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VSNL net dips 28.5% in first quarter
FALLING settlement rates, declining international long-distance tariffs and lower revenue shares continued to be a drag on VSNL's finances, with the company reporting a 28.5 per cent fall in net profit, and a 13 per cent fall in income for the ... More

CEMENT


Madras Cements net dips 71 pc to Rs 8.65 crore
CHENNAI: Madras Cements' net profit has dropped by 71.3 per cent and net sales by 22.6 per cent for the first quarter of 2002-03 over the same period last year. Its profit after tax was Rs 8.65 crore on sales of Rs 161.72 crore against ... More

ENGINEERING


Triveni Engg back to black
NEW DELHI: Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 0.11 crore for the quarter ended June 30,2002 as against a loss of Rs 0.88 crore recorded in the same period in the previous year. Net sales stood at Rs 166.63 ... More

FERTILISERS


Mangalore Chemicals turnover, profit down
MANGALORE: There has been a decrease in the income and net profit of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers (MCF) during the first quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period last year. According to a press ... More

Coromandel Fert posts lower net, turnover
COROMANDEL Fertilisers Ltd (CFL), belonging to the Rs 4,200-crore Murugappa group, has posted a sales turnover of Rs 70.23 crore and a net profit of Rs 1.66 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal. It has registered a fall in ... More

HOTELS


Sharp drop in EIH net profit
KOLKATA: EIH Ltd, a member of the Oberoi group, has recorded a steep drop in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, to Rs 66 lakh from Rs 10.65 crore recorded in the corresponding of last financial year. Net sales have ... More

PESTICIDES


Rallis Q1 net declines 84 pc
RALLIS India Ltd has reported an 84 per cent decline in its net profit at Rs 3.23 crore for the first quarter ended June 2002 as against Rs 20.36 crore in the year-ago period. Net sales dipped to Rs 188.17 crore from Rs 194.08 crore. Other ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Morepen Labs Q1 net up 10%
MOREPEN Laboratories Ltd (MLL) has reported a 9.79 per cent increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 to Rs 8.52 crore as against a net profit of Rs 7.76 crore recorded in the same period during the previous year. Net ... More

Orchid Chemicals nets Rs 2.90 cr profit
CHENNAI: Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd has registered a net profit of Rs 2.90 crore during the first quarter of 2002-2003, a 47.36 per cent drop from the net profit of Rs 5.51 crore registered during the same period in ... More

Ajanta Pharma Q1 net triples to Rs 21.14 lakh
AJANTA Pharma has registered a three-fold rise in net profit at Rs 21.14 lakh in the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 as against Rs 7.60 lakh in the corresponding period last year. Income from operations went up to Rs 17.94 crore (Rs 13.08 ... More

POWER


BSES net falls 4.71 pc in Q1
POWER major BSES Ltd has reported a 4.71 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 84.69 crore for the first quarter of the financial year 2002-03 as against Rs 88.88 crore in the same period last year. Net sales from the sale of electricity stood at ... More

STEEL


Jindal Steel Q1 net up
NEW DELHI: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has reported a 23.59 per cent increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 at Rs 31.59 crore as against a net profit of Rs 25.56 crore recorded in the same period during the ... More

TYRES


Apollo Tyres Q1 net zooms 137 pc
AIDED by a 41.88 per cent drop in interest outgo, Apollo Tyres Ltd (ATL) has reported a 137.32 per cent increase in net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 at Rs 21.62 crore as against a net profit of Rs 9.11 crore recorded in the same ... More

MRF scorches track with Rs 29.5-cr profit
MRF Ltd's net profit has jumped 3.5 times and it has also posted a nine per cent increase in income from operations for the third quarter ending June 30, 2002, over the corresponding quarter last year. The board has declared an interim ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS


Colgate's net higher despite lower sales
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (India) Ltd has reported a 19 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 18.8 crore for the first quarter ended June 2002 against Rs 15.8 crore in the year-ago period. Total revenue stood at Rs 268.8 crore compared to Rs 313.7 ... More

HCV/LCV/TRACTORS


M&M drives back into profit in Q1
MAHINDRA & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2002-2003 with a net profit of Rs 7.8 crore, after reporting a net loss of Rs 29.62 crore in the last quarter of the previous fiscal. "This profit performance ... More

TWO/THREE WHEELERS


TVS Motor net races ahead to Rs 26.8 cr
TVS Motor Company has reported a net profit of Rs 26.78 crore for the first quarter of the current year, two-and-a-half times higher than the Rs 10.76-crore achieved in the same period last year. This was possible because of topline growth, as ... More

AIR-CONDITIONERS & REFRIGERATORS


Blue Star to pay 65 pc
BLUE Star Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 2.35 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2002, as against Rs 2.03 crore recorded in the previous corresponding period, a growth of 16 per cent. The board has declared a record dividend of 65 ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Nagarjuna Construction turnover up 38 pc
HYDERABAD: Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd has posted a turnover of Rs 114.49 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002, registering a growth of 38 per cent over the turnover of Rs 83 crore achieved in the corresponding quarter ... More

Madhucon Projects net up 19.7 pc
HYDERABAD: Madhucon Projects Ltd has posted a turnover of Rs 64.25 crore and a net profit of Rs 3.37 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal. The company's turnover increased by 36.8 per cent and profit rose by 19.7 per ... More

SOFTWARE


Polaris to launch BPO soon — Q1 net profit down at Rs 13.68 cr
POLARIS Software Lab Ltd is entering the business process outsourcing (BPO) segment through Optimus, a 100 per cent subsidiary. Mr Harpal Dugal, who has joined Polaris from StanChart, will be the CEO of Optimus, and Mr Suren Khirwadkar, ... More

GTL Ltd net falls
MUMBAI: GTL Ltd has registered a 20 per cent decline in net profit for the quarter ended June 30 2002 at Rs 21.43 crore as against Rs 27.09 crore during the corresponding period last year. Net sales stood at Rs 130.24 crore (Rs 118.12 ... More

Subex Q1 net at Rs 2.06 cr
BANGALORE: Subex Systems Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 2.06 crore for the first quarter ending June 30, 2002, a growth of 35 per cent over the preceding March quarter's Rs 1.52 crore. Revenues for the quarter grew marginally to ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


IndusInd Bank net rises 53.74 pc
MUMBAI: The bank has posted a 53.74 per cent rise in net profit for first quarter ended June 30, 2002, at Rs 17.48 crore as against Rs 11.37 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2001. Deposits rose to Rs 6,449.65 crore from Rs 5,307.93 ... More

Bank of Rajasthan Q1 net rises
THE net profit of the Bank of Rajasthan has risen marginally by 1.03 per cent to Rs 12.73 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from Rs 12.60 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. "The bank did well this quarter. We have made ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Oriental Bank Q1 net up 20.4 pc
MUMBAI: The QI net profit of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has reached Rs 102.74 crore, a 20.4 per cent increase over Rs 85.36 crore in the corresponding period in the previous year. The gross profits have gone by to Rs 198.24 crore, ... More

PNB net rises 20 per cent in first quarter
PUNJAB National Bank (PNB) has recorded a net profit of Rs 202.15 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002, a 19.9 per cent rise over the Rs 168.66 crore net profit during the corresponding period of the previous year. The gross profit ... More


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