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Bajaj Auto Ltd, which made its foray into the e-rickshaw segment with Riki this year, plans to increase its presence in 200 cities by January to March next year, according to a senior company official. The company, which started a pilot test of Riki with four cities, has now scaled up its presence to eight at present as part of phase I, Bajaj Auto Executive Director Rakesh Sharma told PTI. "We've launched it in four cities, now it has become eight cities, including Patna, Moradabad, Guwahati, and Raipur... We are right now in phase one, where for another month or so we will be observing it as to what is the feedback from the customers, and what should be the communication and promotion strategy," Sharma said when asked about pan-India expansion plans for the Riki. After that, he said, "In the January, February, March period, we will scale up our presence from eight to 200 cities and towns. Once we see the traction there, then we will start to get into numbers and what kind of volume
Sustainable home essentials brand EcoSoul Home has raised USD 20 million (about Rs 180 crore) in a funding round led by Accel and Bajaj Financial Securities. The Series B funding round, a mix of equity (USD 17 million) and debt financing (USD 3 million), also saw Mohandas Pai's StartupXseed Ventures, JSW Ventures, and CK Birla Group. Venture debt was secured from Alteria Capital and SIDBI, the company said in a statement. "The investment will enable EcoSoul to enhance manufacturing capabilities across its three production facilities in India while strengthening its omni-channel retail presence in key markets, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, GCC countries, and India," it said. With this round, Ecosoul's cumulative funding has crossed the USD 50 million mark. EcoSoul Home Co-Founder and CEO Rahul Singh said the fresh capital will be deployed towards doubling the capacity of its owned manufacturing plants and expanding production for new product lines. The brand
Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday cleared Bajaj Group's proposed acquisition of a 26 per cent stake each in its insurance joint ventures, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, from its partner Allianz SE for a total of Rs 24,180 crore. "The proposed combination involves acquisition of 26 per cent paid-up equity share capital of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd (BALIC) and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd (BAGIC) by Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BFS), Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd (BHIL) and Jamnalal Sons Pvt Ltd (JSPL) from Allianz SE," the regulator said in a release. BFS is engaged in the provision of financial services, including consumer and SME finance, housing finance, general insurance, and JSPL is a private limited company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1913. BHIL is a RBI-registered as a non-banking financial company - investment and credit company and BALIC and BAGIC are joint ventures between Bajaj Finserv
Bajaj Electricals Ltd on Monday reported a two-fold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,905 crore for the March quarter of FY25. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 29.31 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, according to a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose 6.5 per cent to Rs 1,265.47 crore in the March quarter compared to Rs 1,188.08 crore in the year-ago period. Bajaj Electricals' total expenses in the March quarter rose to Rs 1,231.77 crore. Its revenue from Consumer Products (CP) rose 8.38 per cent to Rs 994.01 crore in the March quarter from Rs 917.08 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY24. Its Lighting Solutions marginally rose to Rs 271.46 crore in the March quarter. Bajaj Electricals reported a total income of Rs 1,281.65 crore in the March quarter, marking a 5.87 per cent increase year-on-year. For the financial year ended March 31, 2025, Bajaj Electricals' net profit declined 2 per cent to Rs 133.42 crore, fro
FMCG firm Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd on Monday reported 13 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 30.98 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025. The company earned a profit of Rs 35.58 crore in the January-March period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Bajaj Consumer Care, part of Bajaj Group. Revenue from operation was higher by 4.38 per cent year-on-year to Rs 250.49 crore in March quarter FY25. Total expenses were up 6.4 per cent to Rs 221.38 crore. In FY25, the company's consolidated net profit declined 19.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 125.26 crore. Total revenue from operations was at Rs 964.82 crore, down 1.96 per cent as compared to FY24. The company mainly operates in the beauty care segment with its hair oil brands Almond Drops, Bajaj Pure Coconut Oil, Brahmi Amla Hair Oil etc. Shares of Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd on Monday settled at Rs 169.30 per scrip on BSE, up 1.35 per cent from the previous close.
Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BFL) on Tuesday reported a 14 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,417 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2025. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,119 crore during the corresponding January-March period of the previous fiscal. The total consolidated income during the March 2025 quarter rose to Rs 35,596 crore against Rs 32,042 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, BFL, the holding company for the various financial services businesses under the Bajaj group, said in a regulatory filing. The board recommended a dividend of Re 1 per share or 100 per cent on the face value of Re 1. The proposed dividend is to be approved by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. For the financial year 2024-25, the company witnessed a 9 per cent increase in profit at Rs 8,872 crore over Rs 8,148 crore in the previous fiscal. The total consolidated income rose to Rs 1,33,822 crore compared to Rs 1,10,383 cr
Madhur Bajaj, non-executive director at Bajaj Auto Ltd, died at a hospital here on Friday morning, according to company sources. He was 63. Bajaj had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai a few days back due to a health issue, the sources said, adding that he suffered a stroke two days ago. He died at the hospital around 5 am on Friday, they added. Further details are awaited.