Cash Flow

States' reliance on RBI's SDF rises in FY26 as WMA, overdraft usage falls

ICRA says states increased use of the RBI's Special Drawing Facility in FY26, while reliance on Ways and Means Advances and overdraft facilities fell to five-year lows

Needs, wants and emergencies: Cash-flow planning for young earners

Start a mutual fund subscription and buy an insurance policy as soon as you start earning

Sebi mulls allowing InvITs to add road expenses back into NDCF calculation

Market regulator Sebi on Monday proposed allowing InvITs to add payments made for major maintenance of road projects back into Net Distributable Cash Flow (NDCF) computation, capped at the amount funded by external debt. This mechanism should apply only to the 'Roads and Bridges' sector and requires strict unitholder approval. The proposal came after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) received representation from the Bharat InvITs Association (BIA) regarding the treatment of debt availed by InvITs for incurring major maintenance expenses of road projects while calculating the NDCF. The industry association highlighted that although major maintenance (MM) expenses extend the road's life and enhance its quality, they cannot be capitalised under generally accepted accounting principles because they do not generate future economic benefits, such as extended concession periods or increased toll revenue. Since InvITs (infrastructure investment trusts) holding road projects

Cash logistics companies nudge banks towards demand-led ATM loading

India's cash logistics industry has proposed flexible ATM replenishment cycles to reduce fuel consumption and operating costs amid rising fuel prices and wage pressures

Why Oracle laid off 30,000 employees despite strong revenue growth

Oracle has eliminated nearly 30,000 jobs globally as huge investments in AI data centres and infrastructure strain its finances despite strong revenue growth

Collateral-free lending may widen risks for banks before helping MSMEs

Mandating such a shift may not solve the problem. Ignoring information gaps and banning collateral risks weakening the financial system and could reduce, not expand, credit supply

Cash turnover soft, derivatives volumes jump in Aug amid rising volatility

Equities turnover muted for 2nd month; F&O posts double-digit rise in August

Development potential, cash flows to ensure growth for Macrotech in FY26

From blueprint to build, growth gears for real estate major click into place

FY26 not promising for broking industry, degrowth real worry: Shripal Shah

The decline in volumes for cash and derivatives markets stems from distinct factors. The cash market has slowed mainly due to the broader market correction

RBI likely to cancel next week's T-bill auction given large cash balance

Net liquidity in the banking system was in a deficit of ₹2.32 trillion as of Thursday, and has been in deficit mode for the past fourteen consecutive weeks

Cash market volumes, margin trading book shrink as traders turn cautious

Analysts expect recovery once market stability returns

Capital expenditure to weigh on oil marketing companies' cash flows

Despite no Budget FY26 provisions, OMCs may be partially compensated for LPG under-recovery

Strong cash flows, robust pipeline positive for Godrej Properties

Commercial projects on Golf Course Road, Gurugram, received an occupancy certificate in Q3FY25 and are 40 per cent leased out

CIEL to file papers for Rs 450-cr IPO on Friday, will be 2nd listed HR firm

Public offer expected to comprise a fresh issue of around Rs 350 cr and an offer for sale by earlier shareholders

SMEs' operating cash flow fell 69% in FY24; sales and profits outperformed

Amid increased scrutiny of price action in the SME segment by regulators and investors alike, a looks at their fundamentals in a three-part series. Part-1 examines sharp decline in operating cash flow

As poor nations' sovereign default wave peaks, cash shortage may follow

The US Treasury's top economic diplomat has called for new ways to provide short-term liquidity support

Aston Martin warns of lower annual core profit on supply chain, China woes

An increasing number of cars were taking longer to complete and deliveries were getting delayed, it added

Listed firms log record operating cash flow on back of higher margins

Generated Rs 11.1 trn in FY24; larger portion than before being used to retire long-term liabilities

SBI aims for cashflow-based lending to SMEs, says chairman C S Setty

Its SME portfolio rose by 19.87 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 4.43 trillion at the end of June 2024

Debt, cashflow from biz to fund Tata Power capex: N Chandrasekaran

Chandrasekaran said, the company has expanded into so many different areas now, each of these areas focusing on growth and cash flow generation