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Marico delivers a strong Q1 FY26 on volume growth and price hikes

Q1FY26 revenue to rise in low 20s YoY; volume up despite price hikes; copra inflation pressures margins, but recovery expected in H2; strong performance across segments

Competitive and margin pressures likely to cap upsides for DMart

DMart's Q1FY26 pre-quarter update reveals slower-than-expected revenue growth and margin compression. Competitive pressures, particularly from quick commerce players, could weigh on future growth.

New launches, electric vehicles thrust positive triggers for Hero MotoCorp

Hero MotoCorp's (HMCL) June '25 sales grew 10 per cent Y-o-Y to 556,000 units in a positive surprise but Q1FY26 volumes were down 11 per cent Y-o-Y

Strong growth to keep valuations of EMS majors at elevated levels

EMS sector expected to grow 25% annually till FY28 as order books expand and capex ramps up; high-margin orders and policy support sustain premium valuations

Capacity expansion likely trigger for Hindalco Industries' stock

The scenario for Hindalco and its US subsidiary Novelis is promising although Novelis has been impacted by tariffs

Better policy mix drives the growth for the private life insurers

However, private insurers reported premium growth, indicating a mix of higher-value policies

Strong mkt leadership, robust demand should help IndiGo stock gain altitude

India is expected to see close to 10 per cent CAGR in passenger volumes over next two-three years and it is among the lowest penetrated markets per capita despite being the third-largest

Dixon Technologies stock weighed down by the competition concerns

Dixon's revenue growth was led by mobiles & EMS (194 per cent), offset by 23 per cent fall in consumer electronics. Home appliances and lighting were flat

Amazon's entry into healthcare a headwind but diagnostic stocks attractive

The differential between the common tests offered by incumbents and new entrants is just about 5-10 per cent which isn't going to move the needle much in this business

Regaining share key to more upside in automobile major Hero MotoCorp

For HMCL, and the two-wheeler sector, there are multiple triggers, which should help it to post a mid-to-high single-digit growth for 2025-26 (FY26)

Sustained high crude oil prices to hurt downstream players

The fears centre around the possibility of supply routes being interdicted and hence, supply being disrupted, rather than Iranian oil being taken off the market

Final RBI norms on project financing positive trigger for the PFC

Additional provisions forDate of Commencement of Commercial Operations deferred standard assets are reduced to 0.375 per cent-0.5625 per cent per quarter vs. 2.5 per cent for cumulative deferments

Siemens Energy: The power play that doesn't overload on valuations

Siemens Energy India offers a wide range of services and solutions to power generation utilities and IPPs

Expansion positives factored into the valuations of Hindustan Zinc

The company expects revenues to rise from Rs 34,100 crore in FY25 to Rs 40,000-42,000 crore with phase-I expansion, and further rise to Rs 62,000 to Rs 65,000 crore upon completion of plan

Higher crude oil prices, production gains positive for upstream players

Even if Iranian production is curtailed, the OPEC+ decision to ramp up production implies other supply would compensate

CIL earnings may stay under pressure amid weak volumes, market share loss

CIL earnings may stay under pressure in FY26 due to weak volumes, lower e-auction prices, rising costs, and growing market share of captive and commercial miners

Increased fresh order inflows key to the growth of construction companies

Some of the key award recipients in May included DR Agrawal Infracon (₹4,100 crore), Larsen&Toubro (₹ 3,800 crore), NCC (₹2,500 crore) among others

Pickup in digital margins could help Tata Communications stock rerate

Analysts calculate that data revenue of ₹27,300 crore in FY28 is possible, given growth in digital portfolio due to megatrends like cloud, AI, IoT etc

Power utilities: Valuations down on likely dim show in first half of FY26

NTPC Green's acquisition of Ayana (2.1 GW) and JSW Energy's KSK Mahanadi buy (1.8 GW) helped meet capacity addition targets

Cement industry eyes demand revival amid looming capacity surplus

The lagged impact of fuel price increases of Rs 50-100 per ton during January-April'25 will be seen in H1FY26 given inventory, with higher exposure to petcoke usage impacted more