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Business Recorder
24-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Weekly SPI down 0.29pc
ISLAMABAD: The SPI for the current week ended May 22, decreased by 0.29 percent. Major decrease has been observed in the prices of chicken (7.26 per cent), onions (5.43 per cent), garlic (2.71 per cent), LPG (2.44 per cent), potatoes (0.95 per cent), mustard oil (0.80 per cent), diesel (0.78 per cent), masoor (0.46 per cent), cooking oil (0.14per cent), rice IRRI-6/9 (0.09per cent), firewood (0.06 per cent), and vegetable ghee 2.5kg and sugar (0.05 per cent) each, says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The year-on-year trend depicts an increase of 1.35per cent, ladies sandal (55.62 per cent), chicken (45.12 per cent), moong (30.79 per cent), powdered milk (24.01 per cent), bananas (22.43 per cent), sugar (22.12 per cent), eggs (21.52 per cent), pulse gram (20.70 per cent), beef (17.56 per cent), vegetable ghee 2.5kg (13.86per cent), LPG (13.05per cent), and vegetable ghee 1kg (12.76per cent). On the other hand, the items prices of which decreasedinclude; onions (54.93 per cent), potatoes (30.46 per cent), garlic (29.43 per cent), electricity charges for Q1 (29.40per cent), tea Lipton (17.93per cent), wheat flour (16.63 per cent), maash (16.03 per cent), tomatoes (14.03 per cent), chilies powder (12.30 per cent), rice IRRI-6/9 (8.50per cent), masoor (7.64 per cent) and petrol (7.43 per cent). During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 13 (25.49per cent) items increased, 14 (27.45per cent) items decreased and 24 (47.06per cent) items remained stable. The SPI for the consumption group up to Rs17,732, Rs17,732-Rs22,888, Rs22,889-Rs29,517, Rs29,518-Rs44,175 and above Rs44,175 decreased by 0.26per cent, 0.27per cent, 0.26per cent, 0.28per cent and 0.30per cent respectively. The items prices of which decreased during the period under review include, chicken farm broiler (live) 1kg7.26 per cent, onions 1kg 5.43 per cent, garlic (lehsun) 1kg 2.71 per cent, LPG 11.67 kg cylinder each 2.44 per cent, potatoes 1kg 0.95 per cent, mustard oil (average quality) 1kg 0.80 per cent, hi-speed diesel per litre 0.78 per cent, masoor (washed) 1kg 0.46 per cent, cooking oil Dalda or other similar brand (sn), 5 litre tin each 0.14 per cent. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
03-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Weekly SPI inflation up 0.15pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended April 30, 2025, increased by 0.15per cent due to an increase in the prices of eggs (5.55per cent), chicken (1.84per cent), LPG (1.03per cent) and sugar (0.26per cent), says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The year-on-year (YoY) trend depicts decrease of 2.41per cent due to a decrease in the prices of onions (69.09per cent), garlic (33.73per cent), electricity charges for q1 (29.40per cent), tomatoes (27.48per cent), wheat flour (26.64per cent), potatoes (21.63per cent), tea Lipton (16.98per cent), maash (16.69per cent), chilies powder (13.45per cent), petrol (11.62per cent) and diesel (8.19per cent), while major increase is observed in the prices of ladies sandal (55.62per cent), moong (28.67per cent), powdered milk (22.26per cent), pulse gram (22.09per cent), beef (18.22per cent), bananas (18.18per cent), sugar (16.54per cent), vegetable ghee 2.5 kg (14.93per cent), vegetable ghee 1kg (13.88per cent), firewood (10.35per cent), lawn printed (10.33per cent) and Georgette (9.90per cent). During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 12 (23.53per cent) items increased, 11 (11.57per cent) items decreased and28 (54.90per cent) items remained stable. The SPI for the week under review recorded at 309.31 points against 308.86 points during the same period of previous week. The SPI for the consumption group up to Rs17,732, Rs17,732-Rs22,888, Rs22,889-Rs29,517, Rs29,518-Rs44,175 and above Rs44,175 increased by 0.07per cent, 0.10per cent, 0.11 per cent, 0.14per cent and 0.17per cent respectively. The items, prices of which, increased during the period under review include, eggs (5.55per cent), chicken (1.84per cent), LPG (1.03per cent), gur (0.59per cent), bread plain (0.55per cent), bananas (0.54per cent), moong (0.52per cent), sugar (0.26per cent), rice basmati broken (0.18per cent), beef with bone (0.10per cent), potatoes (0.06per cent) and long cloth 57' Gul Ahmed/Al Karam (0.04per cent). Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Weekly SPI inflation down 1.92pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended April 24, 2025, decreased by 1.92 per cent due to a decrease in the prices of electricity charges for Q1 (19.17per cent), chicken (11.75 per cent), wheat flour (5.68 per cent) and LPG (1.09 per cent), says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The year-on-year (YoY) trend depicts a decrease of 3.52per cent due to a decrease in the prices of onions (69.78per cent), tomatoes (40.77per cent), garlic (31.96per cent), wheat flour (30.70per cent), electricity charges for q1 (29.40per cent), tea Lipton (16.98per cent), potatoes (16.93per cent), chilies powder(15.69per cent), maash (15.62per cent), petrol (13.24per cent) and diesel (10.85per cent), while major increase is observed in the prices of ladies sandal (55.62per cent), moong (26.85per cent), powdered milk (23.11per cent), pulse gram (21.08per cent), beef(18.64per cent), sugar (16.14per cent), vegetable ghee 2.5 kg (15.45per cent), vegetable ghee 1 kg (14.50per cent), cooked daal(12.77per cent), firewood (10.49per cent), lawn printed (10.33per cent) and Georgette (9.90per cent). During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 11 (21.57per cent) items increased, 18 (35.29per cent) items decreased and22 (43.14per cent) items remained stable. Weekly SPI decreases 0.69pc The SPI for the week under review recorded at 308.86 points against 314.92points during the same period of previous week. The SPI for the consumption group up to Rs17,732, Rs17,732-Rs22,888, Rs22,889-Rs29,517, Rs29,518-Rs44,175 and above Rs44,175 decreased by 1.81per cent, 2.33per cent, 1.81per cent, 1.64per cent and 1.59 per cent, respectively. The items prices of which increased during the period under review include, potatoes (6.94per cent), toilet soap Lifebuoy (0.90per cent), eggs (0.66per cent), cigarettes Capstan 20's packet each (0.51per cent), salt powdered (0.51per cent), gur (0.37per cent), curd (0.18per cent), masoor (0.09per cent), long cloth 57' Gul Ahmed/Al Karam(0.08per cent), pulse gram (0.07per cent) and lawn printed Gul Ahmed/al Karam(0.06per cent). The items prices of which decreased during the period under review include electricity charges for q1 per unit (19.17per cent), chicken (11.75per cent), wheat flour bag 20 kg (5.68per cent), garlic (4.66 per cent), bananas (3.51per cent), onions (1.93per cent), rice irri-6/9 (1.58per cent), mustard oil (1.10 per cent), LPG (1.09per cent), tomatoes (0.76per cent), bread plain (0.55per cent), sugar (0.26per cent), maash (0.25per cent), vegetable ghee Dalda/Habib2.5 kg tin each (0.15per cent), cooking oil Dalda or other similar brand (sn), 5 litre tin each (0.14per cent), moong (0.12per cent), rice basmati broken (0.10per cent) and vegetable ghee Dalda/Habib or other superior quality 1kg pouch each (0.10per cent). Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Saudi Gazette
19-02-2025
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
216 million POS transactions in Saudi Arabia in a week
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The number of point of sale transactions in Saudi Arabia during the week between February 9 and 15 amounted to 216,651,000, with a value of SR13,320,771,000, compared to SR13,732,155,000 during the same period last year. According to Saudi Central Bank's weekly bulletin on points of sale, the number of transactions in clothing and footwear reached 6,368,000, with a value of SR844,146,000, building materials reached 1,755,000, with a value of SR378,464,000, and education 145,000 with a value of SR132,592, number of operations in electronic and electrical devices reached 1,160,000 with a value of SR164,048,000, gas stations 16,400,000 with a value of SR933,109,000, health sector 8,176,000 with a value of SR808,336,000, and furniture reached 1,405,000 with a value of SR347,996, the number of operations in hotels was 711,000 with a value of SR359,803,000, public utilities 766,000, with a value of SR56,651,000, jewelry 213,000, with a value of SR297,396,000, and in various goods and services reached 22,498,000, with a value of SR1,609,308, number of operations in entertainment and culture reached 2,826,000 worth SR267,474,000, restaurants and cafes 62,073,000 worth 1,936,425,000, food and beverages 49,564,000 worth SR1,977,627,000, communications 1,807,000 worth SR108,605,000, and transportation 2,846,000 worth SR695,193,000, while the number of other operations was 37,939,000 worth SR2,403,597, the level of Saudi cities, the number of weekly point-of-sale transactions in Riyadh reached 69,483,000, with a value of SR4,739,420,000, in Makkah reached 8,715,000, with a value of SR556,390,000, while the number of point-of-sale transactions in Madinah reached 8,737,000, with a value of SR529,680, number of POS transactions in Tabuk reached 4,577,000, worth SR242,955,000, in Hail reached 3,664,000, worth SR200,701,000, in Abha reached 3,014,000, worth SR149,975,000, in Buraidah reached 4,820,000, worth SR305,116, number of POS transactions in Al-Khobar reached 4,584,000, worth SR376,708,000, in Dammam reached 9,006,000, worth SR659,977,000, the in Jeddah reached 26,252,000, worth SR1,916,028,000, in other cities reached 73,801,000, worth SR3,643,821,000.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (BOM:522287) Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust ...
Consolidated Revenue: INR5,732 crores, 17% Y-o-Y growth for Q3 FY25. Stand-alone Revenue Growth: 16% for Q3 FY25. T&D Business Growth: 42% Y-o-Y for Q3 FY25. B&F Business Growth: 26% Y-o-Y for Q3 FY25. Oil & Gas Business Growth: 123% Y-o-Y for Q3 FY25. Consolidated EBITDA Growth: 13% for Q3 FY25. Stand-alone EBITDA Growth: 17% for Q3 FY25. Consolidated EBITDA Margin: 8.4% for Q3 FY25. Stand-alone EBITDA Margin: 8.3% for Q3 FY25. Consolidated PBT Growth: 5% Y-o-Y to INR202 crores for Q3 FY25. Stand-alone PBT Growth: 12% Y-o-Y to INR218 crores for Q3 FY25. Consolidated Net Debt: Decreased by 27% Q-o-Q to INR2,694 crores. Stand-alone Net Debt: Decreased by 35% Q-o-Q to INR1,820 crores. Net Working Capital Days: Decreased by 6 days to 112 days at stand-alone level; 4 days to 94 days at consolidated level. Order Inflows: INR20,185 crores secured, with INR2,500 crores in L1 position. Order Backlog: Record high of INR61,429 crores as of December 31, 2024. LMG Sweden Revenue Growth: Doubled Y-o-Y for Q3 FY25. Fasttel Brazil Revenue Growth: 18% for Q3 FY25. Road BOOT Project Revenue: INR64.3 lakhs per day in Q3 FY25. Water Business Revenue Growth: From INR642 crores to INR3,500 crores over five years, CAGR of 52%. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with BOM:522287. Release Date: February 14, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (BOM:522287) reported a robust revenue growth of 17% year-over-year for Q3 FY25, with a consolidated turnover of INR5,732 crores. The company achieved a record high order backlog of INR61,429 crores as of December 31, 2024, providing good visibility for future execution and growth. Significant improvement in net debt, which declined by 27% quarter-over-quarter to INR2,694 crores at the consolidated level. Strong performance in the T&D business with a growth of 42%, and the oil & gas segment reported a remarkable year-over-year growth of 123%. Successful participation in a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issue, attracting marquee domestic and international investors, indicating strong market confidence. The water business faced challenges due to delayed payments from clients, impacting revenue targets and resulting in a cautious outlook for the short term. Higher net interest costs were observed during the quarter, attributed to capital deployment in the water business and growth in revenue. The depreciation of the Brazilian real impacted USD-denominated loans, affecting profitability in the Fasttel Brazil subsidiary. The railway segment continues to face execution challenges, particularly with a large project in Bangladesh, leading to a cautious outlook for growth in this segment. The EBITDA margin for subsidiaries, excluding the parent company, showed a decline, with Fasttel Brazil reporting negative PBT due to currency devaluation. Q: How much of the INR100 billion order backlog in the water segment is under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), and what is the outlook for this segment? A: Approximately 75% to 80% of the order backlog is under JJM. We have seen some traction in collections, with INR240 crores received in January and February. We expect further collections from March onwards, depending on budget allocations. While cautious in the short term, we remain confident about long-term prospects. Q: Why was there a higher net interest cost in Q3, and will it improve in Q4? A: The higher interest cost in Q3 was due to capital deployed in the water business and revenue growth. With the QIP proceeds and improved collections, we expect interest costs to decrease in Q4, targeting a middle 2% range. Q: What is the status of the T&D order inflow and the bid pipeline for the next year? A: Our T&D order inflow is around INR6,000 crores, with INR5,300 crores secured and INR1,750 crores as L1. We have bid for projects worth INR4,000 crores to INR5,000 crores, expected to be decided soon. The pipeline looks strong, with potential doubling in the next year due to renewable energy and system upgrades. Q: How is the execution and margin outlook for the Saudi oil and gas project? A: We are on track with the Saudi project, expecting to reach a 10% threshold for margin recognition in Q4. We anticipate delivering 40% of the project next year, with high single-digit EBITDA margins. Working capital is currently around 50 to 60 days. Q: What is the outlook for the B&F segment, and are there any signs of a slowdown in private CapEx? A: We have not observed a slowdown in B&F ordering. The segment remains attractive, driven by residential, commercial, data centers, and airports. We expect continued growth due to healthy cash flows and large-scale projects by developers. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
