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As part of its net zero promises, Indus Towers Ltd (ITL) plans to gradually increase its renewable energy portfolio to Giga Watt (GW) scale capacity.

Weak performance likely over the December 2023 quarter.

According to the order, the business will offer equipment as well as some additional services.

Adani Group reported in February that by December 2023, the EBITDA of its portfolio firms had increased by 34% to ₹79,000 Crore

Earlier this week, the firm released its quarterly results. Its net profit for the March quarter was ₹321.2 Crore

Value of new business (VNB) margin decreased by 18.3% to ₹1,234 Crore, below market estimates of a 15% decline.  HDFC Life proposed a dividend of ₹2 per share.

VNB margins were at 26.1% for Q4FY24, declining by 320bps YoY, driven by lack of operating leverage and change in new business profile. HDFCLI continues to focus on VNB growth driven by APE growth and is willing to trade incremental margins for better growth opportunities.

The stock trades at 11.7x EV/Ebitda and analysts of IIFL Capital Services estimate 17% Ebitda Cagr over FY24-27. Maintain ADD

~18% correction in stock price recently has taken care of multiple de-rating while attractive dividend yield (~4%) should provide downside support to valuations. Hence, analysts of IIFL Capital Services maintain BUY, but expect its discount to TCS to remain elevated in near term.

However, the broader market trended negatively, with the BSE MidCap index down 0.93% and the BSE SmallCap index down 0.51%.