BSE Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare, Mahanagar Gas were among top 10 newsmaker on Wednesday - full list!

BSE Ltd.: Up 7.73%

The shares of the company closed in the green at Rs 2,238.00  with a gain of 7.73 per cent as per the domestic stock exchange NSE. BSE has reported an 87.7% YoY jump in consolidated profit at Rs 61 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. It had posted a net profit of Rs 32.5 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal. Revenue from operations grew 59.9% YoY to Rs 193 crore against Rs 121 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 57.5 crore, up 1,816.7% YoY from Rs 3 crore posted last year. The margin improved to 29.8% in Q3FY22 against 2.5% posted in Q3FY21. Besides, the board has approved bonus at the ratio of 2:1, i.e., 2 Equity Shares for every 1 Equity Shares held. Source: Reuters

 

Aster DM Healthcare: Up 4.66%

The shares of the company closed in the green at Rs 193.00  with a gain of 4.66 per cent as per NSE. As per BSE, the shares of the company closed in green at Rs 192.15 with a gain of 3.72 per cent. The healthcare company has reported a 61% YoY rise in the consolidated profit at Rs 148.34 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, against a profit of Rs 92.42 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations grew 18.9% YoY to Rs 2,649.56 crore against Rs 2,227.61 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 397.06 crore, up 21% YoY from Rs 327.93 crore posted last year. The margin grew to 14.99% in Q3FY22 against 14.72% posted in Q3FY21. Source: asterhealthcare.com

 

JK Paper: Up 3.61%

The shares of the company closed above 3 per cent at both the exchanges. It closed in the green at Rs 243.65 with a gain of 3.61 per cent as per BSE. As per NSE, the shares closed in green at Rs 242.45 with a gain of 3.17 per cent. One of the leading paper manufacturing companies in India JK Paper has reported a 132.3% YoY rise in the consolidated profit at Rs 151 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, against Rs 65 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations grew 37.4% YoY to Rs 1,024 crore against Rs 745 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 252 crore, up 61.5% YoY from Rs 156 crore posted last year. The margin improved to 24.6% in Q3FY22 against 20.9% posted in Q3FY21. Besides, the board has approved raising up to Rs 100 crore via NCDs. Source: jkpaper.com

 

AstraZeneca: Up 2.48%

The shares of the company closed in the green at Rs 2,837 with a gain of 2.48 per cent as per NSE. As per BSE, the shares of the company closed in green at Rs 2828.95 with a gain of 2.22 per cent. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology company has reported a 46% YoY decline in the consolidated profit at Rs 11.41 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, against a profit of Rs 21.05 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations rose marginally by 0.1% YoY to Rs 200.52 crore against Rs 200.25 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 14.65 crore, down 52% YoY from Rs 30.74 crore posted last year. The margin contracted to 7.31% in Q3FY22 against 15.35% posted in Q3FY21. Source: astrazeneca.com

 

Bharti Airtel: Up 1.55%

The shares of the company closed in the green at Rs 719.90  with a gain of 1.55 per cent as per NSE. As per BSE, the shares of the company closed in green at Rs 719.60 with a gain of 1.52 per cent. The telecom major has reported a 26.8% QoQ decline in the consolidated profit at Rs 830 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. It had posted a profit of Rs 1,134 crore posted in the previous quarter ended September 30, 2021. Revenue from operations grew 5.4% QoQ to Rs 29,867 crore against Rs 28,326 crore posted in the September 2021 quarter. Source: Reuters

 

IRCTC: Up 1.49%

The shares of the company closed in the green at Rs 850.50  with a gain of 1.49 per cent as per NSE. As per BSE, the shares of the company closed in green at Rs 849.70 with a gain of 1.38 per cent. State-owned Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has reported a 167.4% YoY rise in the profits at Rs 208.8 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. It had posted a profit of Rs 78.1 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations grew 141.2% YoY to Rs 540.2 crore against Rs 224 crore posted last year. EBITDA grew 194.8% YoY to Rs 279.2 crore against Rs 94.7 crore posted last year. Margins grew to 51.7% in Q3FY22 against 42.3% posted in Q3FY21. Besides, the company also declared an interim dividend of Rs 2 per share on equity shares for the financial year 2021-22. It has fixed February 18, 2022, as the record date for payment of interim dividend. Source: IRCTC Twitter

 

MCX: Up 1.46%

The shares of the company closed in green at both the stock exchanges BSE and NSE. The shares closed at Rs 1445.10 with a gain of 1.46 per cent as per BSE. As per NSE, they closed at Rs 1,443.95 with a gain of 1.35 per cent. Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX) will be shutting its commodity business and has applied for it with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The market regulator had said that the exchange will be “kept in abeyance” for a year in accordance with rules. Zee Business’ Tarun Sharma has this exclusive report. Of all the commodity exchanges in India, steel contracts were being traded only on the ICEX. Both the BSE and MCX were planning to launch the contracts and with its discontinuance, the steel contracts are likely to shift to the two exchanges. The news is positive for MCX. Source: MCX Twitter

 

Mahanagar Gas: Down 3.46%

The shares of the company closed in the red at Rs 799.45 with a fall of 3.46 per cent as per BSE. As per NSE, the shares of the company closed in red at Rs 799.20 with a fall of 3.58 per cent.  Natural gas distribution company Mahanagar Gas (MGL) has reported a 72.2% QoQ decline in profits at Rs 56.8 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. It had posted a profit of Rs 204.3 crore in the previous quarter ended September 30, 2021. Revenue from operation grew 23.8% QoQ to Rs 1,027.8 crore against Rs 830.1 crore posted in the previous quarter. EBITDA down 65.8% to Rs 103.1 crore in the reported quarter against Rs 301.8 crore posted in the September 2021 quarter. Margins down to 10% in Q3FY22 against 36.4% posted in Q2FY22. Source: Mahanagar Gas Twitter

 

Ajmera Realty: Down 4.77%

The shares of the company closed in the red at Rs 394.10 with a fall of 4.77 per cent as per BSE. As per NSE, the shares of the company closed in red at Rs 395.20  with a fall of 5 per cent. The company has reported a 23% YoY rise in the consolidated profit at Rs 9.71 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, against a profit of Rs 7.9 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations fell 42.8% YoY to Rs 69.07 crore against Rs 120.72 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 19.99 crore, down 33% YoY from Rs 29.98 crore posted last year. The margin grew to 28.94% in Q3FY22 against 24.83% posted in Q3FY21. Source: aril.co.in

 

Endurance Technologies Ltd: Down 5.71%

The shares of the company closed in the red at Rs 1,458 with a fall of 5.71 per cent as per NSE. As per BSE, the shares of the company closed in red at Rs 1460 with a fall of 5.82 per cent. One of the leading automotive component manufacturers Endurance Technologies has reported a 50.2% YoY decline in the consolidated profit at Rs 94.7 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. It had posted a profit of Rs 190.7 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations fell 7.4% YoY to Rs 1,889 crore against Rs 2,040.9 crore posted last year. EBITDA stood at Rs 203.2 crore, down 42.3% from Rs 352.2 crore. The margin contracted to 10.8% in Q3FY22 from 17.3% posted in Q3FY21. Source: endurancegroup.com