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AWL Agri Business Ltd, formerly Adani Wilmar, on Tuesday posted a 53.70 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 293.06 crore for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal on strong sales. The company's net profit stood at Rs 190.66 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Its total income rose 18 per cent to Rs 21,464.78 crore during the January-March quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal from 18,229.59 crore in the year-ago period. Expenses remained higher at Rs 21,243.21 crore against Rs 18,057.28 crore a year ago. However for the full 2025-26 financial year, the company posted a 14.75 per cent drop in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,044.89 crore from Rs 1,225.81 crore in the preceding fiscal year despite higher income. The total income rose to Rs 74,730.67 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 63,672.24 crore a year ago. AWL Agri Business Ltd Managing Director and CEO Shrikant Kanhere said: "We have delivered a strong performance in Q4 FY26, supported by improving
Shares of state-owned CIL on Tuesday ended over 3 per cent higher after the firm reported an 11.1 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter. The stock ended at Rs 466.95, up 3.10 per cent on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 4.63 per cent to Rs 473.90. On the NSE, the stock climbed 3.20 per cent to end at Rs 467. During the day, it surged 4.72 per cent to Rs 473.90 apiece. In traded volume terms, 18.44 lakh shares of the firm were traded at BSE and 267.32 lakh shares on the NSE during the day. CIL on Monday reported an 11.1 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 10,839.18 crore in the March quarter, driven by higher revenue. Coal India Ltd (CIL) logged a consolidated net profit of Rs 9,751.64 crore in the year-ago period. In a filing to the BSE, the Maharatna firm said its revenue from operations rose to Rs 46,490.03 crore from Rs 43,961.56 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. The consolidated expenses of the company durin
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts on Tuesday reported a 46.26 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March at Rs 171.72 crore, on higher revenue from operations. The luxury hospitality player posted a net profit of Rs 117.41 crore for the corresponding period a year ago. During the January-March quarter (Q4) under review, its revenue from operations stood at Rs 484.42 crore, as against Rs 424.72 crore a year ago, a regulatory filing to the exchanges showed. Its total expenses rose to Rs 218.75 crore, from Rs 198.17 crore on a comparable year-on-year basis. For the full financial year 2025-26, Leela Hotels Palaces & Resorts posted a net profit of Rs 403 crore, from Rs 47.65 crore during the previous fiscal. The company informed that it will acquire BPBKC Properties Pvt Ltd (BPBKC) "for the purpose of exploring investment opportunities in the hospitality and real estate sectors" by the end of the current financial year for up to Rs 1 crore. Leela ...
IT major Infosys has emerged as the top company for career growth in India, followed by Accenture and Amazon, according to LinkedIn's '2026 Top Companies' list released on Tuesday. The 10th edition of the annual list, which features 25 large companies, is dominated by technology powerhouses, global consulting firms, and financial giants. JPMorgan Chase and SAP secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. The 2026 list witnessed ten new entrants. Notable new additions include tech firms such as SAP, NVIDIA, HP, Microsoft, Sandisk, Marvell Technology, and Thomson Reuters. Geographically, Bengaluru continues to lead as the prominent talent hub for these top companies. Hyderabad follows closely, while Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai remain key hiring centres for large corporations. The report highlighted a shifting focus in hiring trends, noting that companies are increasingly looking for professionals who can blend technical fluency with human skills-such as communication and ...
Specialty chemicals maker Vipul Organics Ltd on Monday said its unit, AdiMem Technologies, has commenced commercial sales of indigenously developed membranes, as it aims to capture a meaningful share of India's filtration market. AdiMem, which showcased its technology at IFAT India 2025 earlier this year, will launch Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane manufacturing at its Sayakha, Gujarat facility using proprietary Reverse Phase Transition technology, the company said in a regulatory filing. Vipul Organics said it was targeting membranes and membrane-based solutions to account for 25 per cent of its topline within three years. India's filtration market is projected to reach USD 6.33 billion by 2033. AdiMem supplies membranes alongside end-to-end effluent and sewage treatment plants and pre-treatment systems, serving the chemicals, pharmaceutical and other industrial sectors. Its product lineup spans microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse ..
Public sector lender UCO Bank on Saturday reported a 23 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 801 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31. The Kolkata-headquartered lender had earned net profit of Rs 653 crore during January-March quarter of FY25. However, the income during the March quarter declined to Rs 7,365 crore, from Rs 8,137 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income was at Rs 6,656 crore during the period under review against Rs 6,142 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. The bank's board has recommended a dividend of Rs 0.44 per share of Rs 10 face value out of the net profits for the year ended March 31, 2026. Besides, the board approved equity capital raising plan by way of issue of 270 crore equity shares of face value of Rs 10 aggregating to Rs 2,700 crore (at face value) through various modes viz, QIP, FPO, etc. in one or more tranches at an appropriate time and premium during the 2026-27 subject
The government on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of Rs 10,000 crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for startups. The guidelines include mechanisms for fund deployment, governance, and monitoring, with the objective of improving the efficiency of capital flows into India's startup ecosystem, the commerce and industry ministry said. The scheme will be implemented through commitments to SEBI-registered Category I and II Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which will invest in DPIIT-recognised startups. "This approach is expected to ensure disciplined capital allocation, crowding-in of private investments, and wider access to funding across sectors, stages, and geographies," it said. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), it said, will act as the initial Implementation Agency and will undertake execution through a structured AIF selection and monitoring process. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
The India Cements Ltd (ICL) on Saturday reported over fourfold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 59.5 crore for March quarter FY26, helped by an increase in volume and sales realisation. ICL had logged a profit of Rs 14.67 crore in January-March FY25, helped by asset sales, according to a BSE filing. ICL is a subsidiary of UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla group firm. Revenue from operations was up 2.6 per cent to Rs 1,228.65 crore in March quarter FY26. Total expenses were at Rs 1,174.79 crore, down 10.5 per cent year-on-year. In Q4, domestic sales volume was 3.12 million tonne, recording a growth of 18 per cent year-over-year, as per an earnings presentation by the company. Net realisation had a 3.5 per cent increase quarter-on-quarter and 6.2 per cent rise year-on-year. Total income in the March quarter was at Rs 1,254.50 crore, up 2.57 per cent. In entire FY26, ICL narrowed its loss at Rs 67.25 crore from Rs 143.69 crore a year ago. Total consolidated income was at Rs 4,5
IT major LTM (formerly LTIMindtree) on Thursday reported a 23.37 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,392.3 crore in the January-March quarter of FY26. The company, a part of the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Group, had posted a net profit (attributable to shareholders of the company) of Rs 1,128.5 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal. The company's revenue from operations saw a 15.55 per cent increase to Rs 11,291.7 crore in Q4 FY26, as compared to Rs 9,771.7 crore in Q4 FY25. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, profit and revenue climbed 43.44 per cent and 4.73 per cent, respectively. For the full fiscal year of 2025-26, the company's profit was 9.12 per cent higher at Rs 5,018.1 crore, while revenue from operations was up 11.31 per cent at Rs 42,307.6 crore. "In FY26, we accelerated our strategic shift to an AI-centric organisation with the intelligence of the BlueVerse platform and talent transformation at scale. Over the year, we unlocked new levels of ...
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC on Thursday reported 18 per cent year-on-year decline in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs187 crore for the three months ended March 2026. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 228 crore in the fourth quarter of the preceding fiscal year. Revenue from operations rose 7 per cent to Rs 458.2 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 429 crore a year ago, the asset management firm said in a filing to stock exchanges. The company's board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 25.50 per equity share ofRs 5 each for financial year ended March 31, 2026, subject to shareholders' approval. The dividend, if approved by the shareholders, will be paid within 30 days from the conclusion of Annual General Meeting. The company said the record date for determining shareholder eligibility will be intimated separately after approval. In full financial year FY26, the company's PAT rose 5 per cent year-on-year to Rs975.1 crore and revenue from operations jumped 10 per cent to Rs 1,8