10 June 2025
India Strategy
BSE Sensex: 82,392
Nifty-500 performance in 4QFY25:
Nifty-500 PAT growth YoY (%)
Nifty-50: 25,104
10
9
9
Nifty-500: 4Q review – Broad-based earnings growth led
by Telecom
Telecom and Metals drive earnings; Automobile and O&G lag
Nifty-500
total
Nifty-500 Nifty-500 Ex-
Ex-BFSI
Metal, O&G
Earnings performance in 4QFY25:
Nifty-500 outperforms Nifty-50
4QFY25 YoY growth (%)
Nifty-50
NSE-500
11
9
7
6
7
3
Sales
EBITDA
PAT
Midcaps outperform in 4QFY25 (%)
YoY earnigns growth in 4QFY25
(%)
29
9
5
8
The Nifty-500 companies delivered a healthy performance in 4QFY25, driven by
strong macroeconomic fundamentals despite geopolitical uncertainties, weak
consumption trends, and a high base in 4QFY24.
The aggregate sales/EBITDA/adj. PAT of Nifty-500 companies grew 6%/11%/9%
YoY to INR36.4t/INR7.5t/INR4.3t in 4QFY25.
Earnings for the quarter were primarily driven by broad-based growth, with key
sectors such as Telecom (loss-to-profit), Metals (+47% YoY), PSBs (+13% YoY),
and Healthcare (+46% YoY) contributing positively. In contrast, Automobiles
(-22% YoY), O&G (-4% YoY), and Pvt. Banks (-3% YoY) dragged overall earnings.
Chemicals and Media recorded strong YoY growth of 67% and 51%, respectively,
on a weak base, while Consumer Durables delivered a robust 41% YoY growth
despite a high base. Meanwhile, Consumer (+4% YoY), Real Estate (+4% YoY),
and Technology (+3% YoY) exhibited muted earnings growth in 4QFY25.
The Nifty-500, ex-BFSI, reported an aggregate earnings growth of 10% YoY,
whereas aggregate earnings grew 9% YoY (ex-global commodities).
The EBITDA margin
of Nifty-500 (ex-BFSI) came in at 16.8%, up 80bp YoY (+30bp
QoQ). EBITDA margin, ex-commodities (i.e., Metals and O&G), came in at 19.9%
(up 80bp YoY/30bp QoQ).
FY25:
Sales/EBITDA/adj. PAT grew 5%/8%/6% to ~INR136t/INR28t/INR15t led by
PSBs, Healthcare, and Telecom, while O&G, Auto, and Cement weighed on the
year’s earnings. Ex-BFSI, the FY25 aggregate sales/EBITDA/PAT rose 6%/4%/1%
YoY. Further, ex-Metals and O&G, sales/EBITDA/PAT grew 7%/14%/13% YoY
during the fiscal.
EBITDA margin,
ex-BFSI, contracted 30bp YoY to 16.4%;
however, ex-Metals and O&G, operating margin expanded 50bp YoY to 19.5%.
Mid- and small-caps drive earnings:
The earnings performance of Nifty-500
companies was led by Midcaps in both 4QFY25 and FY25. The aggregate
earnings of Nifty-100/Nifty Midcap-150/Nifty Smallcap-250 grew 5%/29%/8%
YoY in 4QFY25. Whereas the aggregate PAT grew 3%/22%/7% YoY in FY25.
Sectors and companies:
Of the 21 key sectors, 16 reported profit growth in
4QFY25, while 17 reported profit growth in FY25. In 4QFY25, 234 companies
reported earnings growth of over 15% YoY, while 179 companies saw a decline
in earnings. For the full FY25, approximately 237 companies recorded earnings
growth above 15% YoY, whereas 151 companies reported a decline.
Heavyweights dominate:
FY25 earnings were skewed towards Banks, Telecom,
and Metals companies. The top 10 companies by incremental profit growth
contributed approximately 97% to the incremental YoY earnings in FY25,
compared to 50% in FY24.
Research Analyst: Gautam Duggad
(Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com)
| Deven Mistry
(Deven@MotilalOswal.com)
Research Analyst: Aanshul Agarawal
(Aanshul.Agarawal@Motilaloswal.com) |
Abhishek Saraf
(Abhishek.Saraf@motilaloswal.com)
(Aanshul.Agarawal@Motilaloswal.com)
10 June 2025
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