PITAMBAR COATED PAPERS LTD Q1 RESULTS
Q1 results shocker: 40 companies report more than 50% drop in profit
The profits of 40 Indian companies have plummeted by more than 50% in the June quarter, primarily due to higher raw material costs and unfavorable base effects. Notable names like Allcargo Logistics and Rajesh Exports saw drastic declines. Analysts suggest cautious investment strategies amid high market valuations and slowing profit growth.
The “second inning sector” list gets longer: 6 stocks from the paper industry for investors with appetite for logical risk
Whether it is power, infrastructure, railways, the list of sectors which are witnessing a “second innings” in terms of them making a comeback on fundamental operating parameters is getting longer. While some get into headlines because of their sheer size. There are some sectors like paper where there has been a turnaround after decades of headwinds. Probably it is a more sustainable turnaround because it has taken place through Darwin theory, which is the survival of the fittest player. How do they do it ? Either by changing the way they operate in terms of management ability, by adding new products or any others. From being troublemakers to the banking system to announcing expansion in new products. There are many things which have gone into making the paper companies a much stronger and better place than what they were a couple of years ago. Street is showing signs of shedding the bias against them, with a few stocks attracting institutional investors in the last few quarters. Probably these are the set of stocks which investors who have an appetite for logical risk.
Byju’s-BCCI settlement in trouble; Ola Electric Q1 loss widens
In a setback for Byju’s, the Supreme Court has stayed the NCLAT's approval of its settlement with the BCCI. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Long-term, Nazara should continue to see healthier margins and faster growth: Nitish Mittersain
Nazara Technologies, led by Nitish Mittersain, reported continuous profits for the 14th quarter post-IPO. Investments in user acquisition, particularly for Animal Jam, resulted in revenue growth but compressed margins. The company focuses on acquisitions like Kiddopia to fuel future growth and aims to achieve Rs 300 crore EBITDA by FY27.
Berger Paints Q1 Results: Net profit falls marginally YoY to Rs 354 crore even as India volumes grow 12%
At a standalone level, the paint-maker’s sales rose 2.4% on year to Rs 2,806.3 crore, but net profit declined by more than 6% to Rs 305.5 crore. Berger Paints, which is among the largest paint-makers in the country, improved its market share to 20.9% during the quarter, up from 19.7% in the previous fiscal.
Q1 results today: Bharti Airtel among 109 companies to announce earnings on Monday
Q1 Results Today 05 August: In the first quarter earnings season, 109 companies released their financial results. Bharti Airtel was projected to achieve Rs 38,488 crore in revenue for Q1 2024, showing a 2.6% annual rise. Estimated net profits varied between Rs 3,922 crore and Rs 2,068 crore, with challenges noted in the DTH sector and ARPU stabilization.
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Q1 results, IPO action among 10 factors that will steer D-Street this week
The Street will react to major earnings reports from SBI, Divi’s Laboratories, Titan, and Britannia when markets resume trading on Monday. Additionally, 922 BSE-listed companies will announce April-June earnings, including Bharti Airtel and Tata Power. Indian markets will take cues from US market closures and GIFT Nifty futures.
ITC reports flat profit growth for Q1, misses estimates; revenue up 7.2%
ITC’s first quarter performance exceeded street expectations with regard to revenue. While the result was declared after the market hours, the ITC scrip closed at a fall of 0.26% at Rs 493.75 when the benchmark Sensex went up by 0.15%.
Paper, packaging segment affected by cheap Chinese supplies: ITC
Moreover, the company further noted that performance remained impacted due to muted domestic demand as well as surging wood prices in the Indian market. The company said that structural weakness in the Chinese economy persists. ITC also observed strong growth in Value Added agricultural products that were mainly driven by coffee and spices.
ITC Q1 Results: Standalone PAT rises marginally to Rs 4,917 crore, misses estimates
ITC reported a slight increase in its standalone net profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2024, reaching Rs 4,917.45 crore, up from Rs 4,902.74 crore a year earlier. However, this figure was below analysts' expectations of Rs 5,122 crore.
Q1 results today: ITC, Tata Motors among 88 companies will announce earnings on Thursday
Earnings season commenced with 88 companies announcing results. Key highlights included ITC, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, Adani Enterprises, and Zomato reporting. ITC and Dabur anticipated revenue growth from cigarettes, hotels, and FMCG segments. Tata Motors projected strong profit growth. Zomato maintained robust performance from prior quarters, offering promising outlooks.
Be a bit cautious in auto stocks and do not chase the particular rally in Maruti: Dipan Mehta
Dipan Mehta of Elixir Equities discussed the outlook for the auto and cement industries, noting potential slowdowns and increased competition. He commented on recent developments in speculative trading regulations, the pharma sector, and the performance of companies like Zomato, Paytm, and Maruti. Mehta advised caution in the auto sector while expressing optimism about select pharma stocks.
ITC Q1 Preview: Cigarettes to drive earnings growth, but agri and paper remain weak
ITC Ltd reported a notable revenue growth for Q1 2024, primarily fueled by its cigarettes and hotels businesses. Revenue increased by 6% compared to the same period last year, and net profit saw a 3% rise. However, the paper and agri segments continued to face challenges, impacting overall margins.
JK Paper Q1 Results: Net profit plunges 55% YoY to Rs 141 crore
JK Paper Ltd on Wednesday reported a 55 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 140.79 crore in the June 2024 quarter, hit by a fall in market prices coupled with a surge in wood cost.
Q1 results today: L&T, Axis Bank among 67 companies to announce earnings on Wednesday
67 companies, including L&T, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, and SBI Life, will release April-June 2024 results. L&T expects 8% growth. Axis Bank's net interest income is up 11%, with net interest margins down; it reported Rs 7,130 crore profit in March quarter compared to last year's loss. Results from various companies are anticipated.
Asian Paints Q1 Results: Cons PAT drops 24% YoY to Rs 1,170 crore; misses estimates
Asian Paints Q1 Results: The paint manufacturer experienced a 2.3% decrease in consolidated revenue from operations for Q1FY25, reaching Rs 8,943 crore, compared to Rs 9,154 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. Standalone net sales also saw a decline of 2.9%, amounting to Rs 7,853 crore. Profitability was also impacted, with the company's consolidated PBDIT falling by 20.2% to Rs 1,694 crore from Rs 2,121 crore in the previous year. This decline resulted in a PBDIT margin of 18.9%, down from 23.2% in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.
TCS Q1 results; Pine Labs, Swiggy valuations slashed
Indian IT bellwether TCS kicked off the tech earnings season with a 9% YoY growth in net profit for the June quarter. This and more on today's ETtech Top 5.
Uptick in IT hiring; ex-bureaucrat turns VC
Happy Monday! IT hiring has shown a glimmer of hope in Q1. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Is the worst over? 6 mid and smallcap stocks from the much less talked paper industry
When an industry stays in deep trouble for a long time, there are some players who are able to survive. How do they do it ? Either by changing the way they operate in terms of management ability, by adding new products or any others. The paper industry has been facing multiple challenges, now after years of consolidation in which many players exited, there are few left and have achieved a scale. Numbers are reflecting it, when will the street start to have a look at then more kindly is the question. If you look at the overall matrix of the manufacturing sector, there are some industries where even the best of the players is not able to reach a scale where it can be classified as a large cap company. But that does not mean there is no opportunity to make gains in that industry or sector, but only if one is able to stick to the best managed and well run company in that sector. So, when the worst is over, it is time to bring some of them back on the watchlist as in the next five years surprises are going to come from the manufacturing sector.
In a growing economy, new defensive sectors tend to emerge: 5 tiles and ceramic and home makers stocks with upside potential of up to 41%
Many times the word, defensive stocks is used on the street. Most of the time it is FMCG, pharma and others which are referred to as defensive stocks. The reason being that the demand for these companies is steady and is not impacted much even when there is any slowdown in an economy. The question is in an economy which is growing faster and new areas of consumption are coming up every second day, where the demand from being seasonal and cyclical has reached a stage where in all economic conditions it stays above single digit, shouldn't those also be considered as defensive and valued accordingly. Probably the Indian economy has reached a stage where the demand for tiles, ceramic and home building products, ex-cement has reached a level where in worst cases it will not go below a point.
Finally coming out of the woods? 6 mid and smallcap stocks from the much less talked paper industry
Remember a company called Ballarpur industry ltd or commonly known as ( BILT) from Thapar group. From being a blue chip and part of indices going through a corporate insolvency resolution process under IBC. There are some industries which at one point of time were considered to be safe haven. Best of the industrial houses used to run them and the street used to treat their stocks as blue chips. Then came a time, both due to dumping by China and other factors, that the whole sector went into dumps and just never recovered for decades; both in real business and also on the street. Now when an industry stays in deep trouble for a long time, there are some players who are able to survive. How do they do it? either by changing the way they operate in terms of management ability, by adding new products or any others. The paper industry has been facing multiple challenges, now after years of consolidation in which many players exited, there are few left and have achieved a scale. Numbers are reflecting it, when will the street start to have a look at then more kindly is the question.
ITC Q4 Results: Net profit drops marginally to Rs 5,020 crore
Revenue from operations went up by 1.4% at Rs 17,752.87 crore in the period under review. The company said excluding the agri-business (which was severely impacted due to government restrictions in trade of agri-commodities), the company’s gross revenue during the fourth quarter has gone up by 6% y-o-y.
ITC Q4 Results: Profit falls marginally to Rs 5,120 crore, misses estimates
ITC Q4 Results: Revenue from operations rose 2% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 19,446 crore in the January-March 2024 period, compared with Rs 19,058 crore in the corresponding period of last year. The Board has also recommended a final dividend of Rs 7.50/share for the financial year ended March.
ITC Q4 Preview: Revenue to grow around 3% YoY; margins to contract
Brokerage firms expect that ITC will announce subdued revenue growth for the fourth quarter when it declares its results on May 23. Based on projections from different brokerages, it's anticipated that profits will see a modest 3% year-on-year increase, with the hotels segment expected to perform strongly. In the previous December quarter, ITC recorded a 6% rise in consolidated net profit, amounting to Rs 5,335 crore.
Berger Paints India Q4 Results: Standalone net profit falls over 7% YoY to Rs 181.6 crore
Berger Paints India has crossed Rs 10,000 crore in sales and Rs 1,000 crore in profit in 2023-24 (Apr-Mar), helped by double-digit growth in sales volume and operating profit growing by nearly a fourth.
Andhra Papers announces 1:5 stock split; posts Q4 profit of Rs 38 crore
Andhra Papers' fourth-quarter profit after tax was reported at Rs 38.4 crore, a 75% decline against Rs 153.9 crore reported for the same period last year. The company stated that the reason behind the decision to split the stock is to facilitate a larger shareholder base, boost liquidity in the capital market and to make the shares more affordable to small retail investors.
Repco Home Finance Q4 Results: Profit jumps 32% YoY to Rs 82 crore
Total income for the quarter stood at Rs 397 crore against Rs 344 crore while net interest income was 11% higher at Rs 172 crore against Rs 155 crore.
Asian Paints Q4 Results: Net profit rises 2% YoY to Rs 1,257 crore, misses estimates
Asian Paints Q4 Results: The Q4 profit marked a mere 2% increase year-on-year (YoY) from Rs 1234 crore reported in the same quarter last year. Revenue from operations fell marginally to Rs 8,731 crore
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Q4 Results: Net profit flat at Rs 253 crore
Operating profit for the quarter was lower at Rs 367 crore as compared to Rs 404 crore. Net interest income during the quarter was however 5.6% higher over the year-ago period. The board of the bank recommended a 100% dividend, or Rs 10 per share for FY24.
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