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Homegrown FMCG firm Emami Ltd on Friday reported a 59.44 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 22.75 crore for the March quarter due to decline in sales because of coronavirus-induced lockdown. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 56.09 crore during the January-March quarter of 2018-19,Emami said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was down 16.81 per cent to Rs 532.68 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 640.35 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. The pandemic and the lockdown led to a sharp decline in consumption due to rising unemployment and a significant drop in demand from low-income groups, the Kolkata-based firm said. This led the consumers shift towards more essential items like food, groceries and hygiene products thereby affecting the sale of its discretionary line of products. All these developments arising out of an unprecedented and extraordinary environment that prevailed across the globe, impac
Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said its consolidated net income plummeted 78.44 percent to Rs 368.43 crore in the quarter to September as the volumes fell sharply even though the automaker could maintain strong margins. On a standalone basis, the company did better with a net income of Rs 1,355 crore, down 23.8 percent, thanks to a relatively better show by the tractor arm. Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 23,935.93 crore, down almost 6 percent from a year ago, of which automotive revenue stood at Rs 12,058.79 crore, down from Rs 14,330.54 crore and farm equipment revenue stood at Rs 5,369.89 crore marginally down from Rs 5,451.20 crore, pulling down it pretax profit by over 13.7 percent to Rs 702 crore. During the quarter, its automotive volume dipped 21 percent to 1,10,824 from 1,41,163 units, while tractor sales stood at 68,359 units, down 6 percent from 73,012 units, while the industry volume plunged 10 percent. Despite this, the company marginally improved its ..