🇮🇳 India Daybook: HAL Bags ₹1,800 Cr Order, ITC Declares Dividend as Paytm Turns Profitable

📍 EARNINGS

• Paytm: Reported a significant turnaround with a net profit of ₹225 crore for Q3 FY26, compared to a loss of ₹208 crore in the same period last year. Revenue jumped 20% YoY to ₹2,194 crore.
• ITC: Net profit saw a 6.13% YoY decline to ₹5,088.83 crore, slightly missing estimates. However, the board declared an interim dividend of ₹6.50 per share.
• Vedanta: Posted a robust Q3 performance with net profit surging 60.10% YoY to ₹5,710 crore, driven by a 37% growth in revenue.
• Adani Power: Reported a robust continuing Profit After Tax (PAT) of ₹2,488.09 crore for the quarter, maintaining strong liquidity despite ongoing expansion.
• Swiggy: The food delivery major reported a wider net loss of ₹1,065 crore for the December quarter, even as revenue from operations surged 54% YoY to ₹6,148 crore.
• Dabur India: Net profit grew by 7.30% YoY to ₹553.60 crore, with revenue increasing 6% to ₹3,558.60 crore.
• Raymond: Consolidated net profit plunged 95% YoY to ₹3.58 crore, although revenue grew nearly 20% to ₹557.21 crore.
• Container Corporation (CONCOR): Profit fell 9% YoY to ₹334 crore; the board declared a third interim dividend of ₹3.40 per share.

📍 ORDER WIN

• HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics): Signed a massive contract worth over ₹1,800 crore with Pawan Hans for the supply of 10 Dhruv NG helicopters along with spares and accessories.
• Subros: Secured a significant order worth ₹1,280 crore from Maruti Suzuki for the supply of electric compressors.
• Bharat Electronics (BEL): Announced securing additional orders worth ₹569 crore for various defense-related equipment.
• Atlanta Electricals: Received five orders totaling ₹288 crore from two power sector entities for the supply of transformers.

📍 ACQUISITION & STRATEGIC MOVES

• Marico: Entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 93.27% stake in Zea Maize to strengthen its presence in the healthy snacks segment.
• TVS Supply Chain Solutions: Announced the acquisition of Swamy & Sons 3PL for ₹88 crore to bolster its logistics capabilities.
• Pricol: Incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Pricol Autotech, with an initial investment of ₹1 crore.
• Hindalco: The board has approved a major expansion for its Odisha Smelter facility to increase production capacity.

📍 CORPORATE ACTIONS

• Power Finance Corporation (PFC): The public issue of Secured, Redeemable NCDs with a base size of ₹500 crore (and oversubscription up to ₹4,500 crore) closes for subscription today.
• Godrej Consumer Products: Today is the record date for the payment of its interim dividend to eligible shareholders.
• CAMS: The company has fixed today, January 30, as the record date for its interim dividend.
• Datacipher (formerly J.R. Foods): Board meeting scheduled today to approve equity share allotments following NCLT approval.

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