The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected outpatient services, but also led to deferment of elective surgeries, and resulted in the loss of medical tourism, all of which would hit the FY21 financials.
In November, DRL registered growth of 28 per cent year-on-year (YoY), which was the highest among peers and double that of the industry growth (14.5 per cent).
The drug that it would supply is called Olanzapine, used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
In its investor presentation, IHH said it wanted to develop Fortis into a market leader.
Use of Aadhaar on Skype Lite and LinkedIn will allow Microsoft to bring on board millions in small towns and rural areas lacking e-mail IDs, reports Sheetal Agarwal.
Analysts feel Fortis Healthcare share holders are at a disadvantage and deal valuations had been short of expectations
L&T is the preferred pick, but given the opportunities in the power T&D space analysts are also positive on KEC, ABB and Kalpataru
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Market cap touches Rs 5 lakh crore; earnings growth to spurt in FY19
While larger companies like Nestle India, Britannia and the like are often mentioned, some mid-cap companies are also expected to grow at a rapid clip.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Slowing growth, stronger rupee and higher local hiring to pull firms down this financial year
Premiumisation, improving demand aid realisation growth at most large firms
If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.
Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
The continuing stress faced by corporate India has weakened their debt-servicing capability and this is reflected in the banks' books, as yet-burgeoning bad loans.
What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
Historically, overall credit has grown at 1.6 times GDP growth