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Retail giants bullish on consumption rebound

China Daily | Updated: 2025-03-25 10:30 Q4 Driving domestic consumption is one of the top priorities for China to spur economic growth this year. LIU: China's consumption potential remains robust, driven by a growing middle-income group and policy incentives like duty-free expansion. ZHANG: With its 1.4 billion population, China's market presents unparalleled potential for baked goods industry growth. YOOVIDHYA: China's …

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Robert Pattison sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

Associated Press

“Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Robert Pattinson-led film earned $19.1 million in its first weekend in theaters, which was enough to dethrone “Captain America: Brave New World” after a three-week reign. Overseas, “Mickey 17” has already made …

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Layoffs: Hewlett Packard To Let Go Of 2,500 Employees. See What Led To The Job Cuts

ABP News

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is reportedly planning to layoff around 2,500 employees over the next year and a half, media reports said. In its latest earnings report, the firm said that its revenue climbed 16 per cent from last year, however, CEO Antonio Neri stated that their performance could have been better. Higher Costs, Profitability Issues, And More: Hewlett Packard's Obstacles …

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3 weeks ago

UltraTech, Ambuja, ACC, Dalmia others: Pricing Key to Profitability for Cement manufacturers in FY26 says India Ratings

Live Mint

Stock Market Today: For UltraTech Cement, Ambuja Cements, ACC, Dalmia Bharat and other cement manufacturers, India Ratings and Research says that during FY26 Growth likely to Improve but Pricing holds Key to Profitability. Mid-single-digit Demand Growth likely in FY26 India Ratings and Research expects the cement demand to register mid-single-digit growth in FY26. India Ratings and Research maintains overall FY26 …

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3 weeks ago

Reverse capex drop, private finance stall for smooth growth

New Indian Express

Private sector investments remain the missing link in India’s growth. Latest estimates show private sector capital expenditure fell to a three-year low of 11.2 percent in 2023-24, below the pre-Covid average of 11.8 percent. Between 2015 and 2020, investments stagnated at 29.9 percent owing to delays in project execution, the twin-balance problem and a high percentage of bad loans among …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Tejas Networks stock is near 52-week low. Can 5G deals turn it around?

Live Mint

Once a niche telecom equipment player, Tejas Networks is now at the heart of India’s 5G revolution. The company is also facing a working capital crunch, with trade receivables surging to ₹47 billion and inventory levels rising to ₹31.2 billion due to delayed collections and stock buildup from ongoing project execution. Outlook for FY26 Tejas remains confident about stronger revenue …

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1 month ago

Metro Bank returns to profitability after cutting 30% of workforce

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The bank said it made an underlying pre-tax profit …

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1 month ago

CIE Automotive banks on India as Europe business falters

Live Mint

CIE Automotive India Ltd is struggling with a slowdown in its Europe business, which is adding pressure to overall profitability. With EV adoption lagging earlier projections, CIE expects a meaningful turnaround only after the second half of calendar year 2025 as new orders translate into revenue. Unlike its European counterpart, CIE’s India business has limited exposure to internal combustion engine …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Rising feed costs threaten poultry sector profitability despite strong demand: Crisil report

Live Mint

The Indian poultry industry is set to see a decline of about 50 basis points in operating profitability in the next fiscal year, driven by a rise in feed costs, even as strong demand fuels revenue growth of 8-10%, as per a Crisil Rating agency report released on Thursday. An analysis of 30 poultry companies rated by Crisil Ratings, with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

India's fledgling startups are ditching the growth-at-all-costs culture for an old favourite

Live Mint

Bengaluru: For long, Indian startups were celebrated for chasing growth at any cost, which meant they were free to burn through bales of investor money to acquire customers even as losses mounted. Over the next two years, most early-stage startups in India expect to break even, while several late-stage firms have already turned profitable, according to a recent survey by …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stock market strategy: Profitability-based factor strategies consistently outperform Nifty 50: Capitalmind

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Factor strategies based on profitability metrics have historically outperformed the Nifty 50 Index, a recent study by Capitalmind Financial Services has revealed. Source: Capitalmind Report Consistent Outperformance Over Rolling Periods The Capitalmind study found that the profitability strategy outperformed the Nifty 50 in 86% of 5-year rolling periods, with a median annualized return of 17.5%, compared to the Nifty’s 13.1%. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

₹3000 stock declares ₹10 per share dividend. Record date fixed on THIS date

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Tractor manufacturing company Escorts Kubota will trade ex-date and record date on February 14, 2025. Previously, the company declared a 100 per cent dividend per share for the financial year 2024-25. Escorts Kubota share price witnessed a 5 per cent decline on Tuesday's trading session, February 11, following the company's weak earnings report and a pessimistic outlook. Escorts Kubota's Q3 …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ikea India aims for operational profitability in couple of years, says CEO Susanne Pulverer

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Hyderabad, Feb 7 Ikea India, a leading Swedish furniture and home furnishing retailer, expects to achieve operational profitability in a couple of years, Susanne Pulverer, Ikea India CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer, said on Friday. Ikea India reported a widening of losses to ₹1,299.4 crore in FY24, according to an RoC filing by the company, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Ingka …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Blackstone bought this edtech at the peak of a funding frenzy. Now, it's looking at an exit.

Live Mint

Global private equity firm Blackstone is looking to sell its majority stake in Simplilearn, more than three years after buying over 60% in the digital learning platform. Blackstone did not respond to a query, while a Simplilearn spokesperson said the investor neither plans to exit, nor has appointed bankers. Simplilearn was last valued at around $600 million in 2022 when …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Swiggy Instamart picks up pace but still lags Zomato's Blinkit

Live Mint

Swiggy Ltd’s food-delivery business saw a sequential rise in its average monthly transacting users to 14.9 million in Q3FY25 from 14.7 million. While it is hard to identify specific reasons for the divergent trends seen in the customer base of the two rivals, it is possible that Swiggy’s 10-minute food delivery service Bolt launched in October might have helped it …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Core profitability a bother for PNB

Live Mint

The December quarter results of Punjab National Bank show an optically positive picture, but reveal a softer underlying performance. Here, core PPOP is derived by subtracting operating expenses from total core income, comprising net interest income and fee-based income. However, despite the robust growth in loan book, net interest income grew at a slower rate of 7% year-on-year, as domestic …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Corporate profits hit 15-year high in FY24, wages stagnant: Economic Survey

India Today

Corporate profitability surged to a 15-year-high in FY24, fuelled by strong performances in financials, energy, and automobiles, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. While the labour share of Gross Value Added has seen a slight increase, the uneven rise in corporate profits—concentrated among larger firms—raises concerns about widening income inequality. A higher profit share alongside sluggish wage growth could weaken …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bank credit grown steadily, SCBs seeing constant improvement in profitability: Economic Survey

The Hindu

Bank credit has grown at a steady rate in the current financial year and there has been a consistent improvement in the profitability of Scheduled Commercial Banks as reflected in a fall in gross non-performing assets accompanied by a rise in the capital-to-risk weighted asset ratio according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 which was tabled by Union Minister of Finance …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Deutsche Bank CEO Says He May Shutter Units in Next Revamp

Live Mint

-- Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing said the next steps in his strategic plan for the lender may involve cutting underperforming units to improve profitability. Sewing, who is reviewing the bank in preparation for his next strategy update, told reporters on Thursday that he may “intervene even more rigorously where we are putting resources into business areas …

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2 months ago

At 52-week low! Swiggy shares dip below IPO price amid sustained sell-off

Live Mint

Shares of food delivery aggregator Swiggy fell another 5 per cent on Tuesday, January 28 to their 52-week low. Swiggy’s stock has been under pressure since competitor Zomato announced its December quarter results, revealing a slowdown in its core food delivery business. HSBC Global Research maintained a “Hold” rating on Swiggy in December with a target price of ₹550, citing …

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2 months ago

Natural Catastrophes Are Increasing

Deccan Chronicle

Mohammed Ali Londe is vice-president senior analyst at Moody’s Ratings. As they improve their underwriting profitability and pricing adequacy, this will have a trickle-down impact and alleviation on the underwriting profitability pressures of the wider private sector as well. Ans--If you compare fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024, we are continuously seeing an improvement in the underwriting profitability of the …

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2 months ago

Akasa Air is well-capitalized, path to profitability intact: CEO Dube

Live Mint

Akasa Air, the country's youngest airline, remains well-capitalized, and it has more cash than when it started commercial operations in August 2022, according to Akasa Air chief executive officer Vinay Dube. "We can't comment one way or the other," Akasa Air's CEO Dube said in an interview with Mint on Thursday. By the end of the next fiscal year, we …

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Puma shares plunge 23% after Q4 profit misses Street estimates, stock hits lowest level in two decades

Live Mint

Puma lost more than a fifth of its market value on Thursday after the German sportswear brand reported lower than expected fourth-quarter sales and a drop in annual profit, raising questions about its ability to compete with bigger rivals Adidas and Nike. The poor results late on Wednesday came after Adidas reported strong sales and profitability, highlighting the work Puma …

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2 months ago

Zomato share price falls 5%, plunges 18% in 3 days. Is there more pain ahead for this new-age tech stock?

Live Mint

Falling for the third consecutive session, Zomato share price cracked 5 per cent in morning trade on the BSE on Wednesday, January 22. On January 20, the company reported a 57.3 per cent decline in its net profit to ₹59 crore for Q3FY25, compared to ₹138 crore in the corresponding period last year. Zomato's revenue from operations rose 64.4 per …

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Retail giants bullish on consumption rebound

Robert Pattison sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

Layoffs: Hewlett Packard To Let Go Of 2,500 Employees. See What Led To The Job Cuts

UltraTech, Ambuja, ACC, Dalmia others: Pricing Key to Profitability for Cement manufacturers in FY26 says India Ratings

Reverse capex drop, private finance stall for smooth growth

Tejas Networks stock is near 52-week low. Can 5G deals turn it around?

Metro Bank returns to profitability after cutting 30% of workforce

CIE Automotive banks on India as Europe business falters

Rising feed costs threaten poultry sector profitability despite strong demand: Crisil report

India's fledgling startups are ditching the growth-at-all-costs culture for an old favourite

Stock market strategy: Profitability-based factor strategies consistently outperform Nifty 50: Capitalmind

₹3000 stock declares ₹10 per share dividend. Record date fixed on THIS date

Ikea India aims for operational profitability in couple of years, says CEO Susanne Pulverer

Blackstone bought this edtech at the peak of a funding frenzy. Now, it's looking at an exit.

Swiggy Instamart picks up pace but still lags Zomato's Blinkit

Core profitability a bother for PNB

Corporate profits hit 15-year high in FY24, wages stagnant: Economic Survey

Bank credit grown steadily, SCBs seeing constant improvement in profitability: Economic Survey

Deutsche Bank CEO Says He May Shutter Units in Next Revamp

At 52-week low! Swiggy shares dip below IPO price amid sustained sell-off

Natural Catastrophes Are Increasing

Akasa Air is well-capitalized, path to profitability intact: CEO Dube

Puma shares plunge 23% after Q4 profit misses Street estimates, stock hits lowest level in two decades

Zomato share price falls 5%, plunges 18% in 3 days. Is there more pain ahead for this new-age tech stock?