limited (Va Tech) reported a strong performance during Q4FY2025 with sales growth of 23.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,156 crore. This helped them meet the 15% revenue growth guidance for FY25.

GKEL’s Q4FY25 LFL performance was strong with revenue (including other income) growing by 17% y-o-y to Rs. 706 crore and EBITDA margin expanding by 76 bps y-o-y to 14.4%.

Emami’s Q4FY25 performance was steady with consolidated revenues growing by 8.1% y-o-y to Rs. 963 crore, OPM declining 89 bps y-o-y to 22.8% and adjusted PAT rising by 9.2% y-o-y to Rs. 179 crore.

Q4FY25 standalone revenue of Rs. 10,983 crore was slightly down y-o-y due to weaker capitalization in the last year. The transmission revenue of Rs. 10,904 crore was down 1.6% y-o-y while consultancy revenue of Rs. 298 crore increased 45% y-o-y.

Dabur’s Q4FY25 numbers were dragged by weak performance of the India business, while the international business delivered good performance.

Q4FY25 was yet another muted quarter for JLL amid subdued demand and higher competitive intensity hit revenue growth, while inflation in key input prices impacted profitability.