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Nirma net down at Rs 45.45 cr
AHMEDABAD: Nirma Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 45.45 crore on net sales of Rs 552.82 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002. This reflects a slump in profitability as the soaps and detergent major had reported a net ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Bharti Tele Q1 loss up at Rs 67 cr
BHARTI Tele-ventures, the telecom service arm of Bharti group, has announced that its net losses for the quarter ended June 2002 mounted by 143 per cent over the previous quarter to Rs 67.2 crore. Total revenues of the company during the ... More

CHEMICALS


Tata Chem net up 158 pc in Q1
HIGHER revenues and operational efficiencies helped Tata Chemicals Ltd drive its net profit up by 158 per cent to Rs 34.01 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 compared to Rs 13.19 crore during the corresponding quarter in the year-ago ... More

ENGINEERING


BHEL records Rs 48.91-cr loss
NEW DELHI: Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd has recorded a net loss of Rs 48.91 crore on a total income (net of excise duty) of Rs 900.48 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal ended June 30. For the same period last year, the ... More

L&T reports 31.4 pc drop in Q1 net profit
LOWER realisation from cement sales as well as some of the low margin E & C jobs being executed in the international markets have pulled down the profitability of Larsen & Toubro, with the company reporting a 31.4 per cent decline in net profit, ... More

FOOD & DAIRY PRODUCTS


Britannia net up at Rs 18.7 cr
BANGALORE: Bakery major Britannia Industries Ltd's net profit for the April-June quarter of the current financial year has gone up to Rs 18.7 crore, up 15.4 per cent from Rs 16.2 crore in the same period the previous year. Its total ... More

PETROCHEMICALS


Reliance Q1 net up 16.5%
RELIANCE Industries Ltd has reported a 16.5 per cent jump in net profits to Rs 720 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002. For the corresponding period of the previous year, it had made a net profit of Rs 618 crore. Total sales, ... More

PETROLEUM


RPL profit up at Rs 480 cr
RELIANCE Petroleum Ltd (RPL) has reported a five per cent increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 to Rs 480 crore as against Rs 456 crore during the same period last year. Net sales for the quarter went up 6.86 per cent ... More

BPCL's other income doubles
MUMBAI: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has reported a 9.91 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 245 crore (Rs 222.9 crore) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002. Net sales were up 9.2 per cent to Rs 11,079.8 crore (Rs ... More

IOC net up 12.7 pc in Q1
INDIAN Oil Corporation (IOC) has registered a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 624.99 crore on sales of Rs 28,369.52 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal. For the corresponding period last year, the corporation recorded a sales turnover ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Dr Reddy's Q1 net up 50% at Rs 80 cr
DR Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, has registered a growth of 27.9 per cent in total income and 49.76 per cent in net profit for the first quarter of current fiscal year ended June 30, 2002. According to ... More

Aurobindo Pharma Q1 net up 34 pc
HYDERABAD: Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (APL), the Hyderabad-based Rs 1,052-crore pharma major, has registered a growth of 31.82 per cent in turnover and an increase of 33.89 per cent in net profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal ... More

Glenmark Pharma PAT at Rs 3.04 cr
MUMBAI: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd has posted a 32 per cent rise in profit after tax at Rs 3.04 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 as against Rs 2.30 crore in the corresponding period last year. Sales and other operating ... More

POWER


CESC pares losses
KOLKATA: CESC Ltd, the power company in the RPG fold, has been able to pare its first-quarter losses from Rs 40 crore to Rs 13 crore mainly on account of the tariff award granted by the Calcutta High Court. While announcing the ... More

STEEL


SAIL pares losses in Q1; plans another price hike
STEEL Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is hopeful of paring its losses substantially during the current fiscal, even as it plans another price increase this month. Mr V.S. Jain, SAIL Director (Finance), who has been shortlisted as the next chief ... More

Bhilai Steel makes Rs 98-cr profit in Q1
BHILAI Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has ended the first quarter with a profit of Rs 98 crore against Rs 43 crore recorded during the same period of the previous year. Egged on by this performance, BSP is gearing ... More

Jindal Strips sales up 62 pc in Q1
NEW DELHI: Jindal Strips Ltd has posted Rs 428-crore net sales in the first quarter of the current financial year registering a growth of 62 per cent over the previous year's quarter. Production was up at 92,440 tonnes representing a ... More

TEXTILES


Century Textiles profit dips
MUMBAI: Lower cement prices affected the profit of Century Textiles and Industries Ltd which reported a 69.5 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 3.74 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 against Rs 12.27 crore in the same ... More

Arvind Mills notches profit in Q1
AHMEDABAD: Arvind Mills Ltd (AML) has posted a net profit of Rs 25.58 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 as against a net loss of Rs 67.88 crore in the first quarter of 2001-02. The turnaround in the company's fortunes ... More

Raymond back in black; Q1 net at Rs 4.3 crore
RAYMOND Ltd is back in the black posting a net profit of Rs 4.31 crore for the first quarter compared to a loss of Rs 4.64 crore during the corresponding period last year. Net sales were Rs 166.70 crore (Rs 132.14 crore) while other income ... More

Jindal Polyester net zooms 175 pc
NEW DELHI: Jindal Polyester Ltd has registered a net profit (PAT) of Rs 15.42 crore during the April-June quarter this year. This works out to an improvement of 175 per cent over the net profit earned in the same quarter during the ... More

Precot Mills turnover, net rises
COIMBATORE: Precot Mills Ltd has recorded an increase in sales and net profit during the first quarter ended June 30, 2002. The net profit rose to Rs 2.11 crore during the quarter as against last year's Rs 1.55 crore. Net sales went ... More

BREWERIES


UB Beer sales up 18%
BANGALORE:UB Beer Ltd has registered a growth of 18 per cent in sales and 11 per cent in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) during the first quarter ended June 30. The company has reported a ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS


Gillette India nets Rs 4.29 cr profit in Q2
NEW DELHI: Gillette India has recorded a net profit of Rs 4.29 crore in the second quarter of fiscal 2002, as against a net loss of Rs 97 lakh in the corresponding quarter last year. Profit before tax stood at Rs 10.12 crore as ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS


Sundram Fasteners Q1 profit up
SUNDRAM Fasteners Ltd has reported a higher net profit of Rs 10.93 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002, up from Rs 8.41 crore for the corresponding quarter of last year. This happened because of good domestic sales, led by volume ... More

HCV/LCV/TRACTORS


Punjab Tractors Q1 net down
NEW DELHI: The declining demand for tractors has reflected on the financial results of Punjab Tractors Ltd. The company, in a press release here on Tuesday, said its net profit declined by 44.88 per cent to Rs 14 crore in the first ... More

WASHING MACHINES


Whirlpool posts 15 pc rise in Q2 turnover
NEW DELHI: Whirlpool of India Ltd. has recorded an increase of 15 per cent in its turnover for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. It stood at Rs 402.39 crore as compared to Rs 349.44 crore in the corresponding quarter of the pervious ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Agro Tech Foods incurs loss
HYDERABAD: Agro Tech Foods Ltd (AFTL), a subsidiary of global food major ConAgra, has posted a turnover of Rs 240.9 crore and incurred a net loss of Rs 2.9 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Though the company has posted a ... More

SOFTWARE


Hinduja TMT profit up 39.5 pc
BANGALORE: Hinduja TMT (HTMT) has reported a growth of 39.5 per cent in net profit and 67.5 per cent in total income for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 over corresponding period a year ago. The company's net profit for the ... More

ALUMINIUM


Higher input costs drag down Hindalco profit — Net declines 13% to Rs 140.2 cr
HINDALCO Industries Ltd has reported a 13 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 140.2 crore for the first quarter of 2002-2003 against Rs 161.1 crore in the year-ago quarter. The company's Chairman, Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, in his address to ... More

PAPER, BOARD & NEWSPRINT


TNPL sales, net rise
TAMIL Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd has posted a 56 per cent jump in net profit and eight per cent increase in sales turnover for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 when compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Net profit was Rs ... More

J.K. Industries net, sales rise
NEW DELHI: J.K. Industries Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 5.69 crore on net sales of Rs 383.67 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. The company had recorded a net profit of Rs 3.25 crore on net sales of Rs 355.08 crore in ... More

NBFCS


Tata Fin net loss at Rs 9.76 cr
TATA Finance has registered a net loss of Rs 9.76 crore for the first quarter ended June 30,2002. The company has changed its accounting year from July - June to April - March. Consequently, the quarter April-June 2001 was the last quarter of ... More

Srei International net up 8.25 pc
KOLKATA: Srei International Finance has recorded a 8.25 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 at Rs 2.55 crore, from Rs 2.47 crore during the same quarter of last financial year. Total income for the ... More

ABRASIVES


CUMI makes Rs 21-cr profit on unit sale
CARBORUNDUM Universal Ltd made a profit of Rs 21.41 crore on the sale of its electrocast refractory unit at Palakkad. This amount has been taken into the profit and loss statement for the first quarter of the current year. Thanks to this, the ... More

WATCHES & ACCESSORIES


Titan prunes Q1 loss to Rs 10 crore
TITAN Industries Ltd has reported a net loss of Rs 10 crore in the first quarter of the financial year 2002-03 as against a net loss of Rs 14.6 crore in the corresponding period last year. The gross sales was pegged at Rs 113.48 crore, up from ... More

HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS


GSK Consumer to pay 33% interim
NEW DELHI: The board of directors of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) has announced the first interim dividend of 33 per cent, or Rs 3.30 per share, for the year 2002. According to the company's press release here, despite ... More

Dabur India Q1 net rises 30.7 pc
NEW DELHI: Dabur India has declared its first quarter results showing an increase of 30.7 per cent in net profit and a 6.9 per cent in turnover for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. While the FMCG business grew by 10.5 per cent, its ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ICICI Bank Q1 net at Rs 253 cr
ICICI Bank Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 252.90 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 against Rs 65.25 crore in the previous corresponding period. The results include that of ICICI Ltd with its subsidiaries, ICICI Personal Financial ... More

Dhanalakshmi Bank posts higher net in Q1
DHANALAKSHMI Bank has recorded a 43 per cent increase in operating profits to Rs 15.99 crore during Q1 of the current fiscal from Rs 9.10 crore in the corresponding period last year. According to Mr T.M. Venkataraman, Chairman of the bank, the ... More

KVB net up
COIMBATORE: Karur Vysya Bank's (KVB) has registered a 13.81 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 22.25 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 19.55 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Interest income boosts Q1 net for Allahabad Bank
In the first quarter of the current financial year (April-June 2002-03), Allahabad Bank posted a 43 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 28.48 crore as compared to Rs 19.91 crore in the same period of the previous year. The operating profit at Rs ... More

SBH net rises 44 pc
HDERABAD: State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has registered a growth of 44.22 per cent in net profit for the first quarter of current fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 on a marginal growth of 7.72 per cent in turnover. According to the ... More

BROADBAND


Sterlite Opticals posts Q1 loss
MUMBAI: The sharp decline in optical fibre cable prices in a globally depressed market and delays in OFC orders have impacted the sales and margins of Sterile Opticals, with the company reporting a net loss of Rs 14.09 crore for the first ... More
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