There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years

Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.

Its rich valuation with a PE of 62 times raises downside risk for investors

The combined pay for India Inc's top management was up 30 per cent in FY16, growing at the fastest pace in nine years

Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.

Ten of top 15 companies in 1991 were PSUs; now, there are only six. Their revenue share has also fallen from 86% to 45%

Tata Steel (then Tata Iron and Steel), the most valuable index company in 1991, is now the least valuable.

Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.

Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.

Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.

These firms reported a combined operating profit of Rs 26,077 crore (Rs 260.77 billion).

This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.

If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.

The recovery was led by information technology exporters.

In five years, per-employee revenue for IT companies grew at 9 per cent each year.

144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year

During the 11 years ending FY15, Tata Sons cumulatively earned dividend income of around Rs 31,500 crore from TCS.

Analysts refuse to read too much into the early birds numbers.

Consumer businesses come to the rescue of large conglomerates in the midst of a meltdown in commodities.

Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter