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Source: Live Mint Competition in India’s paints sector is becoming cut-throat amid subdued demand. To protect their market share, incumbent paint companies are enhancing brand visibility and distribution, hurting the sector’s profitability. The aggregate Ebitda margin of five key listed paint makers fell year-on-year for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4FY25, showed IIFL Securities data. The…
Source: Live Mint Asian Paints Ltd is caught in a double whammy of weak demand and increased competition from new and existing companies. This severely hurt the paint maker’s crucial decorative paints business and FY25 ended up being one of its worst years in a long time. Consolidated net profit after minority interest at ₹3,667…
Source: Live Mint Q4 results 2025: The earnings season for Indian companies will set to continue as more than 70 companies will announce their March quarter results next week. “We expect the market to consolidate in a broad range with a positive bias. Stock-specific action is likely to dominate the market, although some volatility may…
Source: Live Mint View Full Image Source: TradingView AB Infrabuild operates in the infrastructure and construction sector, which has seen robust growth due to government initiatives and increased spending on urban development projects. The company’s stock has delivered impressive returns, with a 113% gain over the past year, outperforming its sector peers. In the December…
Source: Live Mint Dividend stocks India: Infosys Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, UltraTech Cement Ltd, Asian Paints Ltd and Coforge Ltd are the five dividend stocks to declare interim dividend in the coming months April to May 2025. HDFC Bank has announced that a meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled to be held on…
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market continued its downward trajectory for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, weighed down by weak global cues. Benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, declined over 0.5% on February 21, driven by heavy selling in auto, pharmaceutical, financial, and FMCG stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 560 points…
Source: Live Mint Amid worries of heightened competitive intensity, Berger Paints India Ltd’s decorative paints business saw 7.4% year-on-year volume growth in the December quarter (Q3FY25) – the highest among its listed peers. Growth was driven by increased sales of low-value products such as texture paints, tile adhesive and admixture, coupled with earlier price cuts…
Source: Live Mint On September 27, Indian equity benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, climbed to new record highs. The Nifty50 reached a record high of 26,277.35 but closed the trading session in red with a decline of 37.13 points, or 0.14 per cent, settling at 26,178.95. Meanwhile, BSE Sensex index reached an…
Source: Live Mint Share prices of paint companies remain under pressure, with Asian Paints, Berger Paints and Indigo Paints having declined up to 7% in the last five trading sessions. The concerns around the profitability of paint companies have increased with the depreciation in the rupee as that can lead to higher costs for petroleum…
Source: Live Mint Asian Paints share price will be in focus on Wednesday after the state-run insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) raised its stake in the company, LIC announced that it has increased its investment in Asian Paints to 7% through open market purchases, at an average cost of ₹2,891.25 per share…
