Stocks to Watch, November 7: ABB India, Trent, Nykaa, Bajaj Housing, Apollo Hospitals, LIC, Crompton Greaves, TVS Motor, NALCO, Lupin

The healthcare major had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹379 crore in the July-September quarter of the last fiscal year.

Its revenue increased to ₹6,304 crore in the second quarter against ₹5,589 crore seen in the year-ago period.

The mortgage firm had recorded a net profit of ₹546 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The total income increased to ₹2,755 crore during the quarter under review from ₹2,410 crore in the same period last year.

The housing finance company earned interest income of ₹2,614 crore during the quarter compared to ₹2,227 crore in the same period a year ago.

The total expenses also rose to ₹1,922 crore, from ₹1,703 crore in the second quarter of the previous year.

The company follows a January to December fiscal year.

It had posted a net profit of ₹440 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a company statement said.

According to the statement, the company reported a profit before tax (before exceptional items and one-offs) of ₹542 crore for the quarter.

Profitability reflected rising material costs, mainly due to revenue mix and reliance on imports to support delivery commitments in the wake of QCO compliance, it explained.

The country's biggest insurer had reported a net profit of ₹7,621 crore in the year-ago period.

The total income improved to ₹2,39,614 crore in the latest September quarter compared to ₹2,29,620 crore in the year-ago period, LIC said in a regulatory filing.

Its net premium income increased to ₹1,26,479 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal year from ₹1,19,901 crore in the same period a year ago.

During the quarter, the renewal premium moved up to ₹64,996 crore as against ₹61,910 crore in the same period a year ago.

It had incurred a loss of ₹4.92 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Devyani International Ltd (DIL).

Revenue from operations was up 12.64% to ₹1,376.75 crore in September quarter FY26.

Total expenses of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operator were up 14.42% in the September quarter to ₹14,084.68 crore.

The company’s revenue from operations rose marginally by 1% in the July-September period to ₹1,916 crore as compared to ₹1,896 crore on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.

Revenue for the quarter was led by underlying volume growth of 3% YoY, partially offset by pricing adjustments, the company said. “This was delivered despite a challenging market & unfavourable weather conditions,” the household appliances firm said in a statement.

The lender had recorded a net profit of ₹45 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The total income increased to ₹599 crore during the quarter under review from ₹555 crore logged in the same period last year, Suryoday Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The bank earned interest income of ₹520 crore during the quarter compared to ₹507 crore seen in the same period a year ago.

Operating profit also declined from ₹127 crore for Q2 FY25 to ₹79 crore for Q2 FY26.

Concerning asset quality, the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 5.93% of the gross loans by the end of September 2025 from 3.03% a year ago.

The company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹232 crore in the year-ago period.

However, the total income dropped to ₹1,044 crore in the July-September quarter of the current financial year (FY26) from ₹1,211 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal year, JM Financial said in a regulatory filing.

At the same time, total expenses came down to ₹670 crore against ₹1,058 crore in the same period a year ago.

The company declared an interim dividend of ₹1.50 per equity share for the financial year 2025-26, it said.

The two- and three-wheeler manufacturer has signed agreements with Accel India VIII (Mauritius) Limited and MIH Investments One BV for the monetisation of investment held in Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited (Rapido), according to an exchange filing.

In 2022, TVS Motor entered into a strategic partnership with the on-demand delivery and mobility platform Rapido for collaboration in areas of mutual interest and the commercial mobility ecosystem.

The Mumbai-based drug maker reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹859 crore for the July-September quarter of the last fiscal year.

Sales rose to ₹6,831 crore for the second quarter compared with ₹5,497 crore in the year-ago period, Lupin Ltd said in a statement.

Revenue from operations during the second quarter of FY 2025-26 increased to ₹13.39 crore as compared to ₹10.59 crore in the corresponding period last year, a YoY rise of 26.5%, a statement said. Total income was ₹42.62 crore against ₹6.69 crore seen in the year-ago period.

Revenue from operations during H1FY26 was reported at ₹17.93 crore, a YoY rise of 13% as compared to the revenue from operations of ₹15.82 crore in Q2 FY25.

Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV (BAIH) intends to acquire all 50,100 shares held by Pierer Industrie AG (PIAG) in Pierer Bajaj AG (PBAG).

PBAG holds a nearly 75% stake in its subsidiary, Pierer Mobility AG (PMAG), the holding company of KTM AG.

"We hereby inform that BAIH has issued a subsequent Notice of Call Exercise to PIAG in respect of 24,000 shares of PBAG for cash consideration of Euro 24.31 million, subject to obtaining requisite regulatory approvals," Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing.

Currently, BAIH holds a 49.9% stake in PBAG, and the remaining stake is held by PIAG, it added.

The company had earned a net profit of ₹4.22 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a regulatory filing showed.

Its total income declined to ₹39.05 crore in the quarter from ₹149.09 crore in the same period a year ago.

The company had posted a net loss of ₹585 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing.

The total income rose 8.37% to ₹12,019 crore during the July-September quarter from ₹11,090 crore a year earlier.

Its revenue growth was driven by higher volumes and supported by favourable forex, the company said.

Expenses remained almost flat at ₹11,573 crore versus ₹11,505 crore in the year-ago period.

The company had a consolidated net profit of ₹1,060.34 crore in the quarter ended on September 30, 2024, according to a regulatory filing.

Total income rose to ₹3,629.98 crore in the quarter against ₹3,402.09 crore seen in the same period a year ago.

In a regulatory filing, the company said its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on Thursday, had appointed Mahesh Kumar Sharma, Director (Finance) at NHPC Ltd, as Chief Financial Officer from November 6, 2025.

The company had a net profit of ₹61 crore in the quarter ended on September 30, 2024, a company statement said.

Revenues from operations increased to ₹768 crore in the quarter from ₹475.3 crore in the same period a year ago.

According to the statement, the order book expanded to nearly 4.68 GW as of September 30, 2025, providing strong revenue visibility.

SJVN Chairman & Managing Director Bhupender Gupta, in a statement, said that the 660 MW Unit-1 of the 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project in Bihar successfully completed its 72-hour trial run operation on November 5, 2025.

With the successful completion of the trial run, the company is now all set for the commercial operation of this unit, Gupta said.

The 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project, being implemented by SJVN Thermal Private Limited (STPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, is based on supercritical technology, ensuring higher efficiency and reduced environmental impact.

The company had posted a net profit of ₹41.64 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL).

Its revenue from operations rose 4.67% to ₹467.36 crore in the September quarter. It was ₹446.50 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

JPL's total expenses grew 3.81% to ₹426.92 crore in the September quarter of FY26.

Total income of JPL, which includes other income, during the quarter, climbed 5.15% to ₹497.95 crore.

In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company stated that it has "signed a strategic MoU with Goldfields Commercials PTY Ltd for the identification, development, and execution of real estate, housing, infrastructure, and redevelopment projects in Australia."

Through this MoU, the two companies intend to collaborate strategically on mutual areas of interest, joint development, project management, infrastructure development, and housing construction, among others.

The company, maker of Dulux paints, had posted a net profit of ₹97.9 crore in the corresponding July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Akzo Nobel India Ltd (ANIL).

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