Vivek Kumar Dewangan, CMD, REC, says he would like to make a distinction between non-banking finance companies like REC which have been following the IndAS norms. As per RBI’s income recognition and asset classification norms, this additional provisioning on account of under construction projects is not to be routed through profit and loss account. In … Read more
George Alexander Muthoot, MD, Muthoot Finance, says “the RBI instruction is an universal one, applicable to all NBFCs. The Reserve Bank is clarifying that more than Rs 20,000 should not be paid in cash. I do not think there is any impact of that because even otherwise most of our customers have bank accounts and … Read more
Shweta Jain, Founder, Investography, says “do not take the loan unless it is absolutely necessary. Do not take this just for splurging on something offhand. Take this as an option against your credit card loan because those work out quite expensive. Do take these as an option against personal loans. And, of course, pay as … Read more
Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says “three sectors – autos, specialty chemicals and metals or commodities are going to be the play from China. China has seen a re-rating and we have seen a strong accumulation. In fact, some FIIs have now started to sell here and buy some of the Chinese, particularly these three … Read more
Saugata Gupta, MD & CEO, Marico, says “we have lost market share in the bottom of the pyramid segment in value-added hair oils, where there has been significant competitive intensity. Otherwise, in most of the categories, we have gained market share. What is also heartening is that we have continued to grow in our core … Read more
Abneesh Roy, ED, Nuvama Institutional Equities, says “margins may not see a big drop. Of course, the wheat crop this year seems to be a bit better than last year. We wait for more clarity. But the company is focusing on growth and volume growth but said that margins may not see a big drop … Read more
Sanjai Kumar, CMD, RailTel, says LTE and Kavach put together, there is an opportunity of Rs 35,000 crore and we expect to get orders worth Rs 5,000-6,000 crore. Kumar also says:. “When we talk of volumes in terms of capacities, we are growing, but this year we have already planned some strategies and we are … Read more
Sudhir Singh, CEO, Coforge, says “the retail vertical of the merged entity is going to be operating almost immediately at about $100 million per annum. The healthcare and the high-tech verticals of the merged entity from day one will be operating at about 50 million US dollars, in some cases more than that as well.” … Read more
Angshu Mallick, MD & CEO, Adani Wilmar, says going forward, as the new mustard season has just started, the new meal, oil meal, rapeseed oil meal will be available now for exports. So, the Q1 of FY25 should be better. Overall, the edible oil has been growing. This year has grown at 10%, which is … Read more
Govind Singh, MD & CEO, Utkarsh SFB, says: “As far as moving from a small finance bank to universal bank is concerned, in the next two to three years’ time we should be looking at this part. But we still have to have a clear discussion with our board and other concerns.” How was the … Read more
