Increase in DAP volumes to drive growth.
Divi's Laboratories: Hold
Strong relationship with innovator firms, focus on niche products and pricing power have helped Divi's growth. »
Technofab Engineering: Buy
Increased focus on overseas markets has helped the company combat domestic slowdown. »
BHEL holds fort
Power equipment major BHEL took in its stride a slowing order inflow and posted a 21 per cent expansion in net profits for the March 2012 quarter over the year ago. Adjusted sales also gre... »
Good show by L&T in tough times
Larsen and Toubro managed 21 per cent year-on-year growth in sales and 14 per cent growth in profits in the March quarter. In a difficult operating environment when most other infrastructu... »
Bosch - Buy
Investors with a perspective of one-to-two years can buy the shares of Bosch. The company is a major supplier of diesel and gasoline fuel injection systems for the auto industry. Althoug... »
Investment Focus - CEAT: Buy
Softened natural rubber prices and the pick-up in replacement demand for tyres have helped CEAT script a turnaround in the fourth quarter of 2011-12. Compared with the loss of Rs 12 crore... »
MBL Infrastructures - BUY
A pick-up in road project orders has helped construction company MBL Infrastructures bag two projects in the space of three months. These projects hasten MBL's move up the value chain to develop p... »
Alstom Projects India - BUY
Investors with a three-four year perspective can consider phased exposure to the stock of power equipment and engineering play, Alstom Projects India. Traction in the company's transportation s... »
Pricing power buoys HUL's profits
A 24-percent growth in net profits in the March quarter helped FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) end FY-12 on a strong note. During the quarter, the company's domestic sales increased 20.4 per c... »
Voltas: Buy
Investors with a long-term perspective can consider buying the stock of Voltas. At the current price of Rs 106, the stock discounts its expected FY13 earnings by 13 times. This is at the lower-end... »
Investment Focus - SpiceJet: Buy
Investors with a high-risk appetite can consider buying shares of low-cost airline SpiceJet. The turbulence in the Indian aviation sector over the past year has taken a heavy tol... »
Britannia Industries: Book profits
It's been a rollicking ride for the stock of Britannia Industries, up 52 per cent in a year. The stock's price multiples have similarly shot up to 40 times from the 34 times trailing earnings l... »
Bhushan Steel: Hold
Investment Focus - Hindustan Zinc: Buy
Indraprastha Gas: Buy
Depreciation policy impacts profits
Dr Reddy's Laboratories: Hold
Godawari Power and Ispat: Buy
Supreme Court rejects Essar Oil's petition
BL Kashyap & Sons - Sell
Investment Focus - Kajaria Ceramics: Buy
Investment focus: State Bank of India — Buy
Fresh investments with a three-year horizon can be considered in the stock of State Bank of India. The bank's March quarter financial results allayed concerns of rising bad loans. Not only... »
Petronet LNG - Buy
The recent sharp fall in the stock price of Petronet LNG, the country's largest gas importer and regasifier, provides a good buying opportunity for investors with a long-term perspective. At its c... »
Info Edge - Buy
The recruitment scenario through the online mode, has remained reasonably good despite apprehensions of a slowdown in the economy. Sectors such as IT have not cut down on their projectio... »
MOIL - BUY
Investors could consider buying shares in manganese producer MOIL. Attractive valuations after the sharp dip in share price over the last year, and the company's plans to double output makes fo... »
Short Takes - Pharma galore
Cipla's operating profit margin vaulted to 21.4 per cent and sales by 13 per cent for the March quarter, driven by a superior product mix and growth in domestic and export formulation busi... »
Investment Focus - Godrej Consumer Products: Buy
Godrej Consumer Products appears to be a good investment for investors with a three-year horizon. The company has delivered high growth even within the FMCG space, by acquiring new brands,... »
ING Vysya Bank: Buy
Fresh investments can be considered in the stock of ING Vysya Bank (Vysya Bank), an old-generation private sector bank. Vysya Bank, promoted by ING, a global financial institution, has majority of... »
Zee Entertainment Enterprises: Buy
Among the many players in the television broadcast space, very few are profitable, with the rest rarely achieving substantial scale.
In this light, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) a p... »
Power stocks to bet on
Investors are better off paring their exposure to the stocks of private power generation companies due to limited upside. Despite the additional capacity planned, revenue and profits mig... »
Strides Arcolab: Buy
With attractive products, new facilities and partnerships in place, the stock of Strides Arcolab, a speciality injectables player, makes for a good investment opportunity for the long term. At... »
A mixed bag
HCL Technologies: Buy
JK Tyre: Buy
Investment Focus -IL&FS Transportation Networks: Buy
Dewan Housing Finance: Buy
Wrecked by a gloomy forecast
PI Industries: Buy
Tata Motors DVR - Buy
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