Annual Reports Of Companies

Indian tech sector saw deals worth $635 mn in Sep quarter: Grant Thorton

Indian Tech sector witnessed deals worth USD 635 million in July-September period of 2024, registering a 31 per cent increase in value year-on-year, a recent report has revealed. Consultancy firm Grant Thorton Bharat's Q3 Dealtracker report for the tech sector said the quarter witnessed the highest deal volumes since Q2 2023 but the lowest for the year 2024, reflecting more strategic investments rather than large-scale acquisitions. Grant Thornton Bharat Partner Raja Lahiri said the recent interest rate cut by the US Fed, coupled with India's post-election stability, has infused new momentum into the deal landscape, with notable value and volume growth. "With the elections behind in India, we saw an increase in deal activity both in terms of volume and value compared to the previous quarter. "Q3 2024 witnessed 79 deals valued at USD 635 million, representing a 5 per cent increase in volumes and a 31 per cent increase in values," he said. Out of the total deals, 12 were valued at a

Sebi extends timeline for social enterprises to submit annual disclosures

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday extended the timeline to January 2025 for social enterprises, which have registered or mobilised funds through social stock exchange, to submit annual disclosures and 'annual impact report' for the financial year 2023-24. Social enterprises were required to make annual disclosures and submit 'annual impact report' to the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) by October 31, 2024. "The outer timeline for annual disclosures under Regulation 91C(1) and annual impact report under Regulation 91E(1) of LODR (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations by Social Enterprises on Social Stock Exchange, for FY 2023-24 has been extended up to January 31, 2025," Sebi said in a circular. The annual report involves details of general, governance and finance aspects and annual impact report to SSE captures the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the social impact generated by the social enterprise. In case a Not-for-Profit Organisation is only registered

Sebi extends exemption from sending hard copies of reports to shareholders

Sebi on Friday extended the relaxation given to listed companies from sending physical copies of financial statements to shareholders for annual general meetings (AGMs) by one more year till September 30, 2025. The relaxation was valid till September 2024. The fresh decision comes after Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) through a circular on September 19, 2024, extended the relaxation from sending physical copies of financial statements (including board's report, auditor's report or other documents) to shareholders, for AGMs conducted till September 30, 2025. Also, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had received representations to extend the relaxation. Against this backdrop, the markets watchdog has decided to provide relaxation till September 30, 2025, from LODR (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, pertaining to dispatching of hard copies to shareholders. The LODR rules require listed companies to dispatch a hard copy of the statement .

Oriental Carbon stock up over 50% in July; what's leading the bull charge?

A combined 1.58 million shares changed hands in trade on Monday, July 15, and there were pending buy orders for 180,000 shares on the NSE and BSE, data showed

Cognizant's workforce reduces by 7,600 in 2023; 4,500 cut in India

Total global headcount of Cognizant at the end of 2023 was 347,700, with nearly 250,000 employees in India

Hindustan Unilever's FY23 annual report: Top 10 highlights you should know

At the bourses, shares of HUL surged 25 per cent in March 2022-23 period, as against 0.7 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex, during the same period

KFin Technologies' profit rises to Rs 196 crore, revenue up 13% in FY23

For the fourth quarter (Q4), the revenues from operations stood at Rs 183 crore, up 1.3 per cent year-on-year

Credit Suisse Group reveals 'material' lapses in financial reporting

Credit Suisse was forced to delay the release of its annual report from last week after the Securities and Exchange Commission raised last-minute queries on cash-flow statements from 2019 and 2020

BSE gets SEBI's approval to set up a separate social stock exchange

In July, SEBI notified rules for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to provide social enterprises with an additional avenue to raise funds

Deloitte sought two key changes to Byju's FY21 financials: Report

In the results, declared on Wednesday after a delay of over 18 months, Byju's recorded a revenue of Rs 2,280 crore. The loss for FY21 stood at Rs 4,500 crore

Companies' annual reports can hide as much as they reveal

Investors can get early warning signals of wrongdoing by frequently speaking to other stakeholders