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Soda ash maker Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd (GHCL) on Friday reported a 69% rise in consolidated net profit in Q3 FY25 to Rs 168 crore as against Rs 100 crore in the same period last year. Its revenue in the third quarter fell 1% to Rs 807 crore from Rs 813 crore in the same period a year ago. The company's share price closed at Rs 728.80, up 1.43% from Rs 718.55 yesterday. Consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for GHCL rose 57% to Rs 259 crore from Rs 165 crore in the same period last year. GHCL's EBITDA margin stood at 32.0% in the quarter as against 20.3% in the previous year. According to a GHCL report, this is attributed to the company's operational strength resulting in cost savings. The company's operating expenses declined 15% year...

KPIT Technologies has reported a 20 percent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 187 crore in the December quarter. It reported a net profit of Rs 155 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing on January 29, 2025. Revenue for the quarter under review stood at Rs 1,478 crore, up 17.6 percent from Rs 1,257 crore in October-December of FY24. The company has also raised its EBIT margin guidance for FY25. Shares of KPIT Technologies rose 11.58 percent to Rs 1,404.9 per share on the NSE after the company raised its margin guidance. The stock rebounded after three consecutive sessions of decline. The company now expects its EBITDA margin to be over 21 percent, as against over 20.5 percent estimated earlier. It has maintained its constant currency revenue growth gui...

Finland's Nokia on Thursday reported a stronger-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter adjusted operating profit and sales, helped by higher demand for telecoms gear from mobile operators in North America and India, and was optimistic about 2025 prospects. Shares of the telecoms gear maker were up 3 percent at 0840 GMT, outperforming a 0.4 percent rise in Europe's STOXX 600 index. Nokia's quarterly net sales rose 10 percent to 5.98 billion euros ($6.2 billion), above analysts' estimate of 5.74 billion euros in an LSEG poll. The company said sales at its network infrastructure business rose 17 percent, led by a strong recovery in demand for communications service providers, particularly in North America. "What we have seen before is that when markets change, the North American ma...

Yes Bank shares rose 3.39 percent to hit an all-time high of Rs 18.25 on the BSE. The stock has declined 23 percent in the last one year. Despite Yes Bank Ltd shares surging in Monday's trade after a rise in third quarter earnings, ICICI Securities has retained its 'sell' rating on the stock, and lowered its price target to Rs 15 from Rs 16 earlier. The brokerage said operating income as a percentage of assets improved 10 basis points sequentially in the December quarter, but is still subdued at 1.04 percent. It estimates annual compounded loans to grow by 12 per cent for FY24-26. Yes Bank shares rose 3.39 percent to hit an all-time high of Rs 18.25 on the BSE. The stock has declined 23 percent in the last one year. The brokerage said, "We appreciate YES's improving operating ...

ACC Limited on Monday released its fiscal third quarter earnings report, reporting profit at Rs 1091.79 crore, registering a growth of 103.06 percent compared to Rs 537.67 crore recorded during the same period last fiscal. It recorded revenue from operations at Rs 5207.29 crore, up 7.25 percent from Rs 4855.22 crore recorded during the third quarter of FY24. The revenue growth was helped by an increase in trade sales volume (up 11 percent) and premium product as a percentage of trade sales growing to 32 percent. The company's EBITDA stood at Rs 1115.7 crore, up 23.4 percent compared to the same period last year. ACC recorded highest ever quarterly volume growth of 21 per cent at 10.7 MnT. The company recorded cash and cash equivalents of Rs 2526 crore, up by Rs 1091 crore during ...

Bank of India (BoI) has posted a strong performance in Q3 FY25, with net profit rising 35% year-on-year to ₹2,517 crore as against ₹1,870 crore in Q3 FY24. On a sequential basis, the bank’s net profit saw a 6% increase from ₹2,374 crore in Q2 FY25. Operating profit also saw a robust 23% rise year-on-year, reaching ₹3,703 crore, although it was lower than the ₹4,147 crore recorded in Q2 FY25. BoI Q3 NIM jumps 11% Net interest income (NII) for the quarter grew 11% year-on-year to ₹6,070 crore, as against ₹5,463 crore in Q3 FY24, and was marginally higher than the ₹5,986 crore of the previous quarter. NII grew 46% year-on-year to ₹1,746 crore, although it was lower than ₹2,518 crore in Q2 FY25. Operating expenses for Q3 FY25 stood at ₹4,114 crore, higher than ₹3,653 crore in Q3 FY24...

Kalyan Jewellers shares fell 7.63 per cent in early trade on January 21. This happened amid false speculations on social media that fund managers of Motilal Oswal AMC were involved in alleged malpractices against Kalyan Jewellers shares and were bribed to invest. Notably, the AMC and the jewellery company have issued clarifications and denied the claims. The shares are currently trading at Rs 502.35; down 5.36 per cent. Kalyan Jewellers officially responded to the allegations during the earnings conference call on January 14. It clarified that there has been no income tax raid on its offices, as reported in some viral media posts. It termed the bribery allegations as "absurd". There were also speculations about the alleged sacking of some fund managers at Motilal Oswal AMC over t...