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Devyani International: On track for faster earnings growth
Pizza Hut franchisee DIL is on course to open 200-250 stores every year over the next 2-3 years
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Lemon Tree Hotels set to emerge stronger, post COVID-19
Demand-supply dynamics in the hotel industry is expected to remain favourable over the next 2-3 years, benefiting bigger, branded players like Lemon Tree
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Value innerwear: Will these stocks continue to do well?
Healthy double-digit volume growth will continue as Dollar Industries and Rupa tap new segments and enhance their product range. Both aim to sustain margins that would maintain earnings growth momentum
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Trent: Outstanding results; huge growth runway
Rapid store expansion, particularly the value format of Zudio, will drive the growth momentum for Trent in the next fiscal
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Goldiam International: Healthy growth prospects
The expansion of the e-commerce segment and the lab-grown business is likely to help sustain growth for Goldiam
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Sapphire Foods India: Performance improvement to continue to drive re-rating
SFIL has aggressive store expansion plans and can scale up margins significantly as borne out by its Q3. This is seen as a key re-rating trigger
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Page Industries: Multiple growth levers
Page is confident of reaching its $1-billion revenue target by FY26, ahead of schedule, which implies about 18 percent growth over 3-4 years
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Nykaa: Profitability focus can moderate growth; valuations expensive
Nykaa is keen to adopt a balanced approach, implying that the top-line growth can moderate if it chooses to improve profitability
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Jubilant FoodWorks: Correction an opportunity for investors
JFL is expanding the core Dominos business with focus on reducing the delivery time. Also, JFL would significantly scale up Hong's Kitchen, Ekdum as well as Popeyes chicken business in India
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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail: Preparing for the next leg of growth
ABFRL will scale up new businesses, such as innerwear, ethnic and sportwear. This would be the key growth contributors and would form a significant chunk of business over the next 4-5 years
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Vedant Fashions IPO: Robust business model but pricey valuation
While VFL has strong operating metrics as well as headroom for growth, given the higher share of the unorganised segment, its valuations are at a significant premium and leave little room for safety
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Titan: The numbers have got more shine
Titan is expected to emerge stronger in the jewellery industry, going forward. The massive expansion in eyewear as well as watch segments will enable it to fire on all cylinders
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Indian Hotels Limited: Will it emerge stronger, post COVID-19?
IHCL is witnessing signs of recovery, starting this month, and expects to reach pre-COVID levels in the early part of the next fiscal
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Infrastructure and Engineering: Prime billing in Budget 2022, companies in sectors to benefit
The budget’s laser focus on capital expenditure and promoting domestic manufacturing unleashes opportunities for companies in these sectors
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Larsen & Toubro: Strong pipeline, stable earnings to support stock returns
L&T expects close to Rs 4 lakh crore of orders in the pipeline, the highest in the recent past, providing a strong revenue visibility
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Burger King India: Correction an opportunity for long-term investors
FY23 is expected to be much better for BKIL, given the acceleration in store openings and the expansion of the café format in India as well as the integration of the Indonesian business
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Sharda Cropchem: Will it continue to re-rate?
Sharda Cropchem has raised its capex on new registrations and has a healthy product registration pipeline. We expect the company to deliver double-digit volume growth in FY23 as well
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Rallis India: Will FY23 be a better year for the company?
We expect earnings recovery in FY23 as monsoon is likely to be normal, raw material prices are likely to ease domestically, and contribution from new launches can increase
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Metro Brands: Is it a worthy bet for the long term?
MBL’s earnings growth (over FY20-23) as well as valuations (based on FY23 projections) are at about 20 percent premium to Bata and discount to Relaxo, respectively
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Jubilant FoodWorks: Get ready for a bigger bite
Among quick-service restaurant players, Jubilant FoodWorks would be relatively less affected by the current third wave of COVID-19, thanks to the higher share of the delivery business
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Infrastructure sector: From good to great
Government aims to almost double the infrastructure spend under the National Infrastructure pipeline, providing huge growth opportunity for the infrastructure companies
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Avenue Supermarts (D-Mart): Results on a roll, future looks rosy
D-Mart has maintained decent store expansion even during the difficult times of COVID-19. This, coupled with the low penetration of the organised players in the grocery industry, indicates a huge runway for growth.
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Titan: Strong quarter; to outperform in current scenario
Titan posted better-than-expected performance in December 2021 quarter with strong demand across categories. Titan would relatively outperform in current scenario, owing to perceived safe position of gold and strong pent-up factor.
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Sharda Cropchem Ltd: Healthy earnings outlook; attractive valuations
SCC proves to be a safe bet in times of rising COVID-19 infections, given the essential nature of the industry it serves, viz., agriculture. Also, SCC is trading at attractive valuations.
