The second quarter results announced by Havells India (HAVL) have elicited broadly negative reactions from brokerages, with most downgrading earnings estimates and price targets. The primary factors responsible for the disappointing results and outlook are softness in consumer demand, elevated competitive intensity, and continuing losses in the Lloyd business. JM Financial cut its FY24 and […]
Analysts have largely been positive on ITC’s second quarter results, as the diversified company reported a 2.6% year-on-year growth in revenues to Rs 16,551 crore in Q2FY23, driven by growth across cigarettes, FMCG and hotels businesses. Nuvama Research has retained its ‘BUY’ rating on the stock with a revised price target of Rs 560, up […]
Brokers have revised their ratings, estimates and price targets on consumer packaged goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd after the company’s second quarter results. Most brokers have turned cautious in their outlook and revised down earnings and target prices, only one, Antique Stock Broking, has downgraded significantly by moving their recommendation to ‘HOLD.’ The Q2 miss […]
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company, on Thursday reported a resilient performance for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, beating analyst estimates on bottomline and operating profit. HUL’s net profit rose 4% year-on-year to Rs 2,717 crore, surpassing analyst expectations of Rs 2,570 crore. Net sales grew 4% to Rs […]
Motilal Oswal Financial Services has come out with a list of five stocks that can help investors ride the wave of growth as India emerges as a derisking option to China in the manufacturing supply chains of American, Japanese and Korean companies. These companies have been forced to look for an alternative to China after […]
China’s reopening and the Indian government’s removal of export duties on steel, iron ore and pellets is set to benefit domestic iron ore producers like NMDC, allowing them to align domestic prices with global market trends and increase exports. China’s revival from COVID-led lockdowns will boost demand for imported iron ore in 2023. This bodes […]
Escorts Kubota Limited (EKL), one of India’s leading tractor manufacturers, is poised for strong growth in the coming years, according to a new research report by Sharekhan. EKL, formed after the merger of Escorts Limited and Kubota Corporation of Japan, will benefit significantly from synergies and integration of the two entities, said Sharekhan in its […]
Mumbai-based footwear retailer Metro Brands Ltd plans to pursue a multi-channel, multi-brand strategy for growth in coming quarters, the company told analysts from Nuvama Institutional Equities. Metro Brands operates over 600 stores across India for its flagship Metro branded outlets and other brands like Mochi, Walkway, Da Vinci and J Fontini. The company listed on […]
Pune-based auto component major Bharat Forge is aiming to double its consolidated revenue to around $3.2 billion in the next 3-4 years, said analysts from InCred Equities after an interaction with the company management. The auto and engineering parts manufacturer is banking on strong growth prospects in the defence and aerospace sectors and with a […]
India’s two-decade long efforts to offer itself as an alternative to China in electronics manufacturing is finally finding success, thanks to a variety of global and local developments
Homegrown electronics manufacturing services company Dixon Technologies is betting big on domestic IT hardware production under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. With approvals in place, Dixon is poised to manufacture laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers in India. Dixon started operations in 1993, commencing with the assembly of colour televisions. Over the years, the […]
Kotak Institutional Equities has reiterated its sell rating on diversified metals & mining company Vedanta Ltd, citing significant leverage concerns for the parent Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL). In a note on Tuesday, Kotak trimmed the fair value estimate for Vedanta to Rs 200 per share from Rs 215 earlier. The stock is trading at around […]
India’s manufacturing and services sector activity continued to expand at a robust pace in August 2022, as per the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data. The manufacturing PMI rose to 58.6 in August from 57.7 in July, while the services PMI moderated slightly to 60.1 from 62.3 in the previous month. Nevertheless, the strong PMI […]
India imposed import tariffs on PCs, laptops and servers recently to spur local manufacturing and lower security threats from China, but getting the policy to work is easier said than done
HBL Power Systems is well placed to o ride surging demand for batteries in railways, industrials and defence sectors, and the stock should Rs 322 in 6-9 months, said the broker
Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the Godrej group, is all set to get a major infusion of cash in the form of a Rs 2,000 cr investment by parent Godrej Industries. The flagship company of the Godrej group said it has also decided to invest Rs 500 Godrej Agrovet Ltd, which makes cattle […]
Imagine Marketing Limited, the company behind ‘Boat’ earphones, has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India — taking the first step to listing its shares on the stock exchanges. The company wants to raise Rs 2,000 cr from investors. Out of this, only Rs 900 cr is being […]
Emami Limited, one of the country’s oldest consumer brands, said its founders RS Agarwal and RS Goenka have stepped down from their managerial positions, and their sons Mohan Goenka & Harsha Agarwal will take over vice chairman and managing director respectively. Mohan Goenka is the eldest son of RS Goenka and Harsha Agarwal is the […]
Industries such as banking and financial services and insurance (BFSI), and production and manufacturing showed the highest growth in hiring activity in 2021, while media and construction segments showed the biggest declines, said Monster.com India in its annual trends analysis. The BFSI and the manufacturing sectors both saw hiring rise by 31%, while telecom witnessed […]
Reliance Industries has raised $4 bln (around Rs 30,000 cr) via the largest ever foreign currency bond issuance by an Indian entity. The amount will be used to retire the group’s existing debt. The bonds have been issued in 10-year, 30-year and 40-year maturities, and also mark the first time any BBB-rated Asian company outside […]
