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Target etched out a slim sales increase in the third quarter but profits slumped as inflation-weary customers pulled back on spending and costs related to a dockworker strike in October dragged on results

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Sula Vineyards Ltd CEO Rajeev Samant hopes that the current slowdown in urban discretionary demand is «more of a temporary blip and not structural» one. In the second quarter of the fiscal year, the company's net revenue declined 1.2 per cent to Rs 142 crore as compared to Rs 143.7 crore in the year-ago period, while profit after tax dipped 37.3 per cent to Rs 14.5 crore as against Rs 23.1 crore in the same quarter last fiscal year. Samant told analysts that in the second quarter the company witnessed «a temporary slowdown in consumer demand across discretionary categories, including alcoholic beverages, particularly within urban India, which does represent more than 90 per cent of Sula's customer base». Post-Covid, he said, «We saw a surge in domestic wine consumption which lasted until last year, as the consumer did a bit of cocooning at home and splurged on creature comforts.»

The Bengaluru-based company posted a net loss of Rs 110 crore for fiscal 2024, compared with Rs 54 crore the year before, according to its financial statements sourced from Tofler. Operating revenue rose to Rs 241 crore from Rs 144 crore. Total expenses increased to Rs 358 crore from Rs 201 crore. The company spent Rs 97 crore on employee benefits and Rs 88 crore on cost of materials.

Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and rising energy prices kept import costs high

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Indrajit Agarwal, Senior Research Analyst, CLSA, says there are three or four levers of cost savings. One is higher renewable power usage, second is lower lead distances, third is improving the mix of cement, etc. All those things will lead to profitability improvement. In an environment where the top few players are focusing on both cost savings and market share gain, pricing would be very difficult to come by and that is where larger cement players with better volume growth visibility and cost saving outlook are likely to fare much better than the smaller or regional players. What have been your key takeaways for materials as a sector? Indrajit Agarwal: If you look at the sector, what has happened in the past few years and also year to date, we have been in the midst of a structural upcycle driven by all the levers, be it infrastructure, housing, property market, whatever you call it. However, the last six months effectively has been a perfect storm. We have had a confluence of three events which has led to a significant weakness in the demand environment.

Ecommerce logistics startup Locad said on Wednesday it has raised $9 million as it aims to expand in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter. While the company did not disclose the valuation at which the fundraising was made, a source familiar with the matter said it was around $60 million. The pre-series B funding round was co-led by Global Ventures and existing investor Reefknot Investments. Sumitomo Equity Ventures and other existing investors such as Antler Elevate, Febe Ventures and JG Summit also participated.

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