PVR INOX reported strong YoY growth in Q1 FY26, with admissions up 12% to 34 mn, ATP rising 8% to Rs 254, and SPH hitting a record Rs 148 (up 10%). Ad revenue grew 17% to Rs 110cr, while adjusted revenue stood at Rs 1,488cr, EBITDA at Rs 114cr, and net loss narrowed to Rs 34cr. Despite losing 67 lakh admissions, the company saw strong footfalls aided by affordable pricing and weekday value offers. It maintained its Rs 400425cr FY26 capex guidance, including Rs 250260cr for new screens and Rs 7075cr for renovations. Net debt reduced to Rs 892cr. The capitallight strategy continues, with 20 screens added (14 under FOCO/asset-light) and 127 signed. "Blockbuster Tuesday" has driven higher weekday traffic, and...
Castrol India's revenue and EBITDA exceeded our expectations. Castrol's sales increased by 7% YoY, led by 8% YoY volume growth on the back of strong volume growth in the industrials segment (+13% YoY) and rural geographies (+12% YoY). Personal Mobility and CVs reported high single digit volume growth. EBITDA increased by 8% YoY to Rs3.5bn, with EBITDA margin expanding by 28bps YoY to 23.4%, primarily due to lower A&P spends and price hikes. Management remain focused on expanding the distribution network and deepening penetration in the Industrials segment. Castrol has gained 40bps...
CCL Products Q1FY26 profitability was below our expectations. Sales grew 37% YoY to Rs10.7bn, driven by 9-10% YoY volume growth and 27-28% YoY increase in realization due to improved coffee blends. Gross margin contracted by 543bps YoY to 32.6%, driven by higher input cost. Consequently, EBITDA margin contracted by 178bps YoY to 15.1%. EBITDA grew 22% YoY to Rs1.6bn, driven by a favorable product mix in B2B and growth in the B2C category. PAT increased by 1% YoY to Rs724mn. CCL maintained its volume and EBITDA growth guidance of 10-20% and 15-20%, respectively. Management expects some price...
Harsha Engineers (Harsha) delivered results above our estimates. Revenue, EBITDA and PAT grew by 6%, 1% and 5% respectively on YoY basis. Green shoots were seen in the way of improvement in industrial demand in Europe which led to 18% YoY revenue growth in Harsha Romania for the quarter. Harsha also witnessed healthy demand improvement for large sized cages as well. Positive signs were also seen in improving demand for bearing cages in India however auto demand remained sluggish. However the management asserted that it will take at least 2 quarters to consider this as a sustainable demand trend. The...
NCC Limited reported a muted financial performance for Q1 FY26, with consolidated revenue declining by 6.3% YoY to Rs52bn. PAT stood at Rs1.9bn, reflecting an 8.5% drop YoY. This decline was largely driven by execution delays and slower turnover, which echoed the concerns raised in Q3 FY25. Despite the revenue softness, EBITDA margins remained relatively stable at approximately 8.8%, aided by disciplined cost control and project management practices. EPS for the quarter came in at Rs3.06, compared to Rs3.34 in Q1 FY25. We maintain our rating to BUY, revising the target price to Rs247, valued at 12x FY27E EPS. A...
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.'s (Cera) Q1FY26 performance was in-line with our estimate on net sales front, while margins disappointed. The industry is facing subdued market condition from the last six to seven quarters. Consequently, there has been no price increase in the sector for some time, especially in Sanitary ware. However, the management guided that the long-term outlook is expected to stay strong, supported by continued formalization of the sector, rising aspiration of the consumers, and supporting policy initiatives such as urban redevelopment, housing schemes, and sanitation infrastructure. The...
From a technical perspective, the stock has formed a solid base around its 200-week simple moving average, indicating that a short-term bottom is in place. Additionally, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the weekly chart has broken out of its oversold zone, further reinforcing the price strength. Moreover, both short-term and medium-term moving averages are positively aligned and trending...
Finolex Industries' (FIL) Q1FY26 result was below our estimates on key parameters. The company experienced modest growth in pipes and fittings volumes, despite a weak overall demand scenario, however, operating performance was muted mainly due to weaker realization on account of volatility in PVC prices. The management guided that the demand has shown high single-digit growth as of early August 2025. The company expects this high single-digit trend to continue and is hopeful of crossing double-digit growth for FY26. Net sales declined by 8.5% YoY to Rs10.4bn, while EBITDA came in at...
JK Paper Ltd.'s (JK Paper) Q1FY26 result was broadly in-line with estimates on net sales and EBITDA front, while net profit was below our forecast. The Company's core business in Paper and Paper Board continued to face headwinds from cheap imports resulting in depressed sales realization and ongoing high domestic wood prices weighed on operating margin. Despite this, JK Paper improved its profits on a sequential basis. The management believes that packaging conversion business is amongst the fastest growing segments in the Indian Paper and Packaging industry driven by growth in end use industries....
Overall, the net equity flow trend in July highlights a significant pullback by FPIs from sectors that were previously favorable, with a total net outflow of Rs177.41bn, bringing the year-to-date net flows to a deficit of Rs956.39bn....
Safari's Q1FY26 performance exceeded our expectations. Sales grew 17% YoY to Rs5.3bn, driven by strong volume growth (up 17% YoY), while realizations remained flat YoY - indicating easing price competition. As a result, gross margin expanded by 128bps YoY to 45.8% but declined 344bps QoQ on higher share of low margin products. EBITDA grew by 20% YoY to Rs793mn, with EBITDA margin expanding by 38bps YoY to 15.0%, supported by higher gross margins despite higher A&P spends (7% vs. 5.5% in Q1FY24). PAT increased by 14% YoY to Rs505mn. We expect revenue/EBITDA/PAT to grow at a CAGR of 14%/26%/29%...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the policy repo rate at 5.50% and continued with its neutral stance. Having reduced the policy rate by 100 bps since February 2025, the MPC chose to wait for further transmission of these front-loaded cuts to credit markets and the broader economy. A CRR cut announced in the previous policy will be implemented in a staggered manner starting September, aimed at supporting liquidity. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) remains unchanged at 5.25%, while the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate remain at 5.75%. The financial position of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) and NBFCs remain healthy, supported...
In our monthly Hotels update we have summarized key events of the domestic hotel industry, new hotels signing/addition by key players during the month and pricing trend of key cities for July, 2025. We have analyzed pricing of 171 hotels with ~33,000 keys across 8 cities to understand the trend over last 24 months (Exhibit 1-8). The industry witnessed improvement in ADR on YoY as well as MoM in key selected markets. After decline in ADR in earlier months (due to seasonality), the trend reversal in ADR is on expected line. We anticipate further strengthening of ADR aided by festive season and long weekends in upcoming months. We remain positive on domestic...
SUF AUM growth remains stable at 17% YoY vs 17% YoY (FY25) led by lower disbursements. Disbursements grew by 6% YoY (up 6% QoQ) during Q1FY26. Asset quality deteriorated however, continues to remain best-in-class; collections stood at 91%. NIMs (calculated) have improved (up 46bps YoY) led by increase in yields which resulted in strong NII growth (up 28% YoY). PPoP grew by 51% YoY led by higher non-interest income (up 65% YoY). PAT grew by 39% YoY led by higher provisions (up 114% YoY). Thus, RoA improved to 2.9% vs 2.85% QoQ. We have largely retained the estimates and upgraded the stock to BUY rating with TP of Rs.5,530...
Shree Cement (SRCM) reported a robust performance in Q1FY26 with EBITDA growing by 34% YoY to Rs12bn, driven by effective cost control and pricing strategy. Net profit almost doubled to Rs6,185mn, up 95% QoQ, underlining the company's margin improvement and operational leverage. The EBITDA margin expanded by nearly 590 bps YoY to 24.8%, and cash profit also saw a healthy 24% YoY rise to Rs12mn. Total sales volume for the Q1 2026 stood at 9mn tonnes. The contribution of premium cement products in trade sales improved to 17.7%, up from 15.6% QoQ. Given the improvement in cement prices, we...
Neogen Chemicals (Neogen) delivered a fair financial performance in the quarter. The performance was led by higher volumes across various product categories. Revenue for Organic chemicals segment grew by 16% YoY while the revenue for the inorganic chemicals segment declined by 42% YoY. We are cognizant of the slowdown in the overall EV ramp up and delays in customer approval in light of the global tariff uncertainties. However we continue to remain positive on the battery chemicals theme as growth from EVs and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) will necessitate the creation of a domestic supply...
CIFC's AUM growth slow down to 24% YoY vs 27% YoY led by flat YoY growth in disbursements. Management maintained guidance for 20-25% AUM growth led by 15-20% disbursement growth for longer term. NIM improved by 10bps QoQ led by lower cost of funds. We expect benefit of lower interest rate environment on account of fixed rate VF book. Asset quality deteriorated with GS3 at 3.16% vs 2.81%. NII grew by 26% YoY led by improvement in NIMs YoY; however, PPoP grew by 30% YoY led by increase in other income (up 94% YoY). PAT grew by 21% YoY led by higher provisions (up 52% YoY). We have largely maintained our...
Chalet Hotels Ltd.'s (Chalet) Q1FY26 result beat to our estimates on key parameters. The company included sale from residential property in Koramangala, Bengaluru in Q1FY26 which further boosted the earnings. Despite external disruption in Q1, the sector remained resilient, with demand continuing to outpace supply in India. Structural demand drivers are seen as strong and more resilient than in past cycles. The management aims to reach 5,000 room inventory by end of FY26 and they expect Sahar, Powai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru to witness increasing average room rates. We have included sale...
Greenpanel's Q1FY26 performance was significantly below our expectations, with revenue declining by 10% YoY to Rs3.3bn due to weak performance across segments. A consolidated EBITDA loss of Rs 158mn was reported, impacted by an EUROINR forex loss of Rs 275mn out of which Rs 41mn was classified under finance costs and Rs 234mn under other overheads. Despite the weak performance, management remains ambitious, maintaining MDF volume guidance of 550,000 CBM as they realign their strategy to regain market share through pricing and cost control. We cut our FY27E EPS estimates by 10% and...
