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.
R-Cap's demands following PwC's audit report add a fresh layer of worries for MCX investors and could hit valuations marginally.
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.
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Wonderla is promoted by Kochouseph Chittilappilly, promoter of V-Guard Industries.
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
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.
Except for liquidity, which could act in favour or against the market in the short term, most market participants are bullish.
Oil and gas sectot may not put up good numbers in Q4.
India Inc will report good set of numbers in Q4.
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