Downgrades

Axis Bank’s Q4FY25 Net Interest Income stood at INR 1,38,105 Mn., a growth of 5.5% YoY (+1.5% QoQ). The Bank’s PPOP (Pre-Provisioning Operating Profit) for the quarter came in at INR 1,07,524 Mn., a growth of 2.1% YoY (+2.1% QoQ) led by operating efficiencies, while the Net profit declined 0.2% YoY (+12.9% QoQ) to INR 71,175 Mn.

Black & White

Greenply Industries’ Q4 revenue/gross profit/EBITDA grew 8.2%/16.5%/18.1% y/y to Rs6.5bn/2.7bn/681m. Easing input cost helped the gross margin to inch up 297bps y/y to 41.5%.

Q4FY25 revenue grew 11% YoY as a strong volume of 14% was offset by 3% fall in realisation, on weak pricing in key operating regions

Beats EBITDA estimate on unexpected sharp improvement in MDF gross margin, despite weak realisations and higher timber prices

4QFY25 came in at the upper end of guidance. 15.6% YoY CC revenue organic growth in FY25 top quadrant performance

MOFS continued its steady performance in Q4FY25 amid volatile markets and despite impact of the new F&O regulations, with operating PAT at Rs5.2bn (+4% YoY; -1% QoQ). However, treasury loss of Rs7.43bn resulted in reported consolidated loss (including OCI) of Rs2.2bn.

SBI Life’s GWP for Q4FY25 stood at INR 240,016 Mn., a decline of 4.9% YoY (-4.0% QoQ), led by lower new business premium. The VNB Margin expanded by 213bps YoY (+351 bps QoQ) in Q4FY25 to 30.5%.

We recommend our HOLD rating on the stock.

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock