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Sachin P Mampatta
Sachin P Mampatta
Sachin Mampatta is an award-winning Mumbai-based journalist who has led the data journalism team and covered stock markets for Business Standard. The data journalism team initiative has included products such as the weekly in-depth data journalism newsletter (Number Wise), Monday morning's Statsguru as well as daily stories and multi-part series. He has also covered stock markets since 2008 (at Business Standard and elsewhere) where his work included breaking news on regulatory developments, investigative stories, profiles and interviews of key market movers.
Sachin Mampatta is an award-winning Mumbai-based journalist who has led the data journalism team and covered stock markets for Business Standard. The data journalism team initiative has included products such as the weekly in-depth data journalism newsletter (Number Wise), Monday morning's Statsguru as well as daily stories and multi-part series. He has also covered stock markets since 2008 (at Business Standard and elsewhere) where his work included breaking news on regulatory developments, investigative stories, profiles and interviews of key market movers.
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Project stalling rate eases to 12-year low; sharper decline for pvt sector
Private-sector capex may face headwinds from a growth slowdown, suggested independent market expert Ambareesh Baliga
 "Project stalling rate eases to 12-year low; sharper decline for pvt sector")
Listed SME capital expenditure growing faster than larger players
The concluding part of the series looks at investment sentiment among listed SME companies
 "Listed SME capital expenditure growing faster than larger players")
Decreased leverage: Debt/equity for listed SMEs at lowest in years
Part-II of the series examines the improving balance sheets of SME-listed companies and their relatively conservative approach to debt after Covid-19
 "Decreased leverage: Debt/equity for listed SMEs at lowest in years")
Domestic M&A average deal value nearly halves at $29 million in 2024
Adani deal is 15x the average deal value for the year
 "Domestic M&A average deal value nearly halves at $29 million in 2024")
SMEs' operating cash flow fell 69% in FY24; sales and profits outperformed
Amid increased scrutiny of price action in the SME segment by regulators and investors alike, a looks at their fundamentals in a three-part series. Part-1 examines sharp decline in operating cash flow
 "SMEs' operating cash flow fell 69% in FY24; sales and profits outperformed")
2nd time in 20 yrs: Manufacturing jobs pull ahead of growth, shows ASI data
Capital intensity adds horsepower to the sector in latest ASI data
 "2nd time in 20 yrs: Manufacturing jobs pull ahead of growth, shows ASI data")
Canada's FDI into India has more than doubled since pandemic, shows data
The FDI numbers reflect a substantial investment in a venture such as a foreign company setting up a factory in India
 "Canada's FDI into India has more than doubled since pandemic, shows data")
Truth about India's realty prices: Underperfoming amid lofty projections
Global housing markets are appreciating much better
 "Truth about India's realty prices: Underperfoming amid lofty projections")
Private sector capital expenditure zooms 42% in Q2, shows CMIE data
But project completions slightly lower than in March quarter
 "Private sector capital expenditure zooms 42% in Q2, shows CMIE data")
Top 1% tax filers account for over 54% of short-term capital gains
No. of individuals reporting STCG has risen 10-fold to 4.58 mn in 11 years
 "Top 1% tax filers account for over 54% of short-term capital gains")
Promoter dilution in small, midcaps surges to levels last seen in FY07
Similar levels were last seen in FY07
 "Promoter dilution in small, midcaps surges to levels last seen in FY07")
Listed firms log record operating cash flow on back of higher margins
Generated Rs 11.1 trn in FY24; larger portion than before being used to retire long-term liabilities
 "Listed firms log record operating cash flow on back of higher margins")
Export share of manufacturing companies' sales nears a record low
Drop across listed and unlisted companies
 "Export share of manufacturing companies' sales nears a record low")
Sebi, RBI and Irdai: How financial regulators are appointed, removed
Tenures across organisations often range from three to five years with the possibility of reappointment
 "Sebi, RBI and Irdai: How financial regulators are appointed, removed")
Mutual fund derivatives exposure nears Rs 2 trn on increased arbitrage play
Turnover share in segment under regulator scrutiny also shows signs of increase since 2018-19
 "Mutual fund derivatives exposure nears Rs 2 trn on increased arbitrage play")
Many Scheduled Caste sub-categories have limited urban presence in Punjab
In the last of a three-part series, Business Standard looks at Punjab's Scheduled Caste population and inter-group variance on key parameters
 "Many Scheduled Caste sub-categories have limited urban presence in Punjab")
Tamil Nadu's Dalit mosaic: Big 4 sub-groups cover 85% of the picture
In the second of a three-part series, Business Standard looks at sizeable variations in education levels and employment within SC sub-categories in Tamil Nadu
 "Tamil Nadu's Dalit mosaic: Big 4 sub-groups cover 85% of the picture")
Working capital cycle shortest in 25 years at 47.8 days, shows data
If the current trend holds, this would mark the shortest net working capital cycle in at least a quarter-century
 "Working capital cycle shortest in 25 years at 47.8 days, shows data")
Wide gap in literacy, employment figures for Andhra Dalit sub-groups
The Supreme Court on August 1 allowed states to create sub-categories in reservations. In this first of a three-part series, Business Standard looks at Andhra Pradesh
 "Wide gap in literacy, employment figures for Andhra Dalit sub-groups")
Market regulator Sebi search-and-seizure operations jump 2x in FY24
Locations outside metros also see action in FY24
 "Market regulator Sebi search-and-seizure operations jump 2x in FY24")