Owing to subdued demand for steel, earnings of companies in the sector may remain under pressure despite decline in the cost of coking coal and iron ore, the two key raw materials. Some analysts feel that earnings of steel firms may not improve in the next quarter and may recover only from the second half of 2012-13 as demand revives once cons
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Net profit of Corporation Bank rises marginally
Corporation Bank posted a net profit of Rs 3,555.310 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared to Rs 3,512.625 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Total Income has increased from Rs 40,091.798 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 to Rs 46,354.956 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013
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Net profit of HDFC rises 17%
Net profit of the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) rose 17.27 per cent to Rs 1,555 crore during Jan-Mar 2013 quarter on a standalone basis. The financial institution attributes the growth in profit to rising loan book and maintaining of margins. Net interest margin of the company was 4.2 per cent while the spread was 2.3 per
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SKS regains financial health
In 2013-14, the country's listed microlending institution SKS Microfinance expects to achieve a loan disbursal of Rs 4,800 crore, which is 50 percent more than last year. In 2012-13, the firm lent Rs 3,200 crore. The company has regained its financial position which deteriorated in the wake of the crisis in the indus
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NMPT may post Rs 138 cr net surplus
The New Mangalore Port, which recorded a 12.43 percent growth in cargo volume in 2012-13 at 37.04 million tonne (mn t), may announce about Rs 138 crore of net surplus during the year, reports indicate. If the port is able to post the above net surplus, then it would be the 8th consecutive year that the figure exceeds Rs 100 crore, reports suggest
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Net profit of Andhra Bank rises
During Jan-Mar 2013, the net profit of Andhra Bank rose 1.5 per cent to Rs 345 crore compared from Rs 340 crore in the year-ago period. The state-run bank posted 15 per cent growth in total income at Rs 3,713 crore compared to Rs 3,229 crore in the corresponding period last year. While net interest margin was in the range of 3.04 per cent, the bank posted 17 per cent and 18.4 per cent grow
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Growth in corporate sales falls sharply in Dec quarter
Growth in the sales of 2,745 non-financial private sector companies declined sharply to 9.2 per cent at Rs 7.5 lakh crore in Oct-Dec 2012 from 19.2 per cent in the year-ago period. Data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on these companies shows. During Jul-Sep 2012, sales of these firms expanded 11.3 per cent. The sales growth in Oct-Dec 2012 quar
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Study shows steel firms must attain raw material security
Long-term success of steel companies would be determined by investment in raw material security, capital project management, customer centric measures, a study by consulting firm Accenture shows. The study also laid emphasis on building differentiated supply chains and securing human capital for t
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Govt demands dividend from banks
State-run banks received a directive from the union finance ministry to declare a minimum 20 percent of their capital or net profit, whichever is higher, as dividend for 2012-13. The move by the ministry has not gone down well with these banks, who are already facing strain on their balance sheet owing to the rise in the non performing asse
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Govt mulls SPV for developing coal blocks under PPP
According to a blueprint prepared by the finance ministry, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) would be created for developing coal blocks in the country on public private participation (PPP) model. The government has identified 10 cluster blocks for development under PPP model and the SPV would be set up for each of these