Engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T)'s net profit increased 16 per cent to Rs 996 crore for the September quarter from Rs 861.7 crore a year ago. The profit was also two per cent higher than Bloomberg consensus estimates of Rs 975 crore. The profits were boosted by exceptional gains of Rs 309.6 crore on account of a stake sale in a subsidiary company, as well as in an associate company.

L&T's consolidated gross revenue rose 11 per cent to Rs 23,605 crore. International revenue at Rs 7,658 crore constituted 32 per cent of the total revenue. The group's consolidated order book stood at Rs 2,44,097 crore, higher by 14 per cent year-on-year, with international order book constituting 28 per cent of the order book.

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro Ltd on Friday reported a 15.5% rise in its second-quarter net profit after generating more revenue from its infrastructure and power businesses, but missed analyst forecasts.

Larsen, a $15-billion business with interests in engineering, construction, financial services and logistics, said it made Rs Rs 996 crore in the three months to the end of September, up from Rs 861 rore a year earlier.

Citi upgraded Larsen and Toubro from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’ and said negative news flow are priced in and now shares of L&T are trading below than their historical mean.

The share price of the company fell 17.7 per cent in the past three months till October 1 against 6.42 per cent fall registered by Sensex during the same period.

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro today said its construction arm has won contracts worth Rs 1,376 core in power transmission and distribution business in domestic and international markets during this month.

“In the domestic market, the Solar Business has bagged multiple orders from a reputed solar power developer for the engineering, procurement and construction of 115 MWp solar installations in the southern part of the country,” the company said in a statement.

NEW DELHI: Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro today said its IT services unit, L&T Infotech, has filed draft papers with regulator Sebi to go public.

"Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited, a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited, has filed its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on September 28, 2015 in order to undertake an initial public offering of its equity shares," it said in a BSE filing.

NEW DELHI: Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said its arm L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs 1,509 crore so far this month.

"The water and effluent treatment strategic business group of L&T Construction has won new water and waste water infrastructure orders worth Rs 1,509 crore in September 2015," L&T said in a BSE filing.

Bangalore: Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T), India’s biggest engineering and construction firm, has decided not to participate in the tender issued by GAIL (India) Ltd for constructing three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for use by state-run natural gas firm to ship the commodity from the US from January 2019, citing a clause that requires shipyards to hold equity stake of as much as 13% in the LNG carriers that are to be built locally.

L&T’s decision is a big blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India project.

L&T Finance Holdings, the non banking finance arm of construction giant L&T, today sold stake worth about Rs 708 crore to Boston headquartered global PE giant Bain Capital. The fund will hold 6% stake in the company.

The NBFC issued about 96 million fresh shares to the PE fund at the price of Rs 74 a piece. The stock had closed at Rs 68.6 a share on Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday giving it a market cap of Rs 11,806 crore.

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has bagged a Rs 1,700 crore order from Japan's Marubeni Corporation to set up a 400-Mw gas-based power plant in Bangladesh.

"Bangladesh Power Development Board awarded the EPC contract for setting up the 400-mega watt (Mw) gas-based power plant project to Marubeni Corporation of Japan, which in turn awarded the EPC sub contract to L&T on a turnkey basis," L&T said in a BSE filing.

KOLKATA: A leading body of plant and equipment manufacturers has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to withdraw a recent draft order proposing mandatory standards in making of stainless steel flat products.

The Process Plant and Machinery Association of India (PPMAI), which counts the likes of Larsen & Toubro, Godrej, Thermax and Praj Industries among its members, said in a letter that the draft quality control order will discourage investment in key manufacturing sectors as quality rules under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) are not comprehensive and updated. There is also little demand for stainless steel meeting Indian standards, it said.

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