All stories by Krishna Kant
Infrastructure firms shed debt as asset sales rise
Rediff.com2 Sep 2014Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
How Tata Steel weathered the MRTP Act storm
Rediff.com27 Aug 2014The company's production began to rise in the 80s, when restrictions were progressively relaxed.
Credit ratings conceal more than they reveal
Rediff.com27 Aug 2014Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years
Rediff.com7 Aug 2014Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.
Top business families hold on to their stake in firms
Rediff.com30 Jul 2014Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!
Rediff.com28 Jul 2014The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.
Foreign inflows in debt zoom to a record high
Rediff.com26 Jun 2014Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.
Cement is the new FMCG on Dalal Street
Rediff.com18 Jun 2014Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
Long road to full recovery for India Inc
Rediff.com2 Jun 2014Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
Revenues outran profits in UPA decade
Rediff.com23 May 2014While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
Dividend growth nearly halved in 2013-14
Rediff.com5 May 2014IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
Few firms will shine, some may put up dull performance in Q4
Rediff.com9 Apr 2014Oil and gas sectot may not put up good numbers in Q4.
India Inc's Q4 results likely to sparkle
Rediff.com7 Apr 2014India Inc will report good set of numbers in Q4.
Access to low-cost funds to help infra lender, says IDFC
Rediff.com3 Apr 2014Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
Is India better placed to weather monetary storm than China?
Rediff.com10 Mar 2014India has more service companies, such as IT and healthcaresectors, which always trade at a premium to the overall market.
More cheer so far this earnings season
Rediff.com31 Jan 2014More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
Tatas now only half as small as PSUs
Rediff.com27 Jan 2014Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
Royalty bigger than dividends for MNCs
Rediff.com18 Jan 2014In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
Navy helps public sector shipyards beat slowdown
Rediff.com13 Jan 2014Barring one, three are debt-free and sitting on large cash reserves.
PSU exchange-traded fund a weak bet for investors
Rediff.com13 Jan 2014Putting money in key PSUs a better option