December 31, 2025

TOP NEWS

 

Bharat forge: Ministry of Defence has awarded a Rs 1,662 crore contract for supply of 255,128 CQB Carbines to the Indian Army. The order is set for execution within five years. The 5.56 x 45 mm Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine is an indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured (IDDM) compact firearm jointly developed by Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Forge Ltd. Positive

 

Rites: Received a letter of award for the supply of in-service cape gauge diesel electric locomotives from Berhard Development Corporation (Private) Ltd, Zimbabwe. The contract is valued at $3,600,000 and is to be executed over a period of three months. Positive

 

Tata Steel: The government announced the implementation of an anti-dumping duty on imports of non-alloy and alloy steel flat products for a period of three years. The duty will stand at 12% when imports are made during the April 21, 2025 - April 20, 2026 period, fall to 11.5% for April 21, 2026 - April 20, 2027 period and then to 11% for the April 21, 2027 - April 20, 2028 period. Positive read through for steel sector

 

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL): The company has sold its entire 25.52% stake in Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd to promoters GVK-Bhupal family for Rs. 592 crore. The transaction marks the end of the joint venture between the two parties. IHCL will, however, continue to manage six existing properties and a planned hotel in Bengaluru as part of a long-term agreement. IHCL's exit from Taj GVK is part of its asset light growth strategy. This would increase the company’s capital light inventory to 67% and unlock capital for high-margin growth. Positive

 

Privy Specialty Chemicals: Vivira Investment and Trading Pvt., a promoter entity of Privi Speciality Chemicals Ltd., will offload stake worth Rs 700 crore via block deal. The indicative price band has been set at Rs 2,835 to Rs 2,850 per share, translating to an 11.14% discount to the previous close of Rs 3,190.50. Negative

 

Indigo: The Additional Commissioner of CGST- Delhi South Commissionerate has levied a penalty and GST demand of Rs 458 crore on compensation received from foreign supplier and denial of Input Tax credit. The company strongly believes that the order passed by the GST department is erroneous and not in accordance with law, backed by advice from external tax advisors. Negative

 

Powergrid: Received a letter of award for setting up a large-scale battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh. PowerGrid will implement a 150 MW/300 MWh standalone battery energy storage system at the 400/220 kV sub-station at Kalikiri in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Positive

 

Premier Energies: Company wins orders worth Rs 2,307 crore in Q3FY26 from various domestic IPP’s and Indian customers.  Order execution scheduled across FY27 and FY28 Company is targeting 10.6 GW solar cell and 11.1 GW module capacity by September 2026.

 


INVESTMENT CALL

 

Viewpoint: Lemon Tree Hotels – Growth prospects stay strong

View: Positive                  Reco. Price: Rs. 162                 Upside potential: 29%

  • A strong wedding season, healthy traction in MICE segment and contribution from new openings will help hotels post strong Q3FY26 numbers with y-o-y RevPar growth of 12-15%.
  • LTHL signed 17 hotels with 1,855 rooms and opened 9 hotels with 646 rooms in Q3FY26 and aims to add ~10,500 rooms across ~130 hotels in the coming years, taking total inventory to ~22,100 rooms across ~260 hotels.
  • LTHL eyes stable FY26 EBITDA margin; stabilisation of renovation and technology expenses to drive margins in long run.
  • We stay Positive on the stock and expect an upside of 29%. Stock trades at 17x/14x/13x its FY26E/27E/28E EV/EBIDTA, respectively.

 

Valuation (Consolidated)                                                   Rs. crore

Particulars

FY24

FY25

FY26E

FY27E

FY28E

Revenue

1,071

1,286

1,479

1,682

1,851

EBITDA margin (%)

48.8

49.3

51.2

52.4

52.4

Adjusted PAT

181

243

328

441

522

Adjusted EPS (Rs.)

2.3

3.1

4.1

5.6

6.6

EV/EBIDTA (x)

24.7

20.3

16.9

14.3

12.6

RoNW (%)

19.9

22.9

24.7

25.8

23.8

RoCE (%)

11.1

12.7

15.4

17.9

18.6

 

 

OTHER NEWS

 

Muthoot Finance: The Board of Directors of Muthoot Money, a subsidiary of the company, has completed the allotment of 3,25,139 equity shares to Muthoot Finance against funds of Rs 500 crore via a rights issue. Funds raised through the rights issue will be utilised for business funding, general corporate purposes, and repayment of existing loans.