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Strong demand to boost revenue of dairy industry by 14-16% in FY24: CRISIL

Strong demand for value added products and stable consumption of liquid milk will lead to a 14-16 per cent revenue growth for the organised dairy industry in 2023-24, a report said on Thursday. With raw milk supply improving, there will be fewer price hikes and profitability will recover 20-50 basis points, Crisil Ratings said in the report. "We believe the strong revenue growth in VAP (Value Added Products) seen over the past few years will continue. This fiscal, the segment should grow 18-20 per cent and consequently, the share of VAP in overall revenue could rise to 40 per cent from 35 per cent four fiscals back," Crisil Ratings Senior Director Mohit Makhija said. He also said that given that demand from both retail and institutional segments remained strong, the share of VAP will continue to rise and on the other hand, liquid milk revenue will grow 8-10 per cent this fiscal backed by steady demand. Further, the report said that in the last fiscal, disruptions in raw milk supply

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund: Setting new benchmarks and surpassing peers

The fund's month-end assets under management increased to Rs 6,122 crore in June 2023 from Rs 2,339 crore in June 2020

Travel growth to drive luggage makers' revenue by 15% in FY24: CRISIL

Steady growth in tourism and corporate travel and preference for premium products will drive luggage sales in the current fiscal, helping manufacturers clock a 15 per cent growth in revenue, according to a report. This will be on the back of a 40 per cent rise in luggage makers' revenues in 2022-23, the report by Crisil Ratings said on Wednesday. Consumers' preference for hard luggage has driven up operating efficiencies and improved capacity utilisation of luggage makers in the organised sector, which will help expand their operating margin by 150-200 basis points year-on-year to 16 per cent this fiscal, the report said. The growth in margins and top line are aided by a 20 per cent fall in prices of key raw materials -- polypropylene, polycarbonate, and polyamide, it said. Raw material prices, largely driven by cost of crude, comprise 40-45 per cent of the cost for luggage makers, the report, which is based on 90 per cent of the organised luggage market, stated. Crisil Director J

A veg thali now costs 28% more. What is to blame?

The price of a vegetarian thali in India rose by 28 per cent in July as compared to June, CRISIL's monthly indicator of food place cost released on Monday showed. Watch the video for the details >

A veg thali cost 28% more in July than June, thanks to tomatoes: CRISIL

A veg thali comprises roti, vegetables (onion, tomato, and potato), rice, dal, curd, and salad

Onion prices might touch Rs 60/70 per kg by month-end, says Crisil

Such a scenario could extend the current lean season by 15-20 days, potentially tightening supplies and driving prices upwards, the report added

Indian exports face bigger threat from Asia-Pacific than West: CRISIL

CRISIL also said that the share of the US and the EU in India's goods exports has been on the rise since 2021 and it is eating into the share of the APAC region

HDFC Bank overtakes SBI in CRISIL's corporate banking ranking for 2023

For middle market corporates, HDFC Bank again topped the list of 2023 Leaders among local banks, and joined ICICI Bank as the year's joint Greenwich Quality Leaders

CRISIL upgrades credit rating of Fortis Healthcare in biz risk profile

Crisil has upgraded the credit rating outlook of Fortis Healthcare basis sustained improvement in the business risk profile of the company. It has upgraded the credit rating on long-term bank facilities for Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL) to 'AA / Stable outlook' from the earlier 'AA- / Positive outlook', the company said in a release. The short- term rating has also been reaffirmed at 'Crisil A1+'. This rating is considered to have a high degree of safety regarding timely payment of financial obligations. "Crisil upgraded long-term credit rating to AA basis sustained improvement in the business risk profile of FHL driven by bed expansions, steady occupancies, better surgical mix, improved average revenue per occupied bed (ARPOB) metrics, and increasing international patient revenues, which are also leading to healthy operating profitability," it said. It further said consolidated operating EBITDA of FHL improved to about Rs 1,163 crore in 2022-23 from Rs 1,096 crore in FY22 and ne

FMCG sector to witness a lower 7-9% rise in revenue this year: CRISIL

The year is likely to see a higher volume amid a gradual recovery in rural demand and a stable growth in urban demand, but prices are expected to be range-bound

Top 18 Indian states to record revenue growth of 6-8% in FY24: CRISIL

The growth will be predominantly supported by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, devolutions from the Centre and taxes & duties on liquor sales

Bank NIMs to compress 10-120 bps in FY24: Rating agencies CRISIL and ICRA

With a healthy loan profile, credit costs fall further from 0.7% in FY23

FLDG norms may dampen biz volume in segments with higher 5% limit: CRISIL

However, there won't be an overall impact on reported profits as the FLDG amount received will now be reckoned as a part of income

Debt-to-earnings ratio of steel makers to remain below 2 times: Crisil

Research firm Crisil Ratings on Monday said it expects the net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of domestic steel manufacturers to stay below the level of 2 times in the financial year 2023-24. The steel makers had reported the ratio of net debt to EBITDA in the range of 1.6-1.7 times in preceding financial year (FY) 2022-23, Crisil Ratings said in a report. "Domestic primary steel manufacturers are likely to see their leverage, in terms of net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) ratio, remain below 2.0 times this fiscal (compared to an estimated 1.6-1.7 times in fiscal 2023) despite undertaking capital expenditure to cater to growing demand," it said. With the leverage much lower than the average of 3.5 times, seen during past five fiscals, the median credit quality of the sector is unlikely to be affected as balance sheets of the players will remain healthy. Further, project risks are expected to be low due to the brownfield nature of bulk of the ...

For a veg thali of Rs 100, Indians paid Rs 109 in 2022; Rs 132 for non-veg

The rise was sharper in the case of non-veg thali because chicken prices rose 55% between April and December

Crisil launches three new AIF benchmarks to gauge performance

With this Crisil has 10 benchmarks across the three AIF categories

NBFC education loans to grow around 40% to Rs 35,000 crore in FY24: CRISIL

The education loans by NBFCs would grow moderately but still be healthy as compared with the previous fiscal year, CRISIL said

Paint companies to log 10-12% growth in revenue this fiscal: Report

Continuing healthy demand from construction, real estate and automobile sectors will help the paint sector register a 10-12 per cent revenue growth this fiscal against an 18 per cent estimated rise in the just-concluded fiscal, according to a report. Volume expansion and the resultant cash generation will help paint companies maintain healthy balance sheets, which will also buffer credit profiles despite the rising capex, Crisil said in a report on Wednesday. The top five companies have announced Rs 12,000 crore capex in fiscal 2023 and 2024 on the back of Rs 7,000 crore they incurred in the previous four fiscals. New players are expected to add nearly one-third of the total existing capacity of 4.2 billion litres by fiscal 2025-end, the report added. Paint companies are likely to close FY23 with a robust 18 per cent revenue growth, primarily led by higher realisations on the back of a 6 per cent price hike during the year, along with the full impact of a 20 per cent price hike ...

Crisil reports 20% rise in net profit to Rs 145.8 cr in Jan-Mar quarter

Rating agency Crisil on Tuesday reported a nearly 20 per cent on-year rise in net profit to Rs 145.8 crore in the first quarter ending March 2023. The company said consolidated income for the quarter rose by 19.1 per cent to Rs 732.2 crore compared to the year-ago period. Amish Mehta, the managing director & chief executive said the company saw growth across businesses stemming from demand for insights and analytics, amid macro and global market uncertainties. However, he warned of cloudy days saying flanks of caution are building up because of the imminent slowdown in developed economies, and the lagged effect of the past repo rate hikes is expected to manifest through domestic demand in the months ahead. Corporate bond issuances grew 48 per cent by quantum in the first quarter on-year, and 8 per cent by the number of issuers. Bank credit continues to grow well, leading to healthy uptick in bank loan ratings, all this will have the economy clipping at 6 percent this fiscal.

Mahindra Finance to raise upto Rs 8,000 crore through debentures in FY24

The company continued to maintain a comfortable liquidity chest of about three months' requirement, according to the NBFC's filing with BSE