Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Q3FY25 numbers were weak. Loan growth and deposit growth stood at a multi-quarter low. Slippages were elevated too at 2.3%, a multi-quarter high. Slippages largely attributed to Credit cards, Ppersonal loans, MFI and Agri-portfolio. Asset quality would stablise over the next couple of quarters.

LTTS reported revenue of $312 million, up 3.1% q-o-q/8.7% y-o-y in constant currency (cc) terms, missing our estimate of $315 million, led by Tech and Sustainability offset by weakness in Mobility. Reported revenue in $ terms was up 1.7% q-o-q/7.3% y-o-y while revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs 2,563 crore, up 3.1% q-o-q/9.5% y-o-y.

HCL Technologies (HCL Tech) reported revenue of $3,533 million, up 3.8% q-o-q/4.1% y-o-y in constant currency (CC) terms, missing our estimates of $3,561 million. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 29,890 crore, up 3.6% q-o-q/5.1% y-o-y. Revenue growth was led by Software, ER&D, and Services business, up 18.7%, 5.4%, and 1.5% q-o-q in CC, respectively.

CESC’s Q3FY25 consolidated revenue/operating profit/profit grew by 1.5%/ 0.4%/ -5.7% y-o-y to Rs. 3,861/ 910 / 265 crore. The earnings were impacted because of higher Malegaon losses and weak standalone result

Reported revenue growth stood at $7,539 million, down 1.7% q-o-q/up 3.5% y-o-y missing our estimates of $7,591 million. Revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms stood at 4.5% y-o-y. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 63,973 crore, down 0.4% q-o-q/up 5.6% y-o-y. Seasonality and softness in discretionary demand led to the decline in revenues

We re-iterate a Buy on Radico Khaitan (RKL) with a revised PT of Rs. 2,996. Stock trades at 64x/51x its FY26E/FY27E earnings, respectively. P&A category to post over 15% volume growth in FY2025 driven by focus on premiumisation, while regular category is expected to deliver mid-single-digit volume growth.

Domestic steel prices have shown marginal improvement, with prices stabilizing after a recent decline. This positive development, along with India’s transition to a net steel exporter, bodes well for the steel sector

Polycab has steadily grown its market share and now holds approximately 25-26% of the organised market. The company’s emphasis on power cables (LT/HT) and control cables, which are in high demand, positions it strongly for future growth.

ITC will complete the demerger of its hotel business effective on 1st January, 2025 with the hotel business getting listed as a separate entity on 6th January, 2025. ITC will have 40% stake in the hotel business, while the remaining 60% will be distributed to ITC’s shareholders in proportion to their holdings.

HDFC Bank’s key focus remains on higher retail deposit mobilisation. The bank intends to bring down its CD ratio at a faster pace to 85-87% level; and as and when the credit cycle turns over the next couple of quarters, the bank wants to be well-positioned to capture the incremental growth that it has seen in the pre-merger period