Subdued freight rates may affect the earnings of the Indian shipping industry and this prompted India Ratings and Research to maintain a negative outlook on the industry. The ratings agency, which is a part of the Fitch Group, feels that freight rates for dry bulk (coal and iron ore) may be hit by high
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SKS Microfinance to focus on profitability
In 2013-14, SKS Microfinance, the first and only listed microfinance institution (MFI) in India, hopes to post profit. MR Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the firm said the focus of the company was on profitable growth with efficiency and not just on scaling up.
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Net profit of Bank of India rises 12% in Dec quarter
During October-December 2012, the net profit of state-run Bank of India rose 12 per cent to Rs 803 crore from Rs 716 crore in the year-ago period. The bank said it could not achieve a higher growth in net profit because of rise in provisioning and modest growth in advances
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Operating cost of JSW Steel seen under pressure
Analysts expect the operation cost of JSW Steel to have remained under pressure in Oct-Dec 2012 as it is forced to source raw material at higher cost on the back of iron ore shortage and mining ban in Goa and Karnataka. Analysts also expect the company to suffer from weak pricing power owing to subdued demand in Oct-Nov and this they expect to show up in its earnings for Oct-Dec 2012
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Cairn India posts 48% rise in net profit
The consolidated net profit of Cairn India rose 48 per cent to Rs 3,344.9 crore in the October-December 2012 quarter from the year-ago period. The company announced a 38 per cent growth in consolidated revenue to Rs 4,277.6 crore during this perio
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Additional provisioning may hit PSBs
The earnings of public sector banks (PSBs) may take a beating in Oct-Dec 2012 quarter because of an additional provisioning of 0.75 per cent, as directed by the Reserve bank of India (RBI), analysts feel. Analysts expect private sector banks to post better earnings results during the quarter as compared to their public
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Weakness in rupee may hit margins of steel firms
Credit ratings agency India Ratings expects the margins of firms producing flat steel through the blast furnace route to come under pressure if the rupee depreciates further against dollar. Therefore, the agency expects profit margin of these producers to remain under pressure in 2013, even after effec
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Investment in infra holds key for steel demand
Experts and industry bodies feel that steel demand may not pick up in the country unless the government realises its targeted investment of $1 trillion in infrastructure sector during 2012-17 (12th five-year plan). In order to attain this target, government must address regulatory hurdles, delays in project execution, amo
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Report suggests HPCL may post losses in 2012-13
State-run oil marketing company (OMC) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) may report losses in the financial year 2012-13 owing to poor refining margins, forex losses and increasing interest costs, research firm Antique said recently. The company may be able to improve its realisation only if the government raises diesel, kerosene prices, repo
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Brokerage expects mixed profitability of oil and gas firms
In its recent report on earnings of oil and gas sector, Angel Broking said it expected mixed profitability performance of the companies in this sector during Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The brokerage expects the top-line of Reliance Industries (RIL) to rise 5.7 percent yoy on account of higher prices of petrochemicals. However, its operating profi