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Polycab reported mid teen volume growth in its W&C segment. Domestic W&C business grew by 26.5% YoY, driven by mid-teen volume growth. Within this, domestic cables grew at a faster pace in the high teens, while wires registered...

BOB saw a weak quarter with core PPoP miss of 7.3% as NII/NIM was 6.1% below PLe. Margins remain under pressure; while reported domestic NIM fell by 9bps QoQ, full year NIM for FY25 fell by 16bps YoY to 3.02% due to 24bps increase in deposit cost and 13bps fall in loan yields. In our view, the fall in yields was likely due to preference for growth over profitability while increase in funding cost was driven by reliance on higher cost bulk deposits in FY25. Bank expects NIM to remain under pressure in Q1FY26, post which it may improve....

KEI has guided for 20% revenue growth till FY28 supported by commercial production of LT and HT cables in Q1FY26 and completion of Sanand plant by end of FY26 driven by strong demand in domestic & export markets. Major driver for domestic demand are power generation sector (Solar and Wind) and power distribution and transmission companies, as per the management. The company aims to improve its EBITDA margin once Sanand plant becomes operational. KEI reported strong rev growth in HT cables (+65.6% YoY), LT cables (+38.5% YoY) & housing wires (+37.9% YoY) in Q4FY25. Exports saw a...

Quarterly Update Q4FY25

KEI reported a healthy revenue growth of 26% y-o-y, reaching Rs. 2,914 crore (our estimate of Rs 2,737 crore) for Q4FY2025 led by 35% y-o-y growth in C&W revenues.

Q4FY25 performance beat our estimates. Revenue growth of 25% was strongly backed by strong performance across segments. In C&W segment cables outpaced the growth of wires segment. Volume growth remained at 15-17% and the balance of growth came from an increase in realizations.

Paytm again turned EBITDA (ex ESOP)-positive in 4Q, at Rs0.8bn (Emkay: Rs1.1bn). This was due to lower UPI incentive, which coupled with accelerated cost (Rs4.9bn) on ESOPs surrendered by MD & CEO Vijay Sharma and impairment in subs led to net loss of Rs6.1bn.

We maintain BUY on CG Power & Industrial Solutions (CGPower) with TP of Rs765 (unchanged). Q4FY25 results were broadly mixed, with revenue in line with estimates and our PAT seeing a marginal miss. Consolidated revenue/EBITDA/PAT grew 26/28/23% YoY to Rs27.5/3.6/2.9bn, respectively.

Kajaria’s Q4FY25 performance was weak on sales volumes as well as profitability fronts and missed our expectations. However, on a positive note, it has gained market share in FY25 as sales volume growth of 6% YoY was ahead of the industry (2% YoY growth).