Private manufacturing firms post 24.9% growth in net profit in Q3FY19: RBI

14 Mar 2019 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest data on performance of the private corporate business has indicated that the private firms in manufacturing sector registered a 24.9 percent growth in net profit in Q3 (October-December) of 2018-19 on annual basis, aiding from lower tax provisions. It noted that the companies posted Rs 77,500 crore net profit in Q3 of FY19 as compared to Rs 57,800 crore in the year-ago period. In July-September quarter of 2018-19, the company’s net profit stood at Rs 71,900 crore.

However, on the sales front, demand conditions in the manufacturing sector weakened on year-on-year basis. The Central Bank said this moderation was observed mainly in textiles, iron and steel, motor vehicles and other transport equipments industries whereas sales growth improved for consumer-driven sectors such as food product and beverages, and pharmaceutical. It added that the interest expenses incurred by manufacturing sector also witnessed a dip from a year ago level, reflecting ongoing deleveraging in the corporate sector.

In IT sector, the report showed that sales growth remained broadly unchanged in relation to the previous quarter, while the services (non-IT) sector maintained the pace of sales growth, riding on the improvement recorded by the transport and storage services industries. It also noted that the telecommunication sector continued to experience contraction in sales. As per the RBI, pricing power in terms of operating profit and net profit margins remained flat in manufacturing sector. It added that net profit margin of the IT sector declined marginally.

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