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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY


Suzlon Energy net up 334 pc
SUZLON Energy Ltd's net profit rose 334 per cent to Rs 161.94 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, from Rs 37.28 crore a year back. Sales increased 207 per cent to Rs 871.04 (Rs 283.97 crore). The board has declared an interim ... More

CEMENT


Gujarat Ambuja Q2 sales up, net down 1.8 pc
GUJARAT Ambuja Cements Ltd has reported a 1.8 per cent fall in net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal ended December 31, 2005. On a consolidated basis, however, net profit increased 34 per cent, due to share of profit of ... More

Madras Cements Q3 net up at Rs 9.6 crore
MADRAS Cements' profit after tax for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 has jumped 3.4 times over that of the previous corresponding quarter, while the net sales increased by 51 per cent during the same period. For the nine months, the net ... More

ENGINEERING


BHEL net up 78 pc in Q3
THE State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on Monday reported a 78 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 423.2 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2005, compared to a net of Rs 237.4 crore in the corresponding period of the previous ... More

FERTILISERS


United Phosphorus Q3 net up 37%
UNITED Phosphorus Ltd has reported a 37 per cent increase in its third quarter net profit at Rs 22.17 crore compared to Rs 16.23 crore in the year-ago period. Total income has increased to Rs 315.08 crore from Rs 257.68 crore. In its ... More

PETROLEUM


ONGC profit rises 11 pc to Rs 3,888 cr, turnover 3 pc in Q3
ONGC saw 11 per cent increase in its net profit for the third quarter-ended December 31, 2005. The company has posted a net profit of Rs 3,888 crore against Rs 3,493 crore in the corresponding period last year, after sharing a subsidy of Rs 1,332 ... More

MRPL net slumps 93% on discounts
MANGALORE Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, a subsidiary of ONGC, saw a sharp dip in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. The company's net profit went down by 93 per cent to Rs 19 crore against Rs 288 crore in the same period ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Sun Pharma PAT up 39 pc
SUN Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has posted a 39-per cent growth in profit after tax at Rs 108.31 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as compared with Rs 77.68 crore in the year-ago period. Total income (net of excise) during the ... More

Matrix Labs Q3 net at Rs 100.5 cr
MATRIX Laboratories Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 100.48 crore on sales of Rs 340.56 crore on consolidated basis for the third quarter of the current fiscal. While the company made an operating profit of Rs 152.79 crore, a total amount of ... More

PLASTICS


Finolex Industries net rises 17 pc
PUNE: Finolex Industries Ltd, manufacturer of PVC pipes and resins,has registered a net profit for the third quarter at Rs 14.67crore compared to Rs 12.55 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 17 per cent. The ... More

POWER


NTPC Q3 net up 30 pc
NEW DELHI: NTPC Ltd has reported 30.47 per cent jump in net profit for the third quarter to Rs 1,781.7 crore (Rs 1,365.5 crore). Total income increased by 22.34 per cent to Rs 7,671.5 crore (Rs 6,270.6 crore), NTPC told the BSE. The ... More

SHIPPING


Essar Shipping Q3 net down at Rs 31 cr
ESSAR Shipping Ltd reported a net profit of Rs 31.23 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, down from Rs 107.24 crore in the year ago period. The total income for the period stood at Rs 164.43 crore, which also was down from Rs 209.34 ... More

STEEL


Essar Steel Q3 slips 30 pc
ESSAR Steel Ltd has reported a 30 per cent drop in its third quarter net profit at Rs 138.44 crore against Rs 197.54 crore in the year-ago period. Rising costs of inputs such as iron ore, gas, iron ore fines and other raw material, coupled with ... More

TEA


Tata Tea net zooms 127% on branded tea sales growth
TATA Tea Ltd (TTL) today reported a 127.44 per cent rise in profit after tax for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, to Rs 62.41 crore from the previous corresponding Rs 27.44 crore. At a press briefing addressed in the main by Managing ... More

TEXTILES


Bombay Dyeing posts higher net profit
MUMBAI: The Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Ltd has posted an increase in net profit by 224.69 per cent at Rs 26.3 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as compared to Rs 8.1 crore in the corresponding quarter of the ... More

TYRES


Apollo Tyres Q3 net at Rs 16.4 cr
THE Rs 2,650-crore Apollo Tyres Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 16.4 crore on net sales of Rs 678.8 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2005. The company had registered a net profit of Rs 16.80 crore on net sales of Rs 571 crore ... More

TWO/THREE WHEELERS


Hero Honda Q3 net up on higher sales, cost rationalisation
TWO-wheeler major Hero Honda reported a 19.5 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, at Rs 261.7 crore against Rs 218.9 crore in the same period last fiscal. The improvement in profitability was helped by higher sales ... More

TVS Motor net up 8.4%
TVS Motor Company recorded a turnover of Rs 883.38 crore in the third quarter ended December 2005 compared with Rs 815.23 crore in the same period last year, a growth of 8.4 per cent. The two-wheelers sold during the quarter were at 358,559 ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS


Apollo Hospitals' Q3 net up 52 pc at Rs 16.9 cr
APOLLO Hospitals Enterprise Ltd's Q3 net profit after tax (PAT) is up 52 per cent at Rs 16.9 crore compared to the year-ago period. Its total income is up 23 per cent at Rs 184.10 crore (Rs 149.20 crore). Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Emaar Properties clocks record net
THE Dubai-based Emaar Properties PJSC, one of the biggest property developers in terms of market capitalisation, has announced annual profit of Dh 4.731 billion for the year ended December 2005. This corresponds to a net profit increase of AED ... More

SOFTWARE


Cranes Soft Q3 net rises 54 pc; to buy 2 cos
CRANES Software has reported a 54-per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the third quarter ended December 2005 at Rs 15.44 crore, over the corresponding quarter last year's Rs 10.06 crore. Revenues for the quarter were up by 40 per cent ... More

Polaris Software posts Rs 5.7-cr net loss — Co upbeat as orders are in the pipeline
POLARIS Software Lab Ltd has reported a net loss of Rs 5.70 crore on revenues of Rs 203.28 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, against a net profit of Rs 18.27 crore on revenues of Rs 209.20 crore for the same quarter last ... More

Calsoft net profit up
CHENNAI: California Software Ltd has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 3.10 crore on revenues of Rs 35.07 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 as against a net loss of Rs 27.13 lakh on revenues of Rs 11.09 crore for the ... More

i-flex net rises — Oracle President joins board
I-FLEX posted a net income of Rs 48.2 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2005, representing a 6-per cent growth year-on-year, and a 26-per cent increase quarter-on-quarter. Revenues for the quarter grew 29 per cent at Rs 388 crore, as ... More

ALUMINIUM


Hindalco Q3 net falls on copper output impact
HINDALCO Industries Ltd reported a 13 per cent fall in its third quarter net profit at Rs 300.6 crore against Rs 347.3 crore in the year-ago period. The performance of the copper business was impacted due to production losses resulting in the ... More

CINEMA


Shringar Cinemas Q3 net loss at Rs 1.99 cr
MUMBAI: Shringar Cinemas Ltd announced a net loss of Rs 1.99 crore for the third quarter of 2005/2006 against a net loss of Rs 1.79 crore in the year-ago period. The company's bottomline was adversely impacted due to absorption of ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Lower cost of deposits lifts PNB net 18 pc in Q3
PUNJAB National Bank has recorded a net profit of Rs 370 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, a 17.9 per cent rise over the net of Rs 314 crore during the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. The operating profits for the ... More



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