Page 18 - Q2 Results

IOC reports Rs 272 cr loss in Q2 on account of selling petrol at low cost

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Saturday reported a net loss of Rs 272.35 crore for July-September - the second straight quarter of loss arising from selling petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG at rates below cost. The net loss of Rs 272.35 crore compared to a profit of Rs 6,360.05 crore in July-September 2021, according to a company's filing with the stock exchanges. IOC as well as other state-owned fuel retailers had booked heavy losses in the first quarter of the current fiscal as they did not revise petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG prices in line with the cost to help the government contain runaway inflation. In April-June (the first quarter of 2022-23 fiscal), IOC booked a net loss of Rs 1,992.53 crore. For the first half of the current fiscal, the company has now accumulated a Rs 2,264.88 crore net loss against a profit of Rs 12,301.42 crore in the year-ago period. The revenue from operations soared to Rs 2.28 lakh crore in July-September from Rs 1.69 lakh crore

NTPC Q2 net profit dips over 7% to Rs 3,418 cr on back of higher expenses

State-run power giant NTPC on Saturday reported an over 7 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,417.67 crore for the September quarter, mainly due to higher expenses. The consolidated net profit of the company stood at Rs 3,690.95 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2021, it said in a BSE filing. Total income rose to Rs 44,681.50 crore in the quarter from Rs 33,095.67 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses jumped to Rs 40,000.99 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal from Rs 28,949.53 crore earlier. Average power tariff of the company during April to September this year was at Rs 4.77 per unit, compared to Rs 3.86 per unit in the same period in 2021. Plant load factor (PLF or capacity utilisation) of coal-based thermal power plants climbed to 74.08 per cent in the second quarter from 69.29 per cent. The imported coal supply rose to 5.58 MMT from 0.42 MMT in the same period a year ago. The domestic coal supply also increased to 48.72 MMT from 44.83 ..

Maruti Suzuki India Q2 net profit jumps 334% YoY to Rs 2,112 crore

Chip supply resolution, favourable forex rate and record sales drive growth

Tata Power net profit jumps 94% in Sept quarter on strong energy demand

Sequentially, revenue declined 3.2 per cent. In the June quarter, the company reported revenue of Rs 14,495 crore and net profit of Rs 795 crore

Vedanta Q2 net profit falls 60% on higher expenses; revenue up 20%

Vedanta's oil and gas business also took a hit due to the windfall tax and lower crude prices in Q2, analysts said

JSW Energy Q2 net up 37% to Rs 466 cr; Parth Jindal joins board

Revenue up 16% YoY to Rs 2,596 cr; finance cost rises by 7% due to additional borrowings for ongoing capex

Carborundum Universal consolidated Q2 net dips 8% to Rs 94 cr, sales up 34%

Revenue spike driven by strong show in electro minerals and ceramics, and sales of Rs 141 crore by newly acquired subsidiaries

Eveready PAT dips 52% to Rs 15 cr on non-cash charge of unamortised fees

Company says the charge will even out for the full year; revenue up 5% to Rs 376 cr

Sensex rises 203 pts, Nifty ends near 17,800; Maruti zooms 5%, RIL 3%

Stock market wrap: Reliance alone contributed 231 points to the 30-share benchmark. Maruti, M&M and NTPC were the other major gainers. The Metal and IT sector witnessed selling pressure.

Maruti Suzuki Q2 profit up 4x to Rs 2,062 cr; logs record quarterly sales

Sales in the domestic market stood at 454,200 units, while exports were at 63,195 units.

Tata Chemicals drops 5% on profit booking post solid Q2 results

Analysts believe that prices and demand will remain stable in the near term while increase in energy prices and feedstock (limestone, coke and raw salt) remains a key concern.

SBI Cards and Payment Services tanks 7 per cent on muted Q2 earnings

SBI Card reported a modest quarter with net earnings impacted due to higher provisions.

Narayana Hrudayalaya hits record high on healthy outlook; stock surges 9%

Analysts believe that Narayana Hrudayalaya's revenues will increase by around 8 per cent QoQ to Rs 1,117 crore amid continued traction for elective surgeries.

Stock of this SME electrical equipment maker has zoomed 500% in two months

RMC Switchgears hit a record high of Rs 264.25 on Friday, and has rallied a whopping 500 per cent in the past two months from a level of Rs 44, the BSE data shows.

Stocks to watch: Maruti, SpiceJet, SBI Card, Indus Towers, Tata Chemicals

Stocks to watch today: Maruti Suzuki, Vedanta will report the July-September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Friday, October 28; SBI Card reported 52 per cent YoY jump in net profit Rs 526 crore in Q2FY23

PNB Housing Finance's Q2 net profit rises 12% on improving margins

Its net interest income (NII) expanded by 29 per cent YoY to Rs 649 crore in the reporting quarter.

Market value up, but volumes declining in India: Unilever CEO Alan Jope

The consumption weakness is due to the impact of inflation, particularly in rural areas, he said

RIL: Bulls set eyes on Rs 3,500-mark as stock above support held since 2017

Domestic brokerage firm Prabhudas Lilladher, too, lowered its earnings outlook on RIL and trimmed the target price to Rs 2,892

Real estate major DLF net profit rises 28% YoY to Rs 487 crore

At the end of the second quarter (Q2), the company's revenue stood at Rs 1,360 crore and net debt at Rs 2,142 crore, said the company

Business confidence falls for second straight quarter, says NCAER survey

Earlier, it was at 142.9 in the fourth quarter of 2021-22. It was 117.4 in the corresponding quarter last year