There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
Its rich valuation with a PE of 62 times raises downside risk for investors
The combined pay for India Inc's top management was up 30 per cent in FY16, growing at the fastest pace in nine years
A typical consumer will have to opt for Jio's Rs 499 plan, which is a steep 2.5 times more than what the average user pays at present.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
Ten of top 15 companies in 1991 were PSUs; now, there are only six. Their revenue share has also fallen from 86% to 45%
Tata Steel (then Tata Iron and Steel), the most valuable index company in 1991, is now the least valuable.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.
Shares of most European banks are down significantly.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
These firms reported a combined operating profit of Rs 26,077 crore (Rs 260.77 billion).
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
The recovery was led by information technology exporters.
In five years, per-employee revenue for IT companies grew at 9 per cent each year.
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
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