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Business growth remains strong with a rising focus towards high-yielding advances

In line with our expectations, Macrotech Developers (LODHA) has achieved strong Q4FY25 sales bookings of INR 48.1bn (up 14% YoY).

Weak prolonged winter season impacted Orient Electric’s water heater and fan sales, while lighting outperformed led by strong B2B demand. Fan demand recovered over the past 7–8 days, and management remains optimistic about Q1 performance, supported by severe summer forecast across India.

In Q4FY25, pre-sales rose 14% YoY/7% QoQ to INR48.1b, while volumes grew 4% YoY/15% QoQ to 3.6msf. In FY25, pre-sales grew 21% YoY to INR176.3b, surpassing the guidance. For FY26, the company has guided for pre-sales of INR210b and volumes of 11msf.

RBL Bank (RBK) reported 4QFY25 PAT of INR687m (81% YoY decline). NII declined 2.3% YoY to INR15.6b (in line) due to lower disbursals in the JLG business. NIMs remained broadly stable at 4.89% during the quarter.

IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB) reported 4QFY25 PAT of INR3.04b (58% YoY decline, 6% beat to MOFSLe) amid lower tax expense. NII grew 10% YoY/ flat QoQ to INR49.1b (in line). NIMs contracted 9bp QoQ to 5.95% (in line), dragged by a decline in the MFI business.

Poonawalla reported another patchy quarter (Q4) with elevated credit cost (3.03% of AUM) and opex (4.6% of AUM) pushing profitability materially lower (RoA of 0.76%).

MSIL reported ~9% YoY/5% QoQ lower EBITDA on Kharkhoda plant costs, higher advertising, and lumpy other expenses; margins declined by 113bps QoQ to 10.5%, with underlying margins adjusted for lumpy expenses at ~11.4% (~5% miss vs Consensus).

Poonawalla Fincorp (PFL)’s 4QFY25 PAT declined ~81% YoY to ~INR623m (MOFSLe: INR1.8b). FY25 loss was INR983m (vs. PAT of INR10.3b in FY24).

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) reported standalone revenue for 4QFY25 at INR1.4b (+16.5% YoY), below our estimate by 7%, due to a lower-thanestimated per-unit transaction fee (-8.6% YoY, -6.8% QoQ).