Shares of Asian Paints, Berger Paints, and Kansai Nerolac gained between 3.7 and 7 per cent, even as the Sensex fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday
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For the quarter under review, the paint company posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 699 crore on a consolidated basis, down 5.68 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
Net profit of the Mumbai-based company fell 2.1 per cent year-on-year to Rs 461.9 crore in Q4, below Street estimates of Rs 512 crore as polled by Bloomberg.
The Indian markets are likely to start this week on a flat note with a negative bias, on the back of similar trend in global indices
The momentum oscillator MACD has provided buy crossover on the Nifty's hourly chart
At close of trade, the company's market capitalisation stood at Rs 1,58,902.37 crore on the BSE.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs see significant risks to sales growth as they expect consumers to down-trade and extend the re-painting cycle given the macroeconomic slowdown.
The company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9 per cent stake in Asian Paints through a series of block trades, reports suggest.
A total of 13 companies, including SBI Cards and Shree Cements, are scheduled to announce their March quarter results today
The company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9 per cent stake in Asian Paints through a series of block trades
It is trading at nearly 28 times its trailing earnings per share against Sensex's 19.4
Asian Paints, Berger Paints India, Kansai Nerolac Paints and Akzo Nobel India slipped in the range of 2 per cent and 5 per cent on the BSE.
Trading at 77x, its trailing 12-month net profit against industry average of about 43x
The stock has rallied 21% in the past month.
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The up-move in Asian Paints was supported by an exceptional rise in volume, indicating a possible continuation of the positive momentum