Key benchmark indices could fall today, 1 June 2015, tracking weakness in other Asian markets. Trading of CNX Nifty futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could fall 17.50 points at the opening bell.
Foreign portfolio investors bought shares worth a net Rs 2284.30 crore on Friday, 29 May 2015, as per provisional data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 2267.88 crore on Friday, 29 May 2015, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges.
Among corporate announcements, on a consolidated basis, Larsen & Toubro (L&T)'s net profit fell 27.11% to Rs 2070 crore in Q4 March 2015 on the higher base net profit of Rs 2840 crore in Q4 March 2014, which included a one-time write back. The consolidated gross revenue rose 3.8% to Rs 28275 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014, registering a modest growth as certain sectoral constraints slowed down the pace of execution.
On a consolidated basis, L&T's net profit fell 2.79% to Rs 4765 crore in the year ended March 2015 over the year ended March 2014, mainly due to challenges faced during execution of international projects in the hydrocarbon sector. Infrastructure and Services businesses of the group, however, recorded healthy increase in the PAT, thereby limiting year on year (y-o-y) decline in overall net profit for the year at 2.8%. Moreover, net profit of the previous year included a one-time write back of Rs 664 crore on account of amortization charge of toll road projects. Neutralizing this high base effect, the net profit for the year ended March 2015 shows an increase.
L&T said it was successful in garnering fresh orders worth Rs 155367 crore at consolidated level during the year ended March 2015, recording an impressive y-o-y growth of 22%. The order inflow growth was driven by domestic orders across businesses. The International orders during the year at Rs 39116 crore constituted lower share at 25% of the order inflow, as the company was selective in pursuing international opportunities. The company said that 55% of the total order inflow during the year was secured by the Infrastructure segment.
The order intake for Q4 March 2015 was also higher at Rs 47582 crore recording a y-o-y growth of 39%. International order inflow during the quarter was at Rs 11364 crore constituted 24% of the order inflow for the quarter.
Consolidated order book of the group stood at Rs 232649 crore as at 31 March 2015, higher by 28% on a y-o-y basis. International order book constituted 26% of the total order book.
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In its outlook, L&T said that subdued investment climate during the year 2014-15 limited opportunities for capital goods and infrastructure sector in India. Initiatives which could potentially trigger investment interest in core sectors were time consuming. The government is expected to address the policy hurdles by accelerating decision making and by enhancing the ease of doing business.
Meanwhile, the global recovery has been slow. Sharp decline in oil prices and persisting geo-political uncertainties in the Middle East Region have impacted the investment momentum. Several currencies have depreciated against the the US dollar causing changes in the competitive landscape, L&T added.
Though demand in short-term remains impacted, the reform process in India is expected to gain ground in the medium term. Faster implementation of crucial projects and de-bottlenecking of stalled projects will help revive the growth momentum. The Government's focus on infrastructure development, manufacturing of defence equipment, fast tracking power and mining sector reforms and providing thrust to Make in India programme are positive indicators for the company. Further, progress on major reforms like land acquisition and GST should significantly improve the sentiment, L&T said.
The company is well placed to benefit early as sustainable growth opportunities emerge over the next few years, L&T added.
On a consolidated basis, Cipla's net profit fell 0.4% to Rs 259.66 crore on 20.8% rise in total income to Rs 3153.89 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014. Cipla said that the current year figures included the relevant results of the company's subsidiaries from the date they became subsidiary of the company and therefore the corresponding figures for the previous period are not comparable. The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 29 May 2015.
Cipla's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 24% to Rs 508 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014.
Cipla's domestic sales grew by 20.7% to Rs 1086 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014 largely on account of growth in Respiratory, Anti-infectives, Cardiac and Gastro Intestinal therapies.
Cipla's exports of formulations increased by 29.7% to Rs 1690 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014. Exports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) declined 14.58% to Rs 205 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014.
On a consolidated basis, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' net profit fell 44% to Rs 888.05 crore on 53.8% surge in total income to Rs 6540.74 crore in Q4 March 2015 over Q4 March 2014. The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 29 May 2015.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said that the financials for Q4 March 2015 include the impact of the merger of the erstwhile Ranbaxy Laboratories into the company, and hence are not strictly comparable.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' EBITDA stood at Rs 880 crore resulting in EBITDA margin of 14.3% in Q4 March 2015. EBITDA as well as net profit were adversely impacted by a few items, relating to professional charges, harmonization of policies of erstwhile Ranbaxy with the company, etc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said. The impact of these items appearing above EBITDA was approximately 10% of net sales and on items appearing below EBITDA was approximately 7% of net sales, the company said.
Sales of branded prescription formulations in India was Rs 1569 crore in Q4 March 2015. Sales in the US were $488 million in Q4 March 2015. Sales in emerging markets were $123 million for Q4 March 2015. Formulation sales in Rest of World (ROW) markets excluding US and Emerging Markets were $84 million in Q4 March 2015.
Dilip Shanghvi, Managing Director of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' said that post the completion of the merger, the company has commenced the integration of Ranbaxy. The company's performance was impacted due to various one-time charges, mainly on account of the Ranbaxy merger as well as due to price erosion for some products in the US. It also reflected the impact of supply constraints related to the on-going remediation efforts at some of the company's facilities, Dilip Shanghvi said. The company is pledged to being 100% cGMP compliant and is fully responsible towards customers and patients across the world for quality products, he added.
Shares of Hero MotoCorp turn ex-dividend today, 1 June 2015 for final dividend of Rs 30 per share for the year ended 31 March 2015.
The Union Cabinet on Saturday, 30 May 2015, gave its approval to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015. Changes in the provisions of the 2013 land acquisition Act will facilitate farmers to get better compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement benefits in lieu of land compulsorily acquired by the appropriate Government, according to a government statement. The government first issued the Ordinance in December which was re-promulgated in April. It was observed that some provisions of the 2013 land acquisition Act were making the implementation of the Act difficult and this made it necessary to bring changes in the Act, while safeguarding the interest of farmers and affected families in cases of land acquisition, according to the government statement. In addition, procedural difficulties in the acquisition of lands required for important national projects required to be mitigated. In order to remove them, certain amendments were made in the Act while further strengthening the provisions to protect the interests of the 'affected families'. In view of the urgency, these were brought about by an Ordinance on 31 December 2014. Subsequently, on 10 March 2015, the Lok Sabha passed the Amendment Bill to replace the Ordinance. The Amendment Bill passed by the Lok Sabha includes some further changes to the Ordinance. However, the Bill could not be taken up for consideration in the Rajya Sabha as the Rajya Sabha was adjourned on 20 March 2015.
Meanwhile, economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut its benchmark lending rate viz. the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% after a monetary policy review this week. Economists expect rate cut from the central bank in an attempt to kick-start the economy which has been showing signs of decelerating. The RBI is scheduled to announce the outcome of its second bi-monthly monetary policy review for the year 2015-16 at 11:00 IST tomorrow, 2 June 2015.
Telecom, cement and pharma stocks led rally as key benchmark indices surged on the last trading session of the week on Friday, 29 May 2015. The S&P BSE Sensex garnered 321.73 points or 1.17% to settle at 27,828.44, its highest closing level since 22 May 2015.
Most Asian shares were trading lower today, 1 June 2015. Key indices in Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Japan were down by 0.36% to 0.87%. Key indices in China and Hong Kong were up 0.74% to 2.21%.
US stocks edged lower on Friday, 29 May 2015, weighed down by fresh worries about Greece and its likelihood to secure a deal with its international creditors and data that showed continued weakness in the US economy. The government reported on Friday that the economy contracted 0.7% in the first quarter. That was worse than its initial estimate of growth of 0.2%.
Also weighing on stocks was a decline in the Chicago Business Barometer, commonly known as the Chicago PMI, a survey of Chicago-area purchasing managers that provides insight into companies' business plans. The Chicago PMI shrank to 46.2 this month from 52.3 in the prior one. By moving below the 50-point threshold, the indicator signals that the economy shrank for the region.
Separately Friday, a reading on consumer sentiment showed US consumer optimism in May was higher than expected but still down sharply from the end-of-April reading. The University of Michigan final May sentiment index came in at 90.7, up from the unexpectedly weak preliminary reading of 88.6. Both May numbers are down sharply from the end-April reading of 95.9. The index reached an 11-year high of 98.1 in January.
Meanwhile in Europe, Greece is scheduled to repay euro 1.6 billion ($1.76 billion) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between June 5-19.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde reportedly said in an interview to German newspaper that she considers a Greek exit from the eurozone a possibility, but such a step probably wouldn't mean the end of the euro. Ms. Lagarde also contradicted recent statements out of Greece indicating the country and its creditors are close to an agreement on funding.
Greece, which is feared to be running out of cash, needs to cut a deal to unlock its next round of bailout funds.
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