13 July 2008

Q1 2009 Results: IFCI, SouthIndian Bk, Edelweiss Etc

IFCI net profit declines 38.80% in the June 2008 quarter

Net profit of IFCI declined 38.80% to Rs 151.07 crore in the quarter ended June 2008 as against Rs 246.86 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2007. Sales declined 11.56% to Rs 309.48 crore in the quarter ended June 2008 as against Rs 349.95 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2007.

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Geojit reports 55% drop in net

Geojit Financial Services reported a 55 per cent drop in its standalone net profit at Rs 4.93 crore against Rs 10.96 crore in the same year ago quarter. Total income rose 12.5 per cent to Rs 39.52 crore (Rs 35.12 crore). Total expenditure however rose 36 per cent to Rs 32.71 crore from Rs 24.03 crore. Operational costs rose because of the company’s continuing expansion of its branch network, and this is expected to produce results over the next two quarters, said a company statement.
Geojit’s consolidated net profit fell by 41.3 per cent to Rs 7.1 crore (Rs 12.1 crore).
(The company had made a profit of Rs 4.74 crore from sale of non-trade investments during the same period last year.)“The fall in profit before tax after adjusting for the Exceptional Item is therefore only 22.6 per cent,” said the statement. The consolidated total income for the quarter rose 13.4 per cent to Rs 47.34 crore (Rs 41.75 crore).
The company’s income from other operations increased to Rs 43.82 crore from Rs 37.90 crore.
The diluted EPS of the company decreased to Rs 0.33 from Rs 0.56. Geojit’s joint venture with BNP Paribas for institutional broking will commence operations in the current quarter, said the statement.The shares of the company closed at Rs 39.6 on Friday, 0.88 per cent down from its previous close.
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Edelweiss standalone net down 10%
Broking firm Edelweiss Capital reported a 10 per cent drop in standalone net profit at Rs 6.78 crore as against Rs 7.5 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. The company’s total income stood at Rs 56.63 crore, up from Rs 30.69 crore in the year-ago period. The company got listed on the stock exchanges in December last year.
The consolidated net profit for the same period rose 52 per cent to Rs 63.78 crore (Rs 41.93 crore). The total income increased 87 per cent from Rs 143.74 crore to Rs 268.93 crore

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South Indian Bank net profit rises 27.16% in the June 2008 quarter

Net profit of South Indian Bank rose 27.16% to Rs 38.62 crore in the quarter ended June 2008 as against Rs 30.37 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2007. Total operating income rose 24.82% to Rs 371.61 crore in the quarter ended June 2008 as against Rs 297.71 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2007.

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Garware-Wall Ropes net profit rises 23.23% in the June 2008 quarter


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