Key Jubi narratives now are - store expansion, industry-leading revenue growth, resilient margins, unlock-led recovery, digital capabilities, high quality management, platform potential, market opportunity. What’s not ticking (for consensus) is the international expansion which JUBI has aspirations for.

HeidelbergCement India’s (HEIM) Q2FY22 EBITDA at Rs1.2bn (down 8% YoY) was higher than our / consensus estimates led by higher volumes, up 11% YoY and 4% QoQ. Realisation remained flat QoQ and YoY while total cost/te rose 6.8% YoY and 4.1% QoQ resulting in EBITDA/te declining 16.8% YoY and 14.6% QoQ to Rs946/te.

ICICI Prudential Life’s (IPRU) business strategy has over the years diversified well enough to remove dependence on ULIPs, any particular bank as well as retail protection. This makes the business more resilient and flexible to adapt to changing consumer demand and was the main reason for our multiple upgrades last quarter.

GMR Infrastructure (GMRI) is one of the largest Indian airport developers and operators, with a large portfolio of assets across the energy, transport and urban infra sectors. It operates two of India’s largest airports – Delhi and Hyderabad – which handled 25-28% of all-India passenger traffic in the past decade. The airline sector is witnessing speedy recovery from the covid impact.

stores. 2) lower competition given covid led shakeout 3) strong ecosystem opportunity in India and emerge as a global QSR player. We believe success key to furtther re-rating. We maintain Accumulte with a DCF based target...

Nestle India (NEST) 3QCY21 result has been in-line with our estimates. Revenue continued double digit growth momentum on a high base of 10%YoY. Organised trade recorded strong recovery with revenue growth at mid-twenties after a muted second quarter due to COVID-induced-lockdowns. Revenue growth in both metros and small towns stood at high double digit. MAGGI Noodles and MAGGI MasalaaeMagic posted healthy growth while MAGGI Sauces reported muted growth due to decreased inhome consumption, high base and increased competitive intensity. Milk Products and Nutrition (toddler range and milk made), Confectionary (power brands; Kitkat, Munch,...

ACC's Q3CY21 EBITDA came in-line with our and consensus estimate. Volume in the quarter has increased by 1% YoY and is lower than UTCEM due to ACC's exposure in east and south. East region volume was impacted due to excessive rainfall. ACC planned capacity addition in central region, will provide much needed growth. ACC capacity to increase by 11% yoy in CY22E. On demand ACC expects industrial and commercial construction to witness revival on back of: a) Deferred investments from previous fiscal. b) Implementation of PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme. And c) Warehousing space to more than double over next 5 years due to e-commerce boom....

We thus lower our Revenue/EBITDA/PAT estimates for CY21-23E by 1-5%. Maintain HOLD with an unchanged TP of Rs. 18,600 and await better entry points.

In a welcome new disclosure, the quarterly press release now has commentary on segmental growth, and growth for the quarter seems to be broad based across the four key segments. On a high EBITDA margin base, operating profit and PAT growth came in tepid at 5.9% and 3.2%, respectively, especially as material cost inflation led to the lowest gross margin in 17 quarters in 3QCY21. The press release indicated commodity costs pressures are likely to persist. Valuations at 60.8x CY23E EPS do not leave any room for any upside from a...