Top 10: Blue Dart, Essar Oil rally on June quarter earnings

Here are the top 10 stocks to look out for in today's trade:Blue Dart – The company reported its highest earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBTIDA) margins in last 10 quarters at Rs 80.5 crore, a 41 percent hike. Total income grew 18 percent to Rs 619.6 crore and margins expanded by 220 basis points (bps). Essar Oil - Corporate action ensured a good quarter for Essar. The company’s net profit grew 53.8 percent to Rs 1,063 crore. However, total income fell 34.3 percent to Rs 16,340 crore. Revenues decreased due to lower crude prices. HDFC – With below expectation numbers, the stock has shown volatility that is expected to continue further. The company’s profit increased at 1.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,362 crore as against the expectation of 4.5 percent. Zee Entertainment – The stock has gained nearly 12 percent to 13 percent in the current term and is expected to rally further. Nestle - The company’s June quarter was hit by the Maggi controversy with drop in sales due to reversal worth Rs 288 crore. Revenues decreased 19.5 percent to Rs 1,957 crore and net loss was Rs 64.4 crore. NHPC – The company had muted June earnings across sales volumes and generation. Total income reduced 1.3 percent to Rs 2,007 crore and operating profit margins fell 130 bps at 62.4 percent. Excel Crop Care – The June quarter revenue fell 12.4 percent to Rs 290 crore. EBITDA margins expanded at 17.1 percent rate for the quarter. Mphasis – The company beat market expectations on revenue, which grew 4.7 percent to Rs 1,496.4 crore. Net profit fell 12 percent to Rs 156.3 crore. Mphasis reported a one-off loss of Rs 17.9 crore due to sale of the BPO business. WABCO India – The company posted strong set of earnings with 19 percent increase in revenues to Rs 385 crore. Opertaing profit margin grew at 18.1 percent. PAT increased 55 percent to Rs 47.5 crore. JSW Steel – The company’s total income fell 12.7 percent to Rs 11,576.2 crore and operating profit reduced at 37.7 percent to Rs 1,627.3 crore. There was reduction in power and fuel cost as well as other expenses.