We expect a short-term yield contraction as the company shifts toward secured lending and aims to attract high-ticket clients. The downward revision in earnings forecasts reflects changes in the equity structure. Although the shift in lending strategy may pressure asset quality in the near term, improved employee incentives could aid recoveries and help offset provisioning risks. With the ongoing restructuring and Bain Capital's involvement, we foresee enhancements in process discipline and cost control. Given the short-term stabilization phase, this may take time. We revise our rating to...

*over or under performance to benchmark index PI Industries manufactures plant protection and specialty plant nutrient products and solutions under its agri-inputs business. It is also a leading custom synthesis and manufacturing (CSM) company in India, providing contract research and contract...

Sobha's broad-based expansion across cities is set to gain momentum, with ~3.1msf of launches planned in Noida and 0.2msf in Mumbai, positioning the company to capitalize on growing demand across markets....

We recently attended CEAT’s Investor Day to understand its medium-term growth strategy. Over the next two years, CEAT aims to gain leadership position in the PV replacement segment (currently, no. 3 player with 16% market share); it is also targeting ~200bps of market share expansion in the TBR segment.

KECI in our recent meeting highlighted a continued strong addressable market for T&D and improving opportunities in the civil segment for residential buildings, petrochemicals, hospitals, etc. while, industrials has been witnessing slow momentum.

Vodafone Idea’s (VIL) Q4FY25 ARPU rose 0.6% QoQ (Bharti down 0.1%, RJio +1.4%), on expected lines. However, VIL lost higher-than-expected subs, and data subs dipped marginally by 0.1mn despite initial 4G network expansion.

Century Plyboards (CPBI) reported Q4FY25 consol. revenue growth of 13% YoY. Plywood/laminates/MDF and allied revenues grew 9.6%/ 1.3%/37.2% YoY with volumes up 6.8%/0.5%/39.2% YoY (6-year CAGRs of 10.2%/2.7% / 16.3%), respectively.

Sharda Cropchem Limited (SCL) reported solid growth in 4Q FY25 as revenues increased by 39.4% y-o-y to Rs 1,828.5 crore. This robust quarterly growth was mirrored by a strong overall top-line performance for the entirety of FY25.

The bank performed strongly due to improved asset quality and robust deposit mobilisation, driven by an enhanced digitalisation journey and focused customer acquisition efforts. We expect strategic initiatives like expanding high-margin emerging corporate lending, launching targeted retail schemes, and investing in...