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We expect CSL to witness healthy growth in revenues & profitability over FY25-28E, led by execution pick-up in both the segments and increasing share of margin accretive ship-repair segment. We estimate revenue & PAT...

Other income to PBT is ~40% in FY25. The valuation multiple (P/E) based on core business earnings, i.e., excluding cash and tax-adjusted other income, stands at 71x on FY25 earnings. The company gained market
shares in both washing machine and refrigerators in FY25, despite a highly competitive landscape.

Our recent meeting with LT reinforces our thesis that execution growth will remain strong for the company over the next few years, driven by a strong order book. The company is selectively eyeing projects from domestic markets and expects international ordering to keep supporting growth.

We upgrade Hindalco to BUY from Reduce, with an increased TP of Rs900 (Rs650 earlier). After the flatlined stock performance in the past 12M, we see HNDL doing well from here.

We interacted with the management of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) to discuss the growth prospects and profitability outlook for the company’s various segments and other focus areas.

De-risking legacy book and building healthy portfolio: South Indian Bank's pre2020 defaults in corporate exposures and Covid related delays spiked NPAs to 5.9% in FY22, forcing large provisions that hammered profitability. The bank has since derisked sharplylegacy stressed book down from 65,349 crore (63% of advances in FY22) to 16,973 crore (19% in FY25) via recoveries/exitsdriving GNPA to 3.2%, NNPA to 0.9%, and PCR to 85%, with ~98% of corporate book now being AAA/A+ rated. Newly originated granular retail/MSME and selective corporate lending shines pristine (GNPA 0.46%), backed by tighter underwriting, digital platforms, and robust collections, with fresh slippages easing to 1.5% for sustained turnaround. Recalibrating the mix remain core strategy: Management is driving a structural...

We initiate coverage on AGI Greenpac (AGI) with BUY and Sep-26E TP of Rs1,520 based on DCF method, implying 19x Sep-27E EPS. AGI is a leader in the Indian container glass (CG) industry with >20% market share.

In FY25, India’s tea production declined 5% YoY but rebounded in the current season (Jan–Jul’25) with 14% growth, led by Assam and West Bengal. This stabilized prices after a peak in Jun’25.

Tata Steel (TATA) is pursuing an aggressive capacity expansion strategy in India to capitalize on the rising domestic demand.

The primary as well as secondary sales were impacted in Q2FY26 due to excess trade inventory at beginning of Q2FY26 and five weeks difference in announcement and implementation of GST reduction – that’s the chief takeaway from the management call.