Escorts Ltd on Tuesday announced net profit of Rs 9.68 crore for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008, a 44.26 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year driven by operational

Escorts Q2 profit soars 44% to Rs 9.68 cr

Press Trust of India

Deccan Aviation, which owns budget carrier Simplify Deccan, reported an improved performance for the third quarter ended March 2008, increasing its yields by 36 per cent and reducing operating losses

Deccan posts Rs 199 cr loss, improves yields

Business Standard

State-owned Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) registered a 26.49 per cent growth in net profit for the year ended March 31, 2008, at Rs 191 crore, the highest-ever, as

APGenco net profit up 27 per cent

Polaris, SKF India, Educomp & Coromandel Fertilizers Q4 results

Maruti Suzuki India today announced a 34 per cent fall in net profit for the fourth quarter in spite of higher sales as a new method pushed up the depreciation charge, and warned of low consumer confidence and high competition in the times to come.

Maruti Suzuki net falls 34 per cent

Gati net dips 52.6% at Rs 3.22 crore
Hyderabad-based Gati, a distribution and supply chain solutions provider, recorded a 52.6 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 3.22 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, compared with Rs 6.8 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Gati, Paper Products, Hind Zinc & Concor Q4 results

Zensar net jumps 25% at Rs 21.54 cr 
Riding on increased revenue growth from emerging markets such as India, Japan and South Africa, Pune-based IT and BPO services provider Zensar Technologies posted a 25 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 21.54 crore during the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008, compared with Rs 17.21 crore in the corresponding previous quarter.

Zensar, HCL Info & Marico Q4 results

ACC, part of the Holcim group, posted a flat increase in net profit at Rs 357.54 crore in the quarter ended March 2008, up 0.53 per cent, compared with Rs 355.65 crore in the previous corresponding quarter.

ACC Net profit flat at Rs 358 crore

Idea Cellular net jumps 45% 

Idea Cellular has posted a 44.63 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 278.2 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008, compared with Rs 192.34 crore in the ssame period last year.

Idea Cellular & Nicholas Piramal Q4 results

HCL Infosystems' consolidated net profit dipped by 7.3 per cent to Rs 81.48 crore for the third quarter ended March 31, 2008, from Rs 87.98 crore registered during the previous comparable period.

HCL Info Q3 net dips 7.3%

ABB India, the Bangalore-based power and automation technologies provider, reported a 36.6 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 117.7 crore during its first quarter ended March 31, 2008, compared with the corresponding quarter last year.

ABB India Q1 net jumps 36%

Pharmaceutical major Cipla has posted a jump of 42.8 per cent in its net profit after tax at Rs 179.5 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as compared to Rs 125.7 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Cipla net profit jumps 43% to Rs 179.5 cr

Nasdaq-listed Syntel, the business process outsourcing firm, reported its first quarter results ended March 31, 2008.

Syntel Q1 net up 32%

Mumbai-based 3i Infotech posted a net profit of Rs 50.2 crore in the quarter ended March 31, up 56.9 per cent, from Rs 32.04 crore in the corresponding previous quarter.

3i Infotech net up 57%

Exports to regulated markets such as the US and Europe helped drug major Alembic post a net profit of Rs 15.34 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, up 38.8 per cent, compared with Rs 11.05 crore posted in the corresponding previous quarter.

Alembic Q4 net jumps 39%

Titan Industries, the watch and jewellery company of the Tata Group, reported around 48 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 147.56 crore for the year ended March 31, 2008, compared with last year.

Titan Industries net up 48% in FY08

Siemens, the flagship company of the Siemens Group in India, has posted a net profit of Rs 1.6 crore for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008, down 98.5 per cent, compared with the Rs 108 crore in the corresponding previous quarter, mainly due to provisioning of Rs 109.8 crore for estimated losses on certain large projects and discontinued operations of three businesses.

Siemens Q2 net nosedives on provisioning

Retail chain Shopper's Stop has turned the corner and reported a net profit of Rs 1.9 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as against a loss of Rs 2.2 crore during the corresponding period in 2006 -07.

Shopper`s Stop back in black

Nepanagar (Madhya Pradesh)-based newsprint manufacturer Nepa Ltd has posted Rs 0.50 crore operating profit for the first time since 2001-02.

Nepa posts Rs 50 lakh operating profit

Ambuja Cements, part of the Holcim group, has posted a drop of 45 per cent in its net profit for the quarter ended March 2008 at Rs 326.20 crore compared with Rs 590.74 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Ambuja Cements Q4 net dips 45%

Infrastructure firm Hindustan Construction Company announced a net profit after tax of Rs 108.77 crore for the year ended March 31, 2008, a 37.19 per cent increase over the corresponding period previous year.

HCC FY08 net up 37%

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