Page 3 - Latest Updates on Q4 Results

Q4 metal preview: Steel rebound to drive growth; non-ferrous mixed bag

Most brokerages expect a healthy improvement in earnings for the ferrous sector, with Ebitda growth likely on both a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis

Retail industry post 20% growth in Q4 on strong demand, store expansion

Leading retail players reported strong double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY26 on the back of a stable demand environment and resilient macroeconomic conditions. Listed retail companies as Trent, Avenue Supermarts (D-Mart) and V-Mart, in their recent quarter updates reported around 20 per cent year-on-year growth in their latest quarterly updates, aided by aggressive store additions and steady consumption trends. Trent, a Tata group firm reported around 20 per cent growth in standalone (domestic) revenue to Rs 4,937 crore in the March quarter of FY26. It was at Rs 4,106 crore in the corresponding January-March period a year ago. "Revenue from sale of merchandise (excluding other operating income) grew 21 per cent and 19 per cent during the quarter and the year ended March 2026, respectively," said Trent, which operates popular fashion outlets under the Westside and Zudio retail format. Trent has opened 22 Westside stores and 109 stores of its value retail format o

Lodha Developers' pre-sales up 23% at ₹5,890 cr in Q4, misses annual target

Realty firm Lodha Developers on Tuesday reported a 23 per cent increase in pre-sales to Rs 5,890 crore during the last quarter, but failed to meet the annual target because of West Asia conflict. The pre-sales or sales bookings stood at Rs 4,810 crore in the year-ago period. During the full 2025-26 fiscal, the company's sales bookings rose 16 per cent to Rs 20,530 crore from Rs 17,630 crore in the preceding year. In a regulatory filing, the company shared the operational update of the January-March quarter of 2025-26 fiscal. "We achieved our best ever quarterly pre-sales of Rs 58.9 billion in Q4, FY26 (+23 per cent year-on-year)," Lodha said. "Our pre- sales for the full year stood at Rs 205.3 billion in FY26 (+16% YoY growth), March saw select deferral of sales due to the Iran war leading to pre-sales being Rs 4.7 billion below guidance," the company pointed out. Lodha Developers had set a target of achieving Rs 21,000 crore worth pre-sales during the 2025-26 fiscal. Lodha ..

TCS Q4 preview: Profit may rise 14% YoY; AI, deal wins key monitorables

Brokerages tracked by Business Standard estimate TCS' net profit at an average of ₹13,918.6 crore, compared with ₹12,224 crore a year ago, up 13.86 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)

Mixed Q4 seen for top realty players amid launch delays, softer sentiment

West Asia conflict weighs on margins; prolonged war a risk to profitability

DMart Q4 growth strong on store additions; margins remain under pressure

Revenue growth driven by aggressive store additions, but rising costs, weak same-store sales, and quick commerce competition continue to weigh on margins

Nykaa projects strongest net revenue growth in three years in Q4FY26

This update made the firm's stock price surge by 3 per cent in early trading hours. The stock closed at Rs 252.65 per share, up 2.72 per cent from the previous close

Bank stocks mixed after Q4 update: BoB, BoM jump; HDFC Bank, IndusInd slip

Bank stocks traded mixed after Q4FY26 updates. PSU banks like BoB, Bank of Maharashtra gained, while shares of HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, and IDFC First Bank slipped

IT firms may post muted Q4; weak INR to cushion earnings; FY27 guidance key

IT Q4 results preview: While the recent sharp depreciation of INR against the USD is likely to provide a significant cushion to earnings, the focus has shifted toward FY27 guidance

Cipla tanks 20% so far in CY 2026; hits over 2-year low in firm market

Cipla declined 2% to ₹1,195.15, also its lowest level since December 2023 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade.

Sanofi Consumer up 14% on strong Q4; Sanofi India lags on weak earnings

Sanofi India's share price slipped 5 per cent, while Sanofi Consumer jumped 14 per cent in trade post Q4 results

KSB shares zoom 11% on posting healthy Q4 results; PAT up 11% YoY

In Q4, KSB reported a consolidated net profit of ₹81 crore, as compared to ₹73 crore a year ago, up 11 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y).

Schaeffler India jumps 6% on announcing healthy Q4 results, dividend

In Q4, Schaeffler India's consolidated net profit stood at ₹322.36 crore, compared to ₹237.28 crore, up 35.8 per cent.

Amazon misses Q4 earnings estimates despite strong sales, cloud growth

Amazon reported fourth-quarter earnings slightly below Wall Street estimates even as sales surged and it reported the fastest growth in its prominent cloud computing business in 13 quarters. The Seattle-based online behemoth on Thursday reported net income of USD 21.2 billion, or USD 1.95 per share, for the three-month period ended December 31. That compares with USD 20 billion, or USD 1.86 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 14 per cent to USD 213.4 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with USD 187.8 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts were expecting USD 1.97 per share on sales of USD 211.4 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue from its cloud service arm called Amazon Web Services increased 24 per cent to USD 35.6 billion. Analysts were expecting USD 34.9 billion. Amazon said it plans to increase capital spending to USD 200 billion this year from USD 125 billion as it sees opportunities in artificial intelligence, robots, semiconductors an

Hexaware Q4 net profit halves to ₹100 crore on New Labour Code provisions

Hexaware's December-quarter net profit fell 49 per cent year-on-year to Rs 100 crore due to provisions for the New Labour Code, even as revenue rose over 10 per cent

Google's quarterly results show internet giant getting stronger in AI age

Google's latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that's turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released on Wednesday marked Google's third consecutive quarter of digital ad growth of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, while also posting more than 30 per cent sales growth in its division that powers data centres for AI services. Those increases during the October-December period propelled Google's corporate parent Alphabet Inc well past the earnings forecasts of stock market analysts. Alphabet's fourth-quarter profit rose 30 per cent from the prior year to USD 34.5 billion, or USD 2.82 per share, while revenue climbed 18 per cent to USD 113.8 billion. The collective momentum of Google's main business in search and advertising and the still-nascent AI field indicates a company born during the late 1990s internet boom is becoming even stronger during another ...

Cognizant Q4 net profit rises 19%, to hire more freshers this year

US-listed IT major beats growth guidance for 2025 on strong deal wins, margin expansion and rising financial services demand

Niva Bupa aims to turn profitable in Q4 FY26: CFO Mahendra Vishwanath

Health insurer expects profitability in the March quarter as impact of accounting norm changes eases, with Indian-GAAP numbers set to converge with IFRS

Metal shares in focus; Hindustan Copper, HZL, Vedanta, SAIL rally up to 4%

Traditionally, Q4 is seasonally strong for volume push, and thus, analysts expect most steel companies to foresee very sharp reversal in margins in Q4FY26.

Samsung forecasts record profit surge as AI-driven chip prices soar

The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with demand for memory chips used in servers, personal computers and mobile devices to meet AI needs