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Colgate’s Q2FY26 result reaffirms that business remains structurally fatigued, with no visible triggers for a turnaround. Revenue declined 6.2% YoY, implying a 7-8% volume decline amid GST-led destocking and continued competitive intensity.

Weak power demand impacted Torrent Power as it reported subdued Q1FY26 result. Gas based capacity forms 56% of the total installed capacity.

AU SFB reported weak core performance, with margins declining sharply by 40bps QoQ to 5.4%, although higher treasury gains and surprisingly lower nonstaff opex, amid bidding for a Universal Banking license led to a ~6% PAT beat, at Rs5.8bn/1.5% RoA.

YES Bank's core performance remained weak, with credit growth slowing to 5% YoY (down 2.1% QoQ), while margins remain low at 2.5%.

Kumiai Chemical Industry (Kumiai) has revised up its H1FY25 revenue guidance by ~9% to JPY96bn from JPY88bn, citing that net sales are expected to exceed the forecast due to advanced shipment to overseas markets in its Agchem business.

We've been long critical of Colgate India's (consistent) strategy of not investing (enough) for toothpaste category growth (our opinion), not aggressive (enough) in diversifying outside of oralcare (parent has a good HPC portfolio though), over-earning, in our opinion (operating margins at ~37% after adding back royalty).

HRRL or Barmer refinery, in which HPCL has 74% stake, has witnessed cost escalation from Rs431bn projected in FY18 to Rs718bn currently. The project with 9mmtpa of refining capacity and 2.4mmtpa of petrochemicals is likely to throw poor ROCE of ~3% due to high depreciation and interest burden thereof. Additionally, Brent appears to be rising, which means gross marketing margins on auto fuels have peaked. Threat of further hike in excise duty on auto fuel also remains. Structurally, the high marketing leverage that HPCL used to enjoy...

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) reported better-than-expected Q4 results with standalone EBITDA of Rs58bn (up 20.8% YoY; PLe: Rs35.6bn, BBGe:Rs40.5bn) and PAT of Rs33.5bn (up 18% YoY; PLe: Rs10.8bn, BBGe: Rs16.8bn). On the refining front, GRM came in at USD8.5/bbl. GMM stood at Rs4.6/lit, and under-recovery on sale of LPG stood at Rs33bn. The stock is trading at 1.3x FY27 P/BV. In Q1-TD, Singapore GRM has remains at USD3.6/bbl, with strength in past few days. Average marketing margins on petrol/ diesel...

4QFY25 CC growth a tad below estimate but EBIT margin surprise +ve. FY25 organic rev. growth is likely in mid teen. FY26 hinted to be better.

Delivers industry leading growth in FY25 and in 4QFY25 and maintains its aspiration of US$2bn revenue by FY27 (20% CAGR)

PSYS reported a robust operating performance in Q4. Revenue growth of 4.5% QoQ CC was in-line, while EBITM of 15.6% was ahead of our estimate. Growth was predominantly led by BFSI and Hi-Tech while HLS stood flat.

AU SFB continues to grow its credit portfolio at a healthy pace, defying industry trend and the declining MFI/Card book. However, higher CoF and interest reversal on MFI/Card NPAs has led to continued margin correction (10bps QoQ).

Capital raise eases adequacy, but NPA pressures persist

Target 2.0 is a challenge given NPAs and capital adequacy constraints

Torrent Power reported subdued Q3FY25 result. Revenue was up 2% YoY to INR 65bn, EBITDA grew 6.5% YoY to INR 11bn and PAT grew 40% YoY.

PAG’s Q3 EBITDA was 7-19% ahead of street/our estimates, largely led by 250- 370bps better margin, as topline was 1-5% lower. Revenue growth moderated to 7% (vs 11% in Q2) due to muted demand environment.

3QFY25 has yet again proven the volatility in Mphasis's business compared to its Tier-2 peers like Persistent & Coforge

AU SFB logged a muted performance with a 5% miss on PAT at Rs5.3bn/RoA at 1.5%, mainly on lower other income and elevated provisions owing to ongoing stress in unsecured loans (MFI, Cards, PL) and seasonality impact on the agri and wheels book.

Coforge reported strong topline growth of 8.4% QoQ (CC), well ahead of our estimate of 4.7%. Growth was healthy across most horizontals, verticals, and geographies.

3QFY25 was blockbuster quarter 8.4% growth QoQ in CC terms (our estimate-2.8%. Belied seasonality)