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India Inc gains despite Covid-19 disruptions; combined profit at Rs 1.5 trn

In the manufacturing sector, earnings were also boosted by a sharp decline in input prices that expanded gross and operating margins in most sectors.

At 88%, India's market cap-to-GDP ratio is now highest in 12 quarters

In the past 15 years, the ratio has ranged from a low of 52 per cent in March 2005 to a record high of around 150 per cent at the end of December 2007

PSUs asked by govt to pay higher dividends have little room for more

Listed PSUs have paid dividend worth Rs 2.75 trn in last 5 yrs

Q2: India Inc gets margin boost on falling input cost, lower expenses

Firms' operating margins soared to record high of 28.6 per cent

Recovery tracker: Power puts a bright spot on otherwise lacklustre revival

Goods carried by train and workplace visits were among the high-frequency indicators that gave up some gains for the latest week

Widening gap: Why RIL earnings have lagged behind the rise in its m-cap

Its m-cap is up 150 per cent in 12 quarters, against 24 per cent cumulative growth in net profit

Covid-19 impact: Maruti Suzuki's price realisation at 7-quarter low

Firm attributes dip in average selling price to sales of more small cars and exit from diesel

L&T continues to suffer from slowdown in India's infrastructure sector

At consolidated level, L&T reported net profit of Rs 1,410 crore, down 45 per cent YoY, excluding gains from asset sale, while net sales were down 12 per cent YoY

HDFC Bank under Aditya Puri: From a start-up to an industry leader

The bank's bad loan net of provisions has been under 0.5% of its assets for a decade now, despite a 10x jump in its assets and 8x in its net interest income.

Early Q2 results better than expected but market rally may lose steam

EPS for Nifty50 firms has risen just 1 per cent in the month so far

India's air quality 'filthy' despite decline in energy consumption

Per capita energy consumption in the country was up just 1.2% in 2019, slowest in 18 years

India set to slip below Bangladesh in 2020 per capita GDP, says IMF

IMF predicts a sharp economic recovery in India next year, which is likely to push per capita GDP ahead of Bangladesh in 2021 by a small margin.

Two-wheelers prove to be better bet for auto makers amid economic slowdown

Analysts attribute this to the slowdown in the job market, which has a bigger economic impact on urban India

How multinational carmakers are being squeezed out of Indian market

The combined market share of these multinationals (MNCs) declined to 21.3 per cent in FY20 from a record high of 28.1 per cent in FY17

Brokerages expect V-shaped recovery in corporate earnings in second qtr

Nifty50 firms' combined net profit likely to jump 24%, against 50% contraction in Q1

TCS second firm in India after RIL to cross Rs 10-trn market capitalisation

Tata Group crown jewel's valuation highest in 15 years

Smaller, cheaper vehicles take centre stage amid economic slowdown

Revenue break-up of car makers also suggests that buyers are now changing their cars less frequently, compared to the past

Royalties paid by Indian firms in line with emerging markets, shows data

Figures are based on percentage of a country's GDP

Big firms become even bigger; market polarisation worries Street

Reliance Industries' m-cap now 50% higher than the combined m-cap of all small-caps

EPF interest rate, 10-year govt bonds spread at 16-year high of 2.5%

Bond yield drop may make it tough for EPFO to keep interest rate at 8.5%