Krishna Kant And Jitendra Kumar Gupta

Stories by Krishna Kant And Jitendra Kumar Gupta

India Inc generous with dividends in tough times

India Inc generous with dividends in tough times

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year

Tatas face tough time as investments fail to get good returns

Tatas face tough time as investments fail to get good returns

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2016

During the 11 years ending FY15, Tata Sons cumulatively earned dividend income of around Rs 31,500 crore from TCS.

In Q4, revenue cheer and profit woes

In Q4, revenue cheer and profit woes

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2016

Analysts refuse to read too much into the early birds numbers.

How India's top business houses fared in 2015-16

How India's top business houses fared in 2015-16

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2016

Consumer businesses come to the rescue of large conglomerates in the midst of a meltdown in commodities.

Earnings of Sensex companies: March to be best in 7 quarters

Earnings of Sensex companies: March to be best in 7 quarters

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2016

Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter

How FIIs outsmart domestic investors

How FIIs outsmart domestic investors

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2016

FIIs accumulated India's top-listed companies at an average valuation of around 16 times.

Kingfisher vs Jet: One chart tells a grim story about Vijay Mallya's loans

Kingfisher vs Jet: One chart tells a grim story about Vijay Mallya's loans

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2016

Bankers gave money to Mallya's airline though it was not enough to even service existing debt?

Is the worst over for the Indian markets?

Is the worst over for the Indian markets?

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.

New dividend tax to hurt Premji, Mukesh Ambani the most

New dividend tax to hurt Premji, Mukesh Ambani the most

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2016

Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters

Markets volatile? Indian investors unperturbed

Markets volatile? Indian investors unperturbed

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2016

Experts expect the trend to continue in the near term.

Early birds of December quarter fail to cheer

Early birds of December quarter fail to cheer

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2016

Combined net profit up 7.4% over a year ago, versus 11.2% in Q2.

Will stocks deliver in 2016?

Will stocks deliver in 2016?

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2015

For the first time in a decade, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices outperformed the benchmark index for a consecutive year

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2015

Longest period of price-earnings expansion in the index since 1996

Banks' nightmare: Rs 5.65 lakh cr in corporate debt may go up in smoke

Banks' nightmare: Rs 5.65 lakh cr in corporate debt may go up in smoke

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2015

67 companies with total debt of Rs 5.65 lakh cr were either loss-making or didn't generate enough profit to cover interest cost in FY15

Many air pockets in India Inc's global flight

Many air pockets in India Inc's global flight

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2015

Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.

US Fed rate hike: Cloud over India's premium valuations

US Fed rate hike: Cloud over India's premium valuations

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2015

Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates

Indian promoters' stake in companies at 8-year low

Indian promoters' stake in companies at 8-year low

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2015

Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept

In trend reversal, rich nations' corporate earnings stand out

In trend reversal, rich nations' corporate earnings stand out

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2015

In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.

BSE Sensex among the best; beats even Dow Jones

BSE Sensex among the best; beats even Dow Jones

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2015

The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2015

Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.