Capex

At ₹11 trn, India Inc capex pips govt capex in FY25; will the trend last?

India Inc capex: While Reliance Industries saw a flattish capex growth in FY25, it cornered the biggest share in the capex pie in absolute terms

Nestle India's permanent employee count down sharply 3.8% in FY25

The number of permanent employees in Nestle India fell 3.8 per cent in FY25, though the maker of Maggi and KitKat increased its capex and is investing in new capabilities and capacities. The total number of on-roll employees of Nestle India was 8,419 in FY25, as compared to 8,736 a year ago. The increase in the median remuneration of employees in last fiscal year was 4.9 per cent. "The median percentage increase made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel was 5.2 per cent while the increase in the remuneration of managerial personnel was 3.5 per cent," said Nestle India. Nestle India, which reported over Rs 20,000 crore sales in FY25, increased capex level from 1.8 per cent of sales in 2015 to 10 per cent of sales in FY25, said its outgoing Chairman Suresh Narayanan, while addressing the shareholders. The maker of Maggi, Nescafe and KitKat has already announced a succession plan, appointing Manish Tiwary as a Director and Managing Director for a five-year

Dairy companies likely to record 11-13% revenue growth in FY26: Crisil

Dairy companies are likely to witness 11-13 per cent revenue growth this financial year on strong demand, increasing share of value-added products (VAP) and higher milk prices, a report said on Monday. The profitability will improve by 20-30 basis points (bps), aided by better realisations, healthy milk supply keeping procurement prices in check and a favourable shift towards VAP, which fetches higher margins, Crisil Ratings said in a report. The rating agency further stated that to capitalise on the healthy growth momentum, companies will ramp up capital expenditure (capex) by 10 per cent this fiscal. A sizable portion of this capex will be to enhance capacities for VAP, a segment that continues to outpace the traditional liquid milk category, it added. Despite the higher capex, credit profiles of dairy companies are expected to remain stable because of improving cash flows and strong balance sheets, the report said. "The VAP segment is expected to clock a strong 16-18 per cent .

MoSPI calls to monitor MUDRA impact in upcoming CAPEX, ASUSE surveys

MoSPI urges inclusion of MUDRA scheme impact, richer profiling of enterprises, and renewable investment intentions in upcoming CAPEX and ASUSE survey rounds

Capex momentum likely to improve for Power Grid Corporation of India

Record project wins were also reported with ₹92,000 crore, and works-on-hand is ₹1.55 trillion. The management hopes capex improvement will translate to asset capitalisation of ₹28,000 crore in FY26

Quick-commerce margins and execution are key to gains in Swiggy stock

Management indicated that the quick commerce segment saw peak losses in Q4 and there will be progressive improvement

Capex at small private airports to rise up to 60% by FY28: Crisil

Capital expenditure (capex) of small private airports is expected to rise 50-60 per cent on an average over the next three years on the back of capacity expansion on account of substantial increase in terminal utilisation levels, ratings agency Crisil said on Monday. On the other hand, capex at large private airports will see a decline during the same period as much of the capacity expansion has been completed or is nearing completion, it said. However, the overall capex of private airports will slightly slow down by 10-15 per cent to about Rs 40,000 crore over the next three years, as per the ratings agency. Crisil said its analysis is based on the capex of 11 operating private airports and two soon-to-be-operational private airports, which together account for more than 95 per cent of India's private airport passenger traffic. For this study, small private airports were classified as those with capacity of less than 20 million passengers per annum and located in Ahmedabad, ...

Statsguru: Private sector remains cautious on investment plans in India

While investments in manufacturing were relatively stable, the same is not true of information & communication as well as the transportation & storage sector

Firms lukewarm to capital expenditure on green energy in FY25: NSO

NSO data shows just 2.75% of firms planned capex for 'diversification'

NSO signals pvt capex lull in FY26; manufacturing investments may zoom 40%

'Information and communication' are reporting a capex dip to ₹1.09 trillion in FY26 from ₹1.5 trillion in FY25

Pvt sector capex likely to dip 25% to Rs 4.88 lakh cr in FY26: Govt survey

Intended capital expenditure of the private corporate sector is estimated to decline by about 25 per cent to Rs 4.88 lakh crore in 2025-26 from Rs 6.56 lakh crore in FY25, said a government survey report released on Tuesday. According to the Forward-Looking Survey on Private Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions between November 2024 and January 2025, conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the actual capex in the private corporate sector was Rs 3.94 lakh crore in 2021-22, Rs 5.72 lakh crore in 2022-23 and Rs 4.22 lakh crore in 2023-24. A total of 2,172 enterprises submitted complete information for all five years of the reference period, forming a fixed panel. The aggregated (unweighted) capex data from this panel of enterprises serves as a reliable basis for analysing capital expenditure trends over the five-year period, the ministry said. The results show an overall increase of 66.3 per cent in aggregate capex (unweighted) over the four-year period from

This smallcap stock zooms over 50% in 4 days; what's fuelling the rally?

The management of Rajratan Global Wire expects higher sales volumes in Q1FY26 and better amortisation of fixed costs.

Gallantt Ispat hits record high on capex plan; stock zooms 47% in 1 month

The company's board approved expansion in the capacities of various manufacturing units of the company situated at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Govt's FY25 capital expenditure may surpass RE of Rs 10.18 trillion

To meet the RE would require a 44 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in capex

'Laboured and tortuous': Chidambaram on Sitharaman's explanation on capex

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a "tortuous" explanation to his question about capital expenditure and asserted that the numbers "conclusively" proved that there was a "cut" in capex during 2024-25. Chidambaram said this in a statement late this evening while responding to the answers given by Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha. The former finance minister said Sitharaman has given a "laboured and tortuous" explanation to a simple question on what was the budget estimate for capital expenditure in the 2024-25 budget and what is the estimate at the end of year. "There is a reduction (cut), and I asked in the Rajya Sabha what are the reasons for the cut? FM could have listed the reasons and it is for the people to decide whether the reasons are acceptable or not. "Instead, she has questioned the very comparison of BE and RE. I am astonished that the Hon'ble FM should say that comparison of BE and RE is 'flawed'. If BE and RE ar

Capex not cut, states got Rs 1.46 trn special assistance in FY25: FM

Sitharaman said that state governments have requested for continuing the scheme and enhancing the outlay for the scheme from time to time. In FY25, a total of Rs 1,53,673 crore was earmarked for this

Capital expenditure not cut, rises to Rs 11.21 trn for FY26: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the capital expenditure has not been cut, but has gone up to Rs 11.21 lakh crore for 2025-26 fiscal, and there has been proportional increase in loans given to states for capital expenditure for the same year. Replying during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the capital expenditure was at Rs 11.11 lakh crore in 2024-25. "Actually, (in) the budget this year..., it has gone up to Rs 11.21 lakh crore. So, the capital expenditure has not been cut at all," she said. Loans to states under the scheme for interest-free 50-year special assistance for capital expenditure has gone up proportionately. "So, cutting down the capital expenditure is not the case with us," she added. Sitharaman was responding to a question by senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram. Chidambaram sought to know the reason for reduction in the capital expenditure for FY25 in the revised budget estimate to Rs 10,18,429 crore

Centre's capex spending dropped 35% in February, shows CGA data

The pace of capital expenditure in the first half of the current financial year had suffered on account of elections and the model code of conduct

Fresh capex to boost hospital bed expansion by 35-40% in 3-5 years

After a consolidation phase from FY17-FY24, hospitals are shifting focus to expansion, emphasising brownfield projects and operation and maintenance models to mitigate risks and enhance profitability

Adani group commits Rs 1.1 trillion capital expenditure for FY26

To be funded through a mix of cash, debt/equity sale