Electrical appliance maker Havells reported revenue growth of 12.6% y-o-y in Q3FY23. However, Ebitda and PAT were down 3.8% and 7.3% y-o-y. While gross margin improved 75bps y-o-y, higher staff cost and other expenses as percentage of sales pulled the Ebitda margin down by 175bps y-o-y. PAT margin also contracted to 6.9%. While B2C sales […]
As Swiss regulator FINMA decided to write down $17 billion worth of Additional Tier 1, or AT-1, Credit Suisse bonds in its rescue merger with UBS, Indian investors are reminded of similar horrors regarding AT-1 bonds, as experienced by the Yes Bank shocker in 2020. The RBI, supported by the SBI-led consortium, wrote down private […]