TOP CORPORATE NEWS 08 August 2014

·        SBI surprises street, Q1 profit rises 3% to Rs 3349 cr

State Bank of India surprised street with the first quarter (April-June) net profit rising 3.3 percent year-on-year to Rs 3,349 crore on higher net interest income though it was impacted by higher provisions, tax cost and lower other income. Net profit in the year-ago period was Rs 3,241.08 crore. The growth in profitability was for the first time in last six quarters.

·        M&M Q1 standalone profit beats estimate

Mahindra and Mahindra has reported a 4.3 percent growth in first quarter (April-June) profit at Rs 896.4 crore compared to Rs 859.8 crore in same quarter last year driven by operational performance.

·        Siemens bags orders from Reliance Industries for supply of steam turbines

Siemens announced that it has received orders for approximately Rs 228 crores from Reliance Industries Ltd for supply of four 600 Steam Turbogenerator units for its Jamnagar Refinery.

·        Chambal Fertilisers Q1 PAT declines 28% to Rs 80.8 cr

Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Q1FY15 (April-June) net profit declined 28.5 percent to Rs 80.8 crore from Rs 113 crore in a year ago period. Net sales of the company were up 18 percent at Rs 1,994 crore versus Rs 1,687 crore, Y-o-Y.