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Q2FY25 corporate earnings split sectors between strong growth and slowdowns

Four of the 10 largest sectors - oil & gas, automotive, power, and FMCG - saw year-on-year profit declines, while six sectors posted double-digit earnings growth

India Inc's Q2FY25 numbers show growing dependence on BFSI sector

Analysts attribute BFSI companies' rising share in corporate revenues and profits to this sector's consistent double-digit growth, unlike other sectors of the economy

EPS forecasts: Here are the biggest winners and losers for FY25 and FY26

Generally underwhelming Q2FY25 results pushed the earnings per share (EPS) downgrade-to-upgrade ratio to 2.14, dampening market sentiment.

FMCG sector's defensive cloak feels tear of forces in stock market

The sector's stocks fail to shield portfolios in current market selloff

Q2 results review: Corporate earnings decline, a first in two years

Net sales growth weakest in a year, too; BFSI sector emerges an outlier

BS BFSI Summit: General insurance companies see signs of growth revival

Top CEOs see green shoots of growth driven by a slew of new initiatives taken by regulator Irdai and the govt

Sensex trailing P/E declines to 22.9x, lowest in the past 12 months

The benchmark index was down 1.18 per cent on Monday and closed at 78,782 compared to Friday's close of 79,724

Cement companies' valuation hits new peaks despite weak earnings

A continued slowdown in revenue growth and the recent contraction in profit have created an imbalance between cement companies' earnings fundamentals and market capitalisation

Early bird result for Q2FY25 signals a continued slowdown in India Inc

7% top-line growth in Q2 slowest in 5 qtrs; bottom-line expands 5%

Changing scenario: Debt-free Tata Sons has firepower for newer biz

A low leverage ratio, such as in 2005-06 and 2014-15, has been followed by a spurt in Tata Sons' equity investment in various listed and unlisted ventures

Tata Sons prioritises funding new ventures over increasing dividend payouts

Tata Sons has however scaled-up dividend pay-out in the post pandemic period in line with a rise in its earnings

From disjointed to unified: Ratan Tata's transformation of Tata Group

Ratan Tata had inherited a profitable and financially robust enterprise, yet the group lacked cohesion and a unified long-term vision

The remarkable journey of Ratan Tata: A career of exits, mega acquisitions

Before embarking on global expansion, Tata pruned and consolidated the group's domestic portfolio, giving particular attention to ventures in the consumer space

Results preview: India Inc earnings, revenue growth in Q2 may stay muted

Low costs, higher margins may drive sequential pickup in profit growth

India's equity-market valuation premium over China narrows to 54.2%

Equity market trend attributed to faster growth in India Inc earnings

From Asian Paints to Bajaj Finance: Ten largecaps ripe for picking

Apart from trading at a discount to their historic valuation, many companies are industry leaders with superior balance sheets and financial ratios

Staffing power up: HDFC Bank likely to overtake SBI in employee count

Numbers for industry show private banks are taking the lead in adding workers and setting up new branches

BFSI sector valuation discount to overall market at a record high

Valuation re-rating has been much sharper for non-BFSI companies

Cong raises alarm as SBI decides to pick equity in debt-laden infra firm

Promoted by the Bhawanishankar H Sharma family, Mumbai based Supreme Infrastructure has been a loss-making company for a decade now.

Glittering returns: Gold outshines equities in a falling-rate environment

Asset prices rally as US bond yields plunge, signalling a global rate reversal