The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 02, 2005

FACT prunes net loss
KOCHI: Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) has brought down its losses to Rs 46.87 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal from Rs 64.64 crore in the year-ago period, according to the company's un-audited financial ... More

PETROLEUM

HPCL in the red; Q1 loss at Rs 507.89 cr
HINDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Ltd has posted a net loss of Rs 507.89 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited) against a net profit of Rs 247.30 crore for the year-ago period. According to the company, the financial results of ... More

Assam Company turnover, net up
NEW DELHI: The Board of Assam Company Ltd has said that for the quarter ended June 2005, its net profit has gone up to Rs 14.91 crore against a loss of Rs 4.28 crore reported in the corresponding period of the previous year. The total ... More

Gulf Oil Q1 net up 12 pc
GULF Oil Corporation Ltd, a Hinduja group company, has reported 12 per cent increase in net profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal ended June at Rs 7.1 crore against Rs 6.34 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. According to ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Dishman Pharma net rises 52 %
AHMEDABAD: Dishman Pharmaceuticals Ltd announced a 52 per cent increase in first quarter net profit at Rs 94 crore (Rs 62 crore). The contract research and pharma products manufacturing company reported a 53 per cent increase in ... More

Suven Life Sciences net up
HYDERABAD: Suven Life Sciences Ltd has recorded total income of Rs 15.94 crore and a net profit of Rs 1.37 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 against total income of Rs 12.16 crore and a net profit of Rs 1 crore for the ... More

POWER

Birla Power Q1 net rise
NEW DELHI: Birla Power Solutions Ltd, a part of the Yash Birla Group, has announced a 1,540 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 201.06 lakh during the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Sales for the quarter grew 70 per cent on a ... More

SUGAR

Mawana Sugars net zooms
NEW DELHI: The Siddharth Shriram group company, Mawana Sugars Ltd (MSL) has posted 127 per cent higher net profit of Rs 17.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30, with net sales rising by 8.2 per cent to Rs. 173.7 crore. "The year has ... More

Upper Ganges net rises 64 %
MUMBAI: Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Ltd (Upper Ganges), a K K Birla Group company, has reported a 64.29 per cent jump in its profit before depreciation and tax (PBDT) at Rs 5,930.69 lakh and 25.31 per cent rise in turnover at Rs ... More

TEXTILES

Rajasthan Spinning posts higher net
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd has reported a 59-per cent jump in profit after tax at Rs 4.31 crore for the quarter ended June 2005 compared to the same period last year. Cash profits were also higher by 14 per cent ... More

HARDWARE

D-Link Q1 net down 21 pc
D-LINK has reported a 20.8-per cent fall in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30. The quarterly net profit amounted to Rs 5.44 crore as against Rs 6.87 crore reported for the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Additional ... More

HCL Peripherals sees Rs 360-cr revenue
HCL Peripherals, a unit of HCL Infosystems Ltd and manufacturer of computer products, expects an increase in revenue to Rs 360 crore for fiscal ending June 2006, compared to Rs 260 crore last fiscal, according to the company's Executive ... More

METALS

Bhagyanagar Metals net dips
HYDERABAD: Bhagyanagar Metals Ltd has recorded a total income of Rs 36.85 crore and a net profit of Rs 4.25 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2005 against total income of Rs 65.51 crore and a net profit of Rs 6.58 crore for the ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Sterling Biotech Q2 net up 53 pc
STERLING Biotech has posted a 53.6 per cent rise in the net profit of the second quarter ended June at Rs 26.64 crore (Rs 17.34 crore). Total sales rose by 22.7 per cent to Rs 120 crore (Rs 97.8 crore), a note from the company said. For the ... More

HOUSING FINANCE

LIC Housing Q1 net up 20 pc at Rs 50 cr
LIC Housing Finance Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 50.18 crore for the quarter ended June 30, up 20 per cent from Rs 41.87 crore in the year-ago period. The company sanctioned loans to the tune of Rs 1,016 crore, up 10 per cent from Rs 927 ... More

CERAMICS

Hind Sanitaryware net up 70 pc in first quarter
HINDUSTAN Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd (HSIL), manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen products, reported an increase of 69.83 per cent in its profit after tax at Rs 6.98 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2005 compared with Rs 4.11 crore ... More

Kajaria Q1 net up 26 pc
NEW DELHI: Kajaria Ceramics Ltd has reported a 26 per cent increase in its profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 5.05 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2005 compared with Rs 4.02 crore in the same period last year, a company release ... More

PRIVATE BANKS

Karnataka Bank Q1 net rises to Rs 42 cr
KARNATAKA Bank Ltd has recorded a net profit of Rs 41.69 crore during the first quarter ended June 30 against Rs 38.73 crore in the same period last year, registering 7.6 per cent growth. The total income stood at Rs 288.38 crore (Rs 312.58 ... More

ROADWAYS

TCIL Q1 net profit, sales up
NEW DELHI: Transport Corporation of India Ltd (TCIL) registered a net profit of Rs 3.13 crore for the quarter ended June 30, compared with a net profit Rs 2.43 crore for the year-ago period. Net sales were at Rs 188.16 crore (Rs 171.31 ... More

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