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Sapphire Foods Q4 results: PAT declines 98% to Rs 2.39 cr on slow demand

The Yum Brands franchisee's consolidated net profit fell 98% to Rs 2.39 crore ($286,271.4) for the quarter ended March 31, marking its fourth straight quarterly profit fall

Bank of Baroda Q4 results: Net profit rises 2.3% to Rs 4,886 crore

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Friday posted a marginal 2.3 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 4,886 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 4,775 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago. The total income increased to Rs 33,775 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 29,323 crore in the same period last year, BoB said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 29,583 crore during the latest three-month period from Rs 25,857 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) moderated to 2.92 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 3.79 per cent at the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also declined to 0.68 per cent of the advances, from 0.89 per cent at the end of 2023. As a result, provisions for bad loans and contingencies eased to Rs 1,302 crore, as against Rs 1,421 crore earmarked during the same quarter a year ago. The Pro

Piramal Enterprises Q4 results: PAT at Rs 137 cr on AIF provisions reversal

The company had posted a loss of Rs 2,378 crore in the December quarter when it had set aside Rs 3,540 crore for such provisions

Revenue in FY25 to grow around 15%, tensions in West Asia a factor: L&T CFO

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's national elections and global geopolitical tensions will hurt Indian engineering company Larsen and Toubro's (L&T) order inflow and revenue in fiscal year 2025, the firm said on Wednesday, after reporting fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates.

Bajaj Consumer Care Q4 results: Net profit slips 12% to Rs 35.58 crore

FMCG firm Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd on Wednesday reported a 12 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 35.58 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 40.46 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, Bajaj Consumer Care said in a regulatory filing. Its consolidated total revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 239.96 crore against Rs 249.42 crore in the year-ago period, it added. The company's total expenses declined to Rs 208.08 crore in the fourth quarter from Rs 210.33 crore a year ago. For the fiscal ended March 2024, its consolidated net profit was higher at Rs 155.43 crore compared to Rs 139.22 crore in FY23, the company said. In FY24, the consolidated total revenue from operations stood at Rs 984.12 crore against Rs 960.87 crore in the preceding fiscal, it added. Bajaj Consumer Care said its board of directors at its meeting held on Wednesday considered and approved the .

Pidilite Industries Q4 results: Profit after tax rises 6.44% to Rs 304 cr

Pidilite Industries, which makes adhesives, sealants and construction chemicals, has reported a 6.44 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax to Rs 304.28 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company posted a consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 285.86 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full 2023-24 fiscal, its PAT stood at Rs 1,747 crore, which was 36 per cent higher compared to a year ago. Addressing an earnings call on Wednesday, the company's Managing Director Bharat Puri shared that the full-year revenue was underpinned by distribution expansion supply chain and digital initiatives. The company's total income for the quarter under review rose to Rs 2,950.73 crore as against Rs 2,712.07 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. However, its total expenses also rose to Rs 2,450.87 crore in the January-March period from Rs 2,318,09 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. For the full financial year 2023-24, the comp

Hero MotoCorp Q4 results: Profit after tax up 16.7% at Rs 943.46 crore

Two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd on Wednesday reported a 16.7 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax to Rs 943.46 crore in the fourth quarter ended on March 31, 2024, riding on higher sales. The company had posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 810.8 crore in the same period a year ago, Hero MotoCorp said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 9,616.68 crore as against Rs 8,434.28 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, it added. Hero MotoCorp said it sold 13.92 lakh units of motorcycles and scooters in Q4 FY24 as against 12.70 lakh units in Q4 FY23. Total expenses were higher at Rs 8,427.36 crore in the fourth quarter as compared to Rs 7,508.94 crore in the same period a year ago. For the fiscal ended March 31, 2024, consolidated profit after tax was at Rs 3,742.16 crore as compared to Rs 2.799.9 crore in the previous fiscal. Consolidated revenue from operations for FY24 stood at Rs 37,788.

Voltas Q4 results: PAT down 22.5% at Rs 110.64 cr, services biz up 38%

Air conditioning and engineering services provider Voltas Ltd on Tuesday reported a 22.75 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 110.64 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, impacted by higher expenses. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 143.23 crore in the same period previous fiscal, Voltas said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 4,202.88 crore as against Rs 2,956.8 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses in the fourth quarter were higher at Rs 4,044.90 crore compared to Rs 2,761.45 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. In the fourth quarter the unitary cooling products business segment revenue grew by 44 per cent to Rs 2,955 crore as compared to Rs 2,049 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year on account of a better product mix enhancement approach, the company said. The engineering products and services division clocked revenue

Kajaria Ceramics Q4 results: Net profit declines 5.2% to Rs 102 crore

Kajaria Ceramics, India's top tile-maker by market value, is the first among its peers to report results for the January-March quarter

IRB Infrastructure Q4 results: Net profit grows 45% to Rs 189 crore

IRB Infrastructure Developers on Tuesday reported a 45 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 188.87 crore for the March 2024 quarter, mainly due to higher income. Its net profit was Rs 130.15 crore in the quarter ended March 2023, the company said in a regulatory filing. Total income surged to Rs 2,504.49 crore from Rs 1,698.91 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses also rose to Rs 2,060.15 crore as against Rs 1,456.65 crore a year ago. The consolidated net profit rose to Rs 605.81 crore in fiscal 2023-24 compared to Rs 720.01 crore in FY23. The income for the entire year was Rs 8,201.76 crore over Rs 6,703.31 crore a year ago. In a separate statement, the company said it has paid Rs 181 crore as dividend for FY24, including a third interim dividend of 10 paise declared on Tuesday. "FY24 was an astounding year. We not only received three prestigious TOT (Toll Operate Transfer) awards but also tied up finances, made an upfront payment of concession fees to the resp

SRF Q4 results: Profit declines 25% to Rs 422 crore on lower income

Chemical firm SRF Ltd on Tuesday reported a 25 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 422 crore for the quarter ended March 2024 on lower income. "The company's Profit After Tax (PAT) decreased 25 per cent from Rs 562 crore to Rs 422 crore in Q4FY24 when compared with the corresponding period of the last year," SRF said in a statement. The consolidated revenue of the company declined 6 per cent to Rs 3,570 crore in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal from Rs 3,778 crore in the year-ago period. In the 2023-24 fiscal, SRF's revenue decreased 12 per cent to Rs 13,139 crore from Rs 14,870 crore in the preceding year. The company's profit after tax decreased 38 per cent to Rs 1,336 crore in the last fiscal from Rs 2,162 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal. SRF Chairman and Managing Director Ashish Bharat Ram said, "While the general performance has been weak, we have seen a reasonable recovery in our chemicals business in the fourth quarter, as we had envisaged. We believe that this recove

Rane Engine Valve Q4 results: Profit after tax remains flat at Rs 4.7 crore

Rane Engine Valve Ltd on Tuesday reported a profit after tax for the January-March 2024 quarter at Rs 4.7 crore. The city-based manufacturer of engine valves, had clocked PAT at Rs 4.9 crore during the corresponding quarter of last year. For the year ending March 31, 2024, the profit after tax stood at Rs 11.5 crore, Rane Engine Valve Ltd said in a statement. Total revenue during the quarter under review grew to Rs 151.2 crore, as compared to Rs 136.5 crore registered in the corresponding period of last year. For the year ending March 31, 2024, the total revenue went up to Rs 570.3 crore, as against Rs 499.6 crore registered during the same period of last year. The board which met here today has recommended a dividend of Rs 5 per equity share on a paid-up capital of 72,34,455 shares of Rs 10 each. Sharing some of the operating highlights during the quarter, Rane Engine Valves said the sales to original equipment manufacturers grew by 14 per cent which was supported by strong off-ta

BP Q1 results: Net profit slides 40% to $2.7 billion, misses forecasts

The London-based company held its dividend at 7.27 cents per share and maintained the rate of its share buyback programme at $1.75 billion over the next three months, similar to the previous quarter

Hindustan Media Ventures Q4 results: PAT declines 11% to Rs 10.74 cr

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd on Tuesday reported an 11 per cent decline in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 10.74 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. The company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 12.08 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 188.05 crore as against Rs 188.13 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals segment clocked a revenue of Rs 181.47 crore in Q4 as against Rs 186.63 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. Digital registered Rs 5.84 crore revenue in Q4 as against Rs 1 crore a year ago, the filing said. Total expenses in the quarter were higher at Rs 219.51 crore as compared to Rs 207.64 crore earlier, the company said. In the fiscal ended March 31, 2024, profit after tax was at Rs 9.95 crore. It had posted a consolidated loss after tax of Rs 38

GCPL posts loss after tax of Rs 1,893.21 cr in Q4; Rs 10 dividend announced

Consumers are spending more on a variety of the company's offerings, from Cinthol soap to Godrej Expert hair colour

Unity Small Finance Bank Q4 results: Net profit at Rs 143 cr on higher NII

Unity Small Finance Bank on Monday reported a net profit of Rs 143 crore for the January-March quarter buoyed by higher net interest income. The bank, promoted by Centrum Financial Services, had reported a net loss of Rs 52 crore in the March quarter of 2022-23 fiscal. The small finance bank's net interest income grew 55 per cent to Rs 281 crore during the March quarter of FY'24. For the full 2023-24 fiscal, Unity Bank's net profit grew 12-fold to Rs 439 crore. Net interest income also increased 75 per cent YoY to Rs 981 crore during FY'24.

Muthoot Microfin Q4 results: Net profit jumps 27% to Rs 120 crore

Muthoot Microfin on Monday reported a 27 per cent rise in its profit after tax at Rs 119.76 crore during March quarter of 2023-24. The non-banking finance company had reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 94.56 crore in the corresponding fourth quarter of FY23, according to a regulatory filing. The net interest income (NII) grew 47 per cent to Rs 400 crore during the March quarter of FY24 from Rs 272 crore in the year-ago period. For 2023-24 fiscal, PAT grew over two-fold to Rs 450 crore. The NII rose 56 per cent to Rs 1,361 crore in FY24.

Kamdhenu Q4 result: PAT up 56% at Rs 17 cr, total income rises to Rs 184 cr

Steel maker Kamdhenu Ltd on Monday posted a 56 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 16.8 crore in the March quarter compared to Rs 10.8 crore in the year-ago period on the back of higher income. Its total income rose to Rs 184 crore in the period under review from Rs 168 crore in the January-March quarter of FY23. The company's total expenses also rose to Rs 161.59 crore as against Rs 153.22 crore in the year-ago period. The board of directors have recommended a final dividend of Rs 2 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. In a separate statement, Kamdhenu Ltd CMD Satish Kumar Agarwal said the company is raising Rs 100 crore through an issue of convertible warrants on a preferential basis over the next 18 months. Of this, it has already received Rs 24.27 crore. "Through the capital raise, the company will look to re-model the franchisee business by acquiring stake strategically in some of the franchisee units, invest in existing and

Square Yards Q4 results: Revenue up 49% to Rs 1,004 cr on strong demand

Square Yards, which is mainly in the housing and home loan brokerage business, on Monday said its revenue has risen 49 per cent to Rs 1,004.45 crore during the last fiscal year, driven by strong demand for residential properties. Of the total revenue, its India business contributed 79 per cent, Square Yards said in a statement. Square Yards also has a presence in Dubai and some other countries. Its revenue stood at Rs 672.4 crore in the preceding 2022-23 fiscal. "For the first time, the company has achieved EBITDA profitability for the full year FY24. Additionally, Square Yards reached operating cash flow breakeven in H2FY24," the statement said. Of the total revenue from operations during the last fiscal year, the company said the real estate services contributed Rs 428.94 crore while financial products and services added Rs 448.69 crore. The digital product services and interior services generated Rs 40.68 crore and Rs 77.82 crore, respectively, during the last fiscal year. "F

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Q4 results: Profit dips 10% to Rs 234 cr

CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Monday reported 10 per cent dip in consolidated net profit to Rs 234 crore for March quarter FY24, mainly due to higher expenses. Its net profit (from continuing operations) was Rs 260 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2023, a regulatory filing said. Total income rose to Rs 2,239.83 crore from Rs 1,917.05 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses also surged to Rs 1,932.80 crore from Rs 1,654.63 crore in the same period a year ago. However, consolidated net profit (from continuing operations) rose to Rs 871 crore in fiscal 2023-24 from Rs 796 crore in 2022-23. Total income in the fiscal increased to Rs 8,152.24 crore from Rs 7,040.30 crore a year ago. The results include the performance of the operating subsidiaries in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands (Drives and Automation Europe), CG Adhesives Products Ltd (India), CG Semi Pvt Ltd (India) and other non-operating and holding subsidiaries. The company is an engineering conglomerate w