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Bajaj now third most valued finance group; overtakes State Bank of India

Bajaj Housing Finance, which more than doubled on listing day, added Rs 1.36 trillion to the group's mcap

Bharti Airtel is 4th company in India to hit a market cap of Rs 10 trillion

Airtel now 5th most valuable telecom operator globally valued at $118.3 billion

FY24 dividend income: Promoters and top business families beat govt

The government's dividend was, however, up 35 per cent year-on-year in FY24 from Rs 61,409 crore a year ago

Cash-rich private sector promoters: Tata Sons continues to dominate in FY24

Premji sees over 2,100% jump in earnings from dividends, buybacks

Bajaj Housing Finance debut boosts Bajaj Group's market capitalisation

Fourth-ranked conglomerate narrows gap with Adani group

Post-Covid boom in profits yet to show in India Inc capital expenditure

Corporate profits have grown at a CAGR of 32.4% since FY20 but firms' net fixed assets have grown at 8.6% CAGR in FY20-24

BFSI on hiring sprint, IT sector stumbles in headcount marathon in FY24

In comparison, BFSI firms hired 172,000 people on a net basis in 2022-23 (FY23), while IT services companies had a net recruitment of 131,000 employees

Pay of CXOs, other KMP rose 3.9% to Rs 8,304 cr in FY24, least in 4 years

This can be attributed to increased share of ESOPs in remuneration packages

Capital goods, pharma, auto sectors shine with strong profit growth in Q1

IT Services and FMCG companies reported a slight uptick in revenue growth in Q1FY25, but their growth remains in low single digits

India Inc earnings slow down in Q1FY25 despite operating margin gains

The companies in our sample reported a combined net profit of Rs 3.39 trillion in Q1FY24, down 4.23 per cent from a record high quarterly net profit of Rs 3.54 trillion in Q4FY24

India Inc gives weakest performance on profit front in seven quarters

Sales growth, too, remains modest amid demand challenges

Market mayhem: India earnings yields now trading higher than US bonds

A sharp rise in yield spread is a bullish signal for Indian equity but it has been overshadowed by the negative cues in the global markets, said analysts

Turn of the intern: Can India Inc absorb 10 million interns over 5 years?

Experts observe that the main challenge with the scheme lies in the absorption capacity of India Inc, rather than its financial impact on the companies' profit and loss accounts

Back in biz: Equity investors turn aggressive on red-hot defensive stocks

Most of the rise in the defensive sector weightage in the index has so far been led by pharmaceutical manufacturers but FMCG and IT Services companies out-perform the broader market in July

Brokerages raise bets on FMCG, IT, consumer stocks after Budget 2024

Here are ten stocks where brokerages expected the maximum upside in their share price over the next 12 months

Budget 2024: Consumer goods firms may see an upswing after year of lull

Announcements may put more money in hands of taxpayers boosting consumer demand

Q1 results review: Early-bird net profit growth slowest in 7 quarters

The combined net profit of the 210 companies that have declared their Q1FY25 results so far is down 4.2 per cent from the year-ago period - their worst showing in seven quarters

Here are 10 high dividend-paying stocks from the universe of BSE500 index

The equity market appreciates high dividend paying companies and these companies share prices appreciate at a steady rate providing capital appreciation to their investors well

Results preview: India Inc's Q1 FY25 show likely to remain muted

Top line, bottom line growth may be at multi-quarter low

Market concentration increased across India's key industries in FY24

Analysts attribute the rise in market concentration to the superior profitability of larger firms and a spate of mergers and acquisitions in recent years