Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.

The 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.

Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.

Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.

Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.

While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.

IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year

Oil and gas sectot may not put up good numbers in Q4.

India Inc will report good set of numbers in Q4.

Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.

India has more service companies, such as IT and healthcaresectors, which always trade at a premium to the overall market.

More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.

Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.

In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.

Barring one, three are debt-free and sitting on large cash reserves.

Putting money in key PSUs a better option

Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge