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LIC Q3 results: Profit rises 49% to Rs 9,444 cr, total income at Rs 2 trn

State-owned insurer LIC on Thursday reported a 49 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 9,444 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The country's biggest insurer had a net profit of Rs 6,334 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Its net premium income rose to Rs 1,17,017 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal from Rs 1,11,788 crore in the same period a year ago. LIC's total income increased to Rs 2,12,447 crore in the latest December quarter compared to Rs 1,96,891 crore in the year-ago period.

Escorts Kubota Q3 results: Profit up nearly 49% at Rs 277 cr, misses view

The company's standalone net profit rose nearly 49% to 2.77 billion rupees (about $33 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31, but fell short of analysts' expectations of 2.82 billion rupees

Power Finance Corporation Q3 result: Net profit rises 20% to Rs 6,294 crore

State-owned Power Finance Corporation on Thursday said it has posted an over 20 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 6,294.44 crore in the December quarter, on the back of higher revenues. The company's consolidated net profit was Rs 5,241.10 crore in the quarter ended on December 31, 2022, according to a BSE filing. Total income in the quarter rose to Rs 23,593.40 crore from Rs 19,662.65 crore in the same period a year ago. The board, in its meeting on Thursday, approved the declaration of a second interim dividend at the rate of 35 per cent, of Rs 3.50 per equity share, subject to deduction of TDS, on the face value of the paid-up equity shares of Rs 10 each for FY 2023-24. The date of payment /dispatch of the interim dividend shall be on or before March 9, 2024, the filing said. In a separate statement, the company said it has registered a 19 per cent rise in consolidated loan asset book from Rs 8,04,526 crore as on December 31, 2022, to Rs 9,54,483 crore as on ..

BEML Q3 results: Profit up marginally at Rs 66.85 cr on higher expenses

The state-owned company reported a consolidated profit before tax of Rs 66.85 crore ($8.1 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31, up nearly 1% year-on-year

3M India Q3 result: Profit up 8% at Rs 135 cr, smallest rise in 9 quarters

Consolidated profit after tax came increased more than 8% from a year earlier to 1.35 billion rupees (about $16 million) in the third quarter ended Dec 31

Thermax Q3 results: Profit jumps nearly 88% to Rs 237 cr on high revenues

Thermax on Thursday posted nearly 88 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 237.06 crore in the December quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. Its consolidated net profit was Rs 126.40 crore in the year-ago period, a BSE filing showed. Total income rose to Rs 2,382.76 crore in the quarter from Rs 2,091.57 crore a year ago. The company's board approved additional capex of Rs 45 crore to set up an ion exchange resin manufacturing plant at Jhagadia, Gujarat. As of December 31, the order balance for the quarter was Rs 10,717 crore as compared to Rs 9,859 crore in the previous fiscal, up 9 per cent, it stated. The order booking for the quarter under review was Rs 2,506 crore, 14 per cent higher than Rs 2,204 crore in the last fiscal, it stated.

RBI policy, selling in ITC drag Sensex 724 pts, Nifty near 21,700

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Apollo Hospitals Q3 results: Profit rises marginally to Rs 245 crore

The hospital chain operator's consolidated net profit rose 59% to Rs 245 crore ($29.5 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' average estimate of Rs 240 crore, as per LSEG data

Lupin soars 7%, trades at highest level since Aug 2016 on strong Q3 results

The company's profit jumped nearly 300 per cent to Rs 613 crore for the December 2023 quarter from a year ago period.

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Power Grid Corporation Q3 results: Net profit rises 11% to Rs 4,028 crore

State-owned Power Grid Corporation on Wednesday posted a 10.5 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,028.25 crore in the December quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. Its consolidated net profit stood at Rs 3,645.29 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing. Total income increased to Rs 11,819.70 crore in the third quarter of FY24 from Rs 11,530.22 crore a year ago. The company's board of directors, in their meeting on Wednesday, approved the payment of second interim dividend of Rs 4.50 per equity share of Rs 10 each (at the rate of 45 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital) for 2023-24. The second interim dividend shall be paid to members on March 5, 2024.

Declining raw material prices help to boost tyre makers' profitability

Among raw materials used by the tyre industry, Brent crude oil prices saw a 6 per cent drop year-on-year

Trent Q3 results: PAT jumps 124% to Rs 374 cr on lifestyle segment growth

"The growing scale of our operations distinctly enables us to realise greater operating synergies," said Trent Chairman Noel N Tata

Tata Consumer Q3 result: Profit rises 27% to Rs 513 crore on festive demand

The company reported a consolidated profit before exceptional items and tax of 5.13 billion rupees ($61.8 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31, up 27% from the year-ago period

Expected gains in Q3FY24 for Airtel hinge on fare hike, steady growth

Mobile subscribers saw net additions of 3.3 million to 345.6 million. The average revenue per user (ARPU) rose to Rs 208, up nearly 3 per cent quarter-on-quarter

Lupin Q3 results: Net jumps 300% to Rs 613 cr on back of record sales

Nilesh Gupta, MD, Lupin Limited said, "We delivered our highest quarterly sales to date, crossed the Rs 5,000 crore mark for the first time, driven by strong growth across geographies."

Fortis Healthcare Q3 results: Profit down 3.2%, revenue grows by 7.7%

The company reported a fall in bed occupancy to 64 per cent in Q3FY24, from 66.1 per cent in the same quarter last year. This has been attributed to the addition of 100 operation beds

Varroc Engineering Q3 results: PAT at Rs 384 cr, revenue rises 9.4%

Auto parts supplier Varroc Engineering on Wednesday reported a consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 383.9 crore in the December quarter, primarily driven by a tax benefit of Rs 313.1 crore. The company had reported a consolidated PAT of Rs 21.8 crore in the year-ago period. The revenue for the quarter rose 9.4 per cent to Rs 1,884.6 crore from Rs 1,722.8 crore a year back, the company said in a statement. The massive surge in PAT was on account of tax benefit amounting to Rs 313.1 crore, it said. "The tax benefit has come as we have written off the impairment-related losses pertaining to loan given to overseas entity of four-wheeler lighting business in Europe and America," Varroc said. "Despite de-growth in overseas markets in the quarter, the overall revenue from operations grew 9 per cent year-on-year to Rs 18,846 million, the reported PBT (Profit Before Tax) was Rs 708 million, which includes profit from our joint venture of Rs 250.7 million," Varroc Engineering Ltd CMD .

JK Paper Q3 results: Net profit falls 29% to Rs 236 cr on raw material cost

JK Paper Ltd on Thursday reported a 29.13 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 236.36 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023, impacted by the rise in raw material cost and weak demand scenario. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 333.54 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Paper. The company is engaged in branded copier paper, coated paper and packaging boards. Its total income rose 4.15 per cent to Rs 1,762.32 crore during the quarter under review. It was Rs 1,692.06 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. "The results have been impacted due to an overall drop in sales realisation and a substantial increase in wood cost. The selling prices have been under pressure for some time due to rising trend in imports, coupled with weaker demand scenario," said Vice Chairman and Managing Director Harsh Pati Singhania. The total expenses surged 20.66 per cent to Rs 1,497.55 crore in the December 202

Apollo Tyres Q3 results: Profit surges 70% to Rs 736 crore, revenue up 2.7%

Consolidated pre-tax profit before exceptional items was Rs 736 crore (around $89 mn) in the quarter ended Dec 31, compared with Rs 424 crore a year earlier