Listed Firms

Retail investors' NSE market-cap share at 22-yr high of 18.75% in Q2FY26

After four successive quarters of decline, total promoter ownership in NSE-listed and Nifty 500 companies held broadly steady at 50.1 per cent and 49.3 per cent, respectively, in Q2-FY26

'Let markets decide': US SEC chief open to easing quarterly reporting rules

US SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the regulator will consider proposing a rule change in financial reporting, allowing companies to choose whether to report quarterly or semi-annually

Trump proposes half-yearly corporate result filing; snubs quarterly trend

Trump said that moving from quarterly to six-monthly reporting would save companies money and allow managers to focus on running their businesses effectively

Q4 results today: Just Dial and Network18 among 12 post results on Apr 18

Q4 FY25 company results today, April 18: Orosil Smiths, Mastek, Punctual Trading and nine other companies will release their earnings report for the Jan-March quarter

Companies seek growth momentum: BS1000 analyses financial performance

Companies with higher FSI ranking have stronger balance sheets, better profit to cashflow conversion, high return on capital, and also reward their shareholders with generous equity dividends

Slowdown suspense: India Inc trails without a macroeconomic crisis

Companies are struggling to improve revenue and profit even as there's no macroeconomic crisis. Sectors as varied as consumer goods and cement are affected

Listed SME capital expenditure growing faster than larger players

The concluding part of the series looks at investment sentiment among listed SME companies

Decreased leverage: Debt/equity for listed SMEs at lowest in years

Part-II of the series examines the improving balance sheets of SME-listed companies and their relatively conservative approach to debt after Covid-19

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

Mutual funds betting big on recently listed and new-age companies

PB Fintech and Delhivery were also among the top 15 most bought stocks, as per an analysis by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research

Pay of CXOs, other KMP rose 3.9% to Rs 8,304 cr in FY24, least in 4 years

This can be attributed to increased share of ESOPs in remuneration packages

Tata Motors' board approves proposal to demerge into two listed companies

The transaction is subject to necessary shareholders, creditors, and regulatory approvals, which can take around 12-15 months to complete

Payback time: India Inc cut back on dividends in FY24 despite record profit

A cut in dividend payout last financial year came after three years of high double-digit growth, mirroring the boom in corporate profits in the post-pandemic period

Expecting direct listing of cos in GIFT City by April 2024: IFSCA chief

The industry players say that the new avenue will help startups and unlisted companies access global capital

Institutional shareholder dissent in Nifty-50 firms drops by 30% this year

The last year saw 63 dissenting resolutions, constituting 11.19 per cent of the total, while this year it decreased to 44, representing 9.24 per cent of the total resolutions presented

Electric E2W manufacturer Hero Electric to go public by FY26: CEO

To target 2 million vehicle sales before listing

Sebi issues consultation paper on disclosure requirements for listed firms

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday came out with a consultation paper on streamlining disclosure requirements by listed entities. In its consultation paper, Sebi is looking to address the challenges faced with regard to submission of the financial result for the first time by newly listed firms and related to timeline to fill up vacancy of directors, Compliance Officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in listed entities. Also, it is looking to address the issue of freezing of demat accounts of the Managing Director, Whole-time director and CEO of a listed entity for continuing non-compliance with the LODR Regulations or non-payment of fines by a listed entity. In order to provide adequate time to newly-listed entities to disclose their first financial results post-listing, Sebi has proposed that at least 15 days from the date of listing may be provided for such disclosures to newly-listed entities. "Listed entity, post listing, shall submit its

Sebi allows two more avenues to hike public float at listed companies

The new methods include transfer of shares held by promoters to an ETF run by a Sebi-registered MF, exercising options and allotment of shares under ESOP programmes

'Vanishing act' by more than two dozen listed cos; BSE reaches out to firms

Companies had been non-compliant with listing requirements

Subramanian Swamy alleges differential treatment by market regulator Sebi

Seeks the Sebi chair's intervention and probe in specific cases of violations