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Welspun One Logistics Parks launches second fund of Rs 2,000 crore

Welspun One Logistics Parks, an integrated fund and development management platform focused on warehousing and industrial realty, on Monday launched its second fund of Rs 2,000 crore, including a green shoe option of Rs 1,000 crore. Welspun launched the first fund in early 2021 and had got capital commitments worth Rs 500 crore from high net-worth investors and family offices and the capital was invested in companies, aggregating to 6.5 million squre feet and it expects to deliver 50 per cent of the portfolio by mid-2023, the company said in a statement. It said the second fund has the largest development plan of 8-12 million square feet across tier 1 & 2 cities and also in-city projects in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. The warehousing industry is now a fully integrated priority sector. Owing to the favourable policy changes, this asset class has drawn significant interest of national investors, said Balkrishan Goenka, chairman of the Welspun group. He also claimed that Welspun One

Textiles major Welspun India Q3 net profit declines 66.55% to Rs 43.83 cr

Home textiles major Welspun India on Monday reported a 66.55 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 43.83 crore in the third quarter ended December 2022, impacted by lower sales. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 131.06 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Welspun India said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 1,904.05 crore as against Rs 2,437.92 crore in the year-ago period, it added. "The global environment remained challenging during Q3 FY23 due to inflation and slowdown across our key markets," Welspun Group Chairman B K Goenka said. Despite the challenges, he said, "Our domestic consumer business continued to consolidate its leadership position with 'Welspun' brand footprint at over 10,600 outlets and clocking its highest ever quarterly revenues during the quarter, growing in excess of 39 per cent YoY." During the quarter, the home textiles segment clocked a revenue of Rs 1,757.50 cro

Welspun India reports 68% drop in Q3 profit due to rising inflation

Analysts had, on average, expected a profit of 609.5 million rupees, according to Refinitiv IBES data

Welspun India expects revenue to cross over 60% to Rs 15,000 crore in FY26

Home textiles major Welspun India expects revenue to cross the Rs 15,000 crore-mark by FY26, growing around 60 per cent in the next three years, according to a regulatory filing. The firm, which also operates in segments such as flooring solutions, advanced textiles, retail, hospitality, and wellness is looking at "multiple drivers for growth" in the domestic market besides strengthening the export market. In an investor presentation, Welspun India said it is poised to grow at "3X of the market growth rate" in the domestic textile market. Overall, Welspun India said, "FY26 expected to be upwards of Rs 15,000 crore at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 24 per cent (over FY23 expected)." Export is expected to play a key role in the company meeting its targets. Welspun India, which is a prominent player in terry towels and sheets, said though the Indian cotton prices remained considerably out-priced against competing global peers for a large part of FY22, from October onwards it

Welspun India's Q2 net profit down 96% at Rs 8.33 cr due to high input cost

Home textiles major Welspun India Ltd on Tuesday reported a 95.86 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 8.33 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, mainly due to high input costs. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 201.50 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Welspun India said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations slipped 15.04 per cent to Rs 2,113.46 crore during the quarter under review. It was Rs 2,487.63 crore in the year-ago period. The company's total expenses in the September quarter fell 4.29 per cent to Rs 2,122.85 crore. Its revenue from home textiles was Rs 2,011.41 crore and Rs 159.59 crore from the flooring segment. Welspun Group Chairman BK Goenka said: "In view of the macro environment that continues to be challenging, the Company's operating and financial performance demonstrates the trust it enjoys among its global customers. This is evident in the growth registered by the company's brands portfolio and

Welspun bid for ABG Shipyard among highest for assets under liquidation

Gujarat govt welcomes the winning offer which could boost ship building activity under the new 2019 port policy

High cotton prices to spoil apparel stocks' outlook in near-term: Analysts

At the bourses, shares of textile stocks like KPR Mills, Welspun India, and Vardhman Textiles have tumbled up to 45 per cent so far this year.

Rupee breaches 80: Watch out these levels on forex-sensitive Infy, IndiGo

Among select export-oriented shares, Aurobindo Pharma seems well placed on the charts with a potential upside of 9 per cent in the near term.

Delhivery set to expand infra footprint in Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru

Ties up with Welspun for a 700,000 sq ft mega-gateway in Greater Mumbai, and with GMR for one million-plus sq ft in Bengaluru; both will be operational by 2023

Agnipath scheme golden opportunity to engage personnel: Welspun chairman

Welspun Chairman BK Goenka on Tuesday said the Centre's Agnipath scheme is a golden opportunity for the industry to engage highly skilled, disciplined and talented personnel

Actis to buy $400-million road assets from India's Welspun Group

'The buyout firm is in advanced talks for the assets and is set to beat out a number of rival bidders'

Welspun India to raise Rs 500 crore via non-convertible debentures

Welspun India is part of Welspun Group, a conglomerate that has business interests in sectors including line pipes, home textile products, infrastructure, warehousing, steel, oil and gas

Homes textiles major Welspun India Q3 net falls 25% to Rs 131 crore

Homes textiles major Welspun India Ltd reported a 25 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 131.06 crore for the third quarter ended December 2021.

Welspun India and Birlasoft rewarded investors by doubling wealth in 2021

Shares of Welspun India rose from Rs 68 at the start of the year to Rs 142 at Wednesday's close

Welspun India Q2 consolidated net profit up 7.2% at Rs 201.50 crore

Home textiles major Welspun India Ltd on Wednesday reported a 7.23 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 201.50 crore for the second quarter ended September 30

Stocks to Watch: Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech, Dish Tv, HDFC Bank, Zee

IT stocks will be in focus this morning, as market participants react to Infosys, Wipro and MindTree numbers. Thereafter, the focus will shift to HCL Technologies earnings

Welspun India to invest Rs 800 cr on capacity enhancement over next 2 years

Welspun India has said it is looking to invest around Rs 800 crore on capacity expansion of its home textiles and flooring businesses over the next two years. Welspun India, the country's largest home textiles manufacturer, would invest Rs 656.5 crore on its home textiles business expansion during FY'22-23. Its plans include augmenting its towel manufacturing capacity by 20 per cent to meet the growing demand from the overseas customers. The board of the company in a meeting held on Saturday approved plans to augment towel manufacturing capacity at its Anjar, Kutch (Gujarat)-based plant to 1,02,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the existing 85,400 MTPA. "Keeping in view the recent trend of customers focus to track the entire value chain i.e., 'Farm to Shelf', the board has approved an investment in 40 looms for towel fabric at Anjar which represents 7 per cent of installed capacity," said Welspun India in a late night regulatory filing. While for its Vapi, Valsad (Gujarat) ba

Welspun India Q4 net surges 48%, announces Rs 200 crore share buyback

The total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 2,173.56 crore as against Rs 1,664.46 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago

Welspun India spurts 10% on rating upgrades by India Ratings

The upgrade reflects WIL's better-than-Ind-Ra-expected balance sheet deleveraging through a strong operational performance

BSE Smallcap index hits new high; HLE Glascoat zooms 108% in a month

In past one month, the BSE Smallcap index outperformed the market by surging 9 per cent, as compared to 4.7 per cent gain in the Midcap and 0.53 per cent risen in the benchmark Sensex.