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Colgate's revenue fell during the quarter due to temporary distribution disruptions following the revision in GST rates on oral care portfolio. However, its business fundamentals remained strong with continued brand investments and steady demand in premium segments. The company's strategic focus on innovation, product diversification and rural penetration is expected to aid recovery in the second half of FY26. Ongoing cost optimization under the funding the growth' program, coupled with innovation-led launches in oral and personal care should...
One 97 Communications (Paytm) reported a strong operational performance with adj. net profit of INR2.1b (vs. our estimate of INR1.3b). However, its reported PAT stood at INR210m due to a one-time impairment of INR1.9b on its loan to JV First Games.
Tube Investments’ (TIINDIA) 2QFY26 PAT at INR1.86b came in line with our estimate of INR1.78b, even as EBITDA margin at 13.1% was ahead of our estimate of 12.2%.
HPCL’s 2QFY26 EBITDA came in at INR76.2b (29% beat), aided by a higher-thanestimated reported GRM of USD8.9/bbl (48% beat). GRM, adj. for inventory gains, stood at USD8/bbl.
Q2FY26 Performance: Mphasis reported revenues of US$ 445 mn, up 1.8% QoQ/ 3.6% YoY (up 2% QoQ/6% YoY in CC terms). Direct Revenue (97.5% of the mix) 2.2% QoQ/ 7.9% YoY in CC terms. The EBIT margin at 15.3%, was flat QoQ/ down ~10 bps YoY. PAT came at 469 crore (up 6.2% QoQ/ 10.8% YoY). It won a broad based...
Q2FY26 Chemicals Business drives growth- Revenues grew 6% YoY to 3,534.5 crore driven by the Chemicals business (46% of the revenues) which reported a growth of 23% YoY to 1,667 crore. While technical textiles (13% of the revenue) and Packaging films (39% of revenues) reported a decline of 11% and 1% to 474.3 crore and 1,408 crore respectively. Consolidated EBITDA stood at 774.2 crore, up 44% YoY, translating to margins of 21.3%, up ~560 bps YoY driven by the Chemical business (EBIT) which stood at 29%, up ~1100 bps YoY. Moreover, PAT for...
Key Development: Federal Bank Board has approved the preferential issuance of up to 27.3 crore warrants to Blackstone affiliate Asia II Topco XIII Pte. Ltd., raising 6,197 crore. Each warrant, priced at 227, is convertible into one equity share with a face value of 2 and a premium of 225. Upon full conversion, the investor will hold a 9.99% stake and gain the right to nominate one non-executive director to the bank's board. The warrants have an 18-month exercise period, with 25% payment due at subscription and the remaining 75% at conversion. The proposal is...
SRF delivered results in line with our expectations primarily owing to healthy performance in specialty chemicals and higher pricing of refrigerant gases. Higher volumes especially in HFCs also contributed to the growth. While Revenue grew by 6% YoY, EBITDA and PAT grew by impressive rates of 44% and 93% respectively. The chemicals business registered strong revenue growth of 23% YoY along with ~1080 bps of YoY margin improvement to 28.9%. Although some orders have been deferred on the agro side, we expect SRF to recoup the same in H2FY26. The Fluorochemicals part of the business was elevated by...
Indus Towers (Indus) reported strong results, with slightly higher revenue than street estimate and 50bps QoQ rise in EBITDA margin, adjusting for provision reversal.
About the stock: Supreme Industries Ltd. (SIL) is the largest domestic Q2FY26 performance: Supreme Industries reported consolidated revenue of 2,409 crore (up 5.3% YoY, down 8.2% QoQ) for Q2FY26, led by 12% YoY volume growth (down 16% QoQ) at 1,54,431 MT (Plastic piping volumes were up 17% YoY at 1,19,860 MT). EBITDA margins came in lower than estimates at 12.4% (lower 170 bps YoY, almost flat QoQ) at 12.4%. Consequently, EBITDA and net profit declined 7% YoY and 20% YoY at 297 crore and 165 crore. Share of revenues from value added products increased to 45% at 1073 crore (up 18.3% YoY) from...
Coforge reported a strong Q2FY26 with consolidated revenue of INR 3,855 crore (USD 462mn), growing 8.1%/26.7% QoQ/YoY in INR terms, driven by robust growth in Travel (+6.4%), Healthcare, Retail & Hi-Tech (+5.9%), Insurance (+1.8%), and BFSI (+4%) sectors. EBIT margin expanded 251bps QoQ to 14%, supported by lower ESOP costs and operating leverage, despite higher hedge losses. PAT margin improved to 9.4%. Order intake reached USD 514mn with five large deals, lifting the executable order book to USD 1.63bn, up 26.7% YoY. Employee strength increased to ~35K with a low attrition rate of 11.4% and...
Federal Bank (FB) has approved up to 9.9% stake dilution to a Blackstone managed fund (fund) via preferential issues of warrants. The transaction would boost pro forma CET 1 by ~280bps (over the next 18 months) and FY27E ABV may rise by ~4%.
Federal Bank’s pivot toward margin-accretive growth, strengthening its liability profile and improving fee intensity is now further bolstered by the proposed ~INR62b preferential capital infusion from Blackstone.
