The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 21, 2002

Colgate-Palmolive net up 12% at Rs 69.8 cr
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (India) Ltd has ended fiscal 2001-2002 with a 12 per cent rise in profit after tax at Rs 69.8 crore from Rs 62.5 crore in the earlier year. Total revenue edged down to Rs 1,191.8 crore (Rs 1206.4 crore). Other income moved up ... More

Grim market, but Colgate manages a smile
DESPITE shrinking sales, Colgate-Palmolive India has reported reasonable performance for 2001-02. The company has closed the year with 11.6 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 69.80 crore. This is despite the continuing moribund trend in its ... More

NBFCS

Lakshmi General Fin net rises
LAKSHMI General Finance (LGF) has reported a net profit of Rs 12.60 crore (Rs 11.36 crore) for 2001-2002. A company press release said that the total disbursement under the company's core business of Hire Purchase/Loan was higher by 25.27 per ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

SBI net rises 52% to Rs 2,432 cr — Dividend hiked to 60 pc
STATE Bank of India has recorded a net profit of Rs 2,431.62 crore in 2001-02, marking a growth of 51.57 per cent compared to Rs 1,604.25 crore in 2000-01. The bank has increased its dividend to 60 per cent from 50 per cent. The operating ... More

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