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expects ~30% growth in EU sales in the first year post-approval, translating to ~2,500 MT additional volume as per the company. Expect revenue/EBITDA to grow at 13%/85%, respectively, over FY25-27E. We value Apex at 17X P/E and recommend BUY rating with a revised target price of Rs. 284....

Quarterly Update Q1CY25

We maintain our BUY rating on the stock.

Quarterly Update Q1FY25

With an 14% upside potential from the CMP, we maintain our BUY rating on the stock.

Varun Beverages (VBL) has inched closer to its goal of becoming a full-scale F&B
player with the recent agreement with PepsiCo to manufacture, distribute, and sell
snack food items in Zimbabwe and Zambia. We believe this agreement will serve as a building block for VBL’s snack food business.

Highlights: (1) Continued buoyant margin performance led by lower input prices, higher realisation and benefits of strategic cost-saving initiatives undertaken, (2) international business strengthened further, following the acquisition of BevCo (South Africa and surrounding region) and agreement signed for manufacturing of snacks from May’25 in Morocco market,

With a 18% upside potential from the CMP, we maintain our BUY rating on the stock.

Varun Beverages (VBL) reported a revenue growth of 11% YoY in 1QCY24,
led by volume growth (up 7% YoY) and high realization (up 4% YoY to
INR180/case).

Quarterly Update Q4FY24

We maintain a Buy rating for VBL, with a target price of Rs 1550 per share, representing a potential upside of 11% from the current market price

Quarterly Update Q3FY24

We maintain our BUY rating on the stock with the revised TP of Rs 1,450/share (47x CY25EPS) vs. the earlier TP of Rs 1,200/share (45x CY25 EPS), implying an upside of 24% from the CMP.