LONDON -- Smith & Nephew� (LSE: SN ) (NYSE: SNN ) reported quarterly revenue of $1.1 billion, which is essentially flat from a year ago, while pricing pressures and higher expenses resulted in earnings slipping 4%.
The company's knee and hip replacement operations have been suffering from a combination of tough markets in the U.S. and Europe, and some product-specific issues. As a result, revenue for the company's Advanced Surgical Devices division -- which makes up 70% of the overall business -- was down 9% from a year ago.
There was, however, good news from the company's Advance Wound Management division -- which treats chronic wounds caused by diseases like diabetes -- as sales were up 5% as the company took market share.
Smith & Nephew also reported strong growth in emerging markets -- an area specifically targeted for investment in CEO Olivier Bohuon's growth strategy. As part of executing this strategy, the company announced the acquisition of a distribution company in India today following on from a similar acquisition in Brazil last month.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (POLARIS.NS)
Polaris Software Lab Limited, a financial technology company, provides software solutions for core banking, corporate banking, wealth and asset management, and insurance sectors. Its products include Intellect Universal Banking, a core banking platform that enables banks to serve markets through various channels; Intellect Consumer Finance Platform, a loan life cycle management solution, an integrated front, middle, and back-office solution for managing wealth management life cycle; Intellect Cards Platform, a credit card application; Intellect Portals, an Internet banking platform; Intellect Cash and Liquidity, a liquidity management software; Intellect Treasury, a web-based software that meets treasury requirements in the areas of fixed income, forex, money markets, derivatives, and risk management; Intellect Business Process Studio, a process automation solution; and Intellect Securities Services, an integrated custodial services solutions. The company also offers servi ces, including enterprise applications and technology platforms, such as Infor BaaN, Siebel, SAP, Business Objects, and IBM technologies; and global shared services, application maintenance and support, full lifecycle implementations, package rollouts, migration / version upgrades, custom application development, and integration services. In addition, the company provides performance engineering services; domain, domain led technology, and domain led validation services; IT enterprise managed services; and business process outsourcing services. It sells its products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, India, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Quickel]
Polaris Software is arguably the world's most sophisticated banking and insurance software company. Polaris offers state-of-the-art, complete solutions for core banking, corporate banking, wealth and asset management as well as insurance. Since inception, Polaris has implemented its solutions and services among hundreds of the world's largest financial institutions.
The company’s Profit after Tax (PAT) grew by 42% to Rs. 45.74 crore for the quarter ended 31st March 2010 from Rs. 32.11 crore compared to the same quarter last year. Revenues were up 4% to Rs. 351.04 crore from Rs. 337.25 crore. The Board of Directors recommended a final dividend of 35% on the paid up capital for fiscal 2010.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (JAINIRRIG.BO)
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, an agri-business company, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of irrigation systems, piping products, agro processed products, and plastic sheets. It offers irrigation systems and components comprising drip irrigation systems, sprinkler irrigation systems, plastic control and safety valves, fertigation systems and chemigation equipment, and water filters; PVC pipes, PE pipes and PE pipe fittings, HDPE pipes, cable duct pipes, and gas pipes; and PVC plastic sheets and poly carbonate sheets. The company also provides food processing products, such as dehydrated onions and vegetables; and agriculture products, including biofertilizers, green houses plant nurseries, and tissue cultures, as well as processed fruits. In addition, it offers solar water heating systems, solar photovoltaic systems, and biogas power plants; hybrid and grafted plants; and poly and shade houses, as well as provides services turnkey project services, and agric ultural and engineering consultancy services. Jain Irrigation Systems Limited offers its solutions and services for the urban household, urban housing, community development, mining, plant tissue culture, chemical, oil and gas exploration, optic fiber ducting, advertisement and signage, landscaping, water shed development, waste land development, fruit and vegetable processing, and farm production and management markets, as well as for small farmers, green houses, and sugar factories. It primarily operates in India, Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1963 and is based in Jalgaon, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Matthews]
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd headquartered in Jalgaon, Maharashtra manufactures drip and sprinkler irrigation systems and related components. The company also makes PVC, polyethelene, piping systems, processed fruits, dehydrated onions and vegetables, greenhouses, bio-fertilizers; solar water heating systems and solar photovoltaic appliances (Solar lighting systems) etc. All the products are made bearing in mind the need to conserve nature's precious resources through substitution or value addition.
Jain Irrigation Systems is the largest irrigation company in India and also the world’s second largest. The company has the largest pool of agricultural scientists, engineers and technicians in the private sector.
Best Casino Companies To Invest In Right Now: (HCLTECH.NS)
HCL Technologies Limited provides software-led information technology (IT) solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering, research and development (R&D), and business process outsourcing services worldwide. Its custom application services comprise custom application development, application management, application support, re-engineering, modernization, migration, and independent verification and validation. The company?s engineering and R&D services include hardware product engineering, embedded engineering, mechanical engineering, and software product engineering. Its enterprise application services consist of blue printing, development, deployment, global rollouts, and application maintenance and support in the areas of ERP, CRM, and SCM. The company?s enterprise transformation services include business transformation; technology transformation; data warehousing and business intelligence; middleware and SOA; enterprise content management and portals; indepe ndent verification and validation; and IT governance. Its IT infrastructure management services comprise end user computing, data center transformation, network, information security, integrated operation management, cross functional, and mainframe services. The company?s business services consists of supply chain management, finance and accounts outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing, customer relationship management, and technical support services. It serves aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, energy and utilities, financial services, government, healthcare, independent software vendors, industrial manufacturing, medical devices, media and entertainment, retail and consumer, semiconductors, server and storage, telecom, transportation and logistics, and travel and hospitality sectors. HCL Technologies Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Noida, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Kennedy]
HCL Technologies, based in Delhi, offers is engaged in providing software-IT solutions, remote infrastructure management services and business process outsourcing (BPO). Through its global offshore infrastructure, HCL delivers solutions in selected verticals, including financial services, retail and consumer, life sciences and healthcare, hi-tech, telecom, and media and entertainment.
The company’s net profit rose by 57.7% to Rs 344 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. HCL's total revenue in the quarter stood at Rs 3,076 crore, a 7.5% increase over the same quarter a year ago. The company board has proposed an interim dividend of Re 1 on each share with a face value of Rs 2.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (NIIT.BO)
NIIT Limited provides information technology (IT) learning solutions for individuals, enterprises, schools, and colleges worldwide. It offers instructor-led and computer-based training, and e-learning programs, such as GNIIT for IT careers; NIIT Edgeineers, a program for engineering graduates and IT professionals; NIIT GlobalNet+, a program on networking and infrastructure management; degrees in alliance with universities; SWIFT for Internet and IT literacy; bioinformatics and educational technology programs; executive management programs for working professionals; training programs for financial services sector; NIIT Uniqua that provides training programs for workers in the business and technology services industry; training.com, an e-Learning Web site; and industry linked joint programs in IT and management sciences, as well as facilitate scholarship programs and IT aptitude test. The company also provides enterprise learning solutions, such as instructor-led and e-learn ing training in IT and soft skills; advisory services; custom content development; application and process rollout training; learner management systems; learner support services; a suite of catalogue products from Element K; assessment and testing services; English language testing, assessment, and training services. In addition, it offers services for colleges and universities, including curriculum design, in-campus learning delivery, and learner and faculty support services. Further, the company provides NIIT eGuru, a school learning solution that includes interactive classrooms; Math lab, a mathematics laboratory for schools; IT Wizard that equips the students with computer knowledge and IT skills; Quick School, an education resource planning solution for school management; and Mobile Science Lab, a portable computerized science laboratory. Additionally, it operates career development centers and other learning centers. NIIT Limited was founded in 1981 and is based in Gur gaon, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephen]
NIIT Limited is leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer.
NIIT Limited reported consolidated annual net revenue of Rs. 1,199.3 Cr, for the year ended March 31, 2010, up 4% over the previous year. The company’s system-wide revenue stood at Rs. 1,796.4 Cr, up 6 %. The earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs. 4.3. NIIT reported an increase in operating profit to Rs 156.9 Cr, up 32%. The company, in its history of providing IT in schools, has over shot the significant milestone of 15,000 schools during this quarter.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: Patni Computer Systems Limited(PTI)
Patni Computer Systems Limited, an information technology (IT) services company, provides a range of IT services through integrated onsite and offshore delivery locations. Its services include IT strategies development, system consulting and design, application development, application maintenance and support, packaged software implementation, quality assurance, infrastructure management, business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, and OSS and BSS systems deployment services. The company offers IT services primarily to customers in insurance, manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial services, communications, media, and utilities industries. It also offers product engineering services, including engineering design and modeling, electronic design, embedded software development, and product lifecycle management for legacy products, as well as testing and migration services for new technologies to clients in electronics, automotive, medical electronics, industrial auto mation, office automation, handheld/mobile device manufacturing, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. The company operates in North America, Europe, India, and Japan, as well as in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. Patni Computer Systems Limited was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Kennedy]
Patni Computer Systems Ltd, based in Mumbai, is one of the leading global providers of Information Technology services and business solutions. More than15000 professionals from Patni Computers service clients across diverse industries, from 28 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and 20 Global Delivery Centers in strategic locations across the world.
Revenues for the quarter ended 31st March 10 stood at US$ 172.3 million (Rs.7,745.4 million). The operating Income for the quarter at US$ 36.2 million (Rs.1,627.0 million) and this is up by 8.7% when compared quarter to quarter.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (TECHM.NS)
Tech Mahindra Limited provides information technology (IT) services to the telecommunications industry worldwide. Its IT solutions comprise consulting services, such as strategy planning, assessment, procurement, and re-engineering solutions, as well as planning, audits, and best practices; system integration and transformation services; managed services, including application management, infrastructure management, revenue management, and mobile virtual network enabler services; application development, maintenance, and support services; B/OSS solutions; and business intelligence and data management solutions. The company also offers network solutions and services, including network lifecycle, network integration and testing, data quality management, managed network, and network solutions; and infrastructure management services comprising data centre, managed network, application support, and end user services. In addition, it provides security services, such as security g overnance and compliance, application security consulting, network and system security, business continuity and DR consulting, identity and access management, managed security, security products, and cloud security solutions; business process outsourcing (BPO) services, including customer relationship management, F and A, data analytics, and human resources and enterprise management; value added services comprising enterprise mobility, content, and embedded services; and product engineering services consisting of signaling and switching, wireless infrastructure, hardware and embedded systems, and network management, as well as access, datacom, and transport. Further, the company offers business process management, cloud computing, SAP, and applications testing services, as well as portal solutions. It serves telecom service providers, telecom equipment manufacturers, BPOs, independent software vendors, and non telecom vertical customers. The company was founded in 1986 and i s based in Pune, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By ChemTrade]
Satyam, renamed as Mahindra Satyam was bought by Tech Mahindra in April last year after being heavily damaged by India's biggest corporate scandal.
The company is a provider of information technology services to the telecoms industry. Its net profit in January-March, its fiscal fourth quarter, fell to 2.27 billion rupees ($51 million) from 2.30 billion reported a year ago.
Tech Mahindra Ltd (TEML.BO) has reported a 1.3 percent fall in quarterly profit, weighed down by interest costs on borrowings to fund its acquisition of Satyam Computer Services. Although there are some setbacks, the company is in the process of recovery and backed by the powerful and consistently successful Mahindra group and the company will bounce back to add to shareholders wealth.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (SOTL.NS)
Savita Oil Technologies Limited manufactures and sells petroleum products in India and internationally. The company?s products include transformer oils, liquid paraffin and white oils, lubricating oils/greases, petroleum jellies, optic fiber cable filling compound, emulsifiable polyethylene wax, and waxes, as well as specialty wax emulsion for leather finishing, water based paints, and printing inks. It also generates and sells wind power. The company, formerly known as Savita Chemicals Limited, is based in Mumbai, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Quickel]
The company supplies industrial lubricants, waxes and other industrial consumables. It has been showing a scorching growth in net profit for some time now. With a good promoter, sound business model and a great dividend record, it is poised to benefit from industrial growth in the coming year. It is also attractively priced.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (MOSERBAER.NS)
Moser Baer India Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of optical storage media in India and internationally. The company offers a range of optical storage media products, which include recordable compact discs, rewritable compact discs, recordable digital versatile discs (DVD), rewritable DVD?s, and blue laser discs. It also provides solar power products, including photovoltaic cells, crystalline cells and modules, and thin films. In addition, the company offers home entertainment products, such as pre-recorded disks of home video titles in various Indian languages. It has rights for approximately 10,000 titles in all the languages. Further, the company provides information technology peripherals comprising USB drives, memory cards, DVD writers, PC peripherals, TFT Monitors, UPS, and external hard drives; and consumer electronics, which consist of LCD TVs, DVD players, portable DVD players, digital photo frames, media players, and multimedia speakers. Moser Baer Ind ia Limited was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Glenn]
Moser Baer is the indeed the world’s second largest manufacturer of optical storage media and they have also embarked on manufacturing of Photo-voltaic cells, with the intent of providing reliable solar power as a competitive non-subsidized source of energy. In the light of continually rising demand for solar energy, the company is planning to expand its current capacity from 125 MW to 315 MW during 2010.
It is planning to capture overseas solar market like USA and expanding its European business to countries like France, Italy, Bulgaria and Czech Republic and Greece. Being pioneer in this segment, Moser Baer is well positioned to seize these opportunities and the company is expected to emerge as a giant enterprise in the foreseeable future.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: Stewart Information Services Corporation(STC)
Stewart Information Services Corporation provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries. It operates in two segments, Title Insurance-Related Services and Real Estate Information. The Title Insurance-Related Services segment offers services that include searching for and examining documents, such as deeds, mortgages, wills, divorce decrees, court judgments, liens, paving assessments, and tax records, as well as provides titles insurance for residential and commercial properties, undeveloped acreage, farms, ranches, and water rights. This segment serves attorneys, builders, developers, home buyers and home sellers, lenders, and real estate brokers. The Real Estate Information segment offers products and services, which primarily include lender services, title technology, foreign and domestic government services, mapping, title information, Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 tax-deferred property e xchanges, pre-employment services, and online filing and transaction management. Its customers include mortgage lenders and servicers, mortgage brokers, mortgage investors, government entities, commercial and residential real estate agents, land developers, builders, title insurance agencies, and others interested in obtaining property information, as well as accountants, attorneys, investors, and employers. The company has operations primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, central Europe, Mexico, central America, and Australia. Stewart Information Services Corporation was founded in 1893 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Top 10 India Stocks To Watch For 2014: (IKFTECH.BO)
IKF Technologies Limited primarily provides information technology enabled services (ITES) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services in India and internationally. The company offers services for various solutions, including enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, customer and supplier relationship management, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and JD Edwards. It also provides various services comprising Web application, software development, Web designing, mobile application development, software quality control, professional embedded systems programming, PHP programming, and AUTOCAD application services. In addition, the company offers ITES services, such as data entry and processing, application development, data warehousing, IT help desk, medical transcription, document processing, and telecommunication. Further, it provides leased line, fixed wireless, and broadband Internet access services, as well as voice over Internet protocol services comprising corporat e, BPO/call center, small and medium enterprise, and individual solutions. Additionally, the company involves in the cultivation of Jatropha for bio diesel through company owned or leased lands, and through contract farming. IKF Technologies Limited has an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation for technical and marketing collaboration. The company was formerly known as IKF Software.com Limited and changed its name to IKF Technologies Limited in July 2001. IKF Technologies Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Noida, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Vodicka]
IKF Technologies Ltd is engaged in the field of Bio Diesel, Telecom and IT software development amongst others. Bio-fuel is used as replacement for diesel. Biodiesel offers safety benefits over petroleum diesel because it is much less combustible, with a flash point greater than 150*C, compared to 77*C for petroleum diesel. The company’s Bio-fuel plantation is located at Shillong in Meghalaya with branch office at Udaipur and regional office at Sikar in Rajasthan. The company has entered into Technological Transfer Agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (R&D) for offering technology transfer for production of bio-diesel from Jatropha. The company provides its services to clients in USA, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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