29-Nov-20

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From the Editor
BT500 is Business Today’s longest running annual project. Its uninterrupted run since 1993 has been witness to every twist and turn of the Indian economy and every rise and fall in India Inc. But it hasn’t ever seen a year like the one that is unfold
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Editor-in-Chief: aroon purie Group Editorial Director: Raj Chengappa Editor: Rajeev Dubey Group Creative Editor: Nilanjan Das Group Photo Editor: Bandeep Singh Executive Editor: anand adhikari Deputy Editors: ajita Shashidhar, Naveen Kumar (Money Tod
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Championing Crisis Management
Listening To An Innovation: A lot of things can happen to companies, professionals, and entrepreneurs, but there is one essential fact that cannot be ignored. Unexpected things will always happen that will bring massive unhappiness to human beings. A
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Redefining Success
Please tell us about Saba Group. 'Saba Group' is a privately-held company that employs over 5,000 employees, operates in more than 20 countries and comprises 15 companies across 10 verticals. The group has an affinity towards agriculture and trades i
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Visible Green Shoots
Source: PIB, CMIE, RBI, GSTN The central government's gross fiscal deficit was ₹43,646 crore in September, the lowest since the beginning of the current fiscal The deficit was lower by a sharp 55.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period. It fell du
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STL: Empowering Digital India for Transforming Millions of Lives
As a leading digital technology company with a longstanding credibility of nearly three decades now, what is the key impetus for STL's sustained growth and success? The spirit of enterprise at STL is woven around its core philosophy that goes beyond
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Rush To Quality
As lockdown opens across the country, India’s micro economy is finally beginning to show signs of life even as the macro economy remains in deep freeze. But that’s just one of the contradictions the nation’s beleaguered economy is dealing with. Stock
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Anaemic Growth
The average market cap of Bt500 companies rose only 1% in 2020, despite 34% growth in RIL mcap No sector has shown healthy growth Figures are 2020 rank and average mcap (in ₹ cr) for Oct 2019 to Sept 2020 ■
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APL Apollo: Staying Ahead of the Curve, Confidently
Brand APL Apollo has risen meteorically in the last decade. How was this growth fuelled? If you look at APL Apollo's history, we are amongst the first ones to get into structural steel tube segment. Before 2000, the main applications for round shaped
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Battle Of The Titans
In early March, when the government was contemplating a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s core team was in the last lap of negotiations with global tech giants Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm and a slew o
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'The Way Forward For Us Will Be One Of Cautious Optimism'
Q The coronavirus has changed the way the world works. While many are still anxiously awaiting a return to normal, what's 'normal' after the pandemic is likely to look very different from what we were used to before it began. What is 'normal' for you
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Market’s New Favourites
In August, HDFC Life, the fastest-growing private sector life insurance company, entered the coveted Nifty-50, the flagship index of the National Stock Exchange tracked by global investors. The newly listed private insurer is now rubbing shoulders wi
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Dr. Sohini Sastri: Interview Of An Astrologer With Multidisciplinary Approach
One such rare person is Dr. Sohini Sastri, one of the best astrologers in India. Dr. Sastri is a leading practitioner of Vedic Astrology and uses it to help improve the life of her followers. We recently caught up with her for insights and here are t
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Back With a Bang
It’s not hard to figure out where a company is headed. Among other things, it requires paying attention to words of its leadership team. In Airtel’s case, there are compelling reasons to believe that the company wants to shed the tag of a telecom fir
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Providing Quality Healthcare Services To The Nation
Medicover Hospital is one of the most respected healthcare brands globally with a presence in 13 countries across the globe. Medicover Hospital has in-depth specialization in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosdences, critical care, gynecology, general s
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ORIFLAME INDIA: The Sliver Lining of 25 Years in Beauty & Health
For Oriflame, 2020, marks 25 glorious years of business growth in India. What are the key drivers of this journey of success? I am extremely proud of the growth that Oriflame has achieved and the impact it has made in India. The Indian business has g
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Belying Hopes
Public sector units (PSUs) account for 12.5 per cent market capitalisation of BT 500 universe and a significant chunk of the economy. When the economy was struggling to cope with Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown, many had expected that the governm
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Creating A Superior Consumer Experience
WE ENGAGE IN A CHAT WITH MR. BAHL TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE The name Basch is synonymous with superior quality and top-of-the-line innovation. Help us understand what the newly-launched Direct To Consumer facility is about… Our flagshi
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Crisis Zone
Albert Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Businesses in their aggression to grow wealth or in their failure to understand the storm that chases them, usually end up leveraging the e
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Less Taxing, More Rewarding
Do you get more when you give more? Yes, India Inc. believes so. The country’s 500 most valuable companies were generous with dividends. It's hardly surprising then that promoters, the largest shareholders in companies, turned out to be the biggest b
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How We Did It
Business Today has been ranking India’s largest companies – the BT500 – based on market capitalisation since 1993. This year’s rankings are based on average market capitalisation for the 12-month period from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020. Th
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Most Valuable 500
THE LIST (1-15/500) THE LIST (16-49/500) #43 SBI Cards And Payment Services Highest rank by a previously unlisted company THE LIST (50-84/500) #84 Info Edge (India) Sees 49.7 per cent growth in average market cap during Oct 2019 to Sept 2020 THE LIST
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Total Income
THE LIST (1-200/500) 41.4% Sterling & Wilson Solar Fall in total income to ₹4,900 crore in FY20 from ₹8,366 crore in FY19 THE LIST (201-400/500) 239% Tata Steel long products Growth in total income in FY20 compared to FY19 THE LIST (401-500) For keys
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Profit After Tax
THE LIST (1-200/500) 62.4% Bharat petroleum Fall in net profit in FY20 compared to the previous fiscal THE LIST (201-400/500) 1,061% indiamart intermesh Sharp increase in net profit in FY20 compared to the previous fiscal THE LIST (401-500) For keys
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Total Debt
THE LIST (1-100) For keys to symbols used and other notes, see footnotes on page 76; NA: Not applicable; The list excludes BFSI companies; Standalone data; Source: Ace Equity ■
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Total Assets
THE LIST (1-200/500) 66.9% Interglobe aviation Steep rise in total assets in FY20 compared to the previous fiscal THE LIST (201-400/500) 107% trent Sharp rise in total assets in FY20 from the previous fiscal THE LIST (401-500) For keys to symbols use
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Public Sector Undertakings
Overall ranks are based on average market capitalisation (October 2019 to September 2020); "Rank 2019" is as published in last year's BT500. Parameter ranks are for within the top 1,000 companies; Ranks have been assigned based on multiple decimals;
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The Voracious Reader
Ganesh Kumar, COO, Raymond Lifestyle, is a voracious reader. But, what sets him apart is his ability to read two or even three books parallelly. He effortlessly switches from an intense one like Naseem Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan to a Jeffery Arc
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Best Advice I Ever Got
Q. What was the problem you were grappling with? A. With Zoomcar, I faced a particularly steep road since I was a foreign co-founder and CEO. I had to set out on a unique course as a leader. Given my rather unique background as an American in India,

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