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Wipro Consumer Care revenues grow 24%
WIPRO Consumer Care and Lighting revenues grew 24 per cent y-o-y to Rs 143.7 crore, while PBIT stood at Rs 19.5 crore. "This growth has been in a flat market and operating margins have not been compromised but maintained at about 14 per cent, ... More

Clariant net profit up 37 pc
MUMBAI: Clariant (India) Ltd has recorded a 37 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 7.16 crore for the second quarter of 2005-06 against Rs 5.21 crore in the year-ago period. The total income during the quarter moved up to Rs 94.84 ... More

CEMENT


Gujarat Ambuja Cements consolidated net up 7 pc
GUJARAT Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) has reported a 7 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter of its current financial year, but a decline of 16.7 per cent in its standalone net profit for the period. Consolidated ... More

FERTILISERS


Coromandel Fert Q2 net profit doubles
COROMANDEL Fertilisers Ltd (CFL), part of the Murugappa group, has reported 45 per cent growth in sales turnover and 100 per cent growth in net profit for the second quarter of current fiscal ended September 30, 2005. As per the unaudited ... More

Godavari Fert net profit rises
HYDERABAD: Godavari Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd (GFCL), part of the Murugappa group, has reported a significant growth both in net sales and post-tax profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal ended September 30, 2005. As per ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS


Biocon Q2 net down 29 pc — Tax outgo, European statins market hit profits
BIOCON Ltd's second quarter profit dipped 29 per cent year-on-year to Rs 35.36 crore. While revenues grew 2.6 per cent during the quarter to Rs 178.63 crore, the profit was nipped by a highly competitive European statins market landscape and a ... More

Wockhardt Q3 net rises 30 pc
WOCKHARDT Ltd has posted a 30 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 69.2 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as compared to Rs 53.2 crore in the same period September 30, 2004. Total Income has increased from Rs 225.2 crore in the ... More

Lupin net up on higher sales
MUMBAI: Lupin Ltd has posted a 158 per cent growth in net profit for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005. The company clocked a net profit of Rs 45.2 crore for the quarter compared to Rs 17.5 crore for the same quarter in the ... More

POWER


Reliance Energy Q2 net up 24 pc on higher sales
RELIANCE Energy has reported 24.4 per cent increase in net profit for the second quarter ended September 30, 2005 on the back of moderately higher electricity sales and significantly higher income and results from its EPC and contracts business. ... More

SHIPPING


Varun Shipping Q2 net up at Rs 43 cr
VARUN Shipping has reported a net profit of Rs 43.37 crore for the second quarter of the current fiscal, against Rs 21.19 crore in the corresponding previous period. The company's revenue from operations during the quarter was Rs 146.11 crore ... More

SOFTWARE


Wipro posts 16 pc rise in Q2 net — Revenues for the quarter beat guidance
ROBUST growth across all its business units helped Wipro Ltd to post a 16 per cent rise in net profit and a 27 per cent increase in revenue for the September 2005 quarter over the corresponding quarter last year. Wipro registered a net profit ... More

Infotech Enterprises Q2 revenue, net up
INFOTECH Enterprises Ltd has recorded a total income of Rs 82.39 crore and a net profit of Rs 9.66 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 against Rs 68.43 crore and Rs 6.60 crore, respectively, in the corresponding quarter last ... More

HCL Info net up 44 pc at Rs 62 cr
HCL Infosystems has registered a net profit of Rs 62.1 crore, a 44 per cent growth, for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared to Rs 43.2 crore in the corresponding quarter the previous year. The company reported consolidated revenues ... More

OFFICE EQUIPMENTS & SUPPLIES


Pidilite posts higher net
MUMBAI: Pidilite Industries Ltd has reported a higher net profit of Rs 26.03 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared to Rs 18.11 crore in the year-ago period. Total income (net of excise) increased to Rs 234.95 ... More

SILK


Himatsingka Seide net rises 15%
BANGALORE: Himatsingka Seide has reported a 15 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 13.24 crore on revenues of Rs 40.94 crore for the second quarter-ended September 30, 2005 against a net profit of Rs 11.5 crore on revenues of Rs 35.76 ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT


Blue Dart Q2 profit rises to Rs 17.66 cr
BLUE Dart Express Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 17.66 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2005, up from Rs 10.05 crore over the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2004. The results for the current quarter are after ... More



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