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Hindalco Industries on Friday said its consolidated net profit rose over 75 per cent year-on-year to Rs 7,013 crore in the June quarter, driven by increased revenues from aluminium and copper segments. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 4,004 crore in the first quarter of the preceding 2025-26 fiscal, the Aditya Birla Group entity said in an exchange filing. During April-June, the company's total income also increased to Rs 85,882 crore from Rs 64,834 crore in the year-ago period, posting a rise of around 32 per cent. The share of the aluminium upstream segment in the revenue was Rs 13,403 crore while copper's contribution was Rs 17,232 crore. Revenue from Novelis, the US-based aluminium producer and subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, was Rs 54,763 crore. Hindalco Industries Limited is the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group. A USD 31-billion metals powerhouse is the world's largest aluminium company by revenue and a major global player in copper and speciality ...
JK Tyre & Industries on Friday reported a 73 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 44.09 crore in the first quarter ended June 20, 2026, hit by higher raw material costs amid the West Asia war. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 163.35 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 3,946.24 crore as against Rs 3,868.94 crore in the same period a year ago. Total expenses in the first quarter were higher at Rs 3,912.75 crore as compared to Rs 3,695.08 crore in the year-ago period, the company said. During the quarter, costs of materials consumed were higher at Rs 3,036.51 crore, up from Rs 2,266.69 crore in the year-ago period, it added. "The continuing West Asia crisis led to a sharp increase in raw material prices, which impacted our gross and operating margins. ...Approximately 70 per cent of the tyre ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has issued a warning letter to home-grown FMCG major Dabur India citing significant violations of current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Silvassa. The warning letter follows an inspection conducted by the US health regulator at the company's facility in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, from January to December 16, 2026. USDFA, in its letter dated July 24, 2027, to Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra, has pointed out data integrity lapses, inadequate quality oversight and deficient manufacturing controls. According to the USFDA, the facility's methods, controls and manufacturing practices did not conform to CGMP requirements, resulting in the products being considered "adulterated" under the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Among the most serious findings, the USFDA said its investigator discovered that an equipment usage logbook provided by the company for a ...
Bayer CropScience, the Indian unit of German crop science group Bayer AG, on Wednesday posted a 15.39 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 321.6 crore for the first quarter of FY27, supported by improved gross margins driven by favourable pricing actions and a stronger product mix. The company reported a net profit of Rs 278.7 crore a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing. Its total income declined marginally by 0.48 per cent to Rs 1,923.9 crore in the first quarter of 2026-27 from Rs 1,933.3 crore in the year-ago period. Expenses declined 5 per cent to Rs 1,521.8 crore against Rs 1,598.1 crore. Bayer CropScience Vice Chairman, Managing Director and CEO Simon Wiebusch said, "We delivered a resilient start to FY2026-27, with our performance reflecting disciplined execution amid challenging weather and evolving market conditions". The quarter reflected market dynamics across regions and product offerings. Corn seeds sustained momentum despite an overall decline in acreage, ..