Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Explicit Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 3.38 crore in December 2023 down 60.93% from Rs. 8.65 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.36 crore in December 2023 up 367.96% from Rs. 0.13 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.36 crore in December 2023 up 376.92% from Rs. 0.13 crore in December 2022.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Unistar Multimedia are: Net Sales at Rs 4.44 crore in December 2023 up 0.85% from Rs. 4.40 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.51 crore in December 2023 down 52.35% from Rs. 1.08 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.69 crore in December 2023 down 52.08% from Rs. 1.44 crore in December 2022.

IRFC plans to float bonds worth up to Rs 3,000 crore on February 26, market sources said. The bonds have a base issue of Rs 500 crore with a greenshoe option of Rs 2,500 crore and a maturity of 10 years ending on February 28, 2034. Bidding for these bonds will take place between 10am and 11am on the electronic bidding platform of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

An extraordinary general meeting called by Byju’s investors to oust the company’s chief executive officer and founder Byju Raveendran faced a number of disruptions, as unknown people tried to allegedly sabotage the meeting by various means, according to investor sources. Sources said that it took over an hour to complete the roll call and verify attendees as hundreds of individuals attempted.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Brijlaxmi Leasing & Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.93 crore in December 2023 down 59.1% from Rs. 2.28 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.27 crore in December 2023 up 174.43% from Rs. 0.37 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.72 crore in December 2023 up 7300% from Rs. 0.01 crore in December 2022.

The income tax (I-T) department has announced that eligible outstanding direct tax demands have been remitted and extinguished. In other words, the taxpayers who were staring at petty tax demands of lower than ₹1 lakh from the department now have a reason to heave a sigh of relief. This was done as a follow up action of an announcement made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Gilada Finance & Investments are: Net Sales at Rs 1.82 crore in December 2023 up 41.87% from Rs. 1.29 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.60 crore in December 2023 up 69.61% from Rs. 0.35 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 1.26 crore in December 2023 up 88.06% from Rs. 0.67 crore in December 2022.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Galada Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.37 crore in December 2023 up 68.01% from Rs. 0.22 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.04 crore in December 2023 down 32.15% from Rs. 0.06 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.26 crore in December 2023 up 62.5% from Rs. 0.16 crore in December 2022.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Thirani Projects are: Net Sales at Rs 0.21 crore in December 2023 down 13.66% from Rs. 0.24 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.12 crore in December 2023 down 29.26% from Rs. 0.17 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.12 crore in December 2023 down 29.41% from Rs. 0.17 crore in December 2022.

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Alka Securities are: Net Sales at Rs 0.02 crore in December 2023 down 96.4% from Rs. 0.56 crore in December 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.01 crore in December 2023 down 50.57% from Rs. 0.02 crore in December 2022. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.01 crore in December 2023 down 50% from Rs. 0.02 crore in December 2022.

Esconet Technologies made an impressive debut, listing at a 245.2 percent premium over the IPO price on February 23. The stock opened at Rs 290 on the NSE SME platform against the issue price of Rs 84 after the IPO was subscribed 500 times over. The listing was better than expected. The share of the IT infrastructure solutions firm was commanding a 119 percent premium in the grey market.

Shares of Vodafone Idea advanced 8.3% to Rs 17.65 on the National Stock Exchange after the company’s board will meet to consider raising funds. The company in an exchange filing said that Vodafone’s board will meet on February 27 to consider and evaluate proposals for raising funds in one or more tranches.

Juniper Hotels IPO subscription status: During the first two days of the Juniper Hotels IPO subscription, the issue had an overall tepid response. Retail investors did, however, respond to the issue fairly well.The retail portion was able to reach full subscription on the final day. Juniper Hotels IPO subscription status is 26% on the third day, where the retail portion has been booked 1,00 times.

More bidders are queueing up for the debt-laden Rolta India after NCLT allowed Patanjali Ayurved to submit a late bid for the company. Welspun Group's MGN Agro Properties and Mumbai-based B-Right Real Estate have successfully petitioned the NCLT to also submit bids. In fact, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT gave all new bidders time till February 25 to submit a formal expression of interest.

Jio Financial Services share price jumped more than 14% to hit a record high on Friday, extending the rally for the fifth consecutive session. Jio Financial shares surged as much as 14.50% to hit a record high of ₹347 apiece on the BSE.Jio Financial Services shares have rallied more than 48% in the past three months and over 40% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis.