This year so far, as many as nine of 50 issues did not see their retail portion fully subscribed.
Analysts say that retail offers a big opportunity and acquisitions are a way to grow rapidly; there is also the need to deploy this money gainfully.
The study predicts that the Sensex companies are expected to show marginal 6 per cent growth in profit, while the growth for the oil companies is likely to be higher at 23.4 per cent.
A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that the total mobilisation through share issues (including rights, initial and follow-on issues) will be at least Rs 1.04 lakh crore (Rs 1.04 trillion).
The Indian banking sector has overcome concerns pertaining to the rising cost of funds and an increase in provisioning requirements under the new RBI norms, to post a healthy rise in net interest income during the quarter ended March 2007.
Huge share offerings may lead to record inflow in 2007.
The total revenues and net profit of the top six Indian telecom players, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, BSNL, Hutchison Essar, MTNL and Idea Cellular, more than doubled during the last two years.
Indian IT firms have piled up net cash in excess of Rs 20,000 crore
Wipro, Satyam join TCS, Infosys in beating rupee blues.
Given the uncertainty on the US economic outlook, the rising rupee, and the lack of clarity on imposition of fringe benefit tax on stock options, analysts believe the companies may strike a note of caution on FY08 earnings.
The turnover of commodity and stocks futures grew at a scorching pace in 2006-07, accounting for 80 per cent of the total turnover of the cash and futures markets.
The US slowdown, service tax on leased and rented premises and imposition of minimum alternate tax are expected to take a toll on the revenue and earnings growth rates of all frontline IT companies in 2007-08.
The appreciation of the rupee, the dividend distribution tax and the hangover of the minimum alternate tax on information technology companies under the Software Technology Parks of India scheme have pulled the prices of IT stocks down.
Curiously, it will not be far-fetched to state the contrary, that the global stock exchanges follow the Indian markets' cue
The parent companies, however, performed well on the profitability front, posting 30.93 per cent net profit growth compared to 22.6 per cent by their Indian subsidiaries.
Of the 125 sectors tracked by Business Standard Research Bureau, 62 sectors have lost ground, while 63 others have gained over the May 10 levels.
Rs 1,066 crore capital investment of 41 entrepreneurs has grown to nearly Rs 90,000 crore.
The crorepatis are to be found principally in IT, pharmaceutical and engineering companies
Sales of 80 companies climb 43%, operating profit margins up at 28%.
Infosys Technologies has done well by posting its third consecutive quarter with a double-digit growth in dollar terms and increase in operating margins by 0.6 per cent.
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