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Nirma net up at Rs 51.49 cr
NIRMA Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 51.49 crore for the second quarter of the fiscal, up 49.5 per cent from Rs 34.43 crore in the comparable period last year. The improved bottomline came despite there being only a marginal rise in its ... More

Henkel Spic net up
CHENNAI: Henkel Spic India Ltd has registered a net profit of Rs 2.08 crore on a turnover of Rs 91.65 crore for the three months ended September 30, 2002 as against a net profit of Rs 1.96 crore on a turnover of Rs 82.21 crore for the ... More

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS


Cost-cutting boosts Philips Q3 net 56 pc
PHILIPS India Ltd (PIL) has posted a 56 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002 at Rs 13.6 crore compared to Rs 8.7 crore during the corresponding period last year. Sales and income from operations too ... More

FERTILISERS


Urea price review helps MFL cut loss
MADRAS Fertilizers Ltd has cut its losses during the quarter ended September 30, 2002, thanks to revision in retention price of urea following implementation of the policy parameters for the VII and VIII pricing periods, according to a company ... More

Deepak Nitrite H1 net rises
NEW DELHI: Deepak Nitrite Ltd (DNL) has reported a net profit of Rs 4.13 crore for the six months ended September 30, 2002 as against a net profit of Rs 2.23 crore recorded in the same period during the previous year. Net sales of the ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Wockhardt third-quarter net up 22%
MUMBAI: Sustained growth in both its domestic and international business has boosted the third-quarter results of pharmaceutical major Wockhardt Ltd. Net profit in the third quarter stood at Rs 36 crore, up 21.6 per cent growth on the Rs ... More

Suven Pharma net dips
HYDERABAD: Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd here has suffered erosion in its net profit at Rs 1.04 crore for the quarter ended September 30 as against Rs 2.80 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year. Income for the period ... More

STEEL


Tata Steel sees sharp rise in net — Higher prices, better product mix catapult growth
HIGHER steel prices coupled with improved demand, better product mix and a fall in interest cost pushed Tata Steel's net profit up by 643 per cent to Rs 203.18 crore for the second quarter of 2002-2003 (Rs 27.36 crore). Net sales during the ... More

RSP cuts losses in Q2 by over Rs 150 cr — Upgraded units run at sub-rated capacities
ROURKELA Steel Plant (RSP), for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, has recorded a reduced loss of Rs 96.74 crore against Rs 254.48 crore in the same quarter of 2001-02. Sources told Business Line that RSP had been able to reduce its ... More

SUGAR


Thiru Arooran posts higher loss
CHENNAI: Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd has reported a higher net loss of Rs 9.4 crore on a total income of Rs 31.4 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. During the corresponding period in the previous year the company reported a ... More

TYRES


Goodyear net down
NEW DELHI: Goodyear India Ltd (GIL) has reported a lower net loss of Rs 4.25 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 as against a net loss of Rs 14.10 crore recorded in the same period during the previous year. Net sales of the ... More

CEAT turns around with Rs 6.3-cr profit
CEAT Ltd has entered the black with a net profit of Rs 6.34 crore in its second quarter ended September 30, 2002, against a loss of Rs 4.53 crore in the corresponding previous period. Sales increased to Rs 390.74 crore (Rs 340.04 crore). Other ... More

HCV/LCV/TRACTORS


Extraordinary income, operating efficiencies to M&M's aid
RIDING on the back of extraordinary income from the sale of its holdings in Mahindra Sintered Products Ltd., a joint venture with a British company, Mahindra & Mahindra returned an impressive profit of Rs 58.27 crore for the second quarter ... More

Tata Engg net profit rises on cost cutting
AIDED by a 25.37 per cent rise in net sales/income from operations and continued cost saving, Tata Engineering posted a profit after tax of Rs 58.80 crore in second quarter (Q2) results disclosed today. Same time last fiscal, the company had ... More

Swaraj Mazda net zooms 175 pc
NEW DELHI: Light commercial vehicles manufacturer, Swaraj Mazda Ltd, has recorded a 175-per cent increase in net profit to Rs 3.3 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal from Rs 1.2 crore earned in the same period last year. Riding ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Agro Tech incurs loss
AGRO Tech Foods Ltd (AFTL), a subsidiary of global food major ConAgra, has posted a sales income of Rs 289.4 crore, other income of Rs 2.2 crore and a net loss of Rs 12.9 crore during the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Though the company's ... More

SOFTWARE


Albion Orion goodwill drags SSI bottomline
THE net profit of SSI Ltd has reduced by more than half to Rs 1.13 crore on total revenues of Rs 59.5 crore for the first quarter ended September 30, 2002. This is compared to a net profit of Rs 2.78 crore on total revenues of Rs 82.87 crore ... More

DSQ net loss at Rs 22 cr
CHENNAI: DSQ Software Ltd has reported a net loss of Rs 22.24 crore on net sales of Rs 12.43 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as against a net profit of Rs 4.01 crore on net sales of Rs 68.03 crore for the corresponding ... More

PAINTS


Berger Paints Q2 net up at Rs 9.17 cr
THE profit after tax (PAT) of Berger Paints India Ltd, for the second-quarter ended September 30, 2002, has recorded an increase at Rs 9.17 crore against the Rs 7.45 crore achieved for the same period of last financial year. Gross sales were ... More

Goodlass Nerolac net up 23 pc
MUMBAI: Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd (GNPL) has announced a 22.73 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 14.09 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2002, up from Rs 11.48 crore in the corresponding previous period. The quarter's net ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Interest boosts SBI net
INCREASE in interest and non-interest income helped State Bank of India (SBI) report a 34 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 835.20 crore for the quarter ended September 30,2002, as compared to Rs 622.26 in the corresponding period in the previous ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


IDBI net up; beats forecast
A CONCERTED effort by the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) to reduce its operating expenditure has yielded stunning results. Belying financial analysts' expectations, the development financial institution has posted a 355 per cent rise ... More
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