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LIC is treading well towards increasing VNB by pushing product mix towards non- participating segment (8.9% in FY23 individual APE mix vs 7.1% in FY22) and sharp focus on improving persistency (improvement in all cohorts except 25M in FY23).

Power Finance Corporation’s (PFC) Q4FY23 PAT was healthy at Rs34.9bn, up 16% QoQ and 34% YoY, largely driven by credit cost reversal of Rs4.9bn. CRAR sustained above 24% and PFC announced final dividend of Rs4.5/share, taking the total dividend for FY23 to Rs13.25, which translates into ~30% dividend payout ratio.

Engineers India (EIL) reported a strong set of numbers with Q4FY23 EBITDA up 51% YoY to Rs1.6bn (I-Sec: Rs1.4bn) led mainly by 540bps YoY margin expansion to 18.8%. PAT grew 26% YoY to Rs1.6bn (I-Sec: Rs1.4bn).

Repco Home Finance’s (Repco) Q4FY23 financial performance sustained its improving trajectory as reflected in 9% QoQ growth in PPoP driven by robust 6% QoQ NII growth and tight control on expenses (down 5% QoQ).

TCI Express’ (TCIE) Q4FY23 EBITDA performance surpassed our estimates by ~12.7% primarily on higher volumes and better capacity utilisation leading to higher margins. Key points: 1) Truck utilisation improved to ~85% in Q4FY23 vs average of 84.25% in FY23; 2) EBITDA margin expanded by 190bps QoQ to 16.6% (vs 16.8% in Q4FY22 and 14.7% in Q3FY23).