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Reliance Jio Q4 Results: The revenue for the reported quarter stood at Rs 25,959 crore versus ETNOW poll of Rs 26,000 crore. The profit after tax was up by 2.4% over Rs 5,208 crore reported in the December ended quarter. The average revenue per user (ARPU) for the quarter stood at Rs 181.7 million, which was same as the last quarter while going 1.6% up over the corresponding period of last financial year.
Jio Financial Share Price: The reaction to the Q4 earnings can be seen today when the stock rose and hovered near its 52-week high of Rs 384.
The net profit was Rs 294 crore in the preceding December quarter. For the full year ended March 2024, the financial services company\’s net profit grew multi-fold to Rs 1,604 crore as against just Rs 31 crore in FY23.
Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Jio Financial Services declined 3% at Rs 372 on BSE in Friday\’s early tarde as the investors await the fourth quarter earnings’ result later in the day.
Q4 Results Today: Mixed Q4 earnings for IT sector with TCS outperforming and Infosys lagging. Awaited reports from companies like Wipro, Hindustan Zinc, Sejal Glass, and others will provide further insight into the sector\’s performance.
Daljeet Singh Kohli advises caution in the IT sector, preferring telecom, EV, and two-wheeler sectors for investments. Kohli says: \”We do not believe IT companies are at the end of the tunnel. It will take some more time, especially the BFSI segment which is the mainstay for most of our IT companies. Unless that picks up, I do not think they will have too much to talk about in terms of numbers.\”
In case of retail business too, I think 19% kind of a growth or 20% kind of a growth is being seen and most importantly the contribution to the margin is coming largely from the own brands, which are basically contributing significantly particularly into physical stores.
Indian equity indices continued their decline for the third consecutive session, dragged by IT stocks, amid concerns over delayed US rate cuts and escalating Middle East tensions. US-rate sensitive Nifty IT dropped 2.6% — the most among the major sectors.
In case of retail business too, I think 19% kind of a growth or 20% kind of a growth is being seen and most importantly the contribution to the margin is coming largely from the own brands, which are basically contributing significantly particularly into physical stores.
In a release to stock exchanges on Monday, Jio said it has signed a 50:50 joint venture with BlackRock for incorporating wealth management and brokerage companies in India. Both companies have a similar partnership for the asset management venture.
Reliance Industries Ltd will announce its March quarter results on April 22. Along with the quarterly numbers, the company\’s board will also consider and approve a dividend.
Vidya Bala advises cautious optimism in market investments, with focus on specific sectors for potential growth. Monitoring commodity prices, market corrections, and sector shifts for strategic investment decisions amidst evolving market conditions. Bala further says: \”Moving into FY25, we are not sure if the earlier growth momentum can be maintained.\”