The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 20, 2005

Murli Agro net up 87 pc in 2004-05
MURLI Agro Products Ltd, a manufacturer of paper and solvent extraction, has reported an 87 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 14.28 crore for the financial year 2004-05 from Rs 7.63 crore for the previous year. Sales turnover for the year ... More

Thomas Cook Q2 net down 29 pc
THOMAS Cook (India) Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 3.22 crore in the second quarter ended April 30, 2005, down 29 per cent from Rs 4.52 crore recorded in the previous corresponding quarter. Revenue for the quarter under review was at Rs ... More

CHEMICALS

Hikal Q4 net rises 23% to Rs 11.52 cr
HIKAL Ltd has reported a 23 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 11.52 crore (Rs 9.37 crore) for the quarter ended March 2005. The company has declared a total dividend of 65 per cent, which includes an interim dividend of 30 per cent given ... More

PETROLEUM

BPCL Q4 net down 15 pc at Rs 351 cr
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Ltd has reported a 15 per cent drop in fourth quarter profit. The company on Thursday declared a second interim dividend of Rs 7.50 a share, taking its total dividend up to Rs 12.50 a share. Net profit for quarter ... More

STEEL

Tata Steel Q4 net rises 44 pc, to pay Rs 13
TATA Steel today reported a 44.47 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 2005 to Rs 908.58 crore from Rs 628.88 crore in the corresponding previous period. Net sales/income from operations was up 20.76 per cent at Rs 3,864.65 ... More

SILK

Himatsingka net down 8 pc
BANGALORE: Himatsingka Seide has reported an 8 per cent drop in its net profit while its revenues grew by 2 per cent for the year-ended March 31, 2005, over the previous year. The Himatsingka reported a net profit of was at Rs 46.4 ... More

LIFE INSURANCE

Tata AIG General PBT up 236%
TATA AIG General Insurance has announced a profit before tax of Rs 24.4 crore for the year ended March 31, 2005, a 236 per cent growth from the earlier year's Rs 7.3 crore. The profit after tax was Rs 12.2 crore. The premium income at Rs 469 ... More

PRIVATE BANKS

Strong retail growth helps Centurion Bank
CENTURION Bank has posted a net profit of Rs 9.6 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005, against a loss of Rs 97.7 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, on account of strong retail growth, halving of NPAs and increase in ... More

ING Vysya Bank posts Rs 38-cr loss in '04-05
ING Vysya Bank ended the financial year 2004-05 with a red inked bottom line, incurring a loss of Rs 38.18 crore. The bank had posted a profit of Rs 59 crore in 2003-04. However, it made a small profit of Rs 4.69 crore for the fourth quarter ... More