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SAIL – improved outlook and a reasonable valuation
As against a loss of Rs 685 crore in June quarter last year the company posted a profit of Rs 540 crore in Q1FY19.
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Solar Industries: Firing on all cylinders
Solar Industries clocked close to 32 percent growth in sales during the quarter ended June 2018, even in a slightly dull environment, thanks to its timely diversification.
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NTPC is a dividend play at best; don't expect it to be a growth stock
If the company's growth does not improve materially, investors would better off valuing the stock on the basis of dividend alone
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Is Vedanta’s cash in books eroding value for its shareholders?
Repaying debt, making acquisitions in related areas, investing in organic growth and payment of dividends to shareholders are some of the things that are being deliberated upon by the management.
BUSINESS
Astra Microwave: Operating in a challenging industry environment
Lower valuations reflects market’s apprehensions about earnings growth, which could be muted this year on account of lower margin and slow growth.
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JSW Steel: Rise in debt from recent M&A debt to weigh on performance
In the current fiscal, JSW Steel should be reporting a net profit in the region of about Rs 7500-8000 crore.
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Q1FY19 outperformers: Four companies that posted outstanding results and worth investors’ attention
Moneycontrol Research took a dive into the earnings season.
BUSINESS
Aleris buy likely to widen Hindalco's moat, but at what cost?
The management indicated that benefits of these synergies would be mostly seen over the next three year
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Q1 review: Above-average growth helps L&T post strong quarter
The government’s focus on speeding up the awarding of key projects before the election is leading to strong growth.
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Sterlite Technologies: Strong growth in earnings to continue
The company delivered 87.5 percent growth in earnings during the quarter ended June 2018
BUSINESS
ABB India: Expensive valuations to weigh on stock's performance
At 35 times FY20e earnings, the stock is trading at expensive valuations.
EARNINGS
Hindustan Zinc: Q1 profit up despite lower production
While LME prices would be a key monitorable, the company is looking for higher production and volumes in FY19, thus mitigating price related risk
BUSINESS
Tata Sponge Q1 review: Stock to find support from cash in books
Tata Sponge reported 49 percent growth in revenues to Rs 260.9 crore in June 2018 quarter.
BUSINESS
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys: Valuation to limit any fall in stock price
While a sharp recovery seems to be a remote possibility, at a current market price of Rs 316, the stock's valuation still seems attractive
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How Tata Steel is reversing its sunk cost fallacy
Tata Steel is rectifying its capital allocation to tap opportunities in the domestic market and strengthen its competitive edge as competitors gain power
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Why you should keep your expectations from construction plays low
It is prudent to remain with construction players having balance sheet strength and industry expertise, but have lower return expectations in the interim
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Coal India: Is the improvement a blip or trend?
While fundamentals are improving, the stock may remain under pressure as a result of the government’s planned divestment
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Arfin India: Emerging smallcap riding value added aluminium products wave
We would like to highlight the management's penchant for innovation and hunger for growth, strong return ratios and prudent financial risk management
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Sterlite Technologies: European acquisition would be value accretive
Sterlite Technologies is currently trading at 21 times its FY20 estimated earnings, which is reasonable in the light of its growth prospects
BUSINESS
Power sector woes to continue; selective buying a prudent strategy
Within the power sector, we are more constructive about state-run utilities such as NTPC, which has a stable cash flow stream, capacity addition and low regulatory risk
BUSINESS
Mining stocks attractively priced
At 6 times FY19 estimated earnings, GMDC remains one of our attractive picks in the mining space
BUSINESS
Why should investors stay away from firms facing insolvency proceeding?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has placed 109 stocks under surveillance and included companies that are undergoing insolvency proceedings causing a lot of panic and speculation among investors.
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NBCC: Execution key to future performance
Valuations are reasonable in the light of growth and strong order book.
BUSINESS
RITES IPO: Low capital needs, robust cash flows make it a good train to board
The company requires a bare minimum amount of capital to operate because its business generates free cash flow consistently, which is distributed in the form of divided
