Capex

DVC raises capex by 36% to Rs 2,800 cr in FY24, plans to import coal

DVC has ambitious expansion plans, intending to add total of 9,654 MW of capacity to its existing 6,700 MW from all sources, with goal of increasing its generation capacity to 15,000-16,000 MW by 2023

CMS Info Systems aims 3 times revenue of Rs 5,000-crore by FY30

It is looking to start new business lines like collection and recover services

Hindalco recalibrates capex to $4.5 bn from $8 bn, cites challenges

Hindalco's stock closed flat at Rs 403.35 apiece on the BSE on Wednesday

MOIL's output grows 6% to 1.3 MT in FY23, 14% higher capex utilised

State-owned MOIL has registered a 6 per cent rise in its manganese ore production to 13.02 lakh tonnes (LT) in 2022-23. The company also utilised 14 per cent higher capital expenditure in the financial year that ended March 31 over 2021-22, the Ministry of Steel said in a statement. MOIL Ltd recorded its second-highest production since inception, registering a 6 per cent growth to 13.02 lakh tonnes in FY23 over the previous year. During FY23, MOIL carried out its best-ever exploratory core drilling of 41,762 metres which is 2.7 times of the average exploration achieved in the last 5 years. MOIL, under the Ministry of Steel, is the largest producer of manganese ore in the country, contributing 45 per cent of the domestic production. It operates 11 mines in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

India Inc planning to increase capex, hire more in FY24: BS Poll

Most top executives appear to be upbeat about sales and profit

CPSEs spent 85% of capex target by February, says finance ministry

By comparison, CPSEs had exhausted only 79.28% of the Rs 5.95-trillion target during the same period in the previous fiscal year

States' capital budgets: Spending, classification can be variable exercise

Most of the other major states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana and Haryana, hew close to either extreme

States given capital expenditure targets tied to interest-free loans

If target missed, part of loans to be deducted in 2024-25

India's GDP growth forecast at 7% in FY23 and 6% for FY24: Acuite Ratings

Credit rating agency Acuite Ratings & Research on Monday reiterated its forecast of Indian gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 7 per cent for FY23.

Centre tightens regulations for states' capital expenditure loans

Centre's move aims to ensure effective utilisation of funds

SAIL finalising plans to nearly double capacity to 34-35 mt by 2030-31

In next 3-4 years, it will add about 3 mn tonnes by sweating existing assets and debottlenecking, at a likely capex of Rs 10,000-11,000 crore

Sales of consumer products pick up marginally as inflation cools

CEOs optimistic about coming months as govt's mega capex drive gains pace

Moody's ups India's growth projection for 2023 to 5.5% on higher capex

Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday raised India's economic growth estimate for 2023 to 5.5 per cent from 4.8 per cent pegged earlier, on the back of a sharp increase in capital expenditure in the Budget and a resilient economic momentum. It however revised downwards India's growth estimate for 2022 to 6.8 per cent from 7 per cent pegged in November last year. In its February update to Global Macro Outlook 2023-24, Moody's raised the baseline 2023 real growth projections "meaningfully" for several G20 economies, including the US, Canada, the Euro area, India, Russia, Mexico, and Turkiye, accounting for a stronger end to 2022. "In the case of India, the upward revisions additionally incorporate the sharp increase in capital expenditure budget allocation to Rs 10 trillion (3.3 per cent of GDP) for fiscal year 2023-24, up from Rs 7.5 trillion for the fiscal year ending in March 2023," Moody's said while projecting a 70 basis points increase in 2023 real GDP growth at 5.5 per cent an

We plan to capture just 4% of mkt in 4 yrs: Prestige Estates' Irfan Razack

'Currently, we are committed to building an annuity portfolio from the present Rs 460 crore in FY23 to Rs 3,000 crore by FY28'

As states table their Budgets, here's how the capex numbers stack up

Capex is not the favourite word in the lexicon of ministers despite the generous flow of resources for building assets

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Hindalco likely to hike domestic capex in FY24 on robust demand

Company has spent Rs 2,700 crore in India in FY23, MD Satish Pai said; will be higher next year

Higher govt capex help infra companies clock 17-20% revenue growth: Report

Higher government spending on infrastructure in FY24 will propel engineering, procurement, and construction companies to hit revenue growth of 17-20 per cent, taking their profit to the pre-Covid level, a report said on Tuesday. In the Budget 2023-24, the government has increased the outlay for capital expenditure (capex) on infrastructure sector by 33 per cent from Rs 7.5 lakh crore to Rs 10 lakh crore. Forecasting higher revenue and thicker bottom-line, rating agency Crisil in a report also placed their credit outlook positive citing improving debt metrics. The optimism is supported by the expected strong order inflows due to the government thrust on infrastructure in the latest budget. Profitability of large EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) companies is seen improving and reaching pre-pandemic levels of 10-10.5 per cent next fiscal compared to 9-9.5 per cent this fiscal, with commodity prices easing. With healthy order books and recovery in profitability, debt .

ABB steps up focus on manufacturing amid revival in the capex cycle

Plan is to increase number of factories in country; position India as global hub for exports

Capital expenditure by CPSEs touches 76% of Rs 6.6-trillion target

The capex spending of these public sector undertakings is being reviewed by the Prime Minister's Office regularly