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Stocks to Watch, August 18: Autos, Dixon Technologies, Vodafone Idea, Inox Wind, IndianOil, IIFL Finance, and more

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5 min read | Updated on August 18, 2025, 08:45 IST

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Stocks to Watch: Shares of Dixon Technologies will be on investors' radar on Monday, August 18, as the electronics contract manufacturer has formed a ₹370 crore joint venture (JV) for display module manufacturing with Chinese company HKC Overseas.

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The GIFT NIFTY futures indicate that the the NIFTY50 index will open 267 points higher. | Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to Watch: The domestic stock market is expected to see a solid start to trading on Monday, August 18, after a long weekend. The GIFT NIFTY futures indicate that the the NIFTY50 index will open 267 points higher.
Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
Textiles, fertilisers, and autos: Shares of these sectors will be in focus, as the central government has proposed two tax rates of 5% and 18% in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, PTI reported, citing highly placed sources.

The Centre has sent its proposal, which removes 12% and 28% slabs, to the panel of state finance ministers on GST rate rationalisation. They will now discuss it and place it before the GST Council. The council is expected to meet next month.

As many as eight sectors – textiles, fertiliser, renewable energy, automotive, handicrafts, agriculture, health and insurance – will benefit the most from the GST rate overhaul as per the Centre's proposal for ushering in the next generation of GST reform.
Defence stocks: Shares of defence companies are expected to trade actively on Monday, August 18, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech on Friday, August 15, announced a project to develop an indigenous air-defence system.
The announced project will be aimed at protecting India's vital military and civilian installations and delivering a decisive response to any enemy threat, a move that came amid concerns over security challenges emanating from Pakistan and China.
Godrej Properties: Realty firm Godrej Properties' net debt has risen 42% in June quarter to ₹4,637 crore as the company looks to expand its business to meet strong housing demand.

Its net debt stood at ₹3,269 crore at the end of last fiscal.

According to its latest investor presentation, the company's debt-to-equity ratio has risen to 0.26 from 0.19, but it is still at a very comfortable level.

In a conference call with analysts, Godrej Properties MD and CEO Gaurav Pandey said, "From a debt perspective, we have laid out an absolute cap that we would like to look at for net debt of ₹10,000 crore. So, we do have a fair amount of room, and even that would only take us to about 0.5 or a little bit above that range."

Dixon Technologies: Shares of Dixon Technologies will be on investors' radar on Monday, August 18, as the electronics contract manufacturer has formed a ₹370 crore joint venture (JV) for display module manufacturing with Chinese company HKC Overseas.
The Dixon Technologies-HKC Overseas joint venture is for the manufacturing and selling of LCD and TFT-LCD modules that are used in electronic devices like TVs, mobile phones, etc., for display, a regulatory filing said on Saturday.
Inox Wind: Inox Wind's consolidated net profit more than doubled to ₹97.34 crore in the June quarter compared to the year-ago period, mainly due to higher revenues.

It had posted a consolidated net profit of ₹41.59 crore in the year-ago period, a BSE filing showed.

Total income rose to ₹862.56 crore during the quarter from ₹654.64 crore in the same period a year ago.

Vodafone Idea: Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea on Thursday reported widening of its consolidated loss to ₹6,608 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2025, mainly on account of an increase in finance costs and government levies.

The Vodafone Idea (VIL) board approved the elevation of Chief Operating Officer Abhijit Kishore to the position of Chief Executive Officer with effect from August 19. He replaces Akshaya Moondra, whose three-year tenure ends on August 18.

VIL's finance cost increased by about 7%, or ₹374 crore, on a year-over-year (YoY) basis to ₹5,892.8 crore from ₹5,518.6 crore seen a year earlier, which added to the loss of ₹6,426.7 crore it posted in June 2024 quarter, according to a company filing.

The licence fees and spectrum usage charges payable to the government increased by about 6% to around ₹947 crore during the reported quarter from around ₹892 crore a year ago.

Revenue from operations of Vodafone Idea (VIL) increased by about 5% to ₹11,022.5 crore during the quarter under review from ₹10,508.3 crore in the year-ago period, mainly on account of a 15% increase in average revenue per user (ARPU) to ₹177 in the reported quarter from ₹154 in June 2024 quarter.

IIFL Finance: Monu Ratra, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IIFL Home Finance Limited, a material subsidiary of the company, has tendered his resignation vide letter dated August 14, 2025, effective from October 6, 2025.
Indian Oil: Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest state-run oil refiner, on Thursday, August 14, reported a net profit of ₹5,689 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1FY26), marking an increase of 115% from ₹2,643 crore in the same period last year. On a sequential basis, however, its net profit declined 22% from ₹7,265 crore in the previous quarter.

Indian Oil's revenue from operations during the first quarter rose 1% to ₹2.19 lakh crore from ₹2.16 lakh crore in the year-ago period.

The company reported strong operational performance, as its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation), also known as operating profit, jumped 46% annually to ₹12,607 crore.

Inox Green Energy: Inox Green Energy, the country’s leading wind power operation and maintenance (O&M) service provider, reported its first quarter earnings for the current financial year (FY26) on Thursday, August 14. Inox Green Energy’s net profit rose 440% to ₹22 crore from ₹4 crore in Q1FY25. The results include a deferred tax charge of ₹2.9 crore during the quarter, which the company said was a non-cash accounting adjustment.

The company’s total income stood at ₹98 crore, marking a 79% increase from ₹55 crore recorded in the same period last year. EBITDA rose 61% to ₹48 crore from ₹30 crore in the same period last year.

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