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DCB Bank (DCB) hosted its maiden analyst day. The bank intends to remain focused on the underserved MSME segment through secured and granular loan offerings.

Max Healthcare (MAXH) reported in-line revenue and slightly better-thanexpected EBITDA in 2QFY26. The overall performance was robust, with consistent 20%+ YoY revenue growth and better or in-line EBITDA YoY growth.

We maintain our BUY rating on the stock on reasonable valuations.

We value the stock at 0.95x FY27E ABV to arrive at a target price of Rs 200/share, implying an upside of 14% from the CMP.

Strong Q2; Margin to expand by 200bps in FY27 Q2FY26 performance: India business grew by 35% YoY driven by mix of volume and price led growth. Volume growth stood at 7% YoY continuing its positive growth trajectory for 10th consecutive quarter. International business grew by 20% YoY on constant currency basis. Inflated copra prices (+113% YoY) and high base led to 814bps YoY decline in gross margins to 42.6%. EBIDTA margins declined by...

Q2FY26- Revenues growth a little subdued but margins strongRevenues grew ~9% YoY to 2556.5 crore driven by both domestic formulations and API exports. Domestic formulations grew 8% YoY to 1019 crore, driven by strong traction in pain management but also had some impact on account of GST rate rationalization. Export APIs grew ~45% to 221 crore. Under exports formulations - Branded exports grew ~2% to 145 crore, Institutional exports de-grew 29% YoY to 79.7 crore and generic exports de-grew 6% YoY to 268 crore. EBITDA grew 23.4% YoY to 545 crore while EBITDA margins grew by 257 bps to 21.3% aided...

About the stock: Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani) is one of the key manufacturers of critical metals such as special steels, super alloys (nickel base, iron base and cobalt base), titanium alloys etc. The company primarily cater to the requirements...

About the stock: Engineers India (EIL), established in 1965, is an Indian public sector Navratna company, primarily present into two segments - Engineering Consultancy and LSTK (Lump Sum Turnkey). EIL's business operations span the hydrocarbon value chain as well as diversified areas of Metallurgy, Infrastructure, Bio Fuels & Green Hydrogen. The company is also present in international markets...

Q2FY26 Performance: PNC Infratech reported a muted performance in Q2FY26, with standalone revenue from operations at 983 crore, down 14.5% YoY, impacted by a weak executable order book as delay in appointed dates in 4 projects impacted...

Infibeam enters FY26 with strengthened strategic clarity and a more focused business architecture following the platform transfer.