Low-cost airline SpiceJet reported a resilient set of numbers for the Jan-Mar quarter despite increasing fuel prices, posting its 13th quarterly profit in a row. Despite worries over rising crude prices, the company managed a slight increase in its net profit to Rs 40.5 cr from Rs 38.6 cr a year ago. SpiceJet said the […]
CyberMedia Research, the market research arm of the CyberMedia publishing group, has predicted that the $16 bln acquisition of Flipkart by WalMart, the world’s largest retailer, will bring far-reaching changes in India’s retail sector, both online and offline. The news of the deal has already led to some response from offline retail players such as […]
Reliance Jio has unveiled a new, low cost postpaid or contract plan under which it offers 25 GB of data with no daily limits and unlimited voice and data for Rs 199 per month. The plan is priced at about half that of competing offers from rivals like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular. The plan […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, the largest Indian-owned media company, reported a strong quarter of advertisement growth in Jan-Mar, benefiting from a bounce-back from the lows of demonetization last year. Advertising revenue for the Jan-Mar quarter rose 24% on year to Rs 1,050 cr. With this, full-year advertising revenue growth has recovered to 14.5%. Subscription revenue […]
Companies belonging to the Future Group, which runs India’s largest super market chain Big Bazaar, said they have not taken any decision on selling a minority stake to any global retailer. Their comments came in response to a clarification sought by the stock exchanges into a news report that quoted Future Group founder Kishore Biyani […]
Parag Milk Foods, the maker of Gowardhan butter and cheese, reported pretax profits that more than doubled on year, benefiting from the higher leverage afforded by sales that went up by 21% on year. On a sequential basis, however, the company’s performance in Jan-Mar quarter was largely comparable to that of Oct-Dec. Operating profit (EBITDA) […]
Arvind Limited, one of the largest integrated textile and branded apparel players, reported an improved set of results for the Jan-Mar quarter, boosted by strong revenue growth. Pretax profit rose by Rs 32 cr (29%) on year to 142 cr. This was also 57% higher compared to the preceding quarter. Higher tax expenses (Rs 26 […]
Pharma player Strides Shasun said it has agreed in principle to merge its Australian business with the Australian operations of peer Apotex. Both have substantial businesses in Australia; Strides under the Arrow brand and Apotex under its primary brand. The merger will enable Strides, through the merged business, to become the leading player in the […]
India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki unveiled a new look for Vitara Brezza, one of the most successful cars in its history. The company also announced that it is selling around 12,300 units per month, making it the most popular SUV in India. “The exterior and interior features have been given a makeover, enhancing the bold […]
Hindustan Media Ventures, which publishes Hindustan, the Hindi newspaper from the Hindustan Times Group, continued to report a deterioration in its financial performance in Jan-Mar, in keeping with a negative trend in the print newspaper industry. The company’s consolidated operating revenue for January-March fell sharply by about 14% compared to the same three months of […]
Dwarikesh Sugar Industries reported a sharp decline in its performance for the quarter ended March, blaming a “rapid & unexpected fall” in sugar prices. Against net profit of Rs 46 cr for the same quarter last year, the company reported net loss of Rs 9.2 cr for the March quarter this year. Operating profit (EBITDA) […]
Manpasand Beverages said it has inked a distribution tie-up with Parle Products, one of India’s largest food and beverage companies, for the Western Indian market. The move comes after a similar agreement for eastern India helped Manpasand increase its reach. Through this partnership, Manpasand Beverage said, it will have access to 45 lakh outlets pan-India […]
Adding yet another key win to their orderbook, Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Infrastructure and partner Astaldi of Italy have won the prestigious Versova-Bandra sea link project at a cost of Rs 6,993.99 cr. They beat big names like joint ventures of Larsen & Tourbo and Samsung, as well as Hyundai and ITD. This is the […]
Reliance Jio has updated its website, jio.com, with a single, prepaid fiber broadband plan. “Currently our JioFiber services are Prepaid. We plan to launch the JioFiber Post-paid in due course of time,” the company said on its website. Under the single, prepaid plan, a user can get a monthly data quota of 100 GB as […]
Dish TV, India’s oldest direct-to-home service, has started using the satellite feed of Videocon D2h for its new customers in South India, more or less doubling the number of South Indian channels available on the platform. With this, the number of Tamil channels on Dish TV has jumped to 88, including 4 in HD, compared […]
Real Estate player Godrej Properties said Singapore-based Gamnat Pte Ltd wil invest Rs 1,000 cr in the company. The investment will be carried out at a share price of Rs 783.50, roughly equal to today’s opening price. Shares of the company shot up to Rs 813.55 after the news was announced, and are currently trading […]
Personal care products maker Emami Ltd reported a 12% growth in fourth-quarter revenue, but profit levels were impacted to due to a sharp increase in material costs and the write-off of a tax credit. The company posted revenue of Rs 617 cr for the quarter, but net profit fell to Rs 60 cr from Rs […]
DB Realty Ltd said a civil judge in Thane has dismissed a petition by the central government that disputed the company’s ownership of 244 acres of land next to the Mira Road railway station in Mumbai, one of the fastest growing suburbs of the city. The court “dismissed the suit filed the Uol (Union of […]
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, India’s largest hydrocarbon producer, said it plans to spend Rs 17,615 cr on drilling activity in the current financial year. This is a 24% increase over the Rs 14,200 cr spent in the year ended March. The company also set a record in financial year 2017-18 by drilling the […]
Adani Group said it appointed Anil Sardana, who stepped down as Tata Power CEO three months ago, as the new CEO of its power transmission and distribution business just as it gets ready to take on the Tatas in Mumbai. Two months ago, Adani announced an agreement to purchase the transmission and distribution business of […]
