A slow starter, the telecom company is way behind its peers and needs to scale up fast to become a profitable operation.
Companies dismiss reports of a glut saying the demand for property remains robust.Unitech's consolidated profit numbers, for instance were way below expectations at Rs 401 crore (Rs 4.01 billion), thanks to a delay in some of its projects and the resulting lower revenues. But at the end of October, the stock was trading at levels of Rs 383, up about 50 per cent since August.
Meleveetil Damodaran seems to have a knack of setting things right wherever he goes. While his formidable abilities have no doubt played a big role in this, circumstances have also helped him greatly.
The Indian classical music industry is stuck in a rut, and topmost on everybody's blame list is the record label.
Economic Advisor to the Tata Group Siddhartha Roy tells Business Standard the economy may be slowing down.
There's plenty of room for everybody. With the demand for low-cost accommodation on the rise, a whole host of hospitality firms, both foreign and local, is planning to set up budgets hotels.
An interview with Sebi chief M Damodaran.
The short point: CEOs, it appears, prefer to play it safe until it's too late. There's a study of how managements tend to be lethargic if they command the lion's share of the market, a case in point being Bajaj Auto in the autorickshaws space.
After decades of selling to the middle class, a clutch of companies is now going after richer customers as well.
The under-leveraged nature of corporates will help reduce the impact.
The steel-maker will now have to pay 50 basis points more on this tranche of $1 billion with a seven-year tenure.
Better prices and smaller packet sizes help Tata Tea concoct a winning brew.
How the Ginger chain of hotels plans to go places.
The appreciating rupee has taken its toll on Tata Consultancy Services' June quarter numbers, with the top line growing just 1per cent sequentially in rupee terms to Rs 5202.8 crore (Rs 52.02 billion).
It will be some time before the literary world knows another sensation like Harry Potter
According to a strategist at a leading foreign brokerage, the inflows into India can be sourced to a host of India dedicated funds and some global funds.
The Rs 6,130-crore (Rs 61.3 billion) Suzlon will buy out Areva's stake in REpower, a year down the line, at a valuation to be decided on by an independent team.
At 14,570, the Sensex might be close to a new high, but not all stocks have contributed to the rally.
Despite having been in India for about 15 years and owning channels like MTV ,VHI and Nickelodeon, Viacom (CY2006 revenues $11.5bn) hasn't had much success. It's now joining hands with the TV18 group, a strong player in the news genre.
For a company that started in 1983 with just five people and five products, it's no mean achievement that Sun Pharma today commands the largest market capitalisation of Rs 21,271 crore (Rs 212.71 billion) in the pharma universe.
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