Buy

We are initiating coverage on Prince Pipes & Fittings Ltd (PRINCEPIPE) with a BUY recommendation and a target price of Rs 400/share, which implies an upside of 18% from the CMP.

Renewal Phase: Strengthening Legacy for Future Growth

De-risking legacy book and building healthy portfolio: South Indian Bank's pre2020 defaults in corporate exposures and Covid related delays spiked NPAs to 5.9% in FY22, forcing large provisions that hammered profitability. The bank has since derisked sharplylegacy stressed book down from 65,349 crore (63% of advances in FY22) to 16,973 crore (19% in FY25) via recoveries/exitsdriving GNPA to 3.2%, NNPA to 0.9%, and PCR to 85%, with ~98% of corporate book now being AAA/A+ rated. Newly originated granular retail/MSME and selective corporate lending shines pristine (GNPA 0.46%), backed by tighter underwriting, digital platforms, and robust collections, with fresh slippages easing to 1.5% for sustained turnaround. Recalibrating the mix remain core strategy: Management is driving a structural...

The largest fully integrated value-added ferrochrome producer in India, IMFA is raising production capacity ~35%, from ~284,000 tonnes to ~384,000 with a greenfield ferrochrome plant at Kalinganagar expected by mid CY26.

We initiate coverage on AGI Greenpac (AGI) with BUY and Sep-26E TP of Rs1,520 based on DCF method, implying 19x Sep-27E EPS. AGI is a leader in the Indian container glass (CG) industry with >20% market share.

AU Small Finance Bank (AUBANK) remains an attractive combination of growth and earnings as the bank navigates through the last leg of stress in the MFI and Cards segments.

In FY25, India’s tea production declined 5% YoY but rebounded in the current season (Jan–Jul’25) with 14% growth, led by Assam and West Bengal. This stabilized prices after a peak in Jun’25.

Riding the Gold Loan Surge

Its strong execution capabilities and diversified portfolio, we maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 705/share, implying an upside of 29% the CMP

GST Rationalization: Structural boost for Automobile industry: Government has announced GST 2.0 reforms thereby reducing GST rates for the automobile sector across the segments and value chain. Small cars, 2-W's up to 350cc, and 3-Ws will now attract 18% GST vs. 28% earlier, while buses & trucks also shift to 18% rate. Farm machinery like tractors & their components have also seen a reduction from 12% to 5%. Total tax incidence for larger passenger cars, SUVs is also reduced from 43-50% to 40%. Apollo tyres stand to benefit from GST rate cut, as the move towards...