QSR, lifestyle companies see slower sales in March quarter, April

The slowdown in sales growth for large quick-service restaurants, lifestyle, apparel, and discretionary products in India has been observed in the March quarter and in April. This slowdown is attributed to higher inflation, moderation in pent-up demand, and tighter financial conditions. While retail sales grew in strong double digits consistently over the past year, it […]

Analysts bullish on Airtel, see investor returns of up to 27%

Shares of Bharti Airtel advanced as much as 1.3% in Thursday’s trading before closing the day at ₹800 on the NSE, up 0.98% from the previous close with a spike in trading volumes. More than 10 million shares exchanged hands on both exchanges, up nearly 2.3 times its combined average daily volume.

PNB Housing’s Q4 net soars 64% on interest income boost

PNB Housing Finance reported a 64% rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 279 crore in the quarter ending March 31 over Rs 170 crore in the year ago period. Net interest income rose 57% to Rs 593 crore, while net interest margin increased to 3.74%. Pre provision operating profit rose 32% year-on-year to Rs […]

SBI’s annual profit tops Rs 50,000 crore

Net profit increased 83% to ₹16,695 crore in the quarter ended March 2023 from ₹9,114 crore a year ago. It crossed the ₹50,000-crore mark for FY23, the first time annual profit for any bank in India crossed that level.

SKS Power’s lenders to seek more time to seal resolution

The resolution process timeline, which was initiated in April 2022, ends on May 25 after taking into account the various procedural delays. But banks will petition the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) as soon as Friday to extend the timeline by at least 15 days to ensure enough time for voting.