India Inc revenues rise 17% in first quarter on low base

Aggregate revenues grew 17.1% year on year during the first quarter (Q1 FY2019) as per Icra. But on a sequential basis, sales fell 2.4% due to seasonality in several sectors

130 basis points - Overall operating profit margin (OPM) rose

26 out of 32 - Sectors showed broad-based revenue growth

Q1 revenue growth

15.7% - Pharma

12.8% - Allied building materials

10.9% - FMCG

7.9% - Capital goods companies