Stocks To Watch Today: IndusInd Bank, Vedanta, Bajaj Finance, BPCL, Praj Industries NDTV Profit Research NDTV Profit

IndusInd Bank Ltd., State Bank of India, Prestige Estate Projects Ltd., Vedanta Ltd. and Indian Oil Corp. are set to see action going into trade on Wednesday.

• IndusInd Bank: Sumant Kathpalia resigned as chief executive officer and managing director, a day after Arun Khurana resigned as deputy CEO. Kathpalia said that he “undertook moral responsibility” regarding the accounting discrepancies that took place in the company while he was helming it.

• Praj Industries: The firm partnered with Thyssenkrupp Uhde to offer end-to-end integrated technology for production of Polylactic Acid.

• State Bank of India: The company will mull raising equity through the issue of qualified institutional placement, follow-on public offer, and other means on May 3.

• Alembic Pharmaceuticals: The firm received US Food And Drugs Administration’s Establishment Inspection Report for inspection at Panelav unit.

• Prestige Estate Projects: The company issued a corporate guarantee of up to Rs 750 crore to its arm and received a nod from Real Estate Regulatory Authority for launch of residential project ‘the Prestige City-Indirapuram’ in the NCR.

• Escorts Kubota: The sale or transfer of RED Business has been mutually extended to June 1 from May 1, 2025.

• V-Mart Retail: The company is set to consider the proposal of issue of bonus shares on May 2.

Post-Market Earnings

Bajaj Finance Q4 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Net profit up 16% to Rs 4,480 crore versus Rs 3,825 crore. (Estimate: Rs 4,454 crore)

• Net Interest Income (NII) up 22% at Rs 10,894 crore versus Rs 8,904 crore. (Estimate: Rs 9,985 crore)

• Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPA) at 1.18% versus 1.12%.

• Net NPA at 0.56% versus 0.48%.

• Loan losses and provisions for Q4 FY25 at Rs 2,329 crore versus Rs 1,310 crore, up 77% YoY and up 14% QoQ.

• The company is set to pay a final dividend of Rs 44 per share along with a special dividend of Rs 12 per share.

• The Board has recommended splitting shares in a 1:2 ratio.

• Recommended issuing 4 bonus shares for every one held.

Long-term guidance:

• Assets Under Management (AUM) growth in the corridor of 25-27%.

• Profit growth in the corridor of 23-24%.

• Gross NPA in the corridor of 1.2-1.4%.

• Net NPA in the corridor of 0.4-0.5%.

• Return on Assets (ROA) of 4.3-4.7%.

• Return on Equity (ROE) of 19-21%.

BPCL Q4 Highlights (Standalone, QoQ)

• Revenue down 1.73% to Rs 1.11 lakh crore versus Rs 1.13 lakh crore. (Bloomberg estimates: Rs 1.08 lakh crore)

• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation up 2.4% to Rs 7,765 crore versus Rs 7,580 crore.

• Margin at 7% versus 6.7%.

• Net profit down 31% to Rs 3,214 crore versus Rs 4,649 crore. (Estimates: Rs 2,525 crore)

IndiaMART InterMESH Q4 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Profit Beats Estimates

• Revenue up 12.8% to Rs 355 crore versus Rs 315 crore.

• Ebitda up 47.5% to Rs 130 crore versus Rs 88 crore.

• Margin at 36.7% versus 28%.

• Net profit up 81.3% to Rs 181 crore versus Rs 100 crore. (Bloomberg estimate: Rs 120 crore)

Praj Industries Q4 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Revenue down 15.53% at Rs 860 crore versus Rs 1,018 crore.

• Ebitda down 42.19% at Rs 75.2 crore versus Rs 130.1 crore.

• Ebitda margin down 403 basis points at 8.74% versus 12.77%.

• Net profit down 56.52% at Rs 40 crore versus Rs 92 crore.

• Order intake during the quarter: Rs 1,032 crore.

• Consolidated order backlog as on March 31, 2025 stood at Rs 4,293 crore.

Vishal Mega Mart Q4 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Revenue up 23.1% at Rs 2,547 crore versus Rs 2,069 crore.

• Ebitda up 42.8% at Rs 357 crore versus Rs 250 crore.

• Ebitda margin up 193 basis points at 14.01% versus 12.08%.

• Net profit up 88.52% at Rs 115 crore versus Rs 61 crore.

• Other Income aids Profit After Tax (PAT).

• Other Income grew to Rs 18.6 crore versus Rs 7 crore.

Ceat Q4FY25 (Cons., YoY)

• Net Profit down 8% at Rs 99.5 crore versus Rs 108.5 crore.

• Revenue up 14% at Rs 3,421 crore versus Rs 2,992 crore.

• Ebitda down 1% at Rs 388 crore versus Rs 391 crore.

• Margin at 11% versus 13%.

• To Pay Dividend of Rs 30 per share.

Schaeffler India Q4 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Revenue, Profit Miss Estimates

• Revenue up 16% to Rs 2,174 crore versus Rs 1,873 crore. (Bloomberg estimate: Rs 2,509 crore)

• Ebitda up 19% to Rs 393 crore versus Rs 330 crore.

• Margin at 18% versus 17.6%.

• Net profit up 14.5% to Rs 252 crore versus Rs 220 crore. (Bloomberg Estimates: Rs 323.2 crore)

Bajaj Finserv Q4 (YoY)

• NII up 21.64% at Rs 11,551 crore versus Rs 9,496 crore.

• Net profit up 14.06% at Rs 2,416 crore versus Rs 2,118 crore.

Segment Revenue:

• Life Insurance Gross Written Premium grew 13% to Rs 9,237 crore versus Rs 8,183 crore.

• General Insurance Gross Written Premium down 13% to Rs 4,325 crore versus Rs 4,962 crore.

Indostar Capital Q4 Highlights (Standalone, YoY)

• NII up 43.67% at Rs 125 crore versus Rs 87 crore.

• Gross Stage 3 assets at 4.52% versus 4.92%.

• Net Stage 3 assets at 2.46% versus 2.71%.

• Net profit down 37% to Rs 12.40 crore versus Rs 19.60 crore.

Fedbank Financial Q4 (YoY)

• Net Profit up 6% at Rs 72 crore versus Rs 68 crore.

• Total Income up 25.7% to Rs 537 crore versus Rs 428 crore.

CIE Automotive Q4FY25 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Revenue down 6.4% at Rs 2,273 crore versus Rs 2,427 crore.

• Ebitda down 7% at Rs 335 crore versus Rs 361 crore.

• Margin at 14.7% versus 15%.

• Net Profit down 10.5% at Rs 206 crore versus Rs 230 crore.

Jana Small Finance Bank Q4 Highlights (YoY)

• NII up 1% at Rs 597 crore versus Rs 592 crore.

• Net Profit down 61.6% at Rs 123 crore versus Rs 322 crore.

• Gross NPA at 2.71% versus 2.80% (QoQ).

• Net NPA flat at 0.94% (QoQ).

• Operating Profit down 14.4% at Rs 293 crore versus Rs 342 crore.

• Provisions down 1% at Rs 173 crore versus Rs 174 crore (QoQ).

• Provisions down 1% at Rs 173 crore versus Rs 175 crore (YoY).

Shoppers’ Stop Q4FY25 Highlights (Cons., YoY)

• Revenue up 1.7% to Rs 1,064 crore versus Rs 1,046.34 crore.

• EBITDA up 2% to Rs 169.92 crore versus Rs 166.69 crore.

• Margin at 16.0% versus 15.9%.

• Net Profit down 91% to Rs 1.99 crore versus Rs 23.18 crore.

Five-Star Business Finance Q4 FY25 Highlights (YoY)

• Total Income up 22.7% at Rs 760 crore versus Rs 619 crore.

• NII up 20.99% at Rs 559 crore versus Rs 462 crore.

• Gross NPA at 1.79% versus 1.62% (QoQ).

• Net NPA at 0.88% versus 0.81% (QoQ).

• Net profit up 18.2% at Rs 279 crore versus Rs 236 crore.

UTI AMC Q4 Highlights (YoY)

• Net Profit down 46.3% at Rs 87.5 crore versus Rs 163 crore.

• Total Income down 10.6% at Rs 376 crore versus Rs 420 crore.

Earnings In Focus

Among the big names that are set to announce their results are Adani Power, Indian Oil Corp., Vedanta, Crisil and Varun Beverages.

Cognizant, Ajanta Pharma, Bandhan Bank, Coromandel International, Elantas Beck India, Equitas Small Finance Bank, Exide Industries, Federal Bank, Go Fashion (India), Godrej Agrovet, Greaves Cotton, Indus Towers, Jindal Steel & Power, JSW Infrastructure, KSB, LG Balakrishnan & Bros, MAS Financial Services, MOIL, Paras Defence, the Phoenix Mills, Skipper, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Sundram Fasteners and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, will be some of the other stocks who will announce their earnings.

. Read more on Markets by NDTV Profit.Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Escorts Kubota and V-Mart Retail will be some other stocks to watch before going into trade on Wednesday.  Read MoreMarkets, Notifications 

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