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Overall credit growth remains sub-par for Union Bank (UNBK) at 8% YoY, but the bank managed to report a ~11% PAT beat at Rs50bn (RoA of 1.3%), mainly due to lower provisions as banks paused to build provisions towards ECL in Q3.

Tata Elxsi’s Q3 performance was driven by growth in Transportation, supported by large deal ramp-ups, recovery of a strategic client and expansion into adjacencies, with margins improving materially on higher utilization.

According to media reports, the Union Cabinet has granted Vodafone Idea (VI) a 5-year interest-free moratorium on its Rs 877bn AGR dues before FY18 which will be payable over FY32-41.

Cyient Semiconductors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyient, has signed a definitive agreement for acquiring majority stake exceeding 65% (with full control expected by the end of four years) in Kinetic Technologies—leader in power management as well as high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs— for a total consideration of USD93mn (~3x P/S on CY24 basis vs median multiple of ~5x).

announced to acquire entire minority shareholder stake of 23.3% in Biocon Biologics held by Viatris (Mylan Inc.), Serum Institute, True North and Tata Capital for US$ 1.173 billion, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary and valuing BBL at US$ 5.5 billion. Biocon will issue its shares worth US$ 773 million and make a cash payment to Viatris for the balance US$ 400 million. Cash payment to be paid by bridge / interim funding and a...

Strong Fundamentals, but Valuation leaves little room to run

Pine Labs reported 17.8% YoY revenue growth, with strong growth in the Issuing and Acquiring business (up 32.5% YoY) offsetting the weakness in Digital Infrastructure and Transaction Processing (DITP) business (up 11.9% YoY).

*over or under performance to benchmark index We retain a cautious stance on Muthoot Finance despite its solid operating performance. The company continues to benefit from its strong gold-loan franchise and supportive industry tailwinds; however, intensifying competition in the segment...

Tatva Chintan is transitioning into a stronger growth phase primarily driven by SDA recovery, clearer electrolyte-salt commercialization, scalable agro/pharma pipelines, and a structurally high-entry-barrier semiconductor opportunity.

We initiate coverage on Pine Labs with REDUCE and TP of Rs210. Pine Labs has a strong value proposition in the enterprise POS segment (supported by high customer stickiness driven by deep software integration) and dominant position in EMI aggregation (owing to its early-mover advantage).

VIP reported very poor Q2FY26 results, significantly missing our expectations. We believe the disappointing performance is primarily driven by the change in ownership and ongoing management transition. Revenue declined 25% YoY to Rs4.1bn, with gross margins contracting from 45.1% to 30.6% in Q2FY26, indicating a sharp clean-up of the books. Consequently, EBITDA loss widened to Rs1bn, despite a reduction in employee cost and other overheads. Adj. net loss increase to Rs1.4bn, compared to Rs366mn in Q2FY25, primarily due to higher depreciation costs (12% YoY), partially offset by lower finance cost and a significant increase in...

VIP reported very poor Q2FY26 results, significantly missing our expectations. We believe the disappointing performance is primarily driven by the change in ownership and ongoing management transition. Revenue declined 25% YoY to Rs4.1bn, with gross margins contracting from 45.1% to 30.6% in Q2FY26, indicating a sharp clean-up of the books. Consequently, EBITDA loss widened to Rs1bn, despite a reduction in employee cost and other overheads. Adj. net loss increase to Rs1.4bn, compared to Rs366mn in Q2FY25, primarily due to higher depreciation costs (12% YoY), partially offset by lower finance cost and a significant increase in...

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPV) delivered one of its worst financial performance in recent times recording a consolidated loss of INR 55b largely due to significantly weak performance at JLR (EBITDA margin at - 1.6% Vs our estimate of 7%) even as India PV business performance was largely in line.

Natco’s Q2FY26 result was ahead of our expectations, driven by higher supplies of gRevlimid which would fade away in H2FY26; management guides for profitability to drop to INR 2.75-3bn in H2 (vs. INR 10bn in H1).

Relaxo Footwears’ (RLXF) 2QFY26 results reflect persistent volume pressure amid muted demand trends and transient impact from the GST implementation.

Deepak Nitrite (DN) reported a weak operating performance, with EBITDA declining 31% YoY to INR2b in 2QFY26. Gross margin contracted 440bp YoY to 27.6% and EBITDA margin contracted 390bp, driven by macro headwinds, pricing trends, and tariff developments.

Biocon’s Q2FY26 revenue growth of 19.6% YoY was driven by recent launches like bUstekinumab, bAspart, bBevacizumab and bAflibercept, and the launch of generic liraglutide.

We retain REDUCE on PAG and Sep-26E TP of Rs39,450 (45x P/E), as sub-par growth trends continued in Q2. PAG’s Q2 EBITDA was 6-18% lower than street’s/our estimates, on a 2-6% revenue miss and 100-300bps lower EBITDA margin.

Eicher's 2QFY26 consolidated PAT at INR13.6b was slightly lower than our estimates of INR14.4b, due to lower-than-expected margins in both segments.

IRCON delivered a subdued performance in Q2FY26 on a standalone basis, with revenue from operations at Rs18.5bn, down 19.5% YoY despite an 11% sequential recovery. EBITDA declined to Rs2.4bn from Rs2.9bn in Q2FY25, while margins contracted sharply to 12.9% from 14.9% a year ago, reflecting cost overruns and lower-margin project execution. PAT stood at Rs1.8bn, down 25% YoY though improving 23% sequentially, driven by better execution in railway and highway projects and higher other income. The decline in profitability and margin compression were key disappointments, primarily due to losses in...