“I’m not saying U.S. exports will collapse, but this uncertainty can impact earnings for a quarter or two for companies exporting to the U.S. The final impact will depend on how the negotiations evolve. That said, given the current context where many countries are being levied around 25%, it’s not drastically negative — everyone is … Read more
The aggregate interest coverage ratio for India Inc hit a nine-quarter high in the recently concluded quarterly results season following a sustained double-digit growth in the operating profit and deceleration in the interest expense. The ratio was 4.9% in the June quarter for a sample of 2,695 companies excluding banks, finance companies, and oil and … Read more
Full Budget 2024: The full Budget 2024 will be tabled next month. On Wednesday, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the first Pre-Budget consultation meeting with leading economists. The meeting was attended by MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, the Finance Secretary, and the Secretaries of the Departments of Economic Affairs, Revenue, … Read more
Lauding India‘s structural reforms, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog chief, said such reforms have moved the country from the fragile 5 to the top 5, leading to a growth rate of about 8.4% in the last 3 quarters.“Analysts are correct in saying that 30% of the global GDP growth will come … Read more
While the overall outlook for corporate India is promising, short-term volatility cannot be ruled out, given general elections are coming up. Synopsis For the sample of 3,381 companies, revenue grew 8.2% Y-o-Y in the quarter compared with a 17.3% rise in the year-ago period. Net profit rose 25% on a lower base of 2.2% growth … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of most companies in the power space are at all-time highs helped by the recent uptick in demand, an improvement in pricing trends, and pick-up in industrial demand. Shares of Torrent Power, NTPC and Power Finance Corp hit their lifetime highs on Wednesday, while REC hit its lifetime high earlier this month. Renewable … Read more
ET Intelligence Group: India Inc delivered strong double-digit growth in net profit in the September quarter, riding a stellar show by automobiles, banking and finance, cement and metal companies with a domestic focus.Revenue expanded in single digits as consumer goods companies faced volume pressure and IT companies continued to struggle for growth.Net profit growth surged … Read more
On Sunday afternoons in April 2020, 27-year-old Ashima Dhawan stealthily took driving lessons within her apartment complex on Madh Island in Mumbai. A nationwide lockdown was on to contain the spread of coronavirus, and asking a friend to teach her to drive was Dhawan’s way of coping with the isolation. She soon bought a Maruti … Read more
India Inc is likely to report a halving of revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY23, a credit rating agency said on Thursday, as companies start reporting their financials. The revenue growth will come down to 10-12 per cent as against 22.8 per cent for the January-March period in the year-ago, Crisil‘s Market Intelligence … Read more
Most world equity markets in 2022 have given negative returns. MSCI World index is down ~20%, NASDAQ down over ~30%, China ~25% and India in dollar terms ~10%. Key reasons being (a) Prolonged on-going war; (b) Sharply rising Interest rates; (c) Sticky Inflation rates (which have finally started falling); (d) Reducing liquidity. However, a lot … Read more