Sharekhan Broker Research reports

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.