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Pvt fuel retailers eye bulk business

In less than 24 hours of bulk diesel pricing being freed from the state, private sector companies have begun preparing to profit on this opportunity.The Centre decided yesterday to partially deregulate diesel prices and allowed the government oil marketing companies ( OMCs) to supply diesel to bulk consumers at market-determined prices. “The private retailers are expected to pose increasing competition for the OMCs in the bulk diesel segment. Further, the increase in diesel price is positive for city gas distribution (CGD) players, as CNG (compressed natural gas) and PNG (piped natural gas) were losing competitiveness in comparison to subsidised diesel,” said K Ravichandran, senior vice-president, corporate ratings, Icra. Hitherto private fuel retailers Essar Oil, Reliance Industries and Shell India form less than 10 per cent of the retail business. The three government-owned OMCs —Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bha...

Markets surge to multi-year highs

Markets surged to two year highs as the government decided to partially deregulate diesel prices as well as defer the implementation of the General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR), which seeks to tax foreign investors, by two years until 1 April 2016. Strong corporate numbers also boosted investor sentiments as the Sensex added 375 points or nearly 2% at 20,039. Nifty surged 113 points at 6,064. FIIs bought shares worth Rs 25087.80 crore in December 2012, according to data available with Sebi. Markets ended near the day's high on Monday as investors cheered the lower than expected inflation figures. Tuesday saw the Sensex crossing the 20,000 mark on the back of better than expected quarterly numbeers from select stocks. Markets slipped on Wednesday as comments from Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao tempered expectations of cut in key policy rate by the RBI at Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2012-13 on 29 January 2013. Weakness in global stocks also weighed on...

Air India to get benefit of Rs 480 cr from ATF purchase

Air India has struck a deal with oil companies to buy aviation turbine fuel (ATF) at a discount of about seven per cent. This would help the airline save Rs 480 crore on fuel consumption annually. According to a senior civil aviation ministry official, the discount offered by the oil companies is about Rs 5,000 a kilolitre. The discount offered to Jet Airways is about Rs 3,000 a kilolitre. The official added only German airline Lufthansa was offered a hefty discount. Discounts by oil companies depend on factors such as customer loyalty and timing of payments. In the last five months, Air India has paid its dues to oil companies on time. It is expected the carrier would pay about Rs 4,000 crore of previous dues to oil companies in April. “The oil companies were not offering us any discounts, as Air India was not paying its dues to them. Now, oil companies have re-negotiated ATF prices with Air India, as the airline’s performance has impro...

Global shares, oil prices rebound on US budget talk

World equity and oil prices rebounded on Friday after Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives said they would seek to break a budget impasse next week, while the yen hit a 31-month low against the US dollar ahead of potential asset purchases by the Bank of Japan. W orld equity and oil prices rebounded on Friday after Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives said they would seek to break a budget impasse next week, while the yen hit a 31-month low against the US dollar ahead of potential asset purchases by the Bank of Japan.  On Wall Street, the Dow and the S&P 500 posted five-year closing highs after Republicans said the House will consider a bill to raise the US debt ceiling enough to allow the country to pay its bills for another three months. The strategy would buy time for the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass a budget plan that shrinks the federal deficit.  The   Nasdaq   finished slightly lower, pulled down by a weak ear...

WABCO India standalone Dec '12 sales at Rs 221.26 crore

WABCO India has reported a sales standalone turnover of Rs 221.26 crore and a net profit of Rs 28.16 crore for the quarter ended Dec '12. WABCO India has reported a standalone sales turnover of Rs 221.26 crore and a net profit of Rs 28.16 crore for the quarter ended Dec '12. Other income for the quarter was Rs 4.23 crore. For the quarter ended Dec 2011 the standalone sales turnover was Rs 255.45 crore and net profit was Rs 37.64 crore., and other income Rs 1.91 crore. WABCO India shares closed at 1,604.00 on January 17, 2013 (NSE) and has given 9.38% returns over the last 6 months and 23.19% over the last 12 months. WABCO India Standalone Quarterly Results -------- in Rs. Cr. -------- Dec '12 Sep '12 Jun '12 Sales Turnover 221.26 250.91 249.29 Other Income 4.23 0.30 6.74 Total Income 225.49 251.20 256.03 Total Expenses 181.55 199.97 192.24 Operating Profit 39.71 50.94 57.05 Profit On Sale Of Assets -- -- -- Profit On Sale Of Investments -- -- ...

KLRF standalone Dec '12 sales at Rs 59.06 crore

KLRF has reported a standalone sales turnover of Rs 59.06 crore and a net loss of Rs 0.33 crore for the quarter ended Dec '12. KLRF has reported a standalone sales turnover of Rs 59.06 crore and a net loss of Rs 0.33 crore for the quarter ended Dec '12. Other income for the quarter was Rs 0.04 crore. For the quarter ended Dec 2011 the standalone sales turnover was Rs 51.08 crore and net loss was Rs 0.49 crore., and other income Rs 0.02 crore. KLRF shares closed at 26.15 on January 17, 2013 (NSE) and has given 10.81% returns over the last 6 months and 8.96% over the last 12 months. KLRF Standalone Quarterly Results -------- in Rs. Cr. -------- Dec '12 Sep '12 Jun '12 Sales Turnover 59.06 54.44 49.18 Other Income 0.04 0.11 0.04 Total Income 59.09 54.55 49.22 Total Expenses 56.45 49.47 45.33 Operating Profit 2.61 4.97 3.85 Profit On Sale Of Assets -- -- -- Profit On Sale Of Investments -- -- -- Gain/Loss On Foreign Exchange -- -- -- VRS Adjustm...

M&M Financial Q3 profit rises 36% to Rs 216 cr, stock down

Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services' consolidated net profit grew by 35.8 percent year-on-year to Rs 216 crore in the third quarter of current financial year 2012-13. N on-banking finance company  Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services  ' consolidated net profit grew by 35.8 percent year-on-year to Rs 216 crore in the third quarter of current financial year 2012-13.  Consolidated income from operations rose by 38.4 percent to Rs 1,057.3 crore from Rs 764 crore during the same period. The stock has been under pressure despite strong numbers. Profit booking could be the reason as stock had rallied 2.8 percent on Thursday. On Friday, shares fell nearly one percent to Rs 1,124.90 at 14:35 hours IST on Bombay Stock Exchange . Source : Moneycontrol