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PSBs profit jumps 65% to Rs 29,175 cr in Q3; Bank of Maharashtra tops chart

Public sector banks (PSBs) have logged a robust profit growth of 65 per cent to Rs 29,175 crore during the third quarter ended December 2022, with Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) emerging as the top performer in terms of percentage growth in profit. The Pune-headquartered lender recorded a 139 per cent jump in profit to Rs 775 crore at the end of December 2022, according to quarterly results declared by the PSBs. BoM was followed by Kolkata-based UCO Bank which posted a profit of Rs 653 crore, 110 per cent higher than its earning in the third quarter of the previous fiscal. Two other lenders whose profit growth was higher than 100 per cent were Union Bank of India and Indian Bank. The Mumbai-based Union Bank of India witnessed a 107 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 2,245 crore, while Chennai-based Indian Bank reported a 102 per cent increase at Rs 1,396 crore for the October-December period of 2022. All 12 PSBs cumulatively earned a profit of Rs 29,175 crore in the third quarter of the

Strong demand outlook likely to power Cummins India's growth

While valuation is not cheap, positive brokerage views to support stock

M&M Q3 results: PAT rises 14% to Rs 1,528 crore; revenue jumps 41%

M&M will now focus on growing farm machinery revenues by 10-fold in next 5 years

Change in tack: Zomato's side ventures continue to outshine core business

Zomato's quick commerce arm Blinkit saw its gross order value (GOV) increase by 18 per cent QoQ

Sensex dips 124 pts, smallcaps shine; Paytm cracks 9%, Tata Motors up 2%

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China's Alibaba Group sells its entire remaining 3.4% stake in Paytm

At the end of December, Alibaba had 6.26 per cent stake in the firm and it had sold around 3 per cent of it in January

Mahindra & Mahindra Q3 PAT climbs 14% to 1,528 crore on robust sales

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Friday reported a 14 per cent rise in its profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 1,528 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022, driven by robust sales. The Mumbai-based automaker had reported a net profit of Rs 1,335 crore for the October-December period of the previous fiscal. Its revenue surged 41 per cent to Rs 21,654 crore for the third quarter compared to Rs 15,349 crore in the year-ago period. The company said it has sold a total of 1,76,094 vehicles during the period under review, up 45 per cent from 1,21,167 units a year ago. Tractor sales rose 14 per cent to 1,04,850 units in the third quarter against 91,769 units in the same quarter of the last fiscal. "We have had another robust quarter led by the robust performance of our Auto division. Our farm division also reported healthy growth with increased market share. Our capital allocation actions are continuing to show results and we remain committed to our journey of growth and returns," ...

Drug marker Lupin reports 72% decline in Q3 net profit to Rs 153 cr

Drug maker Lupin has reported 72 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 153 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 545 crore for October-December period last fiscal. Total revenue from operations however increased to Rs 4,322 crore as compared with Rs 4,161 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement. "Sales in the US have improved on the back of new product launches and the brand acquisition we made during the quarter. Excluding the impact of genericization on our diabetes portfolio, the India business has performed in line with the market," Lupin's Managing Director Nilesh Gupta stated. With the recent sales force expansion and new product launches, the company expects to be back to above-market growth, he added. Shares of the company were trading 3.74 per cent down at Rs 745.10 apiece on the BSE.

Adani Total Gas Q3 results: Net profit rises 17%, revenue up 27%

The company reported total sales volume of 186 mmscmd (million metric standard cubic meter) for the quarter, which was lower by 3 per cent from 192 mmscmd recorded for the same period last year

Trent's outperformance likely to continue on strong topline momentum

Even as the top line performance exceeded estimates, the company's margin performance was disappointing

LIC Q3 results: Net profit surges multi-fold to Rs 6,334.19 crore

LIC earned a total premium of Rs 37,545 crore on an APE (annualised premium equivalent) basis for the nine months ended December 31

IRCTC Q3 results: Net profit rises 22% to Rs 255 crore, revenue up 276%

Its revenue from operations surged 69.95 per cent to Rs 918.06 crore in Q3 YoY

IREDA profit after tax rises 87% to over Rs 200.75 crore for Dec quarter

State-owned IREDA on Thursday posted a rise of 87 per cent in its profit after tax at Rs 200.75 crore in the December 2022 quarter, mainly on higher income. The company had clocked a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 107.19 crore during October-December quarter of preceding 2021-22 fiscal, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) said in a statement. Its total income rose by 17 per cent to Rs 868.98 crore from Rs 743.30 crore in the year ago quarter. IREDA's net Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) reduced to 2.03 per cent in the third quarter of FY23 from 6.26 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. The company disbursed loan worth Rs 6,341.81 crore as against Rs 1,484.84 crore a year ago, up by 327 per cent. Its overall loan book stood at Rs 37,887.69 crore as against Rs 26,937.45 crore a year ago, up by 41 per cent. Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), IREDA, said, "We are happy to post historical financial results for the third quarter with more than three-fo

Shriram Life profit grows multi-fold to Rs 31 crore for Dec quarter

Shriram Life Insurance Company (SLIC) on Thursday posted a multi-fold jump in net profit at Rs 31 crore for the third quarter of FY'23. The company had earned a profit of Rs 1.8 crore in the same quarter a year ago, SLIC said in a statement. During the quarter, the company's gross premium rose 12 per cent to Rs 665 crore, while the number of individual policies written increased by 10 per cent. The company has received approval for facial authentication for eKYC from UIDAI for new policies, which will help onboard new customers with ease, it added. Policyholders of Shriram Life can complete their KYC via OTP, facial recognition, biometric and iris identification. Shriram Life is currently the ninth-largest insurer in the country in terms of number of regular premium policies sold.

Aurobindo Pharma's consolidated net profit down 18.7% at Rs 491 Cr in Q3

Aurobindo Pharma Limited on Thursday said its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended January 31 was down by 18.7 per cent to Rs 491.2 crore against Rs 604.3 crore in Q3FY22. A press release from the drug maker said revenue from operations during the quarter under discussion was up by 6.7 per cent to Rs 6,407.10 crore against Rs 6,002.2 in the same period last fiscal. Commenting on the company's performance, K Nithyananda Reddy, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the company said "We witnessed an improved momentum backed by recovery across our business verticals and our endeavor is to continuously innovate and differentiate." In line with the companys commitment to innovate, there is an increase in the investments in Biosimilars. The company aims to sustain the momentum with new launches, improved cost efficiencies and adherence to the highest standards of compliance, supported by strong execution, he further said. During the quarter, formulation revenue increase by 9.2

Voltas posts net loss of Rs 110.49 cr in Q3 on overseas provisions

Air conditioning and engineering services provider Voltas Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 110.49 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022 on account of provisioning made on overseas projects. The Tata group firm had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 96.56 crore in the October-December quarter last fiscal, Voltas said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 11.82 per cent to Rs 2,005.61 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 1,793.59 crore in the year-ago period. Voltas had a profit before exceptional items and tax of Rs 56.93 crore in the third quarter of FY23. Its expenses on exceptional items were at Rs 137.39 crore. "The profit was impacted due to provision of Rs 137 crore (exceptional item) made on overseas projects," Voltas said in its earning statement. Its total expenses stood at Rs 1,946.72 crore, up 17.89 per cent from Rs 1,651.27 crore a year ago. Voltas' revenue from "unitary cooling products for comfor

Hindalco Q3 results: Net profit falls 63% on input cost pressure

Novelis' total shipments of flat-rolled products were at 908 Kt (kilo tonnes) in the October-December period, declining 2 per cent from 930 Kt in the corresponding period a year ago

Zomato an accidental company, says CEO and founder Deepinder Goyal

For the Q3FY23 the company's losses widened over five times at Rs 346.6 crore. Loss for the same quarter last fiscal was at Rs 63.2 crore

Zomato loss widens to Rs 347 crore on biz slowdown, Blinkit buy

Revenue for the food delivery company, however, surged 75 per cent to Rs 1,948.2 crore, compared with Rs 1,112 crore in the year-ago period

Shriram Life Insurance Company net profit up to Rs 31 crore in Q3

New business individual premium, a key barometer for performance, rose by 19 per cent year-on-year to Rs 167 crore, during the October-December 2022 period