Sharekhan Broker Research reports

Reported revenues stood at $4,730 million, down 3.5% q-o-q/up 4.8% y-o-y in CC terms, missing our estimate of $4,842 million owing to lower third-party costs and revenue, and seasonality. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs 40,925 crore down 2% q-o-q/up 7.9% y-o-y.

Wipro reported IT services revenues of $2597 million, down 0.8% q-o-q/ 1.2% y-o-y in CC terms, missing our estimates of decline of 0.5% q-o-q in CC terms. Rupee revenue stood at Rs. 22,445 crore, up 0.7% q-o-q/1.7% y-o-y.

Earnings lagged estimates (~15%) at Rs. 510 crore, declined by 2% y-o-y mainly led by lower investment income (down 17% y-o-y) in Q4FY25. GDPI was also muted at just ~2.3% y-o-y in Q4 mainly due to slowdown in motor segment and deferred accounting of longterm policies.

APE declined 3% y-o-y in Q4FY25, while VNB grew by 2% y-o-y. For FY25, APE grew 15% y-o-y, Individual APE grew by 13% and value of new business (VNB) grew by 6% y-o-y. VNB margins improved to 22.7% (up 120 bps y-o-y/ up 150 bps q-o-q) versus estimates of 21.9% in Q4 driven by product mix changed towards non-par segment and retail protection.

TCS Q4FY25 reported revneue stood at $7,465 million, down 1% q-o-q/up 1.4% y-o-y, missing our estimate of $7,501 million. Revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms stood at 2.5% y-o-y. Revenue in rupee terms stood at Rs. 64,479 crore, up 0.8% q-o-q/5.3% y-o-y.

We attended Affle’s 3i Summit where its management highlighted its plan to be future ready with 10x growth vision and plan. The company highlighted that it has grown over 10x since 2018 and aims to achieve 10x growth through its credible vision and plan.

Power Grid has won 11 TBCB projects after the Q3FY25 results and the company maintains a strong win ratio (>50%) in its projects. The company is on track for a large capex of Rs. ~3.3 lakh crore till FY32 because of the strong renewable energy capacity addition in India.

The cement sector is increasingly consolidating, enabling companies to expand geographically, secure vital limestone reserves, and achieve economies of scale. Acquisitions are allowing market leaders to scale up quickly and strengthen their competitive positions.

The bank is reasonably confident to deliver loan growth of 1.5-2.0x the nominal GDP growth and sustain RoA over ~2% in the near to medium term.

Management expects over 20% growth in FY25 and is confident of sustaining this momentum, driven by strong 9MFY25 performance, favourable industry trends, and broad-based growth across verticals and markets.

Bajaj Finance’s board has promoted Mr. Rajeev Jain (MD & CEO) to as vice chairman, in the capacity of an executive director for three years with effect from 1 April 2025. Besides, Mr Anup Saha (deputy MD) has been promoted as MD.

We participated in a conference call organised by Mastek’s management to address the concerns stemming from the abolishment of NHS England on account of its merger with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Vinati Organics is expanding its ATBS capacity to 60,000 MT by Q1FY26, driven by strong demand and a favorable outlook for the US oil & gas sector.

Clarifying the news, Carborundum Universal’s management confirmed that VAW’s sanctions are minimal and to the tune of 2% of overall profitability.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited (BHIL) holds Bajaj Group’s key investments in two flagship companies – Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL – 34.21% stake) and Bajaj Finserv (BFS – 39.03% stake).

Coromandel International announced the signing of definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in NACL Industries Limited (NACL). Coromandel is set to acquire 53% shareholding in NACL industries, for consideration of Rs 820 Crores at Rs 76.7/- price per share from the current promoter KLR Products Limited.

IndusInd Bank reported discrepancies in its derivative portfolio pertaining to transactions done over the past 7-8 years. During the internal review of the trade book in derivative portfolio in October 2024, the bank found some discrepancies.

Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India, subject to regulatory approvals.

In our interaction with the management, it reiterated its disbursement/AUM growth target for FY26E. It expects AUM growth to improve to ~15% for FY2026E (vs sub ~10% for FY25E) despite challenges in its key market Karnataka & Telangana.

SBI is expected to sustain healthy performance in terms of growth and profitability in the near to medium term. Loan growth guidance is intact at ~14-15% y-o-y and deposit growth at 10% y-o-y.