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Stocks to watch, August 14: Cochin Shipyard, L&T, Coal India, Tata Motors PV, Jupiter Wagons, JSW Cement

Swati Verma

8 min read | Updated on August 14, 2026, 08:50 IST

SUMMARY

Tata Motors PV reported a consolidated net profit of ₹775 crore in the April-June quarter, registering an 80% decline from ₹3,924 crore during the same period last year. The carmaker's total revenue from operations, however, grew 9% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹95,799 crore in Q1 FY27 from ₹87,677 crore in the year-ago period.

Stocks to watch, August 14, 2026

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 36 points lower. | Image: Shutterstock

The domestic stock market is expected to open lower on Friday, August 14. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 36 points lower.

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Earnings today: 712 companies, as per the BSE list, are slated to announce their June quarter (Q1 FY27) earnings today as the results season comes to an end. The list includes names such as Ashok Leyland, NMDC, Bharat Dynamics, Cochin Shipyard, Voltas, Alkem Laboratories, Physicswallah, Anupam Rasayan India, Jupiter Wagons, and Saatvik Green Energy, among others.
Coal India, L&T: Shares of Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) are expected to hog the limelight on Friday, August 14, as the companies are among 20 entities that have submitted bids under the ₹7,280 crore scheme for setting up integrated Sintered NdFeB Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) manufacturing facilities in India. READ MORE
JSW Cement: The company on Thursday posted a consolidated net profit of ₹160.64 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q1 FY27).

In the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year, the company had logged a loss of ₹1,356.17 crore, when the firm had clocked an exceptional charge of ₹1,466.38 crore, according to a regulatory filing.

However, sequentially, its profit fell 56.7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from ₹371.33 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q4 FY26).

Its revenue from operations advanced 21.6% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹1,896.41 crore during the quarter under review, as against ₹1,559.82 crore in Q1 FY26.

It largely remained flat QoQ, rising 0.1% from ₹1,894.99 crore in the quarter-ago period.

Tata Motors PV: The auto major reported a consolidated net profit of ₹775 crore in the April-June quarter, registering an 80% decline from ₹3,924 crore during the same period last year. The carmaker's total revenue from operations, however, grew 9% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹95,799 crore in Q1 FY27 from ₹87,677 crore in the year-ago period.

The company’s operating profit, also known as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), slipped 24% YoY to ₹6,176 crore as compared to ₹8,162 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

Its operating profit margin, also known as EBITDA margin, contracted to 6.45% in the reporting quarter from 9.31% in the year-ago period.

LG Electronics India: The company reported a net profit of ₹652 crore on Thursday, August 13, for the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (Q1 FY27), marking a jump of 27% from ₹513 crore in the same period last year.

The company's revenue from operations grew 15% to ₹7,233 crore in the April-June quarter as compared to ₹6,263 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. This was driven by volume- and value-led growth.

Further, the company’s exports delivered growth, complementing domestic demand supported by growing consumer shifts towards feature-rich, higher-value, and energy-efficient products. READ MORE
Max Financial Services: Max Financial Services, the holding company of Axis Max Life Insurance, on Thursday reported a 37% jump in consolidated profit to ₹118 crore in the first quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27).

The company had earned a consolidated net profit of ₹86 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income on a consolidated basis also rose to ₹14,977 crore during the June quarter of FY27 as against ₹12,825 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, Max Financial Services said in a regulatory filing.

Total expenses increased to ₹14,839 crore from ₹12,723 crore recorded in the first quarter of FY26.

During the reporting quarter, Axis Max Life Insurance reported new business growth (Individual Adjusted First Year Premium) of 17% to ₹1,810 crore.

Honasa Consumer: Mamaearth’s parent company, Honasa Consumer, announced its April to June quarter earnings report for the financial year 2026-27 on Thursday, August 13, as the firm recorded a 118% growth in overall profits in the period with key support from the revenues gains.

NSE filings showed that Honasa Consumer recorded a 118% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit to ₹90 crore in the first quarter of FY27, in comparison to ₹41 crore in the same period a year earlier.

On a sequential basis, the personal care company’s net profits surged 30% to its June quarter level, from ₹69.74 crore in the fourth quarter of the financial year ended 2025-26.

State Bank of India (SBI): SBI, acting through its London branch, has raised $500 million by issuing bonds at a coupon rate of 5.25%.

The 'Regulation S' bond is benchmarked against the 5-year US Treasury and priced at a spread of 88 bps over the benchmark, SBI said in a statement on Thursday.

'Regulation S' tagged instruments are exempt from registration requirements of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and can be issued outside the United States.

The bonds will be listed on SGX-ST, India INX and NSE-IX, it said.

UltraTech Cement: Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation, one of the promoters of UltraTech Cement, sold nearly a 1% stake in the country's leading cement maker for ₹2,896 crore through open market transactions on Thursday.

According to the block deal data on the BSE, Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation Ltd offloaded 25 lakh equity shares, representing a 0.85% stake in Mumbai-based UltraTech Cement Ltd.

The shares were disposed of in 18 tranches at an average price of ₹11,585 apiece, taking the combined deal value to ₹2,896.25 crore.

Following the stake sale, Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation Ltd's holding has come down to nearly 1% from 1.5%, while the combined holding of promoters and promoter group entities fell to 58.49% from 59.33%.

Page Industries: Apparel manufacturer Page Industries Ltd on Thursday reported a 4% decline in net profit to ₹192.80 crore in the June quarter.

The company had posted a net profit of ₹200.8 crore during the April-June period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. ​

Revenue from operations increased 7.9% to ₹1,420.44 crore in the first quarter of FY27, compared to ₹1,316.56 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

Sales volume stood at 61.2 million pieces, growing by 5.7% on a year-on-year basis, Page Industries said in its earnings statement.

Page Industries is the exclusive licensee of Jockey International Inc (USA) for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Maldives, Bhutan and the UAE.

Spencers Retail: Spencers Retail Ltd on Thursday said its consolidated net loss narrowed slightly to ₹60.44 crore for the June quarter of FY27.

The company had registered a net loss of ₹61.61 crore in the January-March period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by RP Sanjiv Goenka firm Spencers Retail.

Its revenue from operations increased 12.9% to ₹469.47 crore in the June quarter under review. It was ₹415.83 crore in the year-ago period.

Total expenses of Spencer’s Retail grew 8.76% to ₹531.78 crore in the June quarter.

Spencer's retail total income, which includes other income, climbed 10.3% to ₹471.28 crore in the first quarter of FY27.​

Jubilant Foodworks: Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL), which operates fast-food chains Domino's Pizza and Popeyes, on Thursday reported an increase of 6% in its consolidated net profit to ₹100 crore for the June quarter of FY'27, on a year-on-year basis.

The company had reported a net profit of ₹94.33 crore for the April-June period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by JFL, part of the Jubilant Bhartia Group.

Revenue from the operation of JFL was up 14% to ₹2,569.65 crore in the June quarter of FY'27. It was ₹2,252.18 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

Its EBITDA grew 10.2% year-on-year to ₹360 crore. "Domino's India delivered 6.5% order growth and 2.5% LFL growth despite cycling a strong 11.6% LFL growth in the same quarter last year," it said.

Domino's India's revenue grew 7.4% to ₹1,764.6 crore in the June quarter.

Brigade Enterprises: Realty firm Brigade Enterprises Ltd on Thursday reported a 37% increase in its consolidated net profit to ₹216.94 crore for the quarter ended June.

Its net profit stood at ₹157.95 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income fell to ₹1,179.22 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year from ₹,332.86 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

Bengaluru-based Brigade Enterprises is one of the leading real estate developers in the country.

GIC Re: The company on Thursday posted a 10% increase in net profit to ₹1,922 crore in the first quarter ended June 2026.

The state-owned reinsurance company had earned ₹1,752 crore in the same quarter in the previous financial year.

Total income of the re-insurer declined marginally to ₹13,330 crore in the June quarter compared to ₹13,352 crore in the same quarter a year ago, GIC Re said in a regulatory filing.

During the reporting quarter, the company collected a gross premium of ₹13,475 crore against ₹12,388 crore in the year-ago period.

The company's underwriting loss narrowed to ₹724 crore as against ₹907 crore seen in the same period a year ago.

The solvency ratio increased to 4.32 from 3.85 at the end of June 2025.

With inputs from PTI
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Swati Verma
Swati Verma is a business journalist with 12 years of experience. She writes on equities, corporate earnings, sectoral trends, and industry outlook, among others. At Upstox, she leads financial markets coverage.

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