The lower sales growth rate is on account of single-digit growth in sales by Reliance Industries (6.3 per cent), Reliance Energy (9.53 per cent), Hero Honda (5.48 per cent) and Biocon (7.52 per cent). Companies that posted a decline in sales included two-wheeler giant Bajaj Auto (- 3.03 per cent), pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy (-4.79 per cent) and Madras Aluminium (-11.13 per cent).
Powered by surging markets, seven companies, Reliance Communications (R-Com) and stock market debutant DLF among them, have joined the Rs 1 trillion (Rs 1,00,000 crore) club in terms of market capitalisation. New entrants are hard-core engineering and mining companies like National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Bhel - both in the public sector - and L & T. Bharti Airtel, SBI and ICICI Bank are other entrants.
Of the 43 new issues listed on the BSE between April and September 2007, 33 are currently trading at a premium over the offer prices. Of the 33, nine have appreciated by over 100 per cent each, while 15 gained between 25 and 100 per cent.
Of the 508 crorepatis, 17 are from newly-listed companies while 26 joined their companies last year.
India Inc's first quarter scorecard has been mixed so far. While net profit growth has shot up, the 154 companies that have declared their results have faltered on the turnover growth rate.
Corporate India's payout surged 22 per cent in 2006-07, with more than 50 per cent of the companies raising their dividends
Post-listing, real estate major DLF will find a place among the top-10 companies in terms of market capitalisation.
Rising interest rates and higher inputs costs seem to have taken the sparkle out of corporate results in Q4 2007.
Market-men expect these offers will compete head to head for investors' fund of over Rs 24,000 crore next month.
The early birds have set a scorching pace in the quarter ended March 2007, with around 120 companies posting a 28.6 per cent rise in sales and a hefty 57.8 per cent rise in net profit.
48 companies have given stock options since Budget day.
Share prices of 17 of the 20 companies, which floated their initial public offers (IPOs) during the period, are now trading below their issue price. Twelve issues were listed below their offer price.
In spite of burgeoning initial public offerings, fund mobilisation by Indian companies through debt and equity issues in the year grew only 14 per cent, against close to 40 per cent in each of the earlier three financial years.
Over 120 dividend paying companies currently have a dividend yield of over five per cent, according to a study. The dividend yield is based on the current market price and dividend paid in the financial year 2005-06.
The market value of the losers declined by an average of 20 per cent, while that of the 45 per cent that gained rose by 35 per cent.
Riding high on profit growth, India Inc is doling out interim dividends like never before
143 million shares valued at Rs 11,000 crore are outstanding with these companies to be offered as stock options in the coming years
India Inc's order-book surged 80% to Rs 73,233 crore in 2006.
The government owned oil companies have proposed to pay interim dividend for the financial year 2006-07
Market wealth worth Rs 1,06,838 crore (Rs 1,068.38 billion) was eroded on Monday as the 30-scrip BSE Sensex reported a record fall of 400 points in a single day, the highest in the last six months.
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