Corporate Earnings

Finance cost weighs on India Inc's earnings in Q3; operating profit dips

Interest expense rises at fastest clip in 17 quarters in Q3

Top executives in Indian companies made 184 times their employees in FY21

The analysis is based on a common sample of 76 companies from the Nifty 100 index

Second half of FY23 is likely to see higher earnings growth: Swati Kulkarni

We can see a possible earnings growth revival in the automobile sector if the raw material pressure softens and semiconductor availability improves

India is among the least favoured markets in Asia: Sunil Tirumalai of UBS

As liquidity starts drying up, banks rates start rising and market returns struggle, we expect some level of softness in household market allocations, he said

TMS Ep167: Q4 FY22 corporate earnings, Sunil D'Souza, markets, RuPay

What to look for in Q4 FY22 corporate earnings? What are Tata Consumer Products MD Sunil D'Souza's business plans? Is the selling in Indian equities overdone? What is RuPay? Find all answers here

What should investors look out for in Q4 FY22 corporate earnings?

What do the Q4FY22 results so far have to say about the state of play in India Inc? Going ahead, what can investors expect in terms of corporate earnings growth of mid-cap and small-cap stocks?

Global factors, macro data, earnings to drive market trends this week

Global markets trends, inflation, release of industrial output data and quarterly earnings will dictate movement of the equity benchmarks this week, analysts said, adding that volatility might continue amid slew of announcements of macroeconomic data at the global level too. Moreover, foreign fund movement, crude oil prices and trend in rupee would also act as major drivers for the equity market, they added. "The direction of global equity markets along with movement in dollar index and crude oil prices will continue to dominate while inflation numbers of the USA on May 11 and inflation and IIP numbers of India on May 12 will also cause volatility in the market," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Meena said the last batch of fourth quarter earnings will have a stock-specific movement with SBI, Tata Motors, L&T, UPL, Tech Mahindra and Cipla are among the key results slated to be announced. "This week, participants will first react to Reliance numbers ...

Are current inflation worries overstretched for the markets?

With the economy facing inflationary pressures, concerns are mounting about its impact on markets and corporate performance. But are the fears overstretched? Is there a silver lining for investors?

IT stocks could underperform from here on

The fourth-quarter corporate earnings season began this week with TCS and Infosys announcing their results. What does the results of the country's top two IT companies signal for the industry?

Top headlines: Nifty firms' Q4 profit to surge, LIC IPO launch likely soon

Business Standard brings you the top headlines this morning

Nifty companies likely to see 29% surge in Q4 corporate earnings

Rise in combined net profit likely to be led by banks, oil & gas companies, and Tata Motors

Will India Inc see robust Q4 despite input cost pressure?

Against a tumultuous start to the year, India Inc's March quarter results will start coming from next week. While earnings' prospects have been shrouded by several headwinds, can we expect a surprise?

India Inc likely to see robust Q4 nos despite input cost pressure: Analysts

The next two quarters, according to analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities, are likely to see a sharp margin impact and corporate commentaries will worsen before they get better

An astonishing recovery

The rise in corporate earnings in FY21 was largely led by a handful of big companies in price-sensitive sectors such as metals and mining, and oil and gas.

Morgan Stanley cuts FY23 earnings forecast by 8%; lowers Dec Sensex target

In a bull-case scenario (30 per cent probability), Morgan Stanley expects the Sensex to hit 75,000 by December 2022-end and sees the 30-share index at 45,000 by the year-end in a bear case scenario

Markets to consolidate over the next three-six months: Sampath Reddy

Despite the multiple COVID waves, the earnings for FY22 have not seen any significant downgrades and are on-course to deliver about 25 per cent growth

Global trends, inflation data, earnings to drive markets: Analysts

Last week, the 30-share BSE benchmark declined by 491.90 points or 0.83 per cent.

Indowind Energy reports net loss of Rs 21.64 lakh in December quarter

Indowind Energy reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 21.64 lakh in the December quarter, mainly due to low revenue. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 61.02 lakh in the quarter ended December 31, 2020, a BSE filing stated. The total revenue of the company stood at Rs 4.22 crore in the quarter, compared to Rs 5.32 crore a year ago.

Sensex can hit 100,000 mark in five years, believes Chris Wood

A similar view was shared by Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder and joint managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, who suggested that Indian equity markets were on the cusp of a major bull-run

Early birds hint at subdued earnings growth in December quarter

Net profit up 10.4% YoY, growing at slowest pace in five quarters