Page 12 - Q2 Results

Britannia Q2 net up 28.5% to Rs 490 cr, records 'highest quarterly revenue'

Bakery foods company Britannia Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 28.47 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 490.58 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2022, helped by volume growth. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 381.84 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Britannia Industries said in a BSE filing. Its total revenue from operations climbed 21.40 per cent to Rs 4,379.61 crore from Rs 3,607.37 crore in Q2 FY22. The company has recorded its "highest quarterly revenue", Britannia Industries said. Total expenses were at Rs 3,773.71 crore in the second quarter of FY23, up 20.25 per cent from Rs 3,138.15 crore in the year-ago period. Britannia Managing Director Varun Berry said, "We have witnessed positive growth momentum over the last few months. Our Go-to-market strategy and increase in distribution reach have converged to deliver a robust topline growth of 22 per cent YoY and 19 per cent QoQ, aided by a mid-single digit volume growth,

After meeting Q2 expectations, HDFC's growth outlook appears healthy

Analysts positive on stock, expect it to trade in the Rs 2,750-Rs 3,000 range

GAIL Q2 net profit down 46% on higher prices, Russian gas disruption

In an emergency bid to secure stable LNG supply, GAIL has sought to expedite talks on short- and long-term supply deals with Gulf firm ADNOC

Near-term margin concerns an overhang on Kansai Nerolac Paints' stock

Higher advertising costs and demand worries could put pressure on profitability

Aditya Birla Fashion Q2 revenue up 50%, hits lifetime high; profit rises 6x

ABFRL is aggressively expanding its network across brands with Pantaloons adding 21 outlets on a net basis and the branded business taking the store count up by 85

TVS Motor Q2 net up 59% to Rs 373 cr amid slowdown, inflation roadblocks

Revenue from operations up 32% to Rs 8,561 cr; chip shortage hinders an even better show

Marico posts surprise drop in Q2 profit to Rs 301 cr as rural demand slips

Expenses climbed 4%, while revenue increased 3% to 24.96 billion rupees led by growth in international business

Cipla Q2 PAT up 11% PAT to Rs 789 cr on strong Covid-adjusted growth rate

The company is de-risking key product Abraxane in case the Goa plant FDA issue is not cleared immediately

Titan reports 33.7% rise in Q2 net profit on higher jewellery demand

The company earned a profit of 8.57 billion Indian rupees ($103.95 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30 from 6.41 billion rupees in the previous year

No word from DoT on dues' conversion since April: Vodafone Idea CEO

In an analyst call following the release of Vi results, CEO Akshaya Moondra said the company is trying to quickly close funding talks with banks so that stuck vendor payments can be quickly addressed

Jindal Stainless Hisar Q2 profit after tax falls 49% to Rs 253 crore

Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) on Friday said its profit after tax fell 49 per cent year-on-year to Rs 253 crore in the second quarter ended September 30. The company had clocked Rs 498.58 crore profit after tax (PAT) during the same period of 2021-22, JSHL said in a statement. Its total income rose to Rs 3,957 crore from Rs 3,772 crore in the year-ago quarter. "During Q2, raw material prices saw a downward trend, with nickel prices falling by 24 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and those of ferrochrome by 18 per cent q-o-q. This impacted the realisation and profitability of domestic manufacturers, including JSHL," the statement said. JSHL Managing Director Abhyuday Jindal said the Indian stainless steel industry has suffered a setback due to the export duty levied by the government in May. This duty comes at a time when the domestic market is being dumped with substandard stainless steel imports from China and Indonesia. The industry has made several presentations to

Shipping Corp Q2 net dips 49% to Rs 124 cr, expenses rise to Rs 1,336 cr

Disinvestment-bound Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) on Friday reported a 48.81 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 124 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The shipping company had reported a net profit of Rs 243 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, it said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. SCI's total income rose to Rs 1,458 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 1,296 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses also increased to Rs 1,336 crore from Rs 997 crore earlier. SCI said the shareholders of the company have approved dividend of Rs 0.33 per equity share of face value Rs 10 each. It said the proposed strategic disinvestment of SCI is being handled by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) with the engagement of necessary advisors. SCI is the largest Indian shipping company and the only Indian firm engaged in transportation of LNG.

Tube Investments Q2 PAT surges to Rs 142 cr, revenue rises to Rs 1,920 cr

Tube Investments of India of the diversified conglomerate Murugappa Group has reported a standalone profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 142.46 crore for the July-August 2022 quarter, the company said on Friday. The company registered standalone PAT at Rs 121.42 crore during the corresponding quarter last year. For the half-year ending September 30, 2022 the standalone PAT grew to Rs 276.78 crore from Rs 218.38 crore the corresponding period last year. The standalone total revenue from operations grew to Rs 1,920.32 crore from Rs 1,676.35 crore. For the six-month period, the standalone total revenue went up to Rs 3,889.36 crore from Rs 2,943.99 crore. The engineering business reported revenues of Rs 1,192 crore during the quarter ending September 2022 as compared to Rs 1,207 crore last year. Revenue from the metal formed products was at Rs 371 crore as against Rs 328 crore. The mobility division registered revenues of Rs 226 crore during the quarter under review as compared to Rs 262 cr

Godrej Agrovet Q2 net profit falls 34.3% to Rs 71.76 cr on higher costs

Total revenue from operations grew 13.5% to Rs 2,445 crore

TVS Motor reports lower-than-expected rise in Q2 profit at Rs 407 crore

Total expenses climbed 27.2% to Rs 66.71 billion

IndiGo Q2 loss widens to Rs 1,585 cr on higher fuel costs, forex losses

The company's loss widened to Rs 15.85 billion ($192.60 million) in the July-September quarter, from Rs 14.40 billion a year earlier

Fag-end buying lifts Sensex 114 pts, Nifty above 18,100; Metal index up 4%

CLOSING BELL: A late rally on Dalal Street helped the benchmark indices end a lacklustre trading session on a positive note. Metals, select financial shares led the pullback.

Cipla Q2 net profit up 12% at Rs 797 crore, revenue rises to Rs 5,829 crore

Drug major Cipla on Friday said its consolidated net profit increased 12 per cent to Rs 797 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. The Mumbai-based drug maker had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 709 crore in the July-September period of the previous fiscal. Its total revenue from operations rose to Rs 5,829 crore for the September quarter from Rs 5,520 crore in the year-ago period, Cipla said in a regulatory filing. In respect of the transfer of India-based US business undertaking, the board decided not to proceed with the proposed transfer, considering various factors, including the current operating environment, it added. Shares of the company were trading 0.5 per cent up at Rs 1,154.10 apiece on the BSE.

GAIL Q2 net falls 46% as Russian gas supply snag hurts petchem business

State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd on Thursday reported a 46 per cent drop in its September quarter net profit as it slashed petrochemical output after a former unit of Russian energy giant Gazprom stopped gas supplies. Net profit stood at Rs 1,537.07 crore in July-September compared with Rs 2,862.95 crore profit in the same period a year back, according to a stock exchange filing of the company. The profit for the firm that transports and sells natural gas to users like fertiliser plants and CNG retailers was sequentially down 47.2 per cent from Rs 2,915.19 crore profit in the April-June quarter. GAIL's mainstay natural gas marketing business saw revenues doubled but profitability declined 66 per cent as higher gas prices, resulting from a global surge in energy rates following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hurt margins. It posted a pre-tax loss of Rs 346.22 crore in the petrochemical business in Q2 as compared to a pre-tax profit of Rs 363.29 crore a year back and Rs 35.16

This bank stock has zoomed over 50% in 3 days on robust Q2 results

Karnataka Bank surged 19% to Rs 143 in the intra-day trade on Friday. It was trading at its highest level since February 2018