Share of Asian Paints and Berger Paints recorded new all-time highs in trade on Thursday
The company's Q4 show, however, was better than market leader Asian Paints
Berger Paints is the second largest paint company in India with 16 manufacturing units.
The immediate target for the Nifty50 index is seen above the all-time high of 15,432 odd levels
Havells' stock is currently trading around the support zone of medium-term moving average (100 EMA) on the daily chart and indications are in the favor of a strong surge in near future
Berger is in the process of setting up a Rs 700-cr plant in Uttar Pradesh
The paints major is contemplating to invest around Rs 100 crore to manufacture construction chemicals and putty, sources said
Improving urban demand, revival in construction activity paint a rosy picture, but high valuations and rising input costs are concerns
The Nifty Auto, Metal, and Pharma indices settled over 1 per cent lower each
Revenue from operations grew 9 per cent to Rs 1,742.55 crore during the quarter under review.
Berger Paints India Ltd on Thursday reported an increase of 13.55 per cent in its consolidated net profit to Rs 221.05 crore for the second quarter ended September 2020
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The product, developed by a group of scientists led by Prof Biman B Mandal, was launched on Friday
Berger Paints has resumed the uptrend and is currently trading at its record high. Indications are in the favor of prevailing momentum to extend upside further
In the past three months, Asian Paints (up 22 per cent) and Berger Paints (up 19 per cent) outpaced the benchmark index, which gained 8 per cent during the same period
A 57 per cent market share in the automotive paints segment makes Kansai Nerolac the largest segmental player
The country's second-largest paint maker Berger Paints said that despite the pandemic its capital expenditure for this fiscal remain unaffected and will be the same as last year. The major investment will be in its upcoming Sandila plant near Lucknow of around Rs 260 crore and the plant was expected to be operational from 2022 onwards, a company official said on Friday. The company was implementing a few strategies to narrow the gap with the market leader Asian Paints that commands about 50 per cent share in the paints industry. "Yes, we love to gain further market share and close the gap between us and Asian Paints, and that is our endeavour. We have taken a lot of measures," Abhijit Roy, MD & CEO, said while replying to shareholders' questions during the 96th AGM of Berger Paints. "They (Asian Paints) are about three times our size and we are about 18-20 per cent and are quite hopeful that some of our strategies might work," Roy told reporters. He said the company
Gains from expected business recovery and benign input costs already priced in Asian Paints and Berger Paints' scrips
46% fall in top line and muted profit margin led to 88% dip in pre-tax profit in June quarter
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