Capex Spending In India

Citi starts coverage on six industrials; sees capex entering consolidation

Citi said that it prefers execution leaders exposed to key thematics, with Cummins India and Bharat Electronics as its top picks

Consumption demand becomes broadbased; govt capex boosts investment

NSO data shows broad-based demand recovery with rural growth, higher wages, and strong public capex

6 factors that will impact India Inc's earnings in the quarters ahead

A significant drag comes from the private banking sector, which is expected to report its second consecutive quarter of declining earnings since March 2020

UP, Gujarat, Maharashtra to lead ₹10.2 trn state capex push in FY26: Report

A Bank of Baroda study finds over five states will account for nearly 50% of ₹10.2 trillion in state capital outlay for FY26, with GST remaining the largest tax revenue contributor

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

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

Private capex unlikely to pick up despite high profitability: Crisil

Private sector capital expenditure is unlikely to pick up in a sustained way despite India Inc's profitability being near decadal high, domestic ratings agency Crisil said on Thursday. The profitability of India Inc is set to increase for the third year in a row in FY26 on the back of soft commodity prices, the agency said. An analysis of 800 companies excluding ones in the banking and finance and oil and gas sectors revealed that the pre-tax profit margins are set to widen to up to 20 per cent in FY26. It can be noted that the government is leading the investments in the economy for the last few years, and there have been calls for a revival in the corporate capex as well. However, rather than investing to create new capacities, India Inc has deployed money to retire debt and other measures rather than investing it even though the capacity utilisation levels are high. "Their (corporates') ability to invest is not matched by the willingness to invest at this juncture," the agency'

Best of BS Opinion: India's Budget menu: Bold flavours or comfort food?

Our Editorial comment and columnists dissect the Union Budget 2025 to see what makes it tick, and what doesn't

Pragmatic and sensible: FM Sitharaman incentivises growth beyond govt capex

By providing an effective tax cut of Rs 1 trillion to the middle class, the FM will improve consumer confidence and boost consumption

Five things stand out in Budget 2025 as it works on fiscal consolidation

As Finance Minister Sitharaman has mentioned that the revenue foregone would be Rs 1 trillion, one can assume that it would lead to Rs 70,000 crore of consumption

Govt capex rose 8.2% from July-Nov 2024, led by defence, railways, roads

Economic Survey 2025: Government capex on key infrastructure has grown by 38.8% over the past five years

Will oil sector growth lead to more capex for underfunded ministry

The petroleum sector contributed Rs 4.32 trillion to the Central exchequer by way of taxes, royalties, and dividends, among others, and Rs 3.19 trillion to the states in 2023-24

Budget should focus on mix of fiscal consolidation, boost to capex: Ind-Ra

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday said the FY26 Budget should focus on a mix of fiscal consolidation roadmap, while boosting consumption demand, and capex spending. The Centre in the FY22 Union Budget had provided a fiscal consolidation glide path till FY26 according to which the fiscal deficit will be brought down to 4.5 per cent of the GDP. "By adhering to the outlined targets, it builds up fiscal credibility which is important for various stakeholders especially investors in gauging the fiscal health of the economy. It also helps in curtailing inflation which has been sticky during FY24-FY25. "This is one of the reasons for weak consumption demand in the economy which has kept private investments in wait-and-watch mode. Thus, measures to stimulate consumption demand in the economy through income tax relief may be announced in the forthcoming budget," Ind-Ra said. Against the backdrop of the past three quarters of growth slowdown, Ind-Ra expects the FY26 Union Budget

Pickup in consumption, capex key to earnings revival: ICICI Pru MF ED & CIO

Naren says investors should take a hybrid approach to navigate global uncertainties

Outlook 2025: Govt capex, safeguard duty key to steel sector performance

The monthly average price for December 2023 was Rs 55,000 per tonne while for December 2024, it stood at Rs 46,900 per tonne

Capex shrinks as fiscal deficit reaches 52% of FY25 estimate: CGA data

Economists said that the Centre's capex needs to expand by 65 per cent YoY in December 2024-March 2025 or record a monthly run rate of Rs 1.5 trillion, to meet the FY2025 target of 11.1 trillion

BS CEO poll: Corporate India sees demand recovery, capex surge in 2025

Top execs plan to go on hiring spree, expect govt to offer tax incentives

Leverage for primary steel firms may reach five-year high: CRISIL Ratings

Major steel producers have been on an expansion spree. Ongoing capex is expected to boost capacity by 30 mn tonne per annum (mtpa) by fiscal 2027, of which 20 mtpa is to be added by the end of fiscal

Fiscal deficit likely to be at 4.75% in FY25; capex at Rs 62K cr: IndRa

The government will be able to register the fiscal deficit at 4.75 per cent in FY25, 0.19 per cent lower than the budget aim, by reigning in expenditure, domestic rating agency India Ratings and Research said on Wednesday. The revenue expenditure, excluding subsidies, will be 0.12 per cent of GDP, lower than the budget estimate, the rating agency added. Its chief economist and head of public finance Devendra Kumar Pant said the government capital expenditure will come out to be Rs 62,000 crore lower than the estimate of Rs 11.11 lakh crore. Pant was quick to add that the government capex will still be 10.6 per cent higher than the year-ago period. The government was initially envisaging a 17.6 per cent growth in the key number. Even as there is a dip in the government capital expenditure projected, the capex to GDP in FY25 at 3.21 per cent is estimated to be at a two-decade high, the agency said. "The FY25 capex growth has been impacted by the general elections in May 2024, and ca

Combined capex of state govts to undershoot FY25 budget estimates: ICRA

According to ICRA, the total revenues of the sample states are expected to rise by 10 per cent in FY25 compared to the previous year, well below the 18 per cent growth projected in the FY25 BE