Wipro's consolidated net profit rose 4% to Rs 2190 crore on 10% in increase in gross revenue to Rs 12240 crore in Q1 June 2015 over Q1 June 2014. The results are as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015.
IT services revenue rose 1.1% to $1,794.1 million in Q1 June 2015 over Q4 March 2015. Wipro expects revenue from its IT services business to be in the range of $1,821 million to $1,857 million in Q2 September 2015. Wipro added 36 new customers in Q1 June 2015.
Commenting on the company's first quarter results, T K Kurien, Member of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of Wipro said that Wipro continued to win deals which deploy Wipro HOLMES, which is its Artificial Intelligence platform to drive down costs for customers. Designit's design capabilities in synergy with Wipro's scale in technology services will position Wipro uniquely in Digital, as an integrated design & technology player, Kurien said. It may be recalled that Wipro had early this month announced the acquisition of Designit, one of the largest independent global strategic design firms.
Net profit of GAIL (India) fell 31.74% to Rs 424.14 crore on 6.65% decline in total income to Rs 12643.86 crore in Q1 June 2015 over Q1 June 2014. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015. GAIL (India) said that the decline in profit was mainly due to lower price realization of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), other liquid hydrocarbons and petrochemicals and reduced production of LPG, reduced production of petrochemicals due to shut down in Pata petrochemical plant and increase in interest and depreciation charges due to commissioning of petrochemical expansion.
There was no subsidy sharing burden for GAIL (India) in Q1 June 2015. The company had shared Rs 500 crore towards LPG subsidy in Q1 June 2014.
Bank of Baroda will be in focus after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday, 23 July 2015, announced removal of Bank of Baroda from caution list for the purpose of purchases of the shares of the state-run bank by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). The RBI said that the aggregate share holding by FIIs/Registered Foreign Portfolio Investors (RFPIs)/Non Resident Indian (NRI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) under Portfolio Investment Scheme in Bank of Baroda has gone below the prescribed threshold caution limit under the extant FDI policy. Hence, the restrictions placed on the purchase of shares of the state-run bank are withdrawn with immediate effect, the RBI said. As per current norms, the ceiling on investment by FIIs/Registered Foreign Portfolio Investors (RFPIs)/Non Resident Indian (NRI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) under Portfolio Investment Scheme is 20% for all state-run banks in India.
United Spirits reported net profit of Rs 19.92 crore in Q1 June 2015 as against net loss of Rs 61.83 crore in Q1 June 2014. Total income rose 10.65% to Rs 2020.11 crore in Q1 June 2015 over Q1 June 2014. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization) jumped 46.6% to Rs 202 crore in Q1 June 2015 over Q1 June 2014. EBITDA margin stood at 10.1% in Q1 June 2015, recording an increase of 2.4% from the EBIDTA margin in the corresponding period in the previous year.
Under the distribution and manufacturing agreements approved in January 2015, the company during Q1 June 2015 started the direct distribution/sales of relevant Diageo brands in India. This has resulted in the generation of net sales revenue of Rs 42 crore in Q1 June 2015, positively impacting the net sales growth by 2.4%, United Spirits said.
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Steel Strips Wheels announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015, that a meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on 1 August 2015, to consider and approve raising of funds upto an amount of Rs 100 crore by way of qualified institutions placement (QIP) to qualified institutional buyer. The board will also consider un-audited financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2015 on that day.
National Buildings Construction Corporation announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015, that the company has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) for re-development of IIPA campus at IP estate, New Delhi at an estimated amount of Rs 435 crore.
Gammon India announced after market hours yesterday, 23 July 2015, that the company has been served with a copy of petition filed by Sadbhav Engineering with the CLB, Mumbai against the company, its subsidiary Gammon Infrastructure Projects and others seeking relief in relation to alleged acts of oppression & mismanagement in the affairs of Mumbai Nasik Expressway, the company's step down subsidiary. The company is examining the petition and will contest it. The exchanges will be kept informed of any further development, Gammon India said.
Reliance Industries and Axis Bank are scheduled to announce their Q1 June 2015 result today, 24 July 2015.
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