Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Aditi Divekar

Stories by Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Aditi Divekar

Rising orders mark India's investment revival

Rising orders mark India's investment revival

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2014

India Inc gets about Rs 67,000 crore worth of fresh orders in the Sept quarter, a rise of 45% sequentially.

Tech Mahindra looking at bigger deals: Vineet Nayyar

Tech Mahindra looking at bigger deals: Vineet Nayyar

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

Essentially, the focus will be on cracking big deals.

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.

Crorepati CEO club grew at a slower pace last year

Crorepati CEO club grew at a slower pace last year

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2014

Impact of the slowdown is most visible among promoter/owner-CEOs

IT firms put up a poor show in Q2, all eyes now on auto, pharma

IT firms put up a poor show in Q2, all eyes now on auto, pharma

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2014

That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.

TCS, Infosys back in the game with strong Q2 results

TCS, Infosys back in the game with strong Q2 results

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2014

The Ebitda margin, too, was lower than the expected 29.1 per cent.

Tata Steel in talks to sell European units

Tata Steel in talks to sell European units

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2014

The company agrees to discussions for long-product division with Swiss group Klesch.

India Inc's cash flows back in positive zone

India Inc's cash flows back in positive zone

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2014

Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis

Best equity mutual funds to invest in

Best equity mutual funds to invest in

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2014

Mid- and small-cap funds dominate the list, opening up opportunity for investors to make contra bets in large-cap funds

Big mistakes that crashed Tata Motors' ambitious car dream

Big mistakes that crashed Tata Motors' ambitious car dream

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2014

Many say Tata Motors has perhaps paid the price for being too ambitious.

Mid & small-cap stocks in bubble zone?

Mid & small-cap stocks in bubble zone?

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2014

Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2014

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.

Market rally rejigs cement, pharma pecking order

Market rally rejigs cement, pharma pecking order

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2014

Shree Cement beats ACC in market value, Lupin ahead of Dr Reddy's Labs

Infrastructure firms shed debt as asset sales rise

Infrastructure firms shed debt as asset sales rise

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2014

Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.

Credit ratings conceal more than they reveal

Credit ratings conceal more than they reveal

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2014

Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2014

CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

Hindalco has done very well with Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion) of ebidta in June quarter.

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2014

Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2014

The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.