CLOSING BELL: ITC, Sun Pharma, RIL, Tata Steel, NTPC, HCL Tech, L&T, and ICICI bank were the top Sensex gainers, while Hindalco, JSW Steel, Grasim, and Cipla were additional top gainers on the Nifty50
Various companies like PVR, INOX, Cinepolis, Carnival, Miraj, Citypride, Asia, Mukta A2, Movie Time, Wave, M2K, and Delite have agreed to be a part of the celebrations
Morgan Stanley Asia on Friday bought 9.4 lakh shares of cement manufacturer ACC Ltd for over Rs 215 crore through an open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte purchased 9,41,557 shares of the company. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 2,290 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 215.61 crore. Shares of ACC settled 0.43 per cent lower at Rs 2,286.50 on NSE. In a separate transaction, Societe Generale buys shares of multiplex film exhibition company PVR Ltd for Rs 60 crore through an open market transaction. Societe Generale ODI picked up 3,23,158 shares at an average price of Rs 1,861.42 per scrip, taking the transaction value to Rs 60.15 crore, as per data available with the bourse. PVR Ltd shares were closed 0.05 per cent lower at Rs 1,854 on NSE.
While there may be some bounce back, risks from OTT, sparse revenue from South Indian movies may put pressure on stock prices
BNP Paribas Arbitrage on Thursday offloaded 4.05 lakh shares of multiplex film exhibition company PVR Ltd for more than Rs 74 crore through an open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with BSE, BNP Paribas Arbitrage sold 4,05,183 shares of the company. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,841.14 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 74.59 crore. Shares of PVR Ltd settled 0.64 per cent higher at Rs 1,841.15 on BSE.
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PVR Q1 review: Shares of PVR Ltd have surged 4 per cent in two days as against 1 per cent rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex
Things are looking good. And PVR posting its first profit this week, after two dark years, is the cherry on the cake
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Meets Street expectations, thanks to healthy box-office collections
Leading multiplex chain operator PVR Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 53.38 crore for the June quarter. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 219.44 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, PVR said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose to Rs 981.40 crore in comparison to a lower base of Rs 59.39 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal, when the screening business was disrupted due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. PVR's quarter-on-quarter revenue was up 82.70 per cent as against Rs 537.14 crore in the January-March quarter of FY22, when some of its markets were disrupted due to a rise in Covid cases. Its total expenses was at Rs 917.19 crore in the period under review compared to Rs 417.06 crore in the year-ago period. In the latest June quarter, PVR's revenue from movie exhibition was at Rs 984.04 crore and Rs 25.34 crore from movie production, distribution and gaming, among others. It is currently operating 8
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty PSB index rose 1.56 per cent, while the Nifty Pharma slipped 0.4 per cent
As theatres reopen, big-budget production houses face challenges with the financial cushion offered by pre-selling to OTTs set to diminish
Q1 marks a full quarter of operations post pandemic for cinemas. This will reflect in financials of these firms, with likely revenue growth at 65-70% for PVR and Inox sequentially
Stock market LIVE updates: The broader markets suffered more losses than the frontline indices. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices shed 0.5 and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
Stocks to watch today: HDFC, slated to merge with HDFC Bank, raised Rs 4,000 crore through a paper with a maturity of 21 months; Jet Airways plans to lease 6 to 8 planes as part of re-launch.
Leading multiplex chain operator PVR expects the movie exhibition industry to bounce back "dynamically" in FY23 and plans to open as many as 125 screens during the year, its highest ever tally in a year. According to the company's latest annual report, PVR, which is merging with rival Inox Leisure, expects the process to be completed this fiscal. As per the terms of the merger, its Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Bijli will be the Managing Director and Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar will be the Executive Director, respectively, of the combined entity PVR INOX for a term of five years. "Overall, business is expected to grow in the coming quarters, supported by the growth in ATP (average ticket price) and SPH (spend per head) already witnessed in Q3 & Q4 FY 2021-22, occupancy percentage reclaiming pre-COVID highs on the back of stellar content line-up, and the advertising income coming back to pre-pandemic level over the next few months," said the annual report for ...