Page 17 - Q2 Results

Toyota reports 25% drop in Q2 profit, misses estimates amid soaring costs

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday posted a 25% drop in second-quarter operating profit, as soaring parts and materials costs outweighed a boost in overseas revenue from the plunging yen

Axis Bank slips 2% after 1.2% equity changes hands on BSE via block deal

At 09:15 AM, around 38.99 million shares representing 1.2 per cent of total equity of Axis Bank changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data shows.

Tata Steel Q2 net profit down 87.3% to Rs 1,514 cr over decline in margins

Revenues from operations at Rs 59,877.52 crore was marginally down from Rs 60,387.13 crore in the year-ago period

Vedanta stock slips over dip in commodity prices despite in-line Q2 show

Soft prices of commodities including metals is weighing on investor sentiment

Equitas Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps over two-fold to Rs 116 crore

Equitas Small Finance Bank on Monday reported over two-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 116 crore in the quarter ended September 2022 on good growth in loan disbursals. The SFB (small finance bank) had posted a net profit of Rs 41 crore in the year-ago period. The net interest income of the lender grew to Rs 610 crore in the July-September period of the current fiscal as against Rs 484 crore in the same period of FY22, Equitas SFB said in a release. The net interest margin during the quarter stood at 9 per cent. The lender said its disbursement during the second quarter of FY23 rose by 22 per cent to Rs 3,845 crore from a year ago. Advances as of Q2FY23 was at Rs 22,779 crore, up 20 per cent from the same quarter a year ago. The gross non-performing assets decreased to 3.82 per cent from 3.95 per cent in the first quarter of FY23. P N Vasudevan, Managing Director and CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank, said: "Demand for credit continues to remain strong, especially in the inform

Castrol India net profit marginally up to Rs 187 crore in Sept quarter

Lubes maker Castrol India on Monday said its net profit increased marginally to Rs 187 crore for the July-September quarter. The Mumbai-based company had reported a net profit of Rs 186 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 1,121 crore in the third quarter as against Rs 1,073 crore in the same period of previous financial year, Castrol India said in a statement. The company follows a January-December financial year. Castrol India Managing Director Sandeep Sangwan said the third quarter witnessed forex pressures along with extreme inflationary pressures arising from volatile crude oil prices, leading to rising costs of additives and base oil. "To safeguard our margins and deliver bottomline growth, we employed rigorous pricing and cost management. We continued to strengthen our service and maintenance network across India," he added. On business outlook, Sangwan said that the company's key focus would be to drive growth and protect its profitability. "A

Larsen & Toubro Q2 PAT jumps 26% to Rs 2,819 cr on higher revenue from ops

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday reported a 26 per cent rise in consolidated net Profit After Tax (PAT) at Rs 2,819.20 crore for the quarter ended September on the back of higher revenue from operations. The company had posted a consolidated net PAT of Rs 2,231.33 crore in the year-ago period, L&T said in a filing to BSE. The consolidated revenue from operations increased by 22.9 per cent to Rs 42,762.61 crore from Rs 34,772.90 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, the filing added. The company recorded orders worth Rs 51,914 crore at the group level during the July-September period, registering a growth of 23 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. During the second quarter, the company bagged orders across various sectors like public spaces, nuclear power, irrigation and renewables. Of the total order inflow, international orders were worth Rs 17,341 crore. The consolidated order book of the group stood ..

Tata Steel Q2 net profit plunges 90% to Rs 1,297 crore on higher expenses

Domestic steel giant Tata Steel on Monday reported a nearly 90 per cent drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,297 crore for the July-September quarter of 2023-23, dragged by higher expenses. The company's net profit stood at Rs 12,547.70 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, Tata Steel said in a BSE filing. Its total income during July-September 2022 stood at Rs 60,206.78 crore as against Rs 60,657.98 crore in the year-ago period. The firm's total expenses rose to Rs 57,684.09 crore from Rs 47,239.63 crore earlier. Homegrown Tata Steel is among the top steel producers in the world.

Bharti Airtel Q2 net profit jumps 89% to Rs 2,145 crore; revenue up 22%

Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal said the company is now rolling out 5G and exuded confidence that Airtel 5G Plus will deliver the best experience in India

Motherson Sumi Wiring India Q2 net profit rises 2% to Rs 116 crore

Auto component maker Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd on Monday reported a 2 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 116.45 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 114 crore in the same period last fiscal, Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd (MSWIL) said in a regulatory filing. Total revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,835.21 crore as against Rs 1,399.95 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were higher at Rs 1,689.77 crore as compared to Rs 1,229.76 crore in the same quarter a year ago. "The Indian automotive industry is showing signs of revival and our customers are also ramping up production. This has resulted in one-time costs, which should be mitigated in the coming quarters," MSWIL chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal said. In the second quarter, the company said it had incurred costs due to initial one-time startup costs of new programmes at Bengaluru and new facility at Chennai. Besides, to meet increased volume, ...

Sensex rises for 3rd day, up 787 pts; Nifty tops 18K amid broad-based rally

CLOSING BELL: The Financial Services, IT, Pharma, Auto, and Consumer Durable indices gained over 1 per cent each, while others added up to 1 per cent

Airtel Q2 revenue may grow 21% YoY; Vodafone could lose 4 mn subscribers

Telecom Q2 preview: Bharti Airtel is expected to add around 2 million overall subscribers this quarter, taking the tally to 329 million

Titan hits record high on hopes of strong Q2FY23; stock up 44% in 4 months

The board of directors of Titan is scheduled to meet on Friday, November 4, 2022 to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2022

Maruti Suzuki surges 8% in 2 days; stock nears record high on strong Q2FY23

The stock of automobiles major traded close to its record high level of Rs 10,000, which it had touched on December 20, 2017

Bandhan Bank slips 10% to hit lowest level this year on weak Q2FY23

Analysts believe that though balance sheet restructuring in progress, the operationally weak performance and uncertainty on stressed pool remains an overhang

Stocks to Watch: IOC, Vedanta, RIL, NTPC, Nykaa, Hero Moto, Dr Reddy, Sugar

Stocks to Watch today: Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Ltd (RSBVL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has acquired an additional stake in skyTran Inc for Rs 123.4 crore

Listed asset management companies see subdued profit growth in Q2

The brokerage has set a March 2024 target of Rs 2,470 for HDFC AMC and Rs 400 for Nippon India AMC

Q2 results: Early birds show sharp decline in corporate earnings

Combined net of 441 firms up 5.8% YoY, slowest growth rate in 9 qtrs

Govt equity in Vodafone Idea hinges on stock recovery: Indus Towers

Any equity infusion cannot be below par value, says Indus Towers in its Q2 report

Carborundum Universal reports standalone Q2 net profit of Rs 71.75 cr

Abrasives and industrial ceramics-maker Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI) has reported a standalone net profit of Rs 71.75 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, the company said on Saturday. The Chennai-based Murugappa Group company registered a standalone net of Rs 62.95 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, a press release said. For the six-month period ending September 30, the standalone net profit grew to Rs 144.59 crore from Rs 126 crore a year ago. The standalone total income for the quarter under review rose to Rs 623.76 crore from Rs 565.36 crore. For the half-year ending September 30, the standalone total income increased to Rs 1,242.93 crore from Rs 1,050.50 crore last fiscal, the company said.