Sharekhan Broker Research reports

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

L&T, the engineering conglomerate, by virtue of its leadership and commendable execution track record in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) domain is well poised to benefit from the capex upcycle in both public and private sectors.

ICICI Bank remains our top pick in the private banks space and is well positioned to deliver superior performance despite cyclicals headwinds. A steady loan growth trajectory and stable asset quality would help the bank to sustain stable return ratios.

We reiterate our BUY on Lumax Auto Technologies (LATL) on (1) its entry in the CNG segment, driven by completion of the acquisition of 60% stake in Greenfuel Energy Solutions; (2) increase in content per vehicle via the inorganic route; (3) diversification of its revenue stream

SBI is expected to sustain its steady performance in terms of growth and profitability in the near to medium term. Asset quality is holding up well and the portfolio is still not showing worrying signs, including unsecured retail loans despite the slowdown in growth.

Coal India Limited (CIL) has had low volume growth this year (YTDFY2025) as the second quarter was impacted by stronger than expected monsoon season. The resulting weak power demand affected the coal offtake.

We reiterate our BUY rating on Ashok Leyland (ALL) on (1) its focus on profitability over plain vanilla volume growth strategy, (2) sustaining EBITDA margin over the 10% mark, (3) passing on cost inflation to customers to save profitability

Tata Power in its analyst meet showed a roadmap for the company till FY30. Company has increased the capex guidance to Rs. 25,000 annually from Rs. 22,000 crore previously.

Persistent Systems Limited delivered robust growth in H1FY25, with quarterly revenue growing by over 5% in constant currency terms. The company, which has delivered 24% revenue CAGR, with significant relative sector outperformance over the last four years, continues to outpace both Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies and remains well positioned to deliver industry-leading growth in FY25. While its key North Americas market is seeing strong growth momentum, the company aims to expand its market share in Europe, potentially through acquisitions to gain access to new customers