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We maintain BUY on Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL) with a TP of Rs1,450 (implying 30% upside). Standalone revenue/EBITDA/PAT grew by 21%/31%/48% YoY, led by strong order book, improved execution, and operating efficiencies.

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) continued to report a robust performance, with PAT at Rs5.1bn and peer-best RoA at ~1.7%, which the bank guides to uphold, aided by healthy operating profitability and contained credit cost.

Management guided for 20%+ revenue growth with PBT margins of 5.25%5.5% on a standalone basis along with order intake of Rs260-280bn in FY26. We revise our FY26/FY27E EPS estimate by 1.8%/-3.6%, due to delayed collection in the Water business impacting the revenue. Kalpataru Projects International (KPIL) reported a 20.5% YoY increase in standalone revenue, with EBITDA margin improving by 66 bps to 8.4%. Growth was driven by strong execution across a robust order book, though delays in payment collections...

Quarterly Update Q4FY25

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Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA) posted a 12% YoY India revenue growth (inline), led by a 13% YoY increase in store additions. The same-store sales rose 5%, led by dine-in traffic growth and value offerings.

Consolidated revenue stood at Rs. 1,178.8 crore (up 9.3% y-o-y) in Q4FY25, while OPM grew 18 bps y-o-y to 10.3%.

Strong operating performance, combined with moderate provisions kept Karur Vysya Bank’s profitability robust, with 1.73% RoA (down 1bp q/q). Headline asset quality remained stable, with GNPA at 0.76% (down 7bps q/q) and NNPA at 0.2% (stable q/q).

Pricol reported a weak Q4 with core revenue growth/EBITDA margin (ex-P3L) below our estimate of 9.7%/12.2% amid muted 2W segment revenue (on OBD 2B regulation change), supply chain disruptions, and delayed exports.