Q2 Results Live Updates: United Breweries Profit Rises 23%; IEX Meets Estimates

• Revenue up 13.5% to Rs 206.47 crore versus Rs 181.88 crore.

• Net profit down 12% to Rs 13.08 crore versus Rs 14.86 crore.

• Ebitda up 8% to Rs 17.97 crore versus Rs 16.66 crore.

• Margin at 8.7% versus 9.2%

Coromandel International Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 6.4% to Rs 7,432.83 crore versus Rs 6,988.13 crore.

• Net profit down 13% to Rs 659.10 crore versus Rs 754.59 crore.

• Ebitda down 8% to Rs 974.77 crore versus Rs 1,058.71 crore.

• Margin at 13.1% versus 15.2%.

DCB Bank Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• NII rise 7% at Rs 509 crore versus Rs 476 crore (YoY).

• Net profit rises 23% at Rs 155 crore versus Rs 127 crore (YoY).

• Gross NPAs at 3.29% vs 3.33% (QoQ).

• Net NPAs at 1.17% vs 1.18% (QoQ).

United Breweries Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 13.1% to Rs 2,116.72 crore versus Rs 1,890.05 crore.

• Net profit up 23% to Rs 132.33 crore versus Rs 107.17 crore.

• Ebitda up 23% to Rs 227.22 crore versus Rs 184.29 crore.

• Margin at 10.7% versus 9.8%.

Home Finance Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Total Income rises 35% at Rs 374 crore versus Rs 278 crore.

• Net profit rises 24% at Rs 92 crore versus Rs 74 crore.

IEX Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 28% at Rs 139 crore vs Rs 109 crore (Bloomberg Estimate: Rs 150 crore).

• Ebitda up 30% at Rs 120 crore vs Rs 92 crore (Bloomberg Estimate: Rs 141 crore).

• Margins expanded 130 basis points to 86% vs 84.7% (Bloomberg Estimate: 93.7%).

• Net profit up 25% at Rs 108 crore vs Rs 87 crore (Bloomberg Estimate: Rs 110 crore).

Cyient Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 4.0% to Rs 1,849.10 crore versus Rs 1,778.50 crore.

• Net Profit up 2% to Rs 186.60 crore versus Rs 183.60 crore.

• Ebitda down 9% to Rs 296.70 crore versus Rs 325.80 crore.

• Margin at 16.0% versus 18.3%.

Dixon Technologies Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, QoQ)

• Revenue up 133.3% to Rs 11,534.08 crore versus Rs 4,943.18 crore.

• Net profit up 263% to Rs 411.70 crore versus Rs 113.36 crore.

• Ebitda up 114% to Rs 426.37 crore versus Rs 198.91 crore.

• Margin at 3.7% versus 4.0%.

Petronet LNG Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, QoQ)

• Revenue down 2.9% to Rs 13,024.29 crore versus Rs 13,415.13 crore.

• Net profit down 21% to Rs 870.61 crore versus Rs 1,105.47 crore.

• Ebitda down 23% to Rs 1,202.28 crore versus Rs 1,562.50 crore.

• Margin at 9.2% versus 11.6%.

IndusInd Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sumant Kathpalia expects retail disbursements to pick up in second half of this financial year.

Source: Earnings Concall

IndusInd Bank's NIM diluted due to slower retail asset growth and higher deposit growth, said Sumant Kathpalia, managing director and chief executive officer at IndusInd Bank.

Kathpalia also said RoA contraction is transitory, and it should resume growth.

Source: Earnings Concall

IndusInd Bank is watchful of developments in unsecured products and has slowed growth said Sumant Kathpalia, managing director and chief executive officer at IndusInd Bank.

He further added that retail deposit mobilisation has picked up in the quarter with its share increasing to 41.4%.

Source: Earnings Concall

Radico Khaitan Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 9.5% to Rs 1,116.30 crore versus Rs 925.01 crore.

• Net profit up 24% to Rs 80.66 crore versus Rs 64.84 crore.

• Ebitda up 35% to Rs 163.19 crore versus Rs 121.21 crore.

• Margin at 14.6% versus 13.1%.

Castrol India Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 8.9% to Rs 1,288.18 crore versus Rs 1,182.92 crore.

• Net profit up 7% to Rs 207.43 crore versus Rs 194.42 crore.

• Ebitda up 7% to Rs 286.11 crore versus Rs 268.56 crore.

• Margin at 22.2% versus 22.7%.

Godrej Consumers Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 1.77% at Rs 3,666 crore versus Rs 3,602 crore.

• Ebitda up 5.25% at Rs 761 crore versus Rs 723 crore.

• Ebitda margin up 68 bps at 20.75% versus 20.07%.

• Net profit up 13.39% at Rs 491 crore versus Rs 433 crore.

Go Digit Q2 Highlights (YoY)

• Total income rises 16.4% at Rs 2,175 crore versus Rs 1,869 crore.

• Net profit at Rs 89.5 crore versus Rs 27.7 crore.

IndusInd Bank Q2 Highlights

• NII rises 5% at Rs 5,347 crore versus Rs 5,077 crore (YoY).

• Net profit down 39% at Rs 1,325 crore versus Rs 2,181 crore (YoY).

• Gross NPA At 2.11% versus 2.02% (QoQ).

• Net NPA At 0.64% versus 0.60% (QoQ).

• Provisions up 73% at Rs 1,820 crore versus Rs 1,050 crore (QoQ).

Apcotex Industries Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 25.7% to Rs 351.06 crore versus Rs 279.24 crore.

• Net profit down 28% to Rs 10.95 crore versus Rs 15.31 crore.

• Ebitda down 13% to Rs 27.49 crore versus Rs 31.66 crore.

• Margin at 7.8% versus 11.3%.

Westlife Foodworld Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 0.5% to Rs 618.00 crore versus Rs 614.73 crore.

• Net profit down 98% to Rs 0.35 crore versus Rs 22.37 crore.

• Ebitda down 23% to Rs 76.01 crore versus Rs 98.23 crore.

• Margin at 12.3% versus 16.0%.

Laurus Labs Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue flat at Rs 1,223.70 crore versus Rs 1,224.45 crore.

• Net profit down 55% to Rs 17.72 crore versus Rs 39.32 crore.

• Ebitda down 5% to Rs 178.33 crore versus Rs 187.87 crore.

• Margin at 14.6% versus 15.3%.

Adani Total Gas Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, QoQ)

• Revenue up 6.4% to Rs 1,218.65 crore versus Rs 1,145.49 crore.

• Net profit up 8% to Rs 185.60 crore versus Rs 171.84 crore.

• Ebitda up 3% to Rs 305.77 crore versus Rs 296.47 crore.

• Margin at 25.1% versus 25.9%.

• Net Profit up 4% at Rs 138 crore vs Rs 133 crore (YoY)

• Gross NPA At 1.68 Vs 1.69% (QoQ)

• Net NPA At 0.69 Vs 0.68% (QoQ)

• Net interest income 7% at Rs 367 crore vs Rs 344 crore (YoY)

• Revenue up 18% at Rs 14,460 crore vs Rs 12,267 crore

• EBITDA rises 4 times to Rs 566 crore vs Rs 144 crore

• EBITDA margin at 3.9% vs 1.2%

• Net profit at Rs 311 crore vs loss of Rs 131 crore

• Revenue up 13% at Rs 1,121 crore vs Rs 994 crore

• EBITDA up 17% at Rs 117 crore vs Rs 100 crore

• EBITDA margin at 10.4% vs 10.1%

• Net profit up 22% at Rs 107 crore vs Rs 88 crore

LT Foods Q2 Highlights (Consol,YoY)

• Revenue up 7% at Rs 2,108 crore vs Rs 1,978 crore

• EBITDA down 5% at Rs 229 crore vs Rs 240 crore

• EBITDA margin at 10.9% vs 12.2%

• Net profit down 4% at Rs 151 crore vs Rs 157 crore

Ramkrishna Forgings Q2 Highlights (Consol,YoY)

• Net Profit at Rs 190 crore vs Rs 82.2 crore

• Revenue up 17.2% at Rs 1,054 crore vs Rs 899 crore

• EBITDA up 16.2% at Rs 233 crore vs Rs 200 crore

• Margin At 22.1% Vs 22.3%

• One-time gain of Rs 95 crore in Q2 FY25 from sale of subsidiary to Yatra Online

PNB Gilts Q2 Highlights (YoY)

• Total income up 44.37% at Rs 501 crore vs Rs 347 crore

• Net profit at Rs 115 crore vs loss of Rs 41.1 crore

Tata Teleservices Q2 Highlights (QoQ)

• Net loss of Rs 330 crore versus loss of Rs 323 crore.

• Revenue up 6.2% at Rs 343 crore versus Rs 323 crore.

• Ebitda up 1.7% at Rs 137 crore versus Rs 135 crore.

• Margin at 39.9% versus 41.7%.

ACC Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 4% at Rs 4,614 crore versus Rs 4,435 crore.

• Ebitda down 21% at Rs 436 crore versus Rs 549 crore.

• Ebitda margin at 9.5% vs 12.4%.

• Net profit down 49% at Rs 200 crore versus Rs 388 crore

Strides Pharma Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Net profit at Rs 94 crore versus loss of Rs 150 crore

• Revenue up 20% at Rs 1,201 croer versus Rs 999 crore.

• Ebitda up 54% at Rs 236 crore versus Rs 153 crore.

• Ebitda margin at 19.6% versus 15.3% .

FMCG major ITC is likely to report a net profit of Rs 5,154 crore for the quarter ended September, according to Bloomberg estimates.

It is likely to report a top line of Rs 18,068 crore, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of Rs 6,506 crore, as well as an Ebitda margin of 36%, as per estimates.

Key Factors To Watch Out For:

• Unseasonal monsoon rains disrupted supply chains.

• Compression in margins due to raw material inflation.

• FMCG business to see demand pressure.

• Paper business volumes are expected to decline.

• Hotel and Agri business to grow in early double digits.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Q2 Highlights

• NII up 15% at Rs 944 crore versus Rs 823 crore (YoY).

• Net profit down 29% at Rs 233 crore versus Rs 328 crore (YoY).

• Gross NPA flat at 2.52% (QoQ).

• Net NPA 0.56% versus 0.41% (QoQ).

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.’s profit rose 16% in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, meeting analysts' estimates.

The net profit of the eponymous toothpaste-maker increased 16% over the previous year to Rs 395 crore in the July-September quarter. That compares with the Rs 399-crore consensus estimate of analysts tracked by Bloomberg.

Colgate Palmolive Q2 Highlights (YoY)

• Revenue up 10.06% at Rs 1,618 crore versus Rs 1,470 crore.

• Ebitda up 3.11% at Rs 496 crore versus Rs 481 crore.

• Margin down 206 bps at 30.65% versus 32.72%.

• Net profit up 16.17% at Rs 395 crore versus Rs 340 crore.

Indoco Remedies Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

• Net loss of Rs 10 crore versus profit of Rs 35.2 crore.

• Revenue down 9.1% at Rs 431 crore versus Rs 474 crore.

• Ebitda down 39.2% at Rs 38.6 crore versus Rs 63.5 crore.

• Margin at 9% versus 13.4%.

Hyundai Motor Q3 Key Highlights (Year-on-Year)

• Global retail sales fall 3.1%

• India retail sales fall 6.3%

• Europe retail sales fall 3.9%

• China retail sales fall 41.5%

• North American retail sales rise 4.3%

• South Korea retail sales rise 1.8%

• Operating profit at 3.58 Trillion Won versus Bloomberg Est estimate of 3.88 Trillion Won

• Net Profit at 3.05 Trillion Won versus Bloomberg Estimate of 3.29 Trillion Won

• Sales at 42.93 Trillion Won versus Bloomberg Estimate of 42.96 Trillion Won

(Source: Bloomberg)

Here are the earnings estimates of major companies that are scheduled to announce their results on Thursday:

British American Tobacco plc, the largest shareholder in ITC Ltd., is set to exit the hotel business once it lists. The Indian diversified conglomerate has received the relevant regulatory approvals to demerge its hotels business and a potential listing of ITC Hotels Ltd.

Definitely, there is no intention to be shareholders in hotels in India, said BAT Chief Executive Officer Tadeu Marroco, adding that the firm would sell the stake when the time is right.

The BAT chief executive was speaking to analysts at the company's 2024 Capital Markets Day in October.

The Indian cigarette major is following an asset light strategy for the hotels business. It opened 32 hotels in the last 24 months, taking the total to 140 properties. It plans to take the total hotels portfolio, including managed properties, to 200 in the next few years.

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ITC Ltd., NTPC Ltd., IndusInd Bank Ltd. and JSW Energy Ltd. will be in focus on Thursday as they announce their earnings for the September quarter of the current financial year.

ITC, a Kolkata-based conglomerate, is likely to report a net profit of Rs 5,154 crore for the quarter ended September, according to Bloomberg estimates. It is likely to report a top line of Rs 18,068 crore, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of Rs 6,506 crore, as well as an Ebitda margin of 36%, as per estimates.

NTPC is likely to clock a bottom line of Rs 5,035 crore and is expected to report an Ebitda margin at 28.2%, according to Bloomberg estimates. Its revenue from operations is expected to be Rs 47,008 crore, while its Ebitda is estimated as Rs 13,237 crore.

IndusInd Bank is estimated to report a profit of Rs 2,214 crore, as per Bloomberg analysts. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd, a Bengaluru-based small finance bank, is likely to clock a standalone profit of Rs 289 crore.

JSW Energy is estimated to report a profit of Rs 753 crore and a revenue of Rs 3,648 crore. It is estimated to report an Ebitda of Rs 2,609 crore and an Ebitda margin at 71.5%.

Coromandel International is expected to post a net profit of Rs 624 crore during its second quarter. Analysts expect its top line to be Rs 6,312 crore, Ebitda to be Rs 859 crore and Ebitda margin to be 13.6%.

Oracle Financial Services Software, a subsidiary of Oracle Corp., is expected to post a net profit of Rs 587 crore and a top line of Rs 1,728 crore, as per Bloomberg analysts.

Good morning and welcome to NDTV Profit's live coverage of second-quarter earnings for the day.

The earnings season for the second quarter of the financial year 2024–25 is in full swing with Thursday expected to be yet another action-packed day for investors.

As many as 115 companies will declare their financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 2024 on Oct. 24.

FMCG players like ITC Ltd. and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., power sector companies such as NTPC Ltd. and JSW Energy Ltd. are among the big names scheduled to report their earnings during the session.