Indian Corporate – Rising from the Bottom

In December 2009 quarter, Indian companies recovered all the profits that it had lost in December 2008 quarter due to global factors (economic slowdown & liquidity crisis), on back of YoY sales growth of 20%. We will have a look at Sectoral Performance of the Indian industry to get an overview on how the bounce back has been.

Auto Sector is the best performing sector, and illustrated ‘Total Cost Control’. Profits scaled to new peaks, (almost knocked down to zero profitability in Dec-08). Auto Ancillaries displayed similar trend. (more…)

Reliance’s Lyondell Basell bid rejected – Implications

Despite Lyondell Basell being a strategic fit, the bid not going through is a better outcome, as it saves Reliance Industries Limited from getting drawn into a bidding war and thus potentially over-paying for the assets. Also, LB would have added more deep cyclical earnings to RIL at a time when RIL’s gas business is improving the company’s earnings profile by adding a more steady cash flow. If RIL has to add cyclicality in order to grow, we believe E&P makes more sense, either for supply security of its 1.24mn b/d refining capacity or for entry into (more…)

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