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Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty Close Higher For Third Consecutive Session

Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty Close Higher For Third Consecutive Session
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The Nifty closed at 22,222.60, up by 118.55 points or 0.54%, and the Sensex closed 340.58 points or 0.47% higher at 73,116.71.

Market breadth was skewed in favour of buyers. Around 2,698 stocks rose, 1,114 stocks declined, and 111 stocks remained unchanged on BSE.

  • Net profit at Rs 260 crore vs Rs 268 crore, down 3%

  • Revenue at Rs 1,150 crore vs Rs 1,274 crore, down 10%

  • EBITDA at Rs 297 crore vs Rs 316 crore, down 5.8%

  • Margin at 25.9% vs 24.8%

  • Net profit at Rs 43 crore vs Rs 38 crore, up 13%

  • Revenue at Rs 365 crore vs Rs 302 crore, up 21%

  • EBITDA at Rs 67 crore vs Rs 58 crore, up 15%

  • EBITDA margin at 18.4% vs 19.3%

  • Approves appointment of Pooja Bajaj as Executive Director for 5 years effective May 14

  • Approves raising up to Rs 500 crore via QIP

  • Source: Exchange filing

  • Net profit at Rs 236 crore vs Rs 243 crore, down 3%

  • Revenue at Rs 4,455 crore vs Rs 4,084 crore, up 9%

  • EBITDA at Rs 422 crore vs Rs 423 crore, down 0.4%

  • EBITDA margin at 9.5% vs 10.4%

  • Board recommends dividend of Rs 51/share

  • Loss of Rs 130 crore vs loss of Rs 334 crore

  • Revenue at Rs 1,256 crore vs Rs 1,143 crore, up 10%

  • EBITDA at Rs 278 crore vs Rs 264 crore, up 5.5%

  • EBITDA margin at 22.2% vs 23.1%

Restructuring of activities under process

Source: Exchange Filing

  • Overall industry premium stands at Rs 26,919 crore, up 15% YoY

  • Bajaj Allianz premium stands at Rs 2,389 crore, up 45% YoY

  • HDFC Ergo premium stands at Rs 1,727 crore, up 20% YoY

  • ICICI Lombard premium stands at Rs 1,727 crore, up 23% YoY

  • Reliance General Insurance premium stands at Rs 1,400 crore, up 24% YoY

  • Tata AIG premium stands at Rs 1,740 crore, up 11% YoY

  • Niva Bupa premium stands at Rs 444 crore, up 25% YoY

  • Star Health premium stands at Rs 1,014 crore, up 23% YoY

In partnership for operating food courts in shopping malls.

Source: Exchange Filing

Stock Market Live: Nifty Nears 22,200; Sensex Above 73,000

  • Rhenus will build a warehouse facility spanning 1.5 lakh sq ft., capable of storing over 7000 products.

  • The furniture retailer seeks to fulfill majority of the orders within 24 hours.

  • This marks the first fully outsourced central distribution centre for IKEA.

  • IKEA has plans to launch its e-commerce operations in the Delhi-NCR region in mid-2025.

  • Source: Official Statement

WPI inflation at 1.26% in April vs Bloomberg estimate of 1.10%

WPI inflation at 1.26% in April vs 0.53% in March

Source: Ministry of Commerce

Partners with du, from EmiratesIntegrated Telecommunications Company, one of the top telecom companies in the UAE for advanced optical fibre cables

Source: Exchange filing

The scrip rose as much as 9.6% to Rs 1,310 apiece, the highest level since May 7. It pared gains to trade 8.38% higher at Rs 1,293.20 apiece, as of 11:43 a.m. This compares to a 0.35% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.

It has risen 91.20% on a year-to-date basis and 421.68% in the last 12 months. Total traded volume so far in the day stood at 1.23 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 60.75.

Out of the five analysts tracking the company, two maintain a 'buy' rating, two recommend a 'hold,' and one suggest 'sell,' according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month consensus price target implies a downside of 36%.

Passenger vehicles clock highest ever monthly sales yet again, two-wheeler volumes jump by more than a third, according to SIAM data for April 2024.

  • PV sales were 3,35,629 units in April 2024

  • Three-wheeler sales were 49,116 units in April 2024

  • Two-wheeler sales were 17,51,393 units in April 2024

  • Total two-wheeler sales rose 30.8% YoY to 17,51,393 units in April 2024, as against 13,38,588 units in April 2023.

  • ⁠Total three-wheeler sales rose 14.5% YoY to 49,116 units in April 2024, as against 42,885 units in April 2023.

“Above normal monsoon rainfall, policy continuity post-elections, and push on manufacturing and infrastructure…would help in continuing the auto sector’s growth trajectory.”

— Vinod Aggarwal, SIAM President

The scrip rose as much as 5.04% to Rs 2,417.85 apiece, the highest level since May 9. It pared gains to trade 1.6% higher at Rs 2,339 apiece, as of 11:15 a.m. This compares to a 0.3% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.

It has risen 14% on a year-to-date basis and 67.32% in the last 12 months. Total traded volume so far in the day stood at 0.76 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 75.84, indicating that the stock may be overbought.

Out of the 38 analysts tracking the company, 36 maintain a 'buy' rating, one recommend a 'hold,' and one suggest 'sell,' according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month consensus price target implies an upside of 24%.

Zomato Q4 Results Review: Employee Costs to Drop Despite Higher ESOP Expenses

HAL Shares Hit Record High After UBS Target Price Upgrade

Hero MotoCorp Shares Rise To Record After Joining ONDC

The market breadth was skewed in the favour of buyers. Around 2,053 stocks gained, 639 fell, and 109 were unchanged on the BSE.

  • Motilal Oswal Maintains BUY on Jindal Steel

  • Target price raised to Rs 1,090; 17% potential upside

  • Q4 EBITDA was marginally lower than estimate, but the outlook remains bright

  • Company will increase its total finished steel capacity from 7.25mt to 13.75mt by FY26

  • Expects coal cost to moderate by USD 30-40/t in Q1FY25 on consumption basis

  • Company expects realization and profitability to improve with higher conversion of semis into VAP

At pre-open, the Nifty traded at 22,112.90, up 8.85 points or 0.04% while the Sensex fell 79.41 points or 0.11% to 72,696.72.

  • The yield on the 10-year bond opened flat at 7.12%.

  • It closed at 7.11% on Monday.

  • Source: Bloomberg

  • Quick comparisons with 2019 elections led to panic

  • Judging voter turnout with 2019 can often lead to absurd inferences

  • Phase 1 of 2019 elections differ significantly than that of ongoing elections

  • Structurally, it is more apt to compare current elections to that of 2014

  • Average voter turnout of 3 phases at over 66%, close to 2014 levels

  • Country lacks central vote theme this time, unlike in 2019

  • Only a case with >5% vote share decline, significant anti-incumbency is where elections become a market-defining event

  • Rated 'buy' with increased target price of Rs675 (Rs650 earlier), upside 25%

  • Outperformance vs estqimates driven by higher than expected revenues & better than expected EBITDA margins

  • Management indicated ~80% of impact of channel rebates and high cost inventory consumption is behind

  • $300-400m of free cash generation in FY25 will be used to reduce debt

  • Mgmt.is evaluating potential stake sales at individual businesses.

  • Raise FY25-26 EBITDA estimates by 10-11% on back of improvement in margins in 4Q.

  • Continue to value UPL at 7.5x Sep’25E EV/EBITDA

  • Maintains buy on HAL; Target raised to Rs 5,200 (vs 3600 earlier) (+32%)

  • Orders and delivery run rate to increase with stable profitability

  • Expect order wins of Rs5.3trn over FY24-28 implying a quadrupling of the order book by FY28E

  • Government push should improve HAL's execution capability and profitability

  • Street's concern about production ramp up looks misplaced

  • TP increase led by earnings upgrade, roll forward and increased target PE, from 32x to 40x

  • Rated Buy with target price of Rs 610 (Earlier Rs 635), upside 22%

  • Estimates Industry headwinds to persist in FY25

  • Industry supply glut and chinese generic export could keep price under pressure

  • Demand recovery, liquidation of global supply glut are key rerating catalysts

  • UPL appears to be on better footing once recovery sets in

  • Estimates PBT loss in Q1FY25;PE inexpensive

  • Core inflation hit a new low at 3% YoY with weakness across goods and services

  • No major surprises in April CPI print, with further decline in core inflation momentum

  • In-line inflation momentum suggests a manageable supply situation as new crop enters market

  • Supply dynamics of fresh wheat crops relatively better despite weather shocks in winter period

  • Impact of intense heatwave could still show up in food prices during peak summer months

  • Retains FY25 average headline inflation forecast at 4.5% YoY

  • Expects RBI to keep forecast unchanged at the June MPC meet

  • Expects RBI MPC to be more tactical around timing of the stance change

  • Price target increased to Rs 2,986 vs Rs 2,443 (35.2% downside)

  • 4QFY24 /FY24 order inflows growth of 2% YoY/6% YoY and were below expectations

  • Order inflows slowed down in 4QFY24 / FY24 due to miss in large orders

  • Large orders pipeline looking healthy but yet to fructify

  • Valuations at 73x /61x FY25E/FY26 EPS remain expensive

RBI approves Quant Money Managers to acquire aggregate holding of up to 9.98% in Bank

Source: Exchange filing

  • Morgan Stanley maintains equal weight rating for DLF

  • Price target of Rs 900 (+7.3% upside)

  • F24 pre-sales of Rs 14,800 crore, 7% lower than estimates

  • Sale of Privana West of Rs 5,600 crore in Q1FY25 will help FY25 growth

  • Collections growth of 14% to Rs 2,200 crore in 4QF24 slower than 80% in past two quarters

  • Net profit of Rs 920 crore (+62% YoY) better than consensus estimates

Nuvama Maintains 'Buy' on Varun Beverages

  • Target price Rs 1,690, upside 14%

  • International Volume up 21%, driven by Morocco & Zimbabwe

  • Net realisation per case rose 3.5% to INR179

  • Increasing CY24E/25E EPS by 9%/9%

  • Target PE to 60x from 55x, factoring in improving rural demand in CY24

  • Market expansion following SA acquisition, Higher realisation & improving operating leverage

UBS maintains 'Buy' on Zomato at Rs 250 target (27% upside)

  • Q4 GOV, revenues in line, Ebitda missed estimates on higher employee costs

  • Dip in Food delivery GOV was due to seasonality

  • Guidance of 40%+ YoY growth in adj. revenues for next couple of years holds good

  • ESOP costs expected to go up further, but overall employee costs as % of revenue to trend downwards

  • Files registration statement with SEC for proposed IPO

  • Common shares are expected to be offered by Novelis' sole shareholder, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries

  • Novelis to not receive any proceeds from sale of common shares by sole shareholder

  • Intends to list common shares on NYSE under the ticker symbol NVL

  • Number of shares to be offered & price range for IPO have not yet been determined

  • Source: Press release

  • Target price raised to Rs 1,185 from earlier Rs 1,030); 27.3% potential upside

  • Expect EBITDA/t to increase to ~Rs 15,000 in Q1FY25 owing to higher steel prices

  • Expect EBTIDA CAGR to increase to 34% over FY24–26e

  • RoCE expected to improve to 21% in FY26 from 13% in FY24

Citi Research On Shriram Finance

  • Board approved sale of stake in Shriram Housing to Warburg Pincus at 4630 crore

  • Value of 85% stake at Rs. 96 per share vs Rs 140 per share Citi Est

  • Values the Co at 2.2x PBV

  • Co was generating 2.2% ROA, 14% ROE with a 71% AUM growth

  • Entire stake sale implies SFL was more keen on deploying capital in core business

  • Nifty May futures up by 0.38% to 22,201 a premium of 96.95 points.

  • Nifty May futures open interest down by 0.7%.

  • Nifty Bank May futures up by 0.98% to 48,003.7 at a premium of 249 points.

  • Nifty Bank May futures open interest down by 3.7%.

  • Nifty Options May 16 Expiry: Maximum call open interest at 23,000 and maximum put open interest at 21,000.

  • Bank Nifty Options May 15 Expiry: Maximum call open interest at 48,000 and maximum put open interest at 46,000.

  • Securities in ban period: Balrampur Chini Mills, Canara Bank, GMR Infra, Hindustan Copper, Vodafone Idea, Piramal Enterprise, PNB, SAIL, Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Chalet Hotels Q4 Results: Profit Rises, But Misses Estimates

  • Great Eastern Shipping: Nalanda India Equity Fund sold 20 lakh shares (1.4%) at Rs 950.25 apiece, Ghisallo Master Fund LP bought 19.58 lakh shares (1.37%) at Rs 950 apiece.

  • Anant Raj Industries: Axis Mutual Fund Axis Small Cap Fund bought 26 lakh shares (0.8%) at Rs 368 apiece.

Zomato's Payment Arm Surrenders RBI Licence Citing Lack Of Competitive Edge

Zomato Sees Fourfold Rise In Gross Order Value Through Store Expansion Plans

DLF Q4 Results: Profit Up 61.5%, Beats Estimates

Nifty Pullback Good Enough For Long Positions, Says Analyst

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