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Stocks to watch, April 28: Adani Green, RIL, UltraTech Cement, TVS Motor, IndusInd Bank, SML Isuzu, RBL Bank, and more

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8 min read | Updated on April 28, 2025, 07:46 IST

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Stocks to watch: Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) will be in focus as the company on Friday, April 25, reported a net profit of ₹19,407 crore for the January-March quarter (Q4FY25), marking an increase of 2.41% from ₹18,951 crore logged in the same period last year.

 At 07:08 AM on Monday, the GIFT NIFTY futures level suggested that the NIFTY50 index will open 93 points higher.

At 07:08 AM on Monday, the GIFT NIFTY futures level suggested that the NIFTY50 index will open 93 points higher. | Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to watch: The domestic equity market is expected to see a positive start to the holiday-truncated week on Monday, April 28.

The stock market will be closed on May 1, Thursday, on account of Labour Day.

At 07:08 AM on Monday, the GIFT NIFTY futures level suggested that the NIFTY50 index will open 93 points higher.

Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
Earnings today: Around 49 companies are scheduled to announce their March quarter numbers today. The list includes names such as TVS Motor Company, Adani Green, UltraTech Cement, KPIT Tech, IDBI Bank, Oberoi Realty, PNB Housing Finance, Castrol India, AWL Agri Business, and UCO Bank.
RIL: Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) will be in focus as the company on Friday, April 25, reported a net profit of ₹19,407 crore for the January-March quarter (Q4FY25), marking an increase of 2.41% from ₹18,951 crore logged in the same period last year.

Its revenue from operations advanced 10% to ₹2,64,573 crore at the end of the March quarter, as against ₹2,40,715 crore reported in the year-ago period.

Operationally, Reliance Industries' operating profit, also known as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), rose 3.1% to ₹43,832 crore from ₹ 42,516 crore in the corresponding period last year. Its operating profit margin, also known as EBITDA margin, shrank by 110 basis points (bps) to 16.57% from 17.66%. READ MORE
L&T Finance: Retail-focused non-bank lender L&T Finance has reported a 15% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹636 crore for the January-March quarter of 2024-25.

The company had earned a net profit of ₹554 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

During the quarter, the NBFC's total income increased to ₹4,027 crore from ₹3,676 crore a year ago, L&T Finance said in a regulatory filing. READ MORE
IDFC First Bank: IDFC First Bank, one of the leading private sector banks in India, on Saturday, April 26, reported a 58% fall in its net profit to ₹304 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (Q4 FY25) due to a rise in provisions.

The private sector lender had earned a net profit of ₹724 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The lender's total income increased to ₹11,308 crore during the quarter against ₹9,861 crore logged in the same quarter a year ago, IDFC First Bank said in a regulatory filing.

IndusInd Bank: Shares will be in focus as IndusInd Bank on Sunday, April 27, said that the independent professional firm that the lender's board had appointed on March 20, 2025, to conduct a comprehensive investigation to identify the root cause of the discrepancies disclosed by the bank on March 10, 2025, has submitted its report.
The lender said that the firm has determined a cumulative adverse accounting impact on P&L at ₹1,959.98 crore as of March 31, 2025, which is similar to the amount disclosed on April 15, 2025. READ MORE
SML Isuzu, Mahindra & Mahindra: Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and SML Isuzu Limited will be in focus on Monday, April 28. On Saturday, M&M said it would acquire a 58.96% stake in commercial vehicle maker SML Isuzu for ₹555 crore.

As part of the transaction, the Mumbai-based automaker would acquire the entire stake of 43.96% held by Sumitomo Corporation, promoter of SML, and separately acquire a 15% stake held by Isuzu Motors Ltd, public shareholder of SML, for an aggregate consideration of ₹555 crore.

India Cements: India Cements on Saturday, April 26, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹14.68 crore for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The company, which is an Aditya Birla Group firm, posted a net loss of ₹60.55 crore in the year-ago period, according to a company filing.
RBL Bank: The net profit for the quarter dropped by 80% YoY to ₹68.7 crore as compared to ₹352 crore in the previous year's similar quarter. The sharp drop in the bottom line was mainly due to an 89% jump in the provisions at ₹785 crore for the quarter.

RBL Bank’s net interest income for the quarter stood at ₹1,563 crore as compared to ₹1,599 crore in the previous year's similar quarter, a drop of 2.3% YoY and 1.3% QoQ. This was largely due to poor growth in the interest income at 4% YoY to ₹3,475 crore. Whereas interest expenses for the quarter grew by 10% YoY to ₹1,912 crore.

Dixon Technologies: Electronics manufacturing services company Dixon Technologies will foray into the electronics component manufacturing space and use them for captive requirements before looking at exports, a senior company official said.

According to a PTI report, Tata Electronics is likely to invest ₹2,000 crore for electronics components manufacturing under the ₹23,000 crore incentive scheme launched by the government.

Tata Electronics declined to comment on the query sent in this regard.

Talking about the electronics component manufacturing scheme (ECMS), Dixon CEO Atul Lal said electronics components are the next phase of growth for the company, the PTI report added.

Macrotech Developers: Realty firm Macrotech Developers Ltd plans to invest more than ₹8,000 crore this fiscal to acquire land parcels in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune and Bengaluru for building housing projects as part of its expansion plan.

Macrotech Developers, which sells properties under the 'Lodha brand', is one of the largest real estate companies in the country.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL): The company plans to foray into potash mining and is eyeing a block in Rajasthan which has a fair chance of having lithium reserves also, a top official of the company said.

India heavily relies on potash imports and has been exploring ways to reduce its dependence on imports. India's potash imports primarily come from countries like Russia, Canada, Belarus, and Israel.

The company is also planning to expand beyond base metals – zinc and lead – and the precious metal silver, as well as all critical minerals which are of strategic interest to the company.

MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) on Saturday reported a 68% drop in its March quarter net profit on the back of a fall in refining margins.

Net profit was ₹363 crore in January-March – the fourth quarter of the April 2024 to March 2025 fiscal year – compared with Rs 1,137 crore earnings in the same period a year back, the company said in a statement.

The firm, which is a subsidiary of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), earned USD 6.23 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuel in the fourth quarter as compared to a gross refining margin of USD 11.35 per barrel a year back.

Zydus Lifesciences: The company on Saturday said the US health regulator has issued six observations after inspecting its Gujarat-based API manufacturing unit.

"We wish to inform that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted a surveillance inspection at the group's API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) unit located at Dabhasa in Gujarat," the drug firm said in a regulatory filing.

The inspection was conducted from April 21 to 25, 2025.

"The inspection concluded with 6 observations, and none of them were related to data integrity," Zydus Lifesciences said.

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company: The company has recorded a consolidated profit after tax for the January-March 2025 quarter at ₹1,259.54 crore, the company said on Saturday.

The city-based company, which is the financial services arm of the diversified conglomerate Murugappa Group, had registered a profit after tax of ₹1,065.23 crore during the corresponding quarter of last financial year.

For the financial year ending March 31, 2025, the profit after tax surged to ₹4,262.70 crore, from ₹3,420.06 crore registered in the year-ago period.

Mahindra Lifespace: Realty firm Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd on Friday reported a 19% increase in net profit to ₹85.09 crore for the quarter ended March 2025.

Its net profit stood at ₹71.48 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income rose marginally to ₹55.44 crore in the January-March period of the last fiscal year from ₹54.60 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

Tata Technologies: Shares will be in focus as the company on Friday reported a 20.12% rise in consolidated profit after tax at ₹188.87 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025 on the back of higher income and lesser expenses.

The company had posted a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of ₹157.24 crore in the same quarter of the year-ago fiscal, Tata Technologies said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated total income in the fourth quarter of FY25 stood at ₹1,342.73 crore as compared to ₹1,325.19 crore in the year-ago period, it added.

IREDA, Gensol: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), one of two public sector lenders who had loaned money to scam-hit Gensol Engineering for buying electric vehicles, on Friday said the promoters of the firm breached the contract by diluting shareholding without lenders' approval.

IREDA said it has filed a complaint with the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) for the contract breach on April 24.

"Following recent developments concerning Gensol Engineering Ltd and its promoters and associate companies, IREDA has initiated an internal review in accordance with RBI guidelines and the company's due diligence protocols," IREDA said in a stock exchange filing.

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