Chennai-based TVS Motor Company has announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 2008 reporting net loss of Rs 95.86 lakh.

The company posted a net profit worth Rs 5.83 crore during the corresponding period in 2007-08.

It witnessed decline of 2% in net sales, which stood at Rs 852.82 crore as compared to Rs 875.02 crore in same period last year.

The total income of the company during the third quarter was Rs 868 crore as against Rs 889 crore for the same period last year.

A decline by 64% in the net profit of Kotak Mahindra Bank to Rs 130.9 crore for the quarter ended December 2008 compared to the year-ago period was reported by the bank today.

Due to weak liquidity and lower advances, the quarter registered fall in the total income of the bank. Total income fell by 32.14 per cent to Rs 1,684.75 crore during the quarter under consideration, from Rs 2,482.72 crore in the same period.

It was recently informed by India's largest listed company, Reliance Industries Ltd that the company's quarterly earnings sank by 9.8%, which is its first drop in three years. However, the forecasts have been beaten by the company as refining margin eased less than expected.

It is being hoped by Reliance, which is India's largest petrochemical producer and refiner that the good times for the company will commence in the second half of February when it will start generating 30-40 million cubic metres of natural gas a day from its deep-sea fields off India's east coast.

Software firm MindTree Ltd expects improvement in its operating margin for the financial year 2009 and revised its earnings guidance forecasts. The company said, "Members of the investor community have drawn attention to this. We have taken a fresh look at our EBITDA guidance and updated our estimates."

Stock price of the Vijay Mallya-promoted United Spirits witnessed steep decline of 30 per cent in the recent trading at Bombay Stock Exchange. The development came a day after the company announced its financial results for third quarter ended December 31, 08.

The company posted 65.29% decline in its net profit that adversely hit investor's confidence in the volatile market. Experts believe that its revenue may further drop amid tough conditions of financial market.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 08. It posted 5 per cent growth rate in revenue which stood at Rs 5,456 million in December. Its year to year revenue posted 27% increase as compared same period last year.