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- The market cap of most cable companies has soared thanks to the digital access system and a transparent revenue model. But their challenges are not over.
- While public sector units across sectors have dropped in the BT 500 rankings, the fall is more pronounced in the banking, minerals and mining, and oil and gas sectors. The problem with PSUs, says U.R. Bhat, Managing Director at investment advisory firm Dalton Capital Advisors, is too much government interference.
- Just Dial is also the biggest success story over the past year in terms of stock market listing. Its initial public offering received bids for nearly 12 times the shares on sale.
- With consistent growth behind it, as well as the merger with Mahindra Satyam in June, Tech Mahindra is trying to enter the top league of Indian IT companies.
- Godrej Consumer Products's strategy of offering premium products at value prices has paid off. It managed to avoid passing on increased input costs to consumers through smart sourcing of raw materials and efficient cost management.
- TCS has extended its market cap lead over Reliance Industries and widened the revenue gap over its nearest IT rivals. It is now preparing to consolidate its position.
- The 23rd edition of BT 500 lists India's most valuable companies by average market capitalisation, and also on numerous other financial parameters.
- In an interview with Chaitanya Kalbag and Goutam Das, Tata Consultancy Services CEO N Chandrasekaran talks about the changing nature of his business, leadership, and people plans.
- Companies have been listed on the basis of market capitalisation, but for a better understanding, they have also been ranked separately on other parameters.
- India's Most Valuable Companies- The Next 500
- BT500: Alphabetical Index of Companies Ranked
- Vignettes from an analysis of the BT 500 companies.
- India's Most Valuable Companies The Top 500
Tattoo studios and artists proliferate as an ancient art turns hip
It is difficult to estimate the size of the industry, given that it is not organised. Tattoos studios typically charge Rs 1,500 for the first square inch, and Rs 500 for every additional square inch. Interestingly, growing demand does not seem to have affected prices.Newcomers heat up energy drinks market but challenges lie ahead
Red Bull, the world's largest energy drink company, still dominates the market, having entered 12 years ago, enjoying a 75 per cent share. But it is being increasingly challenged by the likes of Tzinga, Cloud 9, KamaSutra, Restless and Burn.How Gautham Pai built the business at a blistering pace
Business has grown 21-fold in nine years, thanks to low-key MD Gautham Pai's talent for teaming up with strategic investors.Luxury carmakers Mercedes, BMW and Audi launch compact cars
Luxury cars account for just one per cent of India's automobile market, but automakers are betting on smaller cars in this segment to bump up sales. India is the world's largest hatchback market with 1.8 mn cars rolling out of its factories a year.
woes of music retail notwithstanding, book stores are not an open-and-shut case yet
Market experts say books are unlikely to go the same way as music any time soon. India's books market, barring educational books, is valued at Rs 1,600 crore and is part of an estimated Rs 3,500-crore books-music-stationery industryWhy English-language channels are growing in India
Their viewership is up more than 40 per cent in the past year, thanks to the Digital Access System. Digitisation gives viewers access to more than 10 English-language entertainment channels, and the transmission is of higher quality.A number of women leaders have made it to the corner office in the past year
A number of women leaders have made it to the corner office in the past year. Interestingly, the state-owned banks have been in the lead in promoting them to the top job. A list of the best known among them.CAD under control but inflation, fiscal deficit weigh on economy
The only way to curb the fiscal deficit would be through massive expenditure cuts which would hurt growth, considering cutting back on subsidies is off the radar, at least until the general elections are over.Coal scam: Is CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on a witch hunt
The CBI has become exceptionally proactive in its coal scam probe ever since Ranjit Sinha took charge, fuelling corporate fears of a witch hunt. Sinha is personally overseeing the investigations into the Supreme Court monitored probe of the coal scam.Why India really needs to dig itself out of a mineral hole
India sits on some of the world's biggest deposits of iron ore, coal and bauxite, but look at how disastrous our mineral-exploitation policies have been.IMF & WB lower India's GDP Growth Projections: Who said what
I expect to see recovery in the coming quarters. Exactly how much... is difficult to predict. But we are definitely on a turnaround pathMontek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, in BusinessworldReview: LG G2, Acer Aspire R7 and App: QuickOffice
A free office suite app, LG's new smartphone and a convertible which can be used four ways
Measures of social media impact assess both number of followers and interaction level
Social media, and all the likes and retweets that come with it, is very good for the ego. But is there any way to measure how much impact your 140 characters of sarcasm, or the Instagram of your last Italian meal, had on your peers? Yes indeed, there are many.
Career: Despite the downturn, banks preferred choice of many job aspirants
Despite the downturn, banks continue to recruit liberally. According to various industry reports, hiring in the sector is likely to rise further - over a million in the next five years - because a large number of bank employees are reaching retirement age.
Global PE funds are aggressively pursuing Indian SEZs
SEZs are a perfect fit for large global funds with low risk appetites looking to invest in ready assets that can generate steady returns from the beginning because of assured rentals from blue-chip companies.
The 2013 rankings of India's top 500 companies throw up surprises
Business Today Editor Chaitanya Kalbag shares how the rankings of India's top 500 companies have thrown up more than their share of surprises this year.
Yogesh Malik, CEO, Uninor shares his many firsts
Yogesh Malik, CEO, Uninor shares details about his first role model, job, boss, promotion and disappointment.
People who made business last fortnight
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Business Today readers feedback on the magazine's coverage
Business Today readers give their feedback on the magazine's coverage - News that you may have missed last fortnight
Eleanor Catton (right), 28-year old author from New Zealand, won the Man Booker prize 2013 for her novel, The Luminaries. She is the youngest to win the coveted literary prize. The sole Indian-origin author competing, Jhumpa Lahiri, lost out.
