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HGIEL posted 14%/1% YoY revenue/EBITDA growth in Q1FY26 to Rs17.1/2.5bn, respectively, while RPAT stood at Rs1.3bn.

A steady execution pace, continued operating profitability and steady orders make HG Infra’s FY25 results comforting with one-off margins in Q4. This sets the tone for an even better performance ahead.

Power Mech Projects Limited is a company that offers a wide range of services in both the power and non-power sectors. They are the biggest service provider in operations and maintenance (O&M) and have integrated their services both forward and backward.

Q2FY26 Performance: Revenue increased by 8.3% YoY (-14.5% QoQ) to Rs 2457.6 crore due to sales volume growth of 2.4% YoY (to 4.30 mtpa, -15.7% QoQ) and 5.8% YoY (+1.5% QoQ) improvement in realization. EBITDA/ton increased by 63.9% YoY (-16.1% QoQ) to Rs 853/ton. On PAT level, the company reported profit...

Valuations at 9.7x EV/EBITDA & USD 71/ton on FY27E basis look attractive considering the company's strong growth plans with entry into new markets. We recommend BUY on NVCL with a target price of 590 per...

In line with our estimates, J Kumar’s Rs14.8bn/1.03bn Q1 revenue/PAT with ~15/19% y/y growth displays strong execution and improved margins.

JK Cement (JKCE) has embarked on an express growth track, offering strong visibility of 16% CAGR capacity creation over FY25-30 (vs. FY15–25’s 9%).

Beating ARe, HG Infra’s Q1 ~Rs17.1bn revenue (up 13.5% y/y) reflects its strong execution abilities. The dip in the 13.8% EBITDA margins (16.2%, Q1 FY25) is attributed to one-time provisions.

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock

consideration of Rs.1,828cr (1.33x of investment). We expect this disinvestment and objective to diversify to other infra segments will augur well for the growth prospects. Ample opportunities in both road and non-road projects (Rs.90,000cr) with a strong balance sheet will aid in rerating. We therefore maintain a BUY rating with a target price of Rs 386, based on a P/E of 14x FY27 EPS and HAM assets at 0.5x P/B....

Birla Corporation (BCORP)’s 1QFY26 EBITDA increased ~34% YoY to INR3.5b (~8% miss due to lower-than-estimated realization). EBITDA/t was up ~23% YoY to INR725 (est. INR838), and OPM surged 2.3pp YoY to ~14% (est. ~16%).

Shree Cement (SRCM) reported a robust performance in Q1FY26 with EBITDA growing by 34% YoY to Rs12bn, driven by effective cost control and pricing strategy. Net profit almost doubled to Rs6,185mn, up 95% QoQ, underlining the company's margin improvement and operational leverage. The EBITDA margin expanded by nearly 590 bps YoY to 24.8%, and cash profit also saw a healthy 24% YoY rise to Rs12mn. Total sales volume for the Q1 2026 stood at 9mn tonnes. The contribution of premium cement products in trade sales improved to 17.7%, up from 15.6% QoQ. Given the improvement in cement prices, we...

ting the drag on margins. Resultantly, gross margins stood at 29.1%, registering a 68 bps expansion. Employee costs fell to 13.2% from 15.1% in the same quarter last year, thereby bolstering an EBITDA margin expansion of 194 bps to stand at 13.2%. Profit After Tax registered 31% YoY growth to stand at Rs.805.50cr. Despite higher depreciation (32% increase), finance costs (35% increase), and a jump...

We maintain our BUY rating on the stock.

NCC has a strong orderbook at INR 701bn with book-to-bill ratio of 3.7x TTM revenue – one of the highest in the industry. It has already bagged orders worth INR 65bn in FY26-YTD with guidance of INR 220bn OI for FY26.

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PNC’s ~Rs11.4bn/1.4bn Q1 revenue/EBITDA came below ARe’s ~Rs15.4bn/1.8bn and the consensus’ ~Rs16bn/1.9bn.