Month: April 2025

Shares of Nestle India slipped over 5 per cent from the day’s high in Thursday’s intraday session after it reported a 5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in its net profit for the March quarter of the previous financial year.  

The fast-moving consumer goods major’s stock fell as much as 5.4 per cent from its day’s high of ₹2,515 per share. As of 12:12 PM, the counter was down 1.31 per cent at ₹2,401.8, compared to the 0.29 per cent decline in the Nifty50 index.  

The company’s shares snapped their two-day gain on Thursday but have recovered over 11 per cent from their lows of ₹2,160, which it hit in early April. The stock has risen 11 per cent this year, compared to a 2.5 per cent advance in the benchmark Nifty50. The company has a total market capitalisation of ₹2.2 trillion, according to BSE data. The Nifty FMCG index was seen quoting 0.89 per cent lower at 56,972. 

Nestle Q4 results breakdown

The consumer giant reported a net profit fall of 5 per cent to ₹885.4 crore in the January to March quarter of the financial year 2025 (FY25), as compared to ₹934.1 crore in the same period last year. The fall in the bottom line came while the revenue from operations rose 4.5 per cent to ₹5,503.8 crore in the quarter under review. In the fourth quarter of the previous year, the company reported a revenue of ₹5,267.50 crore.  

However, the bottom line met the street’s expectations as brokerages tracked by Business Standard expected Nestle’s net profit to decline 9.12 per cent in the quarter ended March 31, 2025, on average, to ₹848.86 crore.

During the quarter, the company’s operating margins or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 3 per cent to ₹1,388.8 crore in the March quarter. The Ebita margin of Nestle contracted to 25.2 per cent from 25.6 per cent earlier.  

Meanwhile, Nestle reported their highest-ever domestic sales, having crossed the ₹5,235 crore mark, aided by improving volume growth. The March quarter also saw double-digit growth in beverages and confectionery, with three out of four product groups delivering healthy growth. 

Nestle’s ₹6,500 crore capex plan

The FMCG giant said it will be investing ₹6,500 crore between 2020 and 2025 to develop new capabilities and capacities. “This not only demonstrates the strong demand for our products but also our commitment to manufacture in India and Make in India,” Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director of Nestle India, said in the statement. “The Odisha factory, our 10th citadel of growth, is being set up with an initial investment of approximately ₹900 crore, in its first phase, to manufacture products from our foods (Prepared Dishes and Cooking Aids) portfolio.”  

Nestle dividend announcement  The company announced a dividend of ₹10 per share for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.

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 Shares of Samhi Hotels surged over 12 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹196.90 on Thursday after the company announced its strategic partnership with global institutional investor GIC. 

Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC will acquire a 35 per cent stake in three subsidiaries of Samhi Hotels that together own Courtyard & Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru ORR, Hyatt Regency Pune and recently acquired Trinity Hotel in Bengaluru Whitefield.  

At 2:30 PM on Thursday, Samhi Hotels’ stock was quoting at ₹193.53, up 11.26 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). In comparison, the benchmark Nifty50 index was trading at 24,249.10, down 79.85 points or 0.33 per cent.

The acquisition will be made for an investment of ₹752, marking the enterprise value of three assets at ₹2,200 crore. Out of the proceeds, ₹604 crore will utilised to reduce the debt across Samhi’s portfolio and cover deal expenses. The remaining ₹149 crore will be used over the next two years to partially fund the capital expenditure for the Westin/Tribute Portfolio Bengaluru Whitefield dual-branded hotel.

“The transaction follows our stated strategy of capital recycling and will lead to a significant reduction in debt and partnership with a global investor of GIC’s stature for funding further growth,” the company said in an exchange filing. 

After closing the transaction, the company expects its debt to be reduced by ₹580 crore and an improvement of around 15-20 per cent in its net profit. The company also expects to see a significant improvement in its future cash flows due to a reduction in debt and Westin / Tribute Portfolio Bengaluru Whitefield capital expenditure by GIC. 

Following the transaction, Samhi Hotels will own a 65 per cent stake in each of the three subsidiaries.  

Samhi Hotels’ stock history

The stock has fallen around 20 per cent from its 52-week high of ₹225.48 touched on September 06, 2024. The company’s total market capitalisation stood at ₹4,281 crore. On a year-to-date basis, the stock has gained around 5 per cent compared to a 2 per cent increase in the Nifty50 index. 

About Samhi Hotels

Incorporated in 2010, Samhi Hotels is a hotel ownership and asset management platform based in India. It has long-term management arrangements with three global hotel operators including Marriott, IHG and Hyatt. Samhi has a portfolio of 31 operating hotels comprising 4,823 keys. The company has a geographic presence in 13 cities across India, including the National Capital Region (NCR), Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. Samhi’s hotels operate under hotel operator brands such as Courtyard by Marriott, Sheraton, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Sheraton and Holiday Inn Express.

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South Korea’s LG Electronics has halted work on the initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian arm amid ongoing volatility in the equity markets, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.  

According to the report, the company has informed advisors that it may postpone the public issue and may resume if the market conditions improve. However, it is still under consideration and no final decision has been made. 

The IPO process is still underway but the company cannot comment on the timing, the report cited an LG Electronics official in Seoul as saying.  

In March, Bloomberg reported that LG India’s valuation could decline from $11.5 billion to $10.5 billion after the decline in the local equity markets. The LG Electronics IPO was expected to hit Dalal Street in May this year. 

The company has already hosted roadshows to attract investors for the IPO. It received approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in March this year. It filed preliminary papers with Sebi in December 2024. The company aims to raise around $15 billion through the public issue, which includes an offer for sale (OFS) from its parent company. LG Electronics plans to offload a 15 per cent stake in its Indian operations. 

According to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the parent company will sell around 101.8 million shares, amounting to a 15 per cent stake. However, the company did not disclose the total issue size. Morgan Stanley India, JP Morgan India, Axis Capital, BofA Securities India and Citigroup Global Markets India are the book-running lead managers for the IPO. 

LG Electronics is the country’s largest home appliances and consumer electronics player after Samsung India Electronics. As per DRHP, LG Electronics’ revenue from operations in FY24 stood at ₹21,352 crore.  

In addition, LG Electronics is set to begin the construction of its third consumer electronics manufacturing unit in India. It will be located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. Currently, it operates two manufacturing facilities in the country including one in Noida and another in Ranjangaon, Maharashtra. 

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Shares of Bharti Hexacom gained 3.3 per cent in trade, registering an all time high at ₹1,695.45 on the BSE. At 11:52 AM, Bharti Hexacom shares were trading 2.16 per cent higher at ₹1,675.15 per share on the BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.28 per cent at 79,817.14. The market capitalisation of the company stood at ₹83,757.5 crore. The 52-week high of the stock was at ₹1,695.45 per share and 52-week low of the stock was at ₹854.05 per share.However, Bharti Airtel stock was down 0.11 per cent at ₹1,850 per share on BSE. 

Why did Bharti Hexacom shares hit all time high today?

The stock was in demand after the company along with Bharti Airtel inked agreements with Adani Data Networks Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises to acquire rights to use 400 MHz of spectrum. 

As per the agreements, Bharti Airtel and its subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom will acquire rights to use 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band in Gujarat (100 MHz), Mumbai (100 MHz), Andhra Pradesh (50 MHz), Rajasthan (50 MHz), Karnataka (50 MHz) and Tamil Nadu (50 MHz). 

“The closing of the transaction is subject to satisfaction of the standard conditions (including conditions stated in the Spectrum Trading Guidelines) and statutory approvals,” the filing read. 

That apart, in other developments, Bharti Airtel gained the most number of subscribers in January, with 1.65 million new wireless users, while Reliance Jio added 0.68 million users, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Monday. 

Airtel’s mobile wireless market share continued to inch up in January, at 33.61 per cent. The overall number of mobile phone connections in India increased by 0.55 per cent in January. The high growth rate was due to Trai changing its subscriber reporting norms from January onwards, which now require 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) subscriptions to be counted as wireless subscribers, as opposed to wireline subscribers, as had been the case so far.

About Bharti Airtel 

Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 550 million customers in 15 countries across India and Africa. The company also has its presence in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka through its associate entities. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. 

About Bharti Hexacom

Bharti Hexacom is a communications solutions provider offering consumer mobile services, fixed-line telephone and broadband services to customers in the Rajasthan and the North East telecommunication circles in India, which comprises the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. It offers services under the brand ‘Airtel’. Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 550 million customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa

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Shares of Adani Group-based energy firm – Adani Power have gained 13.6 per cent thus far in April; and the stock soared over 26 per cent from its low of ₹462 hit on April 7, to the day’s high at ₹584 on Wednesday. The stock traded with a gain of 0.8 per cent at ₹577, while the NSE benchmark Nifty 50 index rose 0.4 per cent at 24,250 levels. The recent gains in the stock have been attributed to growing investor interest in the power sector owing to rising demand for electricity this summer. That apart, analysts are optimistic that the company will be able to deliver steady earnings growth in the March quarter. Adani Power is scheduled to announce its Q4FY25 results on April 30, 2025.

Technically, Adani Power stock was seen testing resistance at its 200-day Daily Moving Average (200-DMA) for the third straight day on Wednesday. The stock last closed above this key long-term moving average on October 15, 2024. 

Further, stock is also seen within striking distance of the weekly super trend line resistance which stands at ₹610 – a key medium term indicator. Against this background, here’s what your trading strategy should be at the counter.

Adani Power

Current Price: ₹577 Upside Potential: 30% Support: ₹549; ₹530; ₹515 Resistance: ₹610; ₹655; ₹685 Adani Power daily chart shows that the near-term bias for the stock is likely to remain positive as long as the stock holds above ₹549 levels. Below which, strong support for the stock can be anticipated at ₹530 and ₹515 levels.

Key momentum oscillators on the weekly scale are favourably placed; hence any dip at the counter could be a buying opportunity in the stock. On the upside, the stock needs to conquer the hurdle at ₹610 for likely further gains. The long-term chart suggests that the stock can potentially soar towards ₹750 levels. On its way up, the stock may face interim resistance around ₹655 and ₹685 levels. 

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