Its revenues for FY20 grew by 24.8 per cent on a yearly basis to Rs 62,936 crore. Ebitda for FY20 grew by 56 per cent y-o-y to Rs 9,654 crore.
The Facebook investment is a high-stakes gambit with dual possibilities
Mukesh Ambani needs to balance the ship now; RIL rights issue unattractive
These pay cuts would apply only to the employees in Reliance's hydrocarbon division and earning more than Rs 15 lakh a year; those earning less would not be impacted
Results, dividend, issue of shares to existing shareholders on Thursday meeting's agenda
The Facebook deal will help Ambani set up a digital platform to take on Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart in an e-commerce market
Investment values Jio Platforms at Rs 4.36 trn; US giant gets 9.99% stake, board seat; collaboration is non-exclusive
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WhatsApp's integration into Jio's e-com platform holds the key: Experts
At Wednesday's price, RIL's market capitalisation stood at Rs 8.64 trillion. This means, the other businesses are being valued by the Street at Rs 4.28 trillion
Jio-Facebook deal would change India's digital economy
Mukesh Ambani, in August 2019, had said he wanted to make RIL a zero-debt company in 18 months by selling stakes in several businesses and unlocking value in some others
Jio Platforms, Reliance Retail and WhatsApp also enter into a commercial partnership agreement
With this investment, Facebook will own 9.9 per cent stake in Jio Platforms. This would be Facebook's biggest minority shareholding ever
According to estimates by Jefferies, the deal implies a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 4,362 billion ($57 billion) for Jio Platforms Limited (JPL).
In a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the two companies are joining hands to help people and businesses in India create new opportunities
It listed five top companies whose work has resonated the most
RIL's share price has dropped 21 per cent year-to-date, but still out-performed the market by 7 percentage points
LVMH Chief executive Bernard Arnault's wealth down by 28% to $77 billion
"I firmly believe that each one of our colleagues across our businesses deserves to be honoured as 'Frontline Warriors'," Ambani said.