JLR recovery to pace Tata Motors; deleveraging a key trigger
The operating margin before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA margin) of JLR dropped by 620 basis points sequentially to 6.3 per cent because of lower sales volume, lower production of superior margin products, volume reduction in the Chinese market and higher input costs.
Mutual funds load up on these quality mid-cap stocks
While the Nifty and Nifty Midcap 100 have gained around 6% in the last one year, Nifty Smallcap 100 has declined more than 14% during this period. The stocks in which mutual funds have raised their holdings have consistently given an average return of 8% in the past one year and 115% in the previous […]
Irdai changes key rules for insurers
Among the decisions is allowing banks to sell insurance policies of up to nine insurance companies, the biggest distribution reform since the regulator allowed corporate agents like banks to sell policies from three insurance companies as part of the open architecture policy implemented since April 2016.