Today, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the private corporate sector during the second quarter of 2020-21 drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 2,637 listed non-government non-financial (NGNF) companies. Data pertaining to Q2:2019-20 and Q1:2020-21 are also presented in the tables to enable comparison. The data can be accessed at the web-link https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=statistics#!2_42. Highlights Sales -
Demand conditions in the manufacturing sector moved to the path of recovery with a softer contraction of 4.3 per cent (Y-o-Y) in nominal sales after a contraction of 41.1 per cent in the previous quarter, which witnessed major country-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the recovery was led by iron and steel, food products, cement, automobile and pharmaceuticals companies (Table 2A and Table 5A). -
Nominal sales of non-IT services sector also registered lower contraction of 14.5 per cent (Y-o-Y) led by expansion in sales of telecommunication and real estate companies (Table 2A and Table 5A). -
Sales growth of IT sector companies remained steady at 3.6 per cent (Y-o-Y) in Q2:2020-21 (Table 2A). Expenditure -
Input cost pressure from raw materials remained subdued for manufacturing sector in Q2:2020-21 (Table 2A). -
Staff cost growth (Y-o-Y) decelerated for IT companies in Q2:2020-21, whereas it remained in contraction zone for the manufacturing and non-IT services sectors (Table 2A). Operating profit Interest Pricing power List of Tables | Table No. | Title | 1 | A | Performance of Listed Non-Government Non-Financial Companies | Growth Rates | B | Select Ratios | 2 | A | Performance of Listed Non-Government Non-Financial Companies – Sector-wise | Growth Rates | B | Select Ratios | 3 | A | Performance of Listed Non-Government Non-Financial Companies according to Size of Paid-up-Capital | Growth Rates | B | Select Ratios | 4 | A | Performance of Listed Non-Government Non-Financial Companies according to Size of Sales | Growth Rates | B | Select Ratios | 5 | A | Performance of Listed Non-Government Non-Financial Companies according to Industry | Growth Rates | B | Select Ratios | Explanatory Notes | Glossary | Notes: -
The coverage of companies in different quarters varies, depending on the date of declaration of results; this is, however, not expected to significantly alter the aggregate position. -
Explanatory notes detailing the compilation methodology, and the glossary (including revised definitions and calculations that differ from previous releases) are appended. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/830 | |