Given the stability of the rupee over the last 10 months, many companies have been tempted not to hedge their foreign currency risk.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
Mid- and small-cap funds dominate the list, opening up opportunity for investors to make contra bets in large-cap funds
Many say Tata Motors has perhaps paid the price for being too ambitious.
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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high
The government plans to take India into the top 50 ranks in ease of doing business in the next two years with efforts such as shifting all applications for industrial licenses online.
Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.
Shree Cement beats ACC in market value, Lupin ahead of Dr Reddy's Labs
Far from public glare, company is investing in tech firms and providing consultancy.
The company divests from properties abroad to focus on its key markets.
This is largely on the back of Tata Steel's expansion at Kalinganagar, as well as JLR's in China and Brazil
Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
Fourteen per cent of the $16 billion invested by Ratan Tata in M&As abroad has been written off by his successor.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
These numbers show overall exposure and are not a reflection that all loans are going to be impacted.
Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.
Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
Vision 2025 to focus on four clusters; aim is to join the global club of top 25 companies.
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