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Falling share prices likely to hit Centre's disinvestment target

Investment bankers said the falling share price of PSUs would mean that the government would not only miss the disinvestment target but also not get good valuation

Safe bet in slowdown season: Software exporters, FMCG bring investors cheer

Combined revenues of these firms was up 10.3% YoY, double the growth of India Inc

From auto to banking, grumble of slowdown is getting louder for India Inc

The companies' combined net profit declined by 10.1 per cent yoy during June '19 quarter against 26.2 per cent yoy growth a year ago

India's corporate profits one of the lowest among major economies

Combined net profit of BSE500 companies at $63 bn is 2.3% of GDP; global average is 5%

Voda Idea losses spill over to other AB Birla group firms; m-cap down 6.2%

Vodafone Idea now has a m-cap of Rs 19,454 crore against Rs 39.942 crore at end of last month

Balance sheet of India Inc weakens; net debt-equity ratio inches up in FY19

The private sector debt-equity ratio inched up marginally to 0.88x at the end of FY19, against 0.86x a year ago

High indirect taxes are hurting exports, Make in India initiative: Experts

Exports of goods and services accounted for just 6.9 per cent of India's GDP in 1990-91 and they grew by record high of 25.4 per cent in FY14

Budget 2019: Taxes on super rich, buybacks draw flak from India Inc

The Budgetary allocation for most of the flagship programmes such as the rural employment guarantee scheme and rural roads projects that boost rural demand, was largely flat

At 48.3% in 2018, corporate taxes in India among highest in the world

The combined corporate tax rate in India is more than one-and-a-half times that of Japan, and over double that of Russia and the UK: Report

Dividend payout by BSE500 firms up 1.7%; share buyback rises 64% in FY19

The dividend amount includes the interim dividend earned by shareholders during FY19 and the final dividend proposed by companies but not yet paid

RBI rate cut not likely to boost corporate lending, private sector's capex

Historically, there has been no correlation between growth in bank credit to industry and lower benchmark interest rate

Borrowing costs come back to bite corporate earnings of India Inc

This was the fastest growth in companies' interest payment in at least three-and-a-half years

Corporate earnings may disappoint again: 564 firms' combined net down 10%

On a positive note, banks reported an uptick in their net interest income for the second consecutive quarter

Q4 results: Early birds disappoint; combined net of 104 firms down 0.5%

The full-year net profit growth is down 13.5% in FY19 over FY18 for the sample

Nifty continues winning run, valuations race ahead of pre-Lehman highs

The 50-stock index is trading at 29.3 times earnings, beating 2008 P/E multiple of 28.3x

India Inc's top line growth projected to halve in Q4, says CRISIL report

Forecast is based on CRISIL analysis of 354 firms accounting for 67% of market capitalisation of NSE

From consumer goods to textile sectors: The great polarisation in India Inc

There is a clear divide between firms with record valuations but few assets, and those with substantial assets but low market capitalisation

US Federal Reserve's rate pause augurs well for inflow of foreign funds

At current interest rates, the earnings yield for a portfolio that mirrors the broad-based BSE 500 index exceeds the US treasury yield by 48 basis points, which is the highest in a year

Domestic retail investors take 30% hit as equity markets decline

About 70% of the loss since August 2018 due to high weightage in mid- and small-cap shares

For Chandra, TCS remains crown jewel as it keeps group finances stable

IT services major brought Rs 33,000 crore to the holding company in the last two years