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We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock.

About the stock: Crompton Greaves Consumer electricals (CGCE) is one of the leading fast moving electrical goods (FMEG) companies with presence in electrical consumer durables (ECD). With a legacy spanning over 85+ years and robust distribution backbone of 2800+ distributors, 236,000+ retail touchpoints and over 860 service centres, CGCE is well positioned to capitalize its network for existing segments as well as provide a runway for its newer businesses to scale. Q2FY26 performance: CGCE reported modest Q2 with revenue of 1915 crore, up 1.0% YoY / -4.2% QoQ. Fans segment reported single digit de-growth YoY owing...

Somany Ceramics Ltd.'s (SCL) Q2FY26 result was below our estimates on key parameters. The company reported muted sales volume as Northern markets were weak due to excess rains. Further, the domestic market witnessed higher sales volume being captured by local players due to a substantial price differential resulting from poor quality and high levels of tax/duty evasion. This high level of evasion was expected to go down post-GST, but has persisted. On a positive note, the industry's overall export pickup (up 7% based on five months of data) is significant because it means a lot of Morbi players will start re-exporting,...

Amber Enterprises (AMBER) posted a weak performance in 2QFY26. Weakness was driven by the consumer durable segment, which was impacted by lower demand and delayed purchases owing to GST 2.0.

One-offs led Weak Quarter; H2 to be better! About the stock: Somany Ceramics is the second largest tiles manufacturer in Riding on real estate strong cycle, the company has guided for mid to high single digit tiles volumes ahead in FY26. Q2FY26 Performance: Somany ceramics tile volumes were flat YoY at 17.8 MSM with tile revenues of 570.6, were up 0.4% YoY. The overall revenue was at 680.5 crore, was up 2.9% YoY. The EBITDA margins were subdued at 8.1%, down 72bps YoY, given the higher operating expenses. PAT stood at ~15 crore, down 12.6% YoY...

Crompton reported a weak quarter, as expected. However, there were clear advances in execution and portfolio realignment.

V-Guard’s Q2 EBITDA beat our estimate by 4.4%, driven by stronger margins in Electricals and a sharp Sunflame recovery from all-time lows.

Affected by an 18% y/y drop in Lloyd (and 2% in ECD), though offset by 12% y/y growth in cables & wires and 8% in switchgear, Havells’ Q2 was weak. ECD and Lloyd were hit by softer seasonal demand but would recover from Q3 as inventories normalise and festival demand booms.

CELLO has been witnessing muted performance for the last few quarters due to a weak demand scenario amid a consumption slowdown.

Cost rationalisation measures boost margins: We highlight the company has taken various measures including staff rationalisation, promoters forgoing salary, unification of sales and packaging re-engineering etc. to control cost, which has boosted operating margins. The company's cost optimization measures included the unification of sales and procurement functions for bulk purchasing, packaging re-engineering resulting in annual savings of 3035 crore, workforce rationalization, a hiring freeze, and stringent control over advertising expenditures. Management expects Profitability to improve on...

Finolex Cables Ltd. (FCL) is India's largest manufacturer of electrical (80% of revenue) and telecommunication cables (16%). FCL has a wide distribution network with a high brand recall. In Q1FY26, revenue grew 13% YoY, driven by a 16% YoY increase in electric wire volumes. However, the communication cables segment declined 7% YoY due to client-side contract delays. EBITDA declined 9% YoY, with margins contracting by 40 bps YoY to 9.4%,...

We recommend a BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 340/share, implying an upside of 10% from the CMP. We believe that the current valuations are attractive and the the CMP provide a good entry point

We attended the plant visit event organized by R R Kabel (RRKABEL) at its Waghodia plant in Gujarat, where we interacted with the senior management team, followed by a tour of the plant.

Metering & systems segment contributed ~63% to total revenues as of FY25, while balance ~37% by consumer & industrials. Company has 7 manufacturing facilities (5 in Haryana & 2 in Himachal) and 2 R&D centers. In meters segment, company has an annual capacity of 12 million units. Q1FY26 performance: HPL reported mixed set of Q1FY26 results. The revenues came in at 383 crore down 2.5% YoY. The key disappointment came in from the metering segment wherein the revenues were down 14.5% at 203 crore whereas consumer segment grew by 16.1% YoY at 179 crore. The decline in metering...

Finolex Cables delivered steady ~13.4%y/y Q1 revenue growth led by electrical volumes up 16% y/y, though margins were pressured by a weaker mix with higher project sales and subdued agri-wire demand.

Somany Ceramics (SOMC) reported Q1FY26 consol. revenue growth of 4.5% YoY with tile volume rising 3% YoY (6-year CAGR of 5.1%) while tile realisation was largely flat YoY (+1.2% QoQ).

Consumerware revenue (69.1% of total revenue) reported soft growth due to early onset of rains, which affected hydration category, while glassware products grew 50%. Writing Instruments faced weak demand in both export and domestic markets, though the company expects demand improvement in FY26 driven by new launches, higher advertising spends to drive market share...

Eureka Forbes reported strong set of numbers for 7th straight quarter. Eureka saw double-digit growth in the product business both in value and volume terms, despite a subdued demand backdrop.