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We recommend a BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 187/share, implying an upside of 10% from the CMP.

LT’s annual report of 2025 highlighted its consistent focus on diversifying revenue streams, exploring new opportunities and enhancing return profile.

Despite robust growth over the past few years (6.5x revenue growth over FY19-25), management indicated that Trent’s share in India’s fashion and lifestyle retail industry remains in low-single digits.

For FY26, capex is guided at Rs. 400425cr, with Rs. 250300cr for new projects and the rest for renovation, maintenance, and IT. Capex intensity is expected to *over or under performance to benchmark index...

Voltas delivered steady performance in Q4FY25, driven by impressive growth in the UCP segment and healthy margins. Voltas' Chennai RAC manufacturing facility's ramp-up is on track, enhancing supply chain efficiency in southern and western regions. The company's strategic plans, including new product launches and distribution network expansions, are poised to further bolster its market share. Operational efficiencies and optimised manufacturing capabilities would also contribute to the success. Currently, the stock trades at 42X 1-year blended forward PE valuations. However, a short summer and early onset of monsoon could impact...

We attended JLR’s Annual Investor Day meet to understand its outlook and growth strategy. JLR gave guidance for £28bn revenue with 5-7% EBIT margin in FY26 (vs earlier guidance of 10%; FY25: 8.5%); it maintained its interim/long-term guidance of 10%/15%, led by sustained focus on premiumization (growing share of higher-priced models), pricing discipline, and structural cost reduction.

We interacted with the management of Voltas (VOLT) to gain insights into the current demand trends, the company’s strategy amid challenging conditions, and segmental performance.

In Q4FY25, Petronet's consolidated revenue declined 10.7% YoY to Rs. 12,316cr, primarily due to delayed capacity expansion and lower volume processed. The Dahej terminal processed 189 trillion British thermal units (TBTU) of LNG, a 13.7%...

multiple product portfolios. EBITDA margin contracted by 160bps YoY to 13.8%. Volumes in dyes, pigments and polymer additives are encouraging, while the agrochemical demand environment remained challenging. As per management, a volume pick-up is seen across the segments, even though the pricing environment remains subdued due to overcapacity....

Under HealthCo, offline pharmacy revenue grew 16.6% YoY to Rs. 2,084cr as store count rose to 6,626 (vs 6,360 in Q3FY25) and strong private-label sales. Online pharmacy sales grew 22.3% YoY to Rs. 292cr. Apollo got a boost as daily active...

*over or under performance to benchmark index CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd manufactures and distributes electrical equipment, such as transformers, reactors and control equipment, as well as industrial motors and pumps and communication systems. CG Power's consolidated revenue for Q4FY25 grew 25.6% YoY to Rs. 2,753cr, led...

*over or under performance to benchmark index driven by higher prices and a favourable product mix. Meanwhile, revenue from the others segment grew 13.7% YoY to Rs. 898cr. EBITDA expanded 5.7% YoY to Rs. 6,548cr, supported by increased revenue. How-...

Author: Vincent K A - Sr. Research Analyst expenditure over the next two years towards capacity expansion, plant modernization (including automation for cost optimization), and enhanced renewable energy initiatives. Management aspires to reach 1000 Xclusive stores across India over the next few...

Over the past 10 years, GALSURF has demonstrated its ability to scale profitably while navigating cyclical and regional challenges.

Quarterly Update Q4FY25

Jubilant Ingrevia is one of the leading players in India supplying chemical intermediates to agrochemical innovators for almost 3 decades. The company is now transitioning to become a CDMO player and has already signed 2 contracts for agro CDMO, one of which is worth USD300mn and will start contributing to revenue from Q4FY26. As highlighted in our previous report, 7 more molecules with pyridine chemistry are expected to go off-patent by 2028, thus making Jubilant a good fit to manufacture them. However, unlike...

PGHH’s strategic pillars that drive growth in the Personal and Healthcare categories are intact. The company holds a dominant ~50% market share in both the Feminine Hygiene and Healthcare categories.

V-Guard Industries Ltd (VGRD) is one of the leading players in the electrical consumer durables space. Major product segments include Stabilizers, Cables & Wires, UPS, Pumps and Electrical Appliances. In Q4FY25, revenue grew 15% YoY, exceeding estimates, driven by strong growth in Electronics (+26% YoY), Electricals (+15% YoY), and the Consumer division (+12% YoY). However, the Sunflames' business declined by 24% YoY. EBITDA grew by 12% YoY, while EBITDA margins declined by 22bps YoY to 9.3% despite a 120bps YoY improvement in gross margins, largely due to higher...

We attended Tata Motors’ (TTMT) analyst meet for India business. TTMT expects CV industry volumes to grow at a slower CAGR of 3-5% over the next five years relative to average freight demand CAGR of 5-7% due to the impact of dedicated freight corridors (DFCs).

The sector outlook is expected to remain positive due to industrialisation, urbanisation and e-mobility adoption in the economy along with increased capacity requirements for non-fossil fuel capacity, additional demand for electricity and energy storage requirements. It has a strong pipeline of work across segments and has won good new projects, which is expected to drive growth in the long term. It has a well-planned capex outlook for the next three years and a strong business outlook, especially in the transmission business, up to 2032. However,...