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Cipla: Exports march ahead
(Jul 18, 2008)
Revenues grow by a robust 34% YoY in FY08 due to strong performances by both the domestic and export businesses. EBDITA margins expand substantially by 4.6% led by a fall in all costs (as percentage of sales). Considerable forex losses and higher interest costs restrict the bottomline growth at 17% YoY. Board recommends a dividend of Rs 2 per share (dividend yield of 1%).



Ultratech Cement: Margins under pressure
(Jul 18, 2008)
Topline grows by 10% YoY, on the back of volume growth and better realisations. EBITDA margins contract by 2.4% in 1QFY09, as costs grow at a faster pace as compared to sales. imported coal prices more than doubled during the quarter resulting in a 19% YoY increase in variable costs. At the net profit level, the company's growth was a tad higher at 2.2% YoY. This was mainly on account of higher other income and lower tax outgo.



Chennai Petro: Spectacular show
(Jul 18, 2008)
Topline grows by 80.9% YoY during 1QFY09 driven by gross refining margins (GRMs) of US$ 15.89 per barrel, up from US$ 8.76 per barrel last year. EBITDA margins expand to 10.4% during 1QFY09, once again led by higher GRMs. Bottomline registers a growth of 118% YoY during 1QFY09 due to expansion in operating margins and higher other income.



IDFC: Non fund dampener
(Jul 18, 2008)
Interest income grows 45% YoY in 1QFY09, on the back of 42% YoY growth in advances and 12% YoY growth in disbursements. Disbursement to sanction ratio improves from 56% in 1QFY08 to 60% in 1QFY09 as incremental sanctions grow by a marginal 5% YoY. Net interest margins improve to 2.9% in 1QFY09 due to higher yields. Non-interest income drops by 2% YoY due to lower investment banking fees, although loan related fees double. Bottomline grows by 21.9% YoY despite higher provisioning.



Satyam: Aiming higher
(Jul 18, 2008)
Topline grows by 8.5% QoQ during 1QFY09. Operating margins expand by 1.3% QoQ during 1QFY09, mainly on account of 3% volume growth and better utilisation as also partially due to rupee depreciation. Net profits grow by 17.3% QoQ during the first quarter of the fiscal. Management has revised estimates of FY09 revenue growth to the range of 32.0% to 34.1% from earlier projected 24% to 26% YoY. EPS is expected to grow by 26.1% to 28.2%. The attrition rate stood at 10.95% and employee strength stood at 51,643, as of 30 June 2008.



Wipro: Maintains its margins
(Jul 18, 2008)
Topline grows 42.5% YoY in 1QFY09 aided by growth in IT service and product businesses. Operating margins expand by 1.1% YoY on account of better operational utilization of resources. At the net profit level, the company pegged 25.1% YoY growth. IT Services adds 31 new clients in the first quarter of FY09. Employee strength stood at 95,675 employees for IT services as of June 30, 2008, which included 74,838 employees in IT business unit and 20,837 employees in BPO business unit.



Concor: Domestic blues
(Jul 17, 2008)
Topline grows by 6% YoY during 1QFY09, led mainly by the Exim business Operating margins contract marginally by 40 basis points owing to higher staff costs and other expenses Net profits have grown by 8% YoY, higher than the 5% growth in EBITDA, owing to 29% growth in other income.



Colgate: Continues to dominate
(Jul 17, 2008)
Topline grows by 16% YoY in 1QFY09 led by 11.5% YoY volume growth. Operating margins decline by 1.3% on account of higher ad and labour costs. Bottomline jumps 16% YoY (excluding the extraordinary item) for the quarter. In April 2008, it acquires a 75% stake in C. C. Healthcare, which has been manufacturing and supplying toothpowder to the company for several years, for a purchase consideration of Rs 19 m.



MindTree: Other income affects net
(Jul 17, 2008)
Topline grows by 9% QoQ during 1QFY09. Growth aided by strong performance from the IT service segment, which grew by 8.3% QoQ during 1QFY09. Operating margins expand by 2% QoQ during 1QFY09. Adds 20 new clients and 377 employees (gross basis) during 1QFY09; attrition rate at 16.3%



Biocon: All fall down
(Jul 17, 2008)
Revenues for 1QFY09 fall by 3% YoY largely due to a poor show put up by the contract research business and absence of license fees and revenues from enzymes during the quarter. EBDITA margins contract by a substantial 470 basis points (4.7%) during the quarter on the back of a considerable rise in raw material costs and R&D expenditure (both as percentage of sales). PAT tumbles by 72% YoY owing to the fall in operating profits, higher depreciation and mark to market losses incurred. If we exclude the latter, then the fall in bottomline is relatively less steeper at 24% YoY.



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' 1851 ' subscriber features found. Displaying results 1 - 10
	Cipla: Exports march ahead (Jul 18, 2008) Revenues grow by a robust 34% YoY in FY08 due to strong performances by both the domestic and export businesses. EBDITA margins expand substantially by 4.6% led by a fall in all costs (as percentage of sales). Considerable forex losses and higher interest costs restrict the bottomline growth at 17% YoY. Board recommends a dividend of Rs 2 per share (dividend yield of 1%).
	Ultratech Cement: Margins under pressure (Jul 18, 2008) Topline grows by 10% YoY, on the back of volume growth and better realisations. EBITDA margins contract by 2.4% in 1QFY09, as costs grow at a faster pace as compared to sales. imported coal prices more than doubled during the quarter resulting in a 19% YoY increase in variable costs. At the net profit level, the company's growth was a tad higher at 2.2% YoY. This was mainly on account of higher other income and lower tax outgo.
	Chennai Petro: Spectacular show (Jul 18, 2008) Topline grows by 80.9% YoY during 1QFY09 driven by gross refining margins (GRMs) of US$ 15.89 per barrel, up from US$ 8.76 per barrel last year. EBITDA margins expand to 10.4% during 1QFY09, once again led by higher GRMs. Bottomline registers a growth of 118% YoY during 1QFY09 due to expansion in operating margins and higher other income.
	IDFC: Non fund dampener (Jul 18, 2008) Interest income grows 45% YoY in 1QFY09, on the back of 42% YoY growth in advances and 12% YoY growth in disbursements. Disbursement to sanction ratio improves from 56% in 1QFY08 to 60% in 1QFY09 as incremental sanctions grow by a marginal 5% YoY. Net interest margins improve to 2.9% in 1QFY09 due to higher yields. Non-interest income drops by 2% YoY due to lower investment banking fees, although loan related fees double. Bottomline grows by 21.9% YoY despite higher provisioning.
	Satyam: Aiming higher (Jul 18, 2008) Topline grows by 8.5% QoQ during 1QFY09. Operating margins expand by 1.3% QoQ during 1QFY09, mainly on account of 3% volume growth and better utilisation as also partially due to rupee depreciation. Net profits grow by 17.3% QoQ during the first quarter of the fiscal. Management has revised estimates of FY09 revenue growth to the range of 32.0% to 34.1% from earlier projected 24% to 26% YoY. EPS is expected to grow by 26.1% to 28.2%. The attrition rate stood at 10.95% and employee strength stood at 51,643, as of 30 June 2008.
	Wipro: Maintains its margins (Jul 18, 2008) Topline grows 42.5% YoY in 1QFY09 aided by growth in IT service and product businesses. Operating margins expand by 1.1% YoY on account of better operational utilization of resources. At the net profit level, the company pegged 25.1% YoY growth. IT Services adds 31 new clients in the first quarter of FY09. Employee strength stood at 95,675 employees for IT services as of June 30, 2008, which included 74,838 employees in IT business unit and 20,837 employees in BPO business unit.
	Concor: Domestic blues (Jul 17, 2008) Topline grows by 6% YoY during 1QFY09, led mainly by the Exim business Operating margins contract marginally by 40 basis points owing to higher staff costs and other expenses Net profits have grown by 8% YoY, higher than the 5% growth in EBITDA, owing to 29% growth in other income.
	Colgate: Continues to dominate (Jul 17, 2008) Topline grows by 16% YoY in 1QFY09 led by 11.5% YoY volume growth. Operating margins decline by 1.3% on account of higher ad and labour costs. Bottomline jumps 16% YoY (excluding the extraordinary item) for the quarter. In April 2008, it acquires a 75% stake in C. C. Healthcare, which has been manufacturing and supplying toothpowder to the company for several years, for a purchase consideration of Rs 19 m.
	MindTree: Other income affects net (Jul 17, 2008) Topline grows by 9% QoQ during 1QFY09. Growth aided by strong performance from the IT service segment, which grew by 8.3% QoQ during 1QFY09. Operating margins expand by 2% QoQ during 1QFY09. Adds 20 new clients and 377 employees (gross basis) during 1QFY09; attrition rate at 16.3%
	Biocon: All fall down (Jul 17, 2008) Revenues for 1QFY09 fall by 3% YoY largely due to a poor show put up by the contract research business and absence of license fees and revenues from enzymes during the quarter. EBDITA margins contract by a substantial 470 basis points (4.7%) during the quarter on the back of a considerable rise in raw material costs and R&D expenditure (both as percentage of sales). PAT tumbles by 72% YoY owing to the fall in operating profits, higher depreciation and mark to market losses incurred. If we exclude the latter, then the fall in bottomline is relatively less steeper at 24% YoY.