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Stocks to Watch: Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the infrastructure major, on Tuesday reported a 29.8% rise in consolidated net profit at ₹3,617.19 crore during the June quarter (Q1 FY26), driven by strong overseas order growth. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of ₹2,785.72 crore in the year-ago period, L&T said in a filing to the BSE.
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The company had posted a consolidated net profit of ₹2,785.72 crore in the year-ago period, L&T said in a filing to the BSE.
The consolidated revenue from operations in the April-June period increased to ₹63,678.92 crore over ₹55,119.82 crore in the year-ago period, the filing said.
The company achieved "consolidated revenues of ₹63,679 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, registering a Y-o-Y (year-on-year) growth of 16% with healthy execution witnessed in its key projects and manufacturing portfolio."
** Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services**: Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd. on Tuesday said it has acquired a 100% stake in fintech firm Rio Money for ₹22 crore in a strategic move to enter the high-growth consumer credit card segment via UPI.
With this acquisition, Zaggle, a major player in corporate spend management and commercial cards, has forayed into the rapidly expanding retail credit payments market, the company said in a statement.
The acquisition forms part of Zaggle's broader strategy to invest proceeds from its ₹595 crore QIP towards growth-focused, accretive acquisitions.
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Revenue from operations jumped by 58.5% to ₹214.8 crore in the April-June quarter compared to ₹135.5 crore in Q1FY25, the company said in an exchange filing.
Hind Rectifiers said its order book has reached an all-time high of ₹1,025 crore, led by a robust ₹327 crore worth of orders from Indian Railways during the quarter, further reinforcing the company’s position as a trusted partner in power electronics and locomotive segments.
The company secured two orders amounting to ₹127 crore and ₹101 crore from Indian Railways for locomotive products.
The company reported a net profit of ₹199.65 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing.
Total revenue rose 16.54% to ₹2,658.75 crore during the June quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year from ₹2,281.33 crore a year ago.
Expenses remained higher at ₹2,337.31 crore as against ₹2,023.25 crore in the said period.
KEC International, which is an EPC player in the infrastructure sector, had clocked a net profit of ₹87.58 crore in the April-June period of the preceding 2024-25 financial year.
The company increased its income to ₹5,028.27 crore in the first quarter from ₹4,555.02 crore in the year-ago period, KEC International said in an exchange filing on Monday.
Expenses stood at ₹4,869.76 crore against ₹4,442.98 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
GE Vernova T&D India, the listed entity of GE Vernova's Electrification segment in India, had clocked a net profit of ₹134.5 crore in the April-June period of the preceding 2024-25 financial year.
The company increased its income to ₹1,346.4 crore in the first quarter from ₹970.1 crore in the year-ago period, GE Vernova T&D India said in an exchange filing.
Expenses stood at ₹956.4 crore as against ₹790.2 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
In a separate statement, the company said it has reported an EBITDA of ₹387.6 crore, higher than ₹182.2 crore in the June quarter of FY25.
The company had posted a net profit of ₹41.03 crore in April-June a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL).
Its revenue from operations was up 3.6% to ₹460.05 crore in the June quarter. It was at ₹444.11 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
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The company had reported a net profit of ₹39.9 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from HeidelbergCement India.
Its revenue from operations rose 12.27% to ₹597.54 crore in the June quarter. The same stood at ₹532.19 crore a year ago.
It had posted a net profit of ₹98.97 crore in the April-June period last fiscal, according to a regulatory filing from V-Guard Industries.
V-Guard's revenue from operations was ₹1,466.08 crore, marginally down in the June quarter. It was ₹1,477.10 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.
Total expenses of V-Guard in the June quarter grew 1.6% to ₹1,373.07 crore.
The company's total income, which includes other incomes, declined marginally to ₹1,471.33 crore in the June quarter.
The company had posted a net profit of ₹43.73 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing from Arvind Ltd.
Its revenue from operations was up 9.6% at ₹2,006.32 crore during the quarter under review. It was at ₹1,830.60 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
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