Stocks to Watch for August 12: Auto stocks, Manappuram Finance, NBCC, Larsen & Toubro and more

JSW Dulux Ltd | The firm reported a 12.42% year-on-year decline in net profit to ₹79.7 crore for the first quarter of FY27, compared with ₹91 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue declined 2.8% to ₹965 crore from ₹993.1 crore in Q1 FY26.

Manappuram Finance Ltd | Kerala-based gold loan financier reported net profit of ₹584.5 crore for the first quarter, compared with ₹138.3 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Net interest income (NII) rose 28.1% year-on-year to ₹1,723.8 crore, from ₹1,345.3 crore in the year-ago period.

PI Industries | Gurugram-headquartered firm reported a 39% year-on-year decline in consolidated profit for the period to ₹244.2 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, from ₹400 crore in the year-ago period.

Linde India | The industrial gases company reported a 2.4% year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to ₹104.6 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with ₹107.2 crore in the year-ago period.

Bata India | The firm reported a 23.1% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹64 crore for the quarter ended June 2026, compared with ₹52 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 3.9% YoY to ₹979 crore from ₹942 crore in Q1 FY26. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) rose 2.6% to ₹204 crore, compared with ₹199 crore in the year-ago period.

RHI Magnesita India | The firm reported an 83.2% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹64.6 crore for the June quarter, as the refractory products maker improved margins despite higher input costs and pricing pressure. Revenue from operations rose 5.6% to ₹1,014 crore from ₹960.3 crore a year earlier.

NBCC (India) | State-owned firm reported a 17.2% year-on-year rise in net profit to ₹154.8 crore for the June quarter, even as revenue declined. Revenue from operations fell 6% from a year earlier to ₹2,259.5 crore.

Larsen & Toubro Limited | Infrastructure major L&T on Tuesday (August 11) said it has entered into agreements with its wholly owned subsidiary Vyoma.AI Limited to transfer its Data Center and Cloud Services Business for ₹1,400 crore and divest its entire stake in L&T Network Services Private Ltd (LTNSPL) for ₹30 crore.

Auto Stocks | TVS Motor, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, Ola Electric and Ather Energy could remain in focus after the government approved an additional ₹1,000 crore for electric two-wheelers under its incentive framework, with benefits for the segment extended until March 2028.

HG Infra Engineering Ltd | Infrastructure development company said it has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from the Department of Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship, Government of Rajasthan, for the operation and management of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bhiwadi Cluster under Component-I of the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU).

Q1 Earnings | AMD Industries, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Astral, Eureka Forbes, Gujarat Fluorochemicals and Grasim Industries are among the companies scheduled to announce their quarterly results tomorrow.