The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 29, 2006

Satnam Overseas Q4 net rises 135 pc
Satnam Overseas Ltd has recorded a 135 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 4.85 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, as compared to Rs 2.06 crore in the same period last year. The company has recorded a 38.95 per ... More

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Mahindra Fin net up 32 pc
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance) on Thursday reported a 32-per-cent rise in its net profit for 2005-06 to Rs 108 crore from the previous corresponding Rs 82 crore. Income from operations grew 47 per . More

OUTSOURCING

Allsec Q4 net nearly doubles
Allsec Technologies Ltd reported a net profit of Rs 6.31 crore on revenues of Rs 25.93 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to a net profit of Rs 3.69 crore on revenues of Rs 16.10 crore for corresponding quarter in the previous ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bharti Airtel net up 49 pc on user growth
Plans $2 b investment on network expansion this fiscal More

ITI trims losses as turnover improves
ITI, the pubic sector telecom equipment major, reported an improvement in its turnover by 30 per cent at Rs 1,801 crore during the fiscal 2005-06. It reported a reduction in its losses by Rs 182 crore at Rs 451 crore during the year and hoped ... More

PETROLEUM

GAIL net profit dips 22% in Q4
Decline mainly due to increase in subsidy burden More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Orchid Chemicals Q4 net up, to pay 30 pc
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 19.3 crore for the fourth quarter of last year, compared with Rs 16.6 crore in the corresponding period last year. For the full year 2005-06, the company has reported a net ... More

Alembic sales, profit higher
Alembic Ltd has registered a 16-per-cent jump in sales to Rs 665.92 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2006. Net profit was higher by 51 per cent at Rs 78.52 crore. While the domestic formulation sales grew by 25 per ... More

GSK Pharma Q1 net up 115 per cent
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals has posted a net profit of Rs 101.23 crore for the first quarter (Q1) or three months ended March 31, 2006, up 115.79 per cent, compared to Rs 46.91 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The ... More

Glenmark net profit down 14%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has seen a 14-per-cent drop in its consolidated net profit of Rs 90.74 crore for the year ended March 31, 2006, due to a drop in the licensing income during the year. Consolidated revenues, however grew 23 per cent at ... More

Ajanta Pharma Q4 net up 36 pc
Ajanta Pharma has clocked a 36 per cent growth in its net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) or three months ended March 31, 2006. The company clocked a Q4 net profit of Rs 5.46 crore, as compared to Rs 4.02 crore in the ... More

TEXTILES

Rajasthan Spg Q4 net up 13.5%
Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd (RSWM), an LNJ Bhilwara Group company, has announced a 13.5-per-cent increase in net profit at Rs 13.21 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The company's net sales were up 45 per ... More

TYRES

J.K. Ind Q2 net at Rs 4.5 cr
Tyre manufacturer, J.K. Industries Ltd (JKI) has reported a net profit of Rs 4.5 crore for the second quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to a net loss of Rs 1.99 crore recorded in the same period during the previous year. Net ... More

BREWERIES

McDowell's posts 17.5 pc rise in Q4 net profit
Focus on mainland brands leads to 19 pc rise in net sales More

United Breweries net at Rs 428.85 cr
United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 428.85 crore for 2005-06 while the board has declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent and a 1:1 bonus. The board has also recommended issue of 29,720,949 bonus equity shares of ... More

PERSONAL PRODUCTS

HLL Q4 net rises 76.9 pc
Rs 202 crore from `Nihar' brand sale More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

Mico net up 25% in Q1
Mico has posted a 25.25-per-cent increase in net profit at Rs 114.91 crore during the first quarter of this year. The total income grew 40.35 per cent to Rs 929.29 crore during the same period. For 2005, higher depreciation ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING

Ruchi Soya Q4 net rises 53 pc
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (RSIL) has reported 53 per cent increase in its fourth-quarter profit after tax at Rs 13.60 crore as compared to Rs 8.86 crore in the year-ago period. Net sales for the quarter stood at Rs 1,958.27 crore, up by 55 per ... More

SOFTWARE

ORG Info net rises 215 pc
IT and telecom system integrator — ORG Informatics Ltd — has reported a 215 per cent growth in its net profit to touch a high of Rs 8.61 cr for 2005-06 as compared to Rs 2.73 cr during the corresponding period of the ... More

Pentamedia net at Rs 5 cr
Pentamedia Graphics Ltd has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 4.94 crore on revenues of Rs 26.96 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 as against a net profit of Rs 3.20 crore on revenues of Rs 26.16 for the corresponding quarter of ... More

METALS

Hindustan Zinc Q4 net, sales zoom
Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) has reported net profit of Rs 802 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006 over Rs 220 crore for the same period last year. The company has reported net sales of Rs 1,774 crore against Rs 733 crore, an ... More

READYMADE GARMENTS

Celebrity Fashions net up
Celebrity Fashions Ltd has a net profit of Rs 9.41crore for year ended March 2006 on net sales of Rs 160.71 crore against the net profit of Rs 5.80 crore on a turnover of Rs 133.76 crore for the previous year. The company has ... More

Kewal Kiran posts Rs 3.96 cr net
Kewal Kiran Clothing has reported a revenue of Rs 25.15 crore and a net profit of Rs 3.96 crore for the last quarter of the financial year 2005-06. The total revenue for the last year stood at Rs 85.96 crore and the profit after ... More

NBFCS

Magma Leasing net up at Rs 8.98 cr
Magma Leasing Ltd, for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, has achieved total disbursements of Rs 663.2 crore, an increase of 28.5 per cent over that for the corresponding quarter of 2004-05 at Rs 516 crore. Profit after tax for ... More

HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

P&G Q3 net profit up 81 pc
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare Ltd (P&G) has posted an 81 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 26.54 crore for the third quarter or three months ended March 31, 2006, as compared to Rs 14.66 crore in the corresponding period last year More

PRIVATE BANKS

YES Bank Q4 net rises to Rs 15.32 cr
YES Bank's net profit rose to Rs 15.32 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, against Rs 94 lakh in the same quarter last year, due to growth in advances and interest income. Total income was Rs 101.34 crore (Rs 26.74 crore). Net ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

Bank of India Q4 net zooms on higher income
Plans life insurance foray with overseas partner More

BoB to hike deposit, PLR rates
To finalise partner for bancassurance soon More

Union Bank net down 65 pc
Declares 35 pc dividend; NPAs decline More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Exim Bank posts 5-pc rise in profit
Export-Import Bank of India reported a five per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 271 crore for the year ended March 2006. It reported a 20 per cent increase in pre-tax profit at Rs 377 crore. The bank said it would pay Rs 86.75 crore to ... More