Krishna Kant

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Economic recovery: Will India Inc get third time lucky?

Economic recovery: Will India Inc get third time lucky?

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2016

This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.

India Inc sees worst profit growth in 10 quarters

India Inc sees worst profit growth in 10 quarters

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2016

If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.

Indian economy recovering? Q4 corporate results say so

Indian economy recovering? Q4 corporate results say so

Rediff.com   10 May 2016

The recovery was led by information technology exporters.

IT beats manufacturing in employee productivity

IT beats manufacturing in employee productivity

Rediff.com   6 May 2016

In five years, per-employee revenue for IT companies grew at 9 per cent each year.

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