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[ad_1] ABFRL reported a strong quarter with recovery and margins coming ahead of expectations in all key segments (Ebitda up 36% versus Q3FY20, 11% above estimate). Improved consumer sentiment along with a concentrated wedding season aided overall recovery. Also, ABFRL turned net cash positive this quarter. In addition to the new initiatives/acquisitions during the quarter (Reebok, Masaba and Tasva), ABFRL announced its foray into acquiring D2C brands with plans to leverage its expertise to help these businesses scale up. Factoring in the beat in performance, we are raising FY22/23e Ebitda by 11/7%. Maintaining our target EV/Ebitda (21x) and a roll-forward to Jun-23e yields a revised TP of Rs 347. Maintain ‘Buy’. Robust performance: ABFRL reported a 40% y-o-y jump in revenue to Rs 28.8 bn. Overall recovery touched 112% of Q3FY20. Segment wise, Madura was up 58% y-o-y with recovery at 128% of Q3FY20 (98% last quarter) and Pantaloons was up 31% y-o-y with recovery at 98% of Q3FY20. Lifestyle brands’ retail channel recorded growth of 30% over pre-Covid levels. The easing of restrictions for shopping malls, which constitute a large share of the store network, helped improve the recovery. Also, the wholesale channel for Lifestyle brands saw an improvement in traction. While margins for Pantaloons are in line, Madura reported a beat driven by lifestyle brands. Also ABFRL turned net cash at the end of the quarter, generating OCF of Rs 10 bn driven by working capital release. ABFRL does not expect this to reverse. Outlook: Strong show on recovery – We maintain the target EV/Ebitda of 21x and roll over the valuation to Jun-23e, yielding a revised TP of Rs 347. Key re-rating triggers stay improvement in Pantaloons/e-commerce traction. Losses from new initiatives could drive a de-rating. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions is now Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW), as a result of a strategic rebranding exercise undertaken to strengthen its software identity. “The change scripts a new narrative, culture and attitude in our innovative and software-driven world,” says Dattatri Salagame, CEO, president & managing director, Bosch Global Software Technologies. In a wide-ranging interview with Sudhir Chowdhary, he discusses the company’s expansion and growth plans, and initiatives to promote an innovation culture. Excerpts: What is the idea and strategy behind the name change?For the past 25 years, we have been known as Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions. We have grown in multiple dimensions in these years evolving into the largest technology centre for Bosch outside of Germany, having a footprint of product engineering for every business of Bosch. While the origin of the centre is India, we expanded our talent base to Vietnam, Mexico and Poland. This name change is an assertion to our partners, customers and the vibrant talent ecosystem. As a software company, we apply cutting edge software techniques to solve some of the most challenging problems across domains such as mobility, manufacturing, sustainability and consumer goods. This name change aptly represents the company’s identity, capabilities, competencies, global scale and the pivotal role it plays in product engineering at Bosch. What are the initiatives undertaken as part of the rebranding?The change scripts a new narrative, culture and attitude in our innovative and software-driven world. Our rebranding has three main pillars. Strengthening our innovation focus with targeted investments: We recently inaugurated state-of-the-art Hacker’s Garage, an ‘innovation’ fund to promote an environment where promising ideas can be nurtured, incubated, and scaled. These centres will also be a collaborative ecosystem for startups, external companies and academia to participate in an environment of co-creation and co-innovation. Our DNA (Discover, Nurture, Align) startup incubation programme has seen its fifth cohort this year. Leveraging global delivery networks with proximity to regional customers, to address the needs of complex systems: We are expanding our footprint in India— Our locations at Hyderabad and Pune will go live in Q1/2022 and subsequently we are expanding our presence to the northern part of the country. In Vietnam, we are opening a new centre in Hanoi. We are incubating a centre in Poland focusing on topics such as robotics and edge computing. Nurturing best-in-class talent and enhancing capabilities to hone global technology leaders for the next techade: The development complements our hiring strategy as we look to recruit top software talent from premier universities to take on some of the most challenging requirements in domains of mobility, healthcare, sustainability and manufacturing. Driver assistance, autonomous driving, electric & software defined vehicles, healthcare screening, energy efficiency, factories of the future with considerations for hyperlocal scenarios, are some of the challenges the centre takes on. What is the employee strength at BGSW? What are your hiring plans for 2022?We currently have an employee base of 25,000 associates globally and plan to recruit about 5,500 associates in 2022 that includes talent from premier universities in AI, ML, cybersecurity, computer vision, and other new-age technologies. What are the types of skills that you are looking for from new hires?Our work involves the application of electronics and computation to solve domain problems. For example, in mobility —autonomous driving, vehicle computing, gateways, V2X (vehicle-to-anything) connectivity, electrification, safety are some of the most challenging problems that our engineers work on. There are similar opportunities in healthcare, energy and other domains. Hence, we are looking at capabilities in data science, AI, cybersecurity, mechtronics, robotics, edge computing, hyperscale cloud development/deployment, full stack IoT to name a few. We would also be hiring experts with deep domain and systems knowledge especially in mobility. What is BGSW’s expansion plans and focus for 2022?We are looking at expanding beyond Bengaluru and Coimbatore to Hyderabad and Pune. We are targeting to hire 1000 people in both the centres in 2022. We are planning to expand our footprint to North and East India. We will also be continuing to expand to establish client-facing roles in the United States and Japan. What are some of the challenges that are faced by the tech community presently?Transitioning from traditional mobility to next-generation mobility will be a challenge from capability transformation perspective. Managing this transition is key. Additionally, while software is at the core of products—the complexity of systems will be much higher. There will be a significant need for integration between hardware and software, integration of ‘system of systems’ from a consortium of vendors. Managing this complexity, both from a skill standpoint and from an execution point of view, will be a big task. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] I first found Jamie Finn’s instagram when we were beginning our foster care journey. As I started watching her stories and reading her posts, God used her words to really change my heart and perspective on foster care. When we started fostering, I was really focused on helping kids and I honestly had a critical attitude toward birth parents. But Jamie’s words convicted me that I needed a heart change. A Gospel-centered approach to fostering wasn’t about rescuing children but about walking alongside families with the ultimate goal of restoration. It was such an honor to get to meet Jamie in person recently and record a podcast interview with her. In this episode, Jamie shares her a different perspective on foster care than you often hear — one that is focused on families, not just children. She also shares very practical encouragement for stepping out and saying yes — to anything in your life that might scare you. she shares the lessons she’s learned and how God has changed her heart over the years. Plus, she gives fantastic advice for those who feel like they can’t foster but they want to be involved in some way. Whether you are a long-time foster family, someone just considering fostering, or someone who has no interest in fostering at all, I think this episode will encourage you in surprising ways. Listen to it below… In This Episode [00:34] – Welcome to another episode of The Crystal Paine Show. I am honored to have Jamie Finn in the studio today. [02:37] – A little introduction for Jamie. [04:13] – “I really appreciate that you don’t sugarcoat things. You share the beautiful and the brutal.’ [05:35] – Do you feel like you have had a shift in your viewpoint of what foster care is? [07:54] – I hear from many people, “We’re interested in foster care but we’re afraid of how it will affect our family.” Have you ever had those feelings? [09:39] – How do you respond when someone’s like, “I can never do this, but that’s amazing what you’re doing”? [12:08] – How do you even know when to take that first step? [14:28] – What can we practically do? Where do we start? [19:47] – Could you talk about just some of the really hard things that you have walked through? [22:56] – If you could go back 8+ years as a brand new foster parent and talk to that woman, what would you say to her? [25:41] – What is foster care from a Gospel-centered perspective? [26:41] – I share what I love and recommend Jamie Finn’s new book, Foster the Family. [28:56] – What do you say to that person who feels like, “Is God still good, even when this feels so hard”? Links & Resources Foster the Family Blog Foster the Family on Instagram Foster the Family on Facebook Books Foster the Family by Jamie Finn Other Links Love-Centered Parenting 10 Days to Be a Happier Mom Sign up for the Hot Deals Email List MoneySavingMom.com My Instagram account (I’d love for you to follow me there! I usually hop on at least a few times per day and share behind-the-scenes photos and videos, my grocery store hauls, funny stories, or just anything I’m pondering or would like your advice or feedback on!) Have feedback on the show or suggestions for future episodes or topics? Send me an email: crystal @ moneysavingmom.com [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] The total dividend payout by Coal India during the current fiscal is likely to be higher than the 2020-21 financial year as the miner is expected to post healthy revenue and growth in profit, sources said on Sunday. A “decent second interim dividend” for 2021-22 is likely to be announced on Monday, they said. The Maharatna public sector undertaking has already announced the first interim dividend at Rs 9 per share in December this fiscal to provide support to the government for its growing expenditure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim dividend outgo was around Rs 5,546 crore and the government was the largest beneficiary as it received approximately Rs 3,667 crore for its over 66 per cent stake in the coal behemoth. Other categories of investors had the remaining share. “The total dividend payout is likely to be higher this year as profit and revenue are expected to be better,” a source said. The miner had announced a total dividend at Rs 16 per share last fiscal. “The bottleneck for Coal India to give high dividends is its inability to hike coal prices this year due to several factors. The bottomline (profit) gets affected by increasing input costs. A fresh round of wage revision is also pending. An announcement in this regard is expected after the assembly elections in five states,” another source said. A board meeting of Coal India will be held on Monday to consider and approve the third-quarter results. “The board will consider the payment of second interim dividend if any,” the source said. A dividend between Rs 5 and 7 per share in the second round of cash payout to shareholders is likely to be announced, an analyst said. [ad_2] Source link

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