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Stocks to watch, February 6: Swiggy, Welspun Corp, Kansai Nerolac, Reliance Power, Info Edge, IndiGo and more

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5 min read | Updated on February 06, 2025, 08:29 IST

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Swiggy reported a net loss of ₹799 crore for the October-December quarter of Q3 FY25 as against ₹574 crore posted in the year-ago quarter

A total of 156 companies will release their financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal on Thursday. | Image: Shutterstock

A total of 156 companies will release their financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal on Thursday. | Image: Shutterstock

The Indian equity benchmark indices are expected to open higher on Thursday amid positive global market cues.

The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,810 level, a premium of nearly 35 points from the Nifty futures’ last close.

The US markets ended with gains and with all three major stock indices closing in positive territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317.24 points, or 0.71%, to 44,873.28, the S&P 500 rose 23.60 points, or 0.39%, to 6,061.48 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 38.32 points, or 0.19%, to 19,692.33.

However, the Asian markets remained mixed on Monday morning as Japan’s Nikkei rose 56 points, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 39.31 points, and Korea’s Kospi index increased 18.51 points.

Earnings today: A total of 156 companies will release their financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal on Thursday, February 6. Key earnings to watch include ITC, State Bank of India, Trent, MRF, Bharti Airtel, Britannia Industries, Hero Motocorp, Apollo Tyres, Aurobindo Pharma, BEML, Trent, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, PVR INOX and more.
Here are the stocks to watch on Thursday
Swiggy: The food delivery platform’s revenue from operations increased by 18.1% on a sequential basis, up from ₹3,01.45 crore posted in Q2 FY25. Swiggy reported a net loss of ₹799 crore for the October-December quarter of Q3 FY25 as against ₹574 crore posted in the year-ago quarter. The company posted a net loss of ₹625.5 crore in the previous quarter (Q2 FY25).

EBITDA loss for the reporting quarter was at ₹725.66 crore, up from ₹554.17 crore in Q2 FY25.

Revenue of Swiggy Instamart (quick commerce segment of the company) increased by 17.7% QoQ to ₹576.50 crore as against ₹490 crore in the previous quarter. Swiggy's food delivery business revenue was at ₹1,636.8 crore, up 3.8% QoQ from ₹1,577.47 crore in Q2 FY25.

Welspun Corp: Welspun Corp announced its financial results for the December quarter (Q3 FY25) on Wednesday, February 5, posting a 128.8% jump in its net profit to ₹672.19 crore. Its net profit in the previous fiscal year stood at ₹293.70 crore.

However, the company's total income fell by 23.15% to ₹3,656.57 crore, down from ₹4,758.17 crore posted in Q3 FY24.

P C Jeweller: A leading jewellery company posted a net profit of ₹147.96 crore for the October-December quarter of the current fiscal (Q3 FY25). P C Jeweller’s net loss in the previous fiscal year stood at ₹197.98 crore.

Its total income increased to ₹683.44 crore, up from ₹43.48 crore in Q3 FY24.

Triveni Engineering: Triveni Engineering on Wednesday posted a net profit of ₹42.57 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year (Q3 FY25), down 69% as against ₹137.40 crore posted in the year-ago period.

The company's total income increased by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹1,600 crore, and its expenses jumped 12.4% YoY to ₹1,566.76 crore during the reporting quarter.

Kansai Nerolac: The paint maker reported a 341.4% YoY increase in net profit at ₹680.9 crore in December quarter compared to ₹154.3 crore in Q3FY24. This includes a profit of ₹665.4 crore from the sale of land in Lower Parel, Mumbai. Revenue from operations inched higher by 0.2% to ₹1,921.9 crore against ₹1,918.7 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal.
Reliance Power: The company on Wednesday posted a net profit of ₹41.95 crore in the December quarter on account of higher income. It had reported a loss of ₹1,136.75 crore in the year-ago quarter, the company said in an exchange filing.

Reliance Power's total income rose to ₹2,159.44 crore during the quarter from ₹1,998.79 crore a year ago. Expenses stood at ₹2,109.56 crore, lower as against ₹3,167.49 crore in third quarter of the preceding financial year.

Info Edge: Naukri’s parent entity, Info Edge, reported a 61% YoY rise in consolidated net profit at about ₹242.6 crore for quarter ended December 2024, and the board also approved split of shares in the ratio of 1:5.

The share split is aimed at enhancing the liquidity of company's equity shares and encouraging participation of retail investors by making shares of the company more affordable, according to a statutory filing by Info Edge.

The revenue from operations on a consolidated basis was nearly 15% higher at ₹722.3 crore in Q3FY25. The Q3FY25 net profit attributable to equity holders of parent stood at ₹242.59 crore, up 61% as compared to same period previous year.

IndiGo: GST authorities imposed penalties totalling ₹115.86 crore on IndiGo, the airline said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

According to the filing, the penalty order was passed on February 4.

Of this, ₹113.02 crore pertains to services provided to offshore recipients, which the goods and services tax (GST) authorities did not consider as "export of services", and denied input tax credit on certain services for FY18, FY19, and FY20 while the remaining ₹2.84 crore penalty is on account of denial of input tax credit (ITC) for FY18, FY19, and FY20, as per the filing.

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