While hotels and FMCG saw weak top line growth, most segments witnessed Ebit margin contraction.
Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
Expectations of strong results, consistent performance and investors preference for stocks in the defensive space help the sector outshine broader markets.
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.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given its recommendations on the much-awaited issue of spectrum sharing.
Favourable response to launches, recovery in CVs will aid growth.
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.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank reported healthy loan growth and asset quality.
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.
IT companies have, in recent times, re-invested gains arising from a weaker rupee.
Bharti'suarterly revenue run rate continues to be hover around the $1.2 billion mar
Adani Enterprises plans to invest a total of $25 billion in the next five years.
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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