The company has also reappointed Sachin Kumar Bhartiya as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
Agro-chemical firm Best Agrolife Ltd has posted a 98 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit to Rs 30.61 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022. Its net profit stood at Rs 15.47 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. The company's revenue from operations rose 41 per cent to Rs 327.8 crore in the October-December period of this fiscal against Rs 232.5 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. Vimal Alawadhi, Managing Director of Best Agrolife, said, "...despite being a lean season, we successfully managed to remain consistent with its performance in the third quarter of this financial year". The company has shown growth with a positive outlook across all the business segments during this period, he added. "We are fully focussed on our global export expansion, which will start reflecting in our revenue growth soon. The company is set to introduce new and exclusive patented products like Ronfen and other different segment product
On a standalone basis, the company's net profit was up 23 per cent to Rs 1,491 crore
The company's total income for the quarter under review was also up by 51 per cent to Rs 1,094.13 crore, as against Rs 723.6 crore during the third quarter of the previous financial year
State-owned Indian Bank on Wednesday reported nearly two-fold jump in profit at Rs 1,396 crore in the quarter ended December 2022, driven by increase in interest income and decline in bad loans. The net profit of Chennai-based lender stood at Rs 690 crore in the same quarter of the preceding financial year. Total income increased to Rs 13,551 crore in the quarter from Rs 11,482 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said in a regulatory filing. At the same time, Net Interest Income increased by 25 per cent to Rs 5,499 crore as against Rs 4,395 crore in the same quarter a year ago. On the asset quality front, the bank recorded an improvement with gross NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) declining to 6.53 per cent of gross advances as compared to 9.13 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2021-22. Net NPAs too eased to 1 per cent from 2.72 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. As a result, provisions for bad loans declined significantly to Rs 1,474 crore from Rs 2 439 crore in t
Strong order book, improved chip supply and softening commodity prices major factors
Tata Steel Long Products Ltd on Wednesday reported a standalone loss of Rs 236.93 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2022. In contrast, the company had posted a standalone profit of Rs 103.88 crore in the year-ago period, Tata Steel Long Products Ltd said in a regulatory filing. The standalone income of the company increased to Rs 1,952.41 crore from Rs 1,686.98 crore in the year-ago period.
Torrent Pharma's revenues came in at Rs 2,491 crore for the quarter under review. The Ebitda margins were at 29.1 per cent while gross margins were 71 per cent during Q3FY23
Exceptional expenses last year boost profit in Q3
FMCG firm Jyothy Labs Ltd on Wednesday reported a 77.25 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 673.9 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 380.2 crore in the same period last fiscal, it said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations were at Rs 6,126.7 crore during the quarter under review as compared to Rs 5,390.3 crore in the year-ago period, it added. "The business has been resilient in spite of high commodity inflation impacting the consumption across categories. We have been focussed only on execution to drive higher operating revenues and manage margins in the inflationary environment," it said. The company said it has focussed on a strategy to build scale and gain market share backed by enhanced distribution, including reaching out to newer geographies, increase brand visibility and product innovation initiatives. "We continue to drive execution-led growth to build scale. This
Tyre maker Ceat on Wednesday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 35 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022. The company had reported a net loss of Rs 20 crore in the October-December quarter of the previous fiscal. Total income increased to Rs 2,729 crore in the third quarter from Rs 2,416 crore in the year-ago period, Ceat said in a regulatory filing. "Our margins continue to improve as a result of the cooling commodity prices. Growth is led by domestic demand as we remain cautious about international markets that are getting impacted by recessionary trends," Ceat Managing Director Anant Goenka said. The company's outlook for the ongoing quarter is positive, he added. "We have the capacities available to cater to a growing market demand," Goenka said. Ceat CFO Kumar Subbiah said the company brought down its overall inventories by Rs 280 crore, which helped in bringing efficiencies in operating cash flows and minimising borrowings. "We intend to maintain our capex fo
Amara Raja Batteries on Wednesday said its consolidated net profit increased by 53 per cent to Rs 222 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 145 crore in the October-December period of last fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 2,664 crore in the third quarter as against Rs 2,385 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing. Shares of the company declined by 1.14 per cent to Rs 566 apiece on the BSE.
Jindal Saw Ltd on Wednesday reported manifold rise in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 143.23 crore in the December 2022 quarter. The company had posted a profit after tax of Rs 0.68 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing. The consolidated revenue from operations in the October-December period increased to Rs 5,157.94 crore, over Rs 3,471.04 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal, the filing said. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the company's profitability improved significantly as compared to the previous quarter ended September 2022 on account of positive demand off take and superior execution across key pipe categories. However, the extreme volatility in foreign exchange rates (Indian rupee to US dollar) continued to impact the net profit of the company during the third quarter of the current financial year. Stability in key raw material prices helped the company to maintain its order book position despite higher shipments
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian courier services provider Blue Dart Express reported a 28.2% fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as high fuel costs hit margins, while demand also slowed.
Firm says sustained focus on improving productivity has also helped boost profits; DRL is now bullish on its biosimilars and hopes to start filing for them in US in the coming quarters
The company's revenue grew 14% YoY to Rs 2,108 cr in the quarter ended December, from Rs 1,767 crore a year ago. EBITDA fell 16% to Rs 32 crore in Q3
Non-banking finance company TVS Credit Services Ltd has reported a net profit at Rs 97.97 crore for October-December 2022, the company said on Wednesday. The city-based company, a part of the diversified conglomerate TVS Group, reported the net profit at Rs 55.88 crore during corresponding quarter last year. The net profit for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2022 was at Rs 278 crore as against Rs 58 crore registered in the same period last year. Total income during the quarter went up to Rs 1,094.13 crore from Rs 723.60 crore recorded in corresponding period last year. The assets under management stood at Rs 19,541 crore as of December 31, 2022. "In Q3 FY '23, our business has witnessed a growth in loan disbursements owing to strong momentum across products. This fiscal we have added over two million customers till date, bringing our total customer base to nearly 10 million," said CEO of the company Ashish Sapra. "We will continue to provide enhanced customer experience
Torrent Pharma on Wednesday said its consolidated net profit increased by 14 per cent to Rs 283 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The drug firm had reported a net profit of Rs 249 crore in the October-December period of previous fiscal. Net sales increased to Rs 2,459 crore in the quarter under review as against Rs 2,092 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's board, which met on Wednesday, declared an interim dividend of Rs 14 (280 per cent) per share of Rs 5 each. On Wednesday, shares of the company ended 1.86 per cent down at Rs 1,557.50 apiece on the BSE.
Indian real estate developer DLF Ltd reported a nearly 37% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a fall in expenses and rising demand for various housing projects.
Revenue up 6% to Rs 5,810 cr; firm expects US FDA audit at Goa unit