Operating margins have been the primary driver of corporate earnings in India in recent quarters, despite revenue growth suffering from weak consumer demand. Companies across sectors have reported a sharp improvement in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) margins over the past two years, benefiting from lower commodity and energy prices. Higher margins more than compensated for slower revenue growth, resulting in double-digit growth in net profit for five consecutive quarters.
The iconic British brand acquired by Unilever in 2009 from American major Sara Lee, is attempting to get a new image with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.
Wipro has a good brand because of the trust and quality it enjoys globally.
Competitors in the health and hygiene soap segment include Lifebuoy, Dettol and Santoor.
IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
Employees of some top Indian companies were in for a pleasant surprise when they received a mail from their HR team announcing a hike in salaries and bonuses. Led by IT firms and start-ups, HR managers say that while some have offered cash and stock options, others are in a wait-and-watch mode and add the trend will pick up in other sectors. For example, IT giant Cognizant - which had an attrition rate of 19 per cent in the December quarter - has established a $30-million employee retention fund in order to bring down the high attrition rate.
75 companies can dole out Rs 1.1 trillion from the 'extra cash' to shareholders.
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Firm offers this work option to 80% of its staff, saves $196mn on opex and garners $294 mn via building sales
Meet the trailblazers on Forbes 2018 list.
When it comes to key hands-on management positions, India Inc is still largely run by men.
The 2019 list shows a 37 per cent jump in brand value for the Tata group, to $19.55 billion for 2019, the highest in the top 25.
Markets extended gains for the fourth consecutive day tracking gains in banks, capital goods and oil and gas majors.
@015 may be a good year for FMCG firms.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
E-waste accounts for 70 per cent of Indian landfills.
Tata Steel, SBI, Infosys and L&T were among the top gainers for the day.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
HDFC and Infosys contribute the most to today's rally.
Dettol came to India in 1932.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
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Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
'Biometric Aadhaar-based surveillance is not only about violation of privacy, but also about the treasure hunt for unprecedented financial surveillance and economic intelligence in the economic history of mankind,' asks Gopal Krishna.
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