Company Results

SBI clocks 37% rise in Q3 net at Rs 2,478 crore

SBI clocks 37% rise in Q3 net at Rs 2,478 croreIndia's major public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) has reported a 37% surge in its standalone net profit for the three month period ended December 31, 2008.

The bank has posted a net profit of Rs 2,478.42 crore as compared to Rs 1,808.64 crore for the same quarter year-ago (Dec 2007).

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, SBI informed that its total income for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 zoomed to Rs 21,255.90 crore as compared to Rs
15,364 crore during the corresponding quarter of the last year.

RCom to cut expenditures to maintain high growth

RCom to cut expenditures to maintain high growth  India's largest CDMA operator, Reliance Communications (RCOM) announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008. The company reported marginal increase of 2.7 per cent in net profit during the period.

The Anil Ambani-promoted company reported significant decline in revenue from the wireless and broadband business segments.

HCL posts 12 per cent increase in net profit for Q3

HCL posts 12 per cent increase in net profit for Q3Leading software exporter of country, HCL Technologies announced its quarterly results for the period ending December 3, 2008. It posted 12.1 per cent increase in net profit for the third quart of current financial year.

The company signed many deals in technology, manufacturing and life science sector during the period which helped to increase its business and revenue. The company added new clients including Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Xerox, Cisco and Viacom during the period.

Gigantic Loss for 2008 reported by AMD

Gigantic Loss for 2008 reported by AMDIn the midst of economic meltdown, chipmaker AMD had been making hard efforts competing with rival chipmakers. However nothing seems to be helping for AMD, which otherwise is the second largest chipmaker of the world and has gained significant market share in various markets across the world.

This seems quite evident from the company's Q4 2008 and fiscal 2008 earnings reports, which show enormous losses. The margins are lower for AMD and the decline in sales has caused more trouble for the company.

TVS Motor Q3 Net Falls To Rs 95.86 Lakh

TVS Motor Q3 Net Falls To Rs 95.86 LakhChennai-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.

Kotak Mahindra Bank's standalone PAT at Rs 71cr for Q3FY09

Kotak Mahindra Bank's standalone PAT at Rs 71cr for Q3FY09A 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.

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