admin Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles is navigating a challenging period as its luxury arm Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) grapples with multiple headwinds, even as the company’s India business continues to deliver robust growth, according to recent analyst reports. The contrasting performance of the automaker’s two key segments has prompted sharply divergent views from analysts, with the … Read more
Advertising revival and owned-brand momentum lift India’s fashion e-commerce platform, yet profitability puzzle remains only half-solved The monsoon has ended for Nykaa’s advertising business, and investors should be relieved. FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the Mumbai-listed beauty and fashion platform, delivered its strongest quarterly performance in over a year during the three months ended December, driven by … Read more
The 25-year-old Mumbai firm sells data and AI services to Fortune 500 companies. Now it wants Rs 2,834 crore from retail and institutional investors to fund its next chapter. Fractal’s business model is different. Fractal builds an AI model that monitors inventory across the entire network, classifies slow-moving items, identifies the root cause, and sends … Read more
Mutual funds let small investors access big opportunities. Here’s how they turn your monthly savings into a diversified portfolio Ask some one what a mutual fund is, and you’ll probably hear something about “returns” or “investments.” But here’s the simple truth that makes mutual funds smart for regular investors. A mutual fund is a pool … Read more
A manpower solutions company with 10,374 deployed workers and 25 clients to raise Rs 17 cr PAN HR Solutions Ltd. is in the business of putting people to work — literally. The company provides comprehensive manpower solutions on a B2B model, supplying blue-collar workers ranging from unskilled labour to skilled personnel across client locations. Before … Read more
A specialty chemicals micro-cap with a 66-product portfolio, one factory, and 24 employees goes public on NSE SME Emerge Biopol Chemicals Ltd. traces its roots to United Chemical Company, a specialty chemicals trading business run by Santanu Sarkar out of West Bengal. In April 2023, the father-son duo incorporated Biopol Chemicals Ltd. in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, … Read more
India’s telecom leader posted another strong quarter with ARPU hitting Rs 259 and free cash flow at Rs 194 billion. Bharti Airtel continues executing flawlessly, posting its third consecutive quarter of steady growth with average revenue per user climbing to Rs 259 and free cash flow generation hitting Rs 194 billion. The company added 4.4 … Read more
India’s largest two-wheeler maker posted 21% revenue growth while finally gaining traction in scooters and premium bikes. Hero MotoCorp is proving that market leadership doesn’t require standing still. The company that built an empire selling 100-125cc commuter motorcycles is systematically expanding into scooters, premium bikes, and electric vehicles—all while maintaining its core business momentum. Third-quarter … Read more
The country’s largest lender, SBI, is doing well on all fronts State Bank of India just delivered a class in how to navigate a tricky credit environment. While private sector banks grapple with slowing loan demand and margin pressure, the government-owned behemoth posted 6% quarterly loan growth while keeping net interest margins above the psychologically … Read more
The state-owned behemoth is shedding its mass-market legacy for higher-margin products. Life Insurance Corporation of India is pulling off something remarkable: teaching an elephant to dance. The state-owned insurance giant, long synonymous with low-margin, mass-market policies sold door-to-door by millions of agents, is executing a pivot that’s starting to show in the numbers. Third-quarter results … Read more