L&T likely to outperform guidance after strong Q1 FY25 performance

Assuming valuations at around 30 times price-to-earnings and valuing holdings in listed subsidiaries at a discount of 25% to fair-value, there could still be an upside of 15-20%

L&T surprised on the upside of consensus due to stronger-than-expected growth overseas. The Q1FY25 results were ahead of estimates on both revenue and net profit fronts. The company reported a 15 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in revenues along with 15 per cent Y-o-Y growth in operating profit and 12 per cent Y-o-Y growth in net profit on consolidated basis.

The core engineering & construction (E&C) revenues grew by 18 per cent Y-o-Y, with core E&C margins improving by 10 basis points to 7.6 per cent.

E&C revenue growth was largely driven by improvement in overseas revenue,