India’s Top 500 Companies 2019

INDIA’S TOP 500 COMPANIES 2019 92 The aggregate PAT of the Top 500 Companies recovered with a growth of 7.6% y-o-y during the first three quarters of FY19, following a decline of 0.3% in the corresponding period a year ago. Growth in net profit picked up in the third quarter of FY19 after a slowdown in growth in the previous quarter. While the aggregate net profit of the Iron & Steel sector reported a handsome growth of 132.1% during 3QFY19, sectors such as Oil - Refining & Marketing, Banks and Power sector reported losses. Top 10 sectors - growth in net profit (3Q FY19) Sectors Growth in net profit 9M Aggregate Comparison 9M Aggregate Comparison (% change over corresponding quarter in previous year) (y-o-y change in %) (y-o-y change in %) Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Apr-Dec 2017 Apr-Dec 2018 Oil - Refining & Marketing 37.5 -14.7 -55.2 2.9 -16.9 Banks -86.6 -32.8 307.5 -37.8 -20.5 Software & BPM 6.0 13.0 -0.5 11.1 5.9 Automobiles 70.3 10.0 1.3 14.0 22.4 Fis/NBFCs 37.5 34.7 -0.6 5.5 21.0 Power 15.7 -47.0 -16.0 13.9 -17.2 Iron & Steel 288.8 142.3 56.5 32.0 132.1 Construction - Infrastructure Development 20.7 25.3 1.2 -6.9 15.8 Pharmaceuticals 47.7 43.6 23.8 -25.1 36.6 Cement -10.3 -17.6 48.6 8.0 4.4 Source: Dun & Bradstreet Research, Prowess Dun & Bradstreet