Quarter-Se-Quarter-Tak

These are the times of a mini depression. An economic slump has taken over the globe and its effects are apparent from the quarterly results of most companies. As compared to the quarters gone by, the results declared by companies for the quarter and year ending March 2008, paint a shoddy and depressing picture. Value Research analysed the results of the companies that had declared quarterly and annual results till April 23, 2008. The analysis shows that while the top-line of the Indian companies has grown at a faster pace, the bottom-line has failed to impress, with most companies being unable to duck the depression bullet. For the quarter ending March 2008, t

This article was originally published on May 20, 2008.