The number of insolvency cases increased 25 per cent in the December 2022 quarter, while recovery of debt through the process remained the lowest at 23.45 per cent during the period, an analysis showed. While the number of insolvency petitions increased by a steep 25 per cent, the overall recovery rate till the third quarter of FY23 was just 30.4 per cent, implying a haircut of 69.6 per cent. The cumulative recovery rate has been on a downtrend, decreasing from 43 per cent in Q1FY20 and 32.9 per cent in Q4FY22, according to an analysis of the latest numbers of insolvency board IBBI carried out by Care Ratings. However, the Q3FY23 recovery was the lowest at 23.45 per cent, it said. Sanjay Agarwal, a senior director with the agency, said this steep fall has been due to the fact that most of the larger resolutions have already been executed and a significant number of liquidated cases are either BIFR (Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction) cases and/or defunct with high...
State-owned hydro power giant NHPC on Monday raised Rs 996 crore through the issuance of non-convertible bonds on private placement basis. "NHPC Limited has raised Rs 996 crore on February 20, 2023 through unsecured, redeemable, non-convertible, non-cumulative and taxable 7.59 per cent AD series bonds on private placement basis," according to a filing. The bonds are proposed for listing at Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment of BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Appliance and consumer electronics maker Panasonic Life Solutions aims to achieve a 14 per cent revenue growth in FY24, led by its large appliances, according to the company's chairman, India and South Asia, Manish Sharma. The company is expecting to close the current financial year with a revenue of Rs 11,000 crore and double-digit growth, he said. Besides, the company is also expanding its product portfolio in large appliances like refrigerators, room air conditioners and some other segments such as cameras. "Overall we are doing well. We are having double-digit growth in terms of revenue. We might end this financial year close to Rs 11,000 crore," said Sharma. This is putting all the three verticals of Panasonic in India -- appliances, B2B and switch and wire businesses (Anchor) -- besides other small entities, he said. When asked about the next fiscal, Sharma said: "We are again targeting double-digit growth between 13 per cent and 14 per cent. This would largely be led by vo
Kalpataru Power Transmission on Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs 3,185 crore across various business segments in the domestic as well as international market. Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders/notification of awards of Rs 3,185 crore, a company statement said. These include orders in the T&D (transmission distribution) business of Rs 1,481 crore and EPC (engineering procurement construction) projects in the water business of Rs 1,509 crore, a company statement said. There is a commercial building project of Rs 195 crore also, it added. "We are witnessing a significant uptick in the Water and T&D business, which we believe will be a major growth driver for us going forward," said Manish Mohnot, Managing Director & CEO, KPTL. With these order wins, the company order intake for the financial year 2022-23 stood at Rs 22,672 crore, he added. KPTL is one of the largest specialized EPC companies engaged in .
