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Federal Bank (FB) has demonstrated strong business growth and is rebalancing its portfolio toward medium- and high-yielding segments like LAP, used CVs, gold loans, and credit cards to drive profitability.

Over the past three years, Axis Max life has posted strong industry leading APE growth of 18% with 13% VNB CAGR. The management aspires to continue to grow APE in mid-teens (300-400 bps higher than industry) with VNB margin at 24-25% in FY26.

In FY25, Indigo reported a 17% YoY increase in revenue, primarily driven by an 11% YoY rise in passenger volumes. EBITDA grew by 11% YoY, though it was impacted by a higher forex loss on account of INR depreciation, an increase in lease expenses, costs associated with grounded aircraft (AOG) and elevated airport fees. Added 67 aircraft during the year, taking the total fleet count to 434. Management has guided for a double-digit capacity growth in FY26. The growth outlook remains strong, supported by a robust domestic network and increasing penetration in international markets. Consequently, we are revising our EPS estimates upward by 13.1% for FY26...

JSW Steel's outlook for FY26 remains positive, driven by expected strong demand growth of 8-10% in the Indian market. The company anticipates that its volume ramp-up would meet the increased demand, resulting in lower conversion costs compared to existing operations. Additionally, the focus on renewable energy and the expansion of large and efficient blast furnaces are expected to enhance the company's cost competitiveness. Coking coal costs are expected to decrease in Q1FY26. Overall, EBITDA is expected to improve due to better performance in US...

We expect competition intensity is likely to persist in the short term, however, the demand scenario may pick up due to better forecasts on monsoon and moderation in inflation, which may drive the decorative demand....

We met Mr Subrat Mohanty, Executive Director and Mr Puneet Sharma, CFO of Axis Bank (Axis). The bank did not provide any guidance, though it acknowledges the healthy systemic liquidity; this, in conjunction with the hefty cumulative cut, should aid systemic loan growth, albeit with a lag.

We met Dilip Banthiya, CFO and Saket Somani, SVP - Finance & Strategy. Takeaways, Confident of reporting strong double-digit volume growth in P&A brands driven by expanding product offerings and widening distribution network.

declined by 10 bps compared to FY24, settling at 12.9%. Operating expenses increased by 11.0% YoY to Rs.1,108 cr. in FY25, while a decline in fee and other income led to a marginal rise in the cost-to-income ratio to 30.7%, up from 30.5% in the previous year. Despite a sharp 327.1% YoY increase in provisions due to accelerated write-offs targeting delinquent accounts, the company reported an annual profit of Rs.531.4 cr. Gross NPA and Net NPA rose sharply to 4.8% and 1.7%, respectively, from 1.2% and 0.4% in FY24, reflecting a notable deterioration across all PAR buckets. While collection efficiency remained subdued for the first three quarters of the year, it showed signs of recovery towards the end of FY25, indicating early momentum in asset quality stabilization....

Tata Steel recorded a disappointing quarter on a YoY basis owing to lower price realisation across regions. However, profitability increased on account of cost optimisation measures and higher other income. Other helpful factors were the company's strong liquidity, strategic investments, cost-competitive measures launched across all regions, the upgradation of IT infrastructure to improve corporate expenses and the rationalisation of downstream operations are expected to drive future growth. Additionally, with relation to the US-UK trade deal, steel and aluminium tariffs on the goods of UK origin have now been eliminated, and this is...