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Himadri Speciality Chemical Q4 PAT grows over three-fold to Rs 77 cr

Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited (HSCL) on Saturday reported over three-fold jump in profit after tax to Rs 77 crore for the March 2023 quarter on account of higher revenue. It had posted Rs 21 crore profit after tax (PAT) for the same period in 2021-22, HSCL said in a statement. For the full 2022-23, the company's PAT rose to Rs 208 crore from Rs 65 crore in FY22, registering over three-fold growth. Its total income from revenues also increased to Rs 1,029 crore from Rs 834 crore in the year-ago quarter, the company said. In FY23, revenue surged to Rs 4,172 crore from Rs 2,798 crore in FY22. Anurag Choudhary, CMD of Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, said, "Strong focus on core businesses and commitment to provide value-added products, coupled with investment in R&D, innovation, and improved business model, have consistently led us to achieve sustainable results and grow our profitability". Kolkata-based Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited is into manufacturing and supply of ..

CSB Bank net profit rises 19% to Rs 156 crore as bad loans decline

Private sector lender CSB Bank on Friday reported 19 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 156 crore for March quarter 2022-23 as bad loans declined. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 131 crore in the same quarter of previous year. During the quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 762.81 crore from Rs 583.17 crore a year ago, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 636.49 crore during the period under review from Rs 519.56 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) were reduced to 1.26 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2023, from 1.81 per cent by the end of March 2022. Net NPAs also came down to 0.35 per cent of the advances from 0.68 per cent at the end of 2022. The Kerala-based bank recorded a net profit of Rs 547 crore for the year ended March 2023 as against Rs 458 crore in the previous year, logging a 19 per cent increase. The bank continues with the policy to maintain accelerated provisioni

ACC net profit declines 41% to Rs 236 cr in January-March quarter

Cement maker ACC Ltd on Thursday reported a decline of 40.53 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 235.66 crore for the quarter ended March 2023. The company had posted a profit of Rs 396.33 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, said ACC, now a part of Adani Cement, in a BSE filing. Its total revenue from operations during the quarter under review was at Rs 4,790.91 crore, up 8.23 per cent, as against Rs 4,426.54 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. ACC's total expenses were at Rs 4,514.38 crore, up 14.10 per cent. Shares of ACC Ltd on Thursday settled at Rs 1,747.10 on the BSE, up 0.51 per cent from the previous close.

Glenmark Life Sciences profit surges 48% on API boost in March quarter

Revenue from Glenmark Life Sciences's API business, which accounts for about 90% of total revenue, grew 15.5% from last year

Hindustan Unilever's earnings margin shrinks after increased commodity cost

HUL shares fell about 2%, taking their total declines this year to nearly 4%

Indus Towers' net profit declines 23% to Rs 1,399 cr in March quarter

Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers on Wednesday reported a 23 per cent drop in consolidated net profit of Rs 1,399 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2023. The net profit was Rs 1,829 crore in the year-ago period. Seen on a full-year basis, the net profit tanked 68 per cent for FY23, with the company stating that the "financial performance reflects collection challenges from a major customer". Meanwhile, Indus Towers' revenue for the March quarter (Q4FY23) stood at Rs 6,753 crore, a decline of five per cent over Q4 FY22. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation or EBITDA was pegged at Rs 3,447 crore, down 15 per cent year-on-year and representing an operating margin of 51 per cent. "The financials of Q4 2021-22 included a one-time positive impact of Rs 547 crore on account of deferred recognition of revenue from past settlements. In 2022-23, the company adhered to prudent accounting practices and reflected the stress on its ...

Voltas Q4 profit slumps 21% on provisions over contract terminations

Voltas, which competes with Blue Star, made provisions of 2.44 billion rupees during the quarter due to the termination of some contracts in Dubai and Qatar last year

Wells Fargo reports beat on earnings, profit rise on higher rates

The firm had $13.3 billion in NII in the first three months of year, up 45% from a year earlier and more than the 42% jump analysts expected, Wells Fargo said

High ULIP sales, annuity products' repricing squeezed LIC margins

Analysts expect modest RoEV given lower margin profile than private peers

As volume challenges persist, Hero MotoCorp eyes recovery across segments

Margins should improve on lower raw material costs, operating leverage

Microsoft, amid layoffs, says quarterly profit declined 12% to $16.43 bn

Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 12% drop in profit for the October-December quarter, reflecting the economic uncertainty it said led to its decision to cut 10,000 workers. The company reported quarterly profit of $16.43 billion, or $2.20 per share. Excluding one-time items, the company based in Redmond, Washington, said it earned $2.32 a share, which topped Wall Street expectation for adjusted earnings of $2.29 a share. The software maker posted revenue of $52.75 billion in the October-December period, its second fiscal quarter, up 2% from the same period a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet expected Microsoft to post revenue of $52.99 billion for the October-December quarter. Microsoft last week blamed macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities for its decision to cut nearly 5% of its global workforce. It's one of a number of tech companies, including Google, Amazon, Salesforce and Facebook parent Meta, to announce mass layoffs. Microsoft's personal computing .

Operational losses of OMCs expected to shrink in Q3, say analysts

Public sector OMCs reported cumulative losses of Rs. 27,276 crore during the first six months of FY23

Bank of Baroda hikes MCLR up to 30 basis effective December 12

The revised rates will be effective from December 12

Lenskart FY22 revenue rises 66% to Rs 1,502 cr, but slips into losses

The SoftBank-backed company reported losses of Rs 102 crore in FY22 after reporting a profit of Rs 28 crore in the previous financial year

Windfall tax hits Reliance; Q2 net profit flat at Rs 13,656 crore

Reliance's revenue has jumped 34 per cent to Rs 2.33 trillion

HDFC AMC second quarter PAT rises 6% to Rs 364 cr; total income up 7%

HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) on Wednesday reported a 6 per cent growth in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 364.1 crore for the July-September quarter of the current financial year. In comparison, the asset management firm had a PAT of Rs 344.5 crore in the same quarter of preceding fiscal, HDFC AMC said in a filing to stock exchanges. Total income rose 7 per cent to Rs 648.9 crore for the quarter ended on September 30, 2022 from Rs 608.4 crore in the year-ago period. HDFC AMC, an investment manager to HDFC Mutual Fund, has a diversified asset class mix across equity and fixed income. The fund house managed an average assets under management (AAUM) of Rs 4.29 lakh crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to Rs 4.38 lakh crore in the same quarter of preceding fiscal, registering a drop of 2.2 per cent. Its market share was 11 per cent in quarterly AAUM of the mutual fund industry. HDFC AMC stock rose 1.34 per cent to settle at Rs 1,960.20 on the BSE.

Mercedes-Benz India records Rs 441-cr PAT in FY23 after two years of losses

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India recorded a profit after tax of Rs 441.4 crore in the fiscal ended March 31, 2022, after two years of losses, according to financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler. The company, which is not a publicly listed entity, had posted a loss after tax of Rs 107.1 crore and Rs 86.5 crore in 2020-21 and 2019-20 respectively. Revenue from operations in FY22 were at Rs 6,188.5 crore. This was the company's highest revenue after FY19 when it had clocked Rs 6,314.3 crore with a profit after tax of Rs 311.4 crore. In the fiscal ended March 31, 2021, the company's revenue from operations had dipped to Rs 3,639 crore with the pandemic impacting vehicle sales. In FY20, the company's revenue from operations was at Rs 4,819 crore, as per the Tofler data. Mercedes-Benz India's operating revenue in the year ended March 31, 2018 was at Rs 6,077.9 crore and it had posted a profit after tax of Rs 306.6 crore. In terms of unit volume sales, ...

TCS beats Street estimates in Q2, net rises 8.4%; attrition remains high

Net profit has crossed the Rs 10,000-crore mark for the first time

Will margin pressures end the Indian IT sector's glory days?

Indian IT companies are experiencing margin pressure. This has forced leading IT firms to reduce or withhold employee bonuses. How long will IT companies face this pressure? Is there a solution to it?

Q1 results: Hero MotoCorp's net profit rises 71% on higher sales

Net profit of the Splendor and Glamor brands' maker increased to Rs 625 crore from Rs 365.44 crore in the same quarter a year ago