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.
Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high
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
Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
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.
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.
Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
Going by the current pace, IT firms are likely to exceed the manufacturing sector in salary payouts over the next five years.
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Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Foreign investors are betting top dollar on the country as growth is likely to recover at a time when other emerging markets are battling macroeconomic adjustments.
Adani Enterprises plans to invest a total of $25 billion in the next five years.
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