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         Completed                 Rs 1.47 lakh crore in the   CHHATTISGARH AND           in the electricity transmission     Corporate                                                                                                                                                                                  was also mirrored in Q1FY24   higher PAT Margins during the
                                                                                          and railway transport
                                   previous quarter and Rs 1.39
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         GDP print as these continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    said quarter. The PAT Margin
         Investments               lakh crore in the comparable   TAMIL NADU EMERGED      infrastructure services, while                                                                                                                                                                                                 to benefit from government’s   for the oil & gas sector
                                                               AS THE TOP STATES
                                   quarter last year.
                                                                                          for Tamil Nadu it was in the
                                                               WITH HIGHEST VALUE         road and shipping transport                                                                                                                                                                                                    sustained push towards     received a boost from lower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         infrastructure spending. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    crude oil prices compared to
          VALUE OF COMPLETED       The data suggests that the   OF COMPLETED              infrastructure services.                                                                                                                                                                                                       continued sluggishness in   a year-ago period and no cut
                                                               PROJECTS IN Q2FY24
                                                                                          Maharashtra reported
                                   decline in value of completed
          PROJECTS SLUMP IN        projects was driven by the                             completed projects in road                                                                                                                                                                                                     external demand, however,   in retail prices of petrol and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    diesel. Also, earnings in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         impacted on the net sales of
          Q2FY24                   private sector, while the value                        transport infrastructure and        Performance                                                                                                                                                                                the Textile sector.        refining segment are likely to
                                   of completed projects by the   A state-level analysis shows   housing construction. Delhi,                                                                                                                                                                                                                       have benefitted from the
         The value of completed    government recorded a      that Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu,   on the other hand, reported                                                                                                                                                                                               Of the 15 sectors,         availability of cheaper Russian
         projects slumped on both   double-digit growth as    Maharashtra, Delhi and      completed projects in the                                                                                                                                                                                                      Pharmaceuticals, ITES, Power,   crude oil in Q1 FY24.
         sequential and annual basis   compared to the previous   Madhya Pradesh emerged as   commercial complexes and                                                                                                                                                                                                   Consumer Durables saw
         standing at Rs 1.0 lakh crore   quarter.             the top five states with higher   recreational services, while
         in Q2FY24 as compared to                             number of completed         for Madhya Pradesh it was in
                                                              projects in Q2FY24.         the education and irrigation             espite the unseasonal   It is important to note that
                                                                                          sector.                              D                                                                                                                                                               textiles and oil & gas, posted a
                   Trend in Completed Projects by                                                                                  heavy rains, lagged    the tepid topline performance                                                                           Corporate
                      Ownership (Rs lakh crore)               Most of the completed                                            impact of monetary tightening   is not indicative of weak                                                                                                       positive annual growth in net
          3.50                                                projects in Chhattisgarh were                                    undertaken by RBI and weak   domestic demand. Factors                                                                              performance                  sales in Q1FY24. Sectors such
          3.00         2.87                                                                                                    external demand, the       such as sluggish demand from                                                                                                         as Automotive, Capital goods,
          2.50                                                                                                                 corporate results in the first   overseas markets and lower                                                                        across sectors               Real estate & Construction,
                       1.34                 1.92                                                                               quarter of the current fiscal   commodity prices may have                                                                                                       Construction material,
          2.00                          1.81                                                                                   have displayed signs of    contributed to this. On the   positive factors leading to   constant at 9.0 per cent in                                              Consumer Durables,
          1.50     1.32    1.42  1.22  1.39  0.51  0.85  1.47         States with Higher Value of Completed                    resilience.                other hand, a pause in      higher profitability.      Q1FY24 as compared to the                        While the easing of input cost   Pharmaceuticals, Financial
                                                                        Projects in Q2FY24 (Rs lakh crore)
          1.00  0.72  0.48  0.55    0.42        0.91  1.00                                                                                                interest rates, improvement in                         previous quarter and was a                       pressures supported margin   Services and Transport
                       1.52     0.70    1.30         0.27                                                                                                                             Additionally, the PAT Margin   tad higher than the 6.2 per                                               Logistics posted a
          0.50  0.33                0.97    1.07                0.35                                                                                      corporate earnings and                                                                                  expansion for most sectors in
                   0.84    0.87                      0.73                                                                        Q1FY24 SEES A JUMP
               0.39             0.52            0.56                   0.31                                                                               robust macroeconomic        for the same set of companies   cent margin in the same                     Q1FY24, the slowdown in net   double-digit growth in net
          0.00                                                  0.30                                                             IN PROFITS, WHILE
              Q1FY22 Q2FY22 Q3FY22 Q4FY22 Q1FY23 Q2FY23 Q3FY23 Q4FY23 Q1FY24 Q2FY24                                                                       trends are some of the      under analysis remained    quarter last year.                               sales was more pronounced    sales which is indicative of
                  Government  Private sector  Total investment  0.25                                                             NET SALES GROWTH                                                                                                                 in the export-oriented       easing supply chains and
                      Source: CMIE Capex database & CII Research  0.20                                                           DECELERATE                                                                                                                       sectors as high domestic real   growing economic activity.
                                                                0.15            0.13                                                                                                  Corporate Performance Snapshot                                              rates and slowing global     The growth in net sales in the
                                                                                        0.11                                                                                                                                                                      economy impacted demand.     automotive sector in Q1FY24
                                    organic chemicals and dyes &   0.10                          0.09                                                            70.0                                                         12.0                                                             was on the back of healthy
         MANUFACTURING              polymers. This was followed   0.05                                   0.06                  The aggregate performance of                                                                                                                                    demand, especially in the SUV
         SECTOR SEE THE             by the services (other than                                                                India’s corporates in Q1FY24      60.0                                                         10.0                                Our analysis shows that,     segment as well as price hikes
         HIGHEST VALUE OF           financial) sector, in which   0.00  Chhattisgarh  Tamil Nadu  Maharashtra  Delhi  Madhya Pradesh  pointed to a sharp uptick in   50.0                                                  9.0                                    among the 15 major sectors   implemented by automakers.
                                                                                                                               profits, despite a substantial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (including oil & gas and
         COMPLETED                  most of the completed                                                                      deceleration in sales growth.     40.0                                                         8.0                                 financial services), all sectors   The healthy performance of
         PROJECTS IN Q2FY24         projects were related to air            Source: CMIE Capex database & CII Research         As per the CII analysis of        30.0                                                         6.0                                 barring chemicals, power,    construction related sectors
                                    and road transport
                                    infrastructure services.                                                                   1910 non-financial listed         20.0
 Additionally, while new project   A break-up of data showed                                                                   companies from the CMIE                                                                        4.0
 announcements are a good   that private sector investment,   On a sectoral basis, the   The construction & real               Prowess Database, net sales       10.0
 barometer of business   measured by the value of   manufacturing sector   estate sector also witnessed                        reported a contraction of 2.2      0.0                                                         2.0
 sentiments, the value of   ongoing investments, increased   witnessed the highest value of   a relatively higher value of   Outlook  per cent in Q1FY24, the first   -10.0                                             -2.2  0.0
 ongoing investments is a   to Rs 105.5 lakh crore in   completed projects at Rs 0.44   completed projects at Rs               in the last nine quarters.
 better indicator for gauging   Q2FY24, registering a   lakh crore in the quarter, with   0.11 lakh crore in the said   Going forward,   investments further and   Concurrently, net profits   Q1FY22  Q2FY22  Q3FY22  Q4FY22  Q1FY23  Q2FY23  Q3FY23  Q4FY23  Q1FY24
 the investments happening on   double-digit growth of 23.1   most of the projects related   quarter.  government’s continued   the government can take   jumped nearly 43 per cent as
        to drugs & pharmaceutical,
 ground as it nets out the value   per cent on an annual basis,   push for capital       initiatives like expanding            compared to the 13.8 per                              Net Sales (y-o-y%)  PAT Margin (% , rhs)
 of stalled projects from the   but remained a tad lower than   Top Sectors for Completed Projects  expenditure, at both the   the PLIs to some of the   cent in the previous quarter   Note: includes analysis of 1910 non-financial listed companies
 outstanding projects. Latest   Rs 105.7 lakh crore in the   in Q2FY24 (Rs lakh crore)  central and state levels,   labour-intensive sectors   and 7.5 per cent in the               Source: CMIE Prowess Database and CII Research
 data suggests that while the   previous quarter. On the other   will not only help      such as footwear, toys, etc;          corresponding quarter last
 total value of ongoing   hand, even though the value of   Sectors  Q1 FY24  Q2 FY24  crowd-in private   come up with an       year as lower input prices
 investments moderated albeit   ongoing investments made by   Manufacturing  0.21  0.44  investment at a higher   Employment Linked   boosted margins. This trend is
 marginally to Rs 243.3 lakh   the government contracted         level, but also stimulate   Incentive Scheme (ELI) for        in complete divergence from   Further, higher profits also   average rate of 4.43 per cent   improved to 7.2 from 5.9 a
 crore in Q2FY24 from Rs   both on a sequential and      -Metals & metal products  0.01  0.24  demand in other sectors   select employment   what was witnessed in the   helped the companies sustain   in the first quarter of the   year ago, thereby reflecting
 244.6 lakh crore in the   annual basis to stand at Rs      -Chemicals & chemical products  0.05  0.09  through its multiplier   incentive sectors; address   last fiscal, where the sales   their debt servicing capability   previous fiscal. The interest   stronger financial health of
 previous quarter, it was higher   137.8 lakh crore, its share in   impact on growth.    issues related to the Cost            growth was impressive, but   despite higher interest rates.   coverage ratio, which is a   the corporates. Robust
 than Rs 225.5 lakh crore in the   the total ongoing investments   Services (other than financial)  0.51  0.39  of Doing Business, etc to   profits were depressed due to   During the first quarter, RBI   ratio of the company’s   balance sheets of the private
 corresponding quarter last   remained high at around 57      - Transport services  0.38  0.27  It is important to   help revitalise private   higher input costs in the   kept its key policy repo rate   earnings before interest and   sector and banks, too, confirm
 year, marking a growth of 7.9   per cent.                       invigorate private      investment in the economy.            aftermath of the war in    unchanged at 6.5 per cent,   taxes over its interest   this trend.
 per cent in year-on-year terms.    Construction & real estate  0.13  0.11                                                     Ukraine.                   which is much higher than the   expense during the period,
          Source: CMIE Capex database & CII Research

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