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Its firm growth in the core rating business drove the firm’s performance amid healthy demand for credit in the economy. Sequentially, the firm’s net profit registered a sharper increase, rising 45% from Rs 32.41 crore in the October-December quarter.

Revenue from operations went up by 1.4% at Rs 17,752.87 crore in the period under review. The company said excluding the agri-business (which was severely impacted due to government restrictions in trade of agri-commodities), the company’s gross revenue during the fourth quarter has gone up by 6% y-o-y.

The firm has launched 12 projects with a saleable area of 9.47 million square feet, reinforcing its expansion into high- potential micro-markets for the fourth quarter (Q4FY24) ending March 31, 2024.

Of its total loss, Tata Consumer bore Rs 40.91 crore. This is a significant increase compared to the previous year, when Starbucks reported a loss of Rs 24.97 crore on sales of Rs 1086.89 crore.

Indian blue-chip indices notched all-time closing highs on Thursday, fueled by gains in financial stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex closed 1.6% higher at 75,418, while the NSE Nifty50 index ended below the 22,950 level.

Nvidia rallied 9% on Thursday as its bumper revenue forecast reinforced investor confidence in the AI-driven boom in chip demand, lifting shares across the semiconductor sector.

Honasa Consumer Q4 Results: Revenue from operations in the fourth quarter increased 21% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 471 crore against Rs 388 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. The company clocked its highest-ever profit during the March quarter, which led to a 780-bps improvement in EBITDA margins YoY.

Commenting on the financial performance, Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd MD and CEO Anil Aggarwal said, "The year gone by has been a milestone for our business as we recorded the highest ever growth since we began our operations in 2008. Our Gross Written Premium rose to 34 per cent exceeding the industry growth of 12.8 per cent."

CESC Ltd on Thursday reported a 6.74 per cent fall in its consolidated profit to Rs 415 crore for the March quarter, supported by higher income. It had clocked a net profit of Rs 445 crore in the year-ago period, the power company said in an exchange filing.