Consolidated net profit rose to 4.13 billion rupees ($49.7 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31 from 3.58 billion rupees a year earlier
Company refutes allegations; stock may underperform in near term
Financial Services company Capital Group on Thursday sold shares of electrical goods company Polycab India for Rs 337 crore through an open market transaction. US-based Capital Group through its affiliate SmallCap World Fund Inc offloaded shares of Polycab India on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to the bulk deal data with the NSE, SmallCap World Fund Inc disposed of 8,51,003 shares of Polycab India. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 3,955.87 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 336.64 crore. Details of the buyers could not be ascertained. On Thursday, the scrip of Polycab India nosedived 20.50 per cent to close at Rs 3,904.70 per piece on the NSE.
Polycab India, on its part, denied any rumours of tax evasion by the company
The Income Tax department has detected "unaccounted cash sales" of about Rs 1,000 crore after it recently raided the Polycab group, a prominent wires, cables and electrical items manufacturer, the CBDT and official sources said on Wednesday. Unaccounted cash of more than Rs 4 crore was seized and more than 25 bank lockers were put on restraint after the searches were launched against the group on December 22 last year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement. It said a total of 50 premises in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Nashik in Maharashtra, Daman, Halol in Gujarat and Delhi were covered. Some of the authorised distributors of the group were also covered in the searches, the CBDT, which is the administrative body for the Income Tax department, said. The CBDT statement did not name the group but official sources confirmed it to be Polycab India Limited. Polycab India issued a clarification to stock exchanges earlier in the day terming reports of "tax evasion
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The residences and offices of the top management linked to the firm were also being raided, the report added
BSE said that it has sought clarification from Polycab India on the reports of tax raids
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With a market capitalisation of Rs 64,422 crore, Polycab India stood at 91st position in overall m-cap ranking on Wednesday morning.
The company's shares rose as much as 3.6% to hit a record high of 4,055 rupees after the results
Weak margin trajectory of the FMEG segment and valuations could limit upside
Wires and cables manufacturer Polycab India (PIL) on Tuesday reported a 36.72 per cent growth in consolidated profit during the September quarter at Rs 270.45 crore. The company's profit stood at Rs 197.80 during the corresponding quarter of 2021-22, it said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations of the company during the quarter under review grew by 10.83 per cent to Rs 3,332.35 crore as against Rs 3,006.55 crore in the year-ago period. "We continued with our strong business performance in the second quarter, posting the highest ever second quarter revenue in the history of the company. Combined with the stand-out performance of the first quarter, our top-line for the first half of the year grew by 25 per cent year-on-year. Margin expansion was supported by strong growth in exports and judicious price revisions," PIL Chairman and Managing Director Inder T Jaisinghani said. Strong domestic economy with structural reforms focused on infrastructure development augurs well fo
Profitability was supported by better operating leverage and various strategic initiatives implemented over past few quarters, Polycab India chairman and managing director Inder T Jaisinghani noted.
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Wires and cables manufacturer Polycab India on Tuesday reported a 20 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 325.33 crore for the fourth quarter ending March 31. The company's net profit was Rs 271.06 crore in the year-ago quarter, Polycab India said in a BSE filing. Revenue from operations during the quarter under review increased 34.90 per cent to Rs 3,969.98 crore compared to Rs 2,942.74 crore a year ago. For FY22, the company's net profit rose marginally by 3.53 per cent to Rs 917.28 crore compared to Rs 885.93 crore in FY21. In 2020-21, revenue from operations surged 38.80 per cent to Rs 12,203.76 crore from Rs 8,792.23 crore in FY21. "Our strong performance in fiscal year 2022 was underpinned by the extraordinary efforts of our team to achieve new milestones even in one of the most uncertain environments. We delivered accelerated business growth, record free cash flow, healthy returns on capital and market-leading shareholder returns. "We will champion our renewed pu
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