Special Dividend: Akzo Nobel India announces its highest payout on record

Record date for the special dividend has been fixed as August 11, 2025.

Record date for the special dividend has been fixed as August 11, 2025.

Ramco shares were trading 2.3% higher at a price of ₹289.65 on the BSE. The stock has risen 3.6% year-to-date.

Marico Ltd posted an 8% rise in Q1 net profit, surpassing estimates, even as revenue growth of 23% YoY was offset by a contraction in operating margins.

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortisation (EBITDA) remained flat at ₹322 crore. The EBITDA margin expanded by 50 basis points year-on-year to 13%.

Shree Cement’s Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter increased 34% on a year-on-year basis to ₹1,229 crore, but missed expectations of ₹1,321 crore.

In an exchange filing, Adani said it is not exploring any form of collaboration with Chinese EV giant BYD for battery manufacturing in India, nor is it engaged in any discussions with Beijing Welion New Energy Technology for a partnership…

While valuations across several sectors, including IT, appear reasonable on traditional metrics, Shreyash Devalkar, Head of Equity at Axis Mutual Fund cautioned that meaningful upside would only return when fundamental business conditions—such as client clarity and new deal wins—improve.

Sumitomo Chemicals’ Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter increased by 36% on a year-on-year basis to ₹219 crore.

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) dropped 60.3% year-on-year to ₹2.7 crore from ₹6.8 crore. The EBITDA margin also declined to 1.2%, down from 3.3% in the year-ago period.

As per the contract, AXISCADES Aerospace & Technologies Private Limited, will supply 212 units of 50-tonne tank transporter trailers over two years.