KOEL elevates Deshpande as CEO & MD; Nimkar as COO

KOEL elevates Deshpande as CEO & MD; Nimkar as COO

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

(KOEL) Tuesday announced the elevation of RR as the chief executive officer and managing director and as the (COO) of the company with immediate effect.

Deshpande, a mechanical engineer, has been with KOEL for over 40 years, while Nimkar has been heading various core businesses of the company like power generation, industrial engines, Koel Care as well as the newly acquired Pumps, a release said.

********************** Q2 net declines marginally to Rs 8.42 cr *

Homegrown Tuesday reported a marginal decline in net profit to Rs 8.42 crore for the quarter ended September, from Rs 8.95 crore in the year-ago period.

Total revenue stood at Rs 177.92 crore during the quarter under review, against Rs 132.27 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, it said in a release.

The company said post the applicability of GST, revenue from operations is disclosed net of GST and accordingly, the revenue from operations and other expenses for the quarter are not comparable with the previous period.

********************* Life MF launches new debt fund *

Life AMC, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital, Tuesday launched Life Overnight Fund, an open-ended debt scheme investing in overnight securities.

The new fund offer (NFO) opens on October 30 and closes on November 1, a release said.

The fund will invest in the money market and debt instruments of one day maturity. Owing to this strategy, the fund carries no duration risk and no credit risk, it said.

********************* Q2 net at Rs 2.35 cr *

Tuesday reported a net profit of Rs 2.35 crore in the quarter ended September, against a loss of Rs 0.76 crore in the year-ago period.

Net sales increased to Rs 59.44 crore, compared with Rs 24.12 crore last year, it said in a release.

Earnings per share (not annualised) for the quarter stood at Rs 1.43, while operating profit (EBITDA) stood at Rs 5.57 crore, against EBITDA of Rs 0.89 crore in the same period a year ago.

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First Published: Tue, October 30 2018. 20:50 IST