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CreditAccess Grameen Limited (CREDAG), in its interim business update, reported a healthy recovery in its loan portfolio growth, with its Gross Loan Portfolio (GLP) increasing by 2.36%, reaching INR 253,950 Mn in February 2025, compared to INR 248,100 Mn in December 2024.
The expansion was driven by borrower additions of over 0.15 Mn onboarded in January and February 2025.

We recommend a BUY on the stock with a target price of Rs 4,300/share, implying an upside of 10% from the CMP

Driven by tariff repair in the India wireless segment, Bharti’s FCF generation improved significantly over the past few years (9MFY25: INR292b). Bharti’s main priority for cash deployment so far has been prepaying high-cost debt.

We see CIL’s FY25 performance to be impacted by possibly stagnant volumes, though e-auction price remains relatively stable. Production and offtake volumes until Feb’25–YTD was impacted by rake unavailability, inclement monsoons and ongoing production issues at SECL.

We upgrade City Union Bank (CUBK) to BUY with an unchanged target price of INR 200, valuing the stock at ~1.45x FY26E ABV, broadly in-line with forward RoAs. Post ~17% stock price correction in the last month, CUBK’s valuation at ~1.1x forward book is near its lowest in the last three years – juxtaposed with an improved growth outlook and NIM resilience.