Logistics Stocks
Smartr Logistics looking to raise $30 mn in Series A funding by August
Smartr Logistics is expecting to raise USD 30 million in Series A funding round by August this year to drive its aggressive expansion plans which include adding pin codes and services offering among others, a top company executive has said. The city-based company is also eying a more-than-two-fold growth in its topline at Rs 200-250 crore this fiscal from an estimated Rs 90 crore in the just concluded financial year, according to Yogesh Dhingra, Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Smartr Logistics. The logistics platform commenced operations in October 2021 with a seed funding of around Rs 100 crore led by IIFL India Pvt Equity Fund and Smiti Holding & Trading Company (Jalaj Dani Family Office). It currently offers services in both air express and ground logistics space.The company had raised close to Rs 100 crore for seed capital, which was a good amount to run the business (in its initial phase). I think investors are quite comfortable to see this. We are .
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Delhivery slips over 1% as 28 million shares exchange hands via block deal
At 09:15 am; around 28 million equity shares, which represented 3.8 per cent of total equity shares of Delhivery changed hands on the BSE, shows data
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Delhivery jumps 5%, gains 14% in seven straight days post Q3 results
The stock was up over 5 per cent in Tuesday's trading session, and hit a high of Rs 359 on the BSE.
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TMS Ep263: Fuel price, privatisation, logistics stocks, Henley Passport
Why are fuel prices at pumps not going down? Is the govt going slow on privatisation? Is it a good time to buy logistics stocks? What is the Henley Passport Index? All answers here
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Does new logistics policy make related-stocks a favourable bet?
Logistics stocks traded mixed on Monday after the govt announced National Logistics Policy. It aims to integrate and develop a technologically-enabled logistics ecosystem in India. Here's a report
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Delhivery hits highest level since listing, stock surges 36% in one month
Shares of Delhivery surged 7 per cent to Rs 635 on the BSE in Tuesday's intraday trade on healthy business growth outlook
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ONDC to give public access by August, has 150 entities on board yet
Seven companies - one buyer side app, five seller side apps, and one logistics service provider app - have built their own ONDC compatible apps
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Interglobe and UPS set up logistics firm offering B2B services in India
New company called Movin will be headquartered in Gurugram and it will first start services in Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru.
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Delhivery IPO's 3-day offer opens today: All you need to know
Delhivery provides supply chain solutions to a diverse base of 23,113 active customers such as e-commerce marketplace, direct-to-consumers e-tailers, and enterprises across several verticals.
TCI Express soars 13% on heavy volumes, hits new high on strong Q2 results
The share price of the logistics firm has rallied 25 per cent after ICRA reaffirmed ratings of the company's commercial paper and a strong Q2FY22 earnings
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Logistics sector poised for growth, but buy stocks selectively: Analysts
Analysts see the logistics sector as a big beneficiary of the 're-opening of the economy' theme, with pent-up demand expected to drive growth
TCI Express rallies 16%, hits new high on robust March quarter results
The company's Q4FY21 Ebitda margin expanded by 870 bps YoY to 20.3%, driven by improvement in both volumes and realisations
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Covid-19 vaccine: Don't rush to buy all logistics stocks, say analysts
Vaccine storage and transportation being a niche segment will not benefit all logistics and transportation companies, analysts say
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Covid-19 vaccination: How TCI and other logistic stocks look on charts
India is likely to start a vaccination drive around January 2021 and is now preparing the road map for what will be perhaps the world's largest vaccination drive next year.
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Blue Dart: Muted volumes, revenues amid high costs to weigh on margins
Given the sharply lower operating performance, the company reported a loss (after adjustments) of Rs 8 crore as compared to analyst estimates which had pegged the profit number at Rs 30 crore
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Stocks of logistics firms in focus; TCI Express hits 52-week high
TCI Express, Sical Logistics, Patel Integrated Logistics, Allcargo Logistics, Transport Corporation of India and VRL Logistics were up in the range of 2% to 8% on the BSE.
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Logistics stocks rally up to 10% after Jaitley sticks to July 1 GST rollout
While addressing the media in New Delhi, Jaitley said GST should have a positive impact on the GDP
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