New Delhi, March 27 -- After several years of strong growth, India Inc. is set to wrap up FY25 with a subdued performance, weighed down by a slowdown in consumption and weakness in commodities, resulting in Nifty 50 companies reporting a single-digit year-on-year (YoY) profit after tax (PAT) growth for the third consecutive quarter in Q3 FY25. This marked the weakest earnings expansion since the pandemic-induced slowdown in June 2020, as per analysts.

For 9MFY25, Nifty 50 has recorded just 4% PAT growth, and analysts expect another quarter of moderate performance for the January-March period. Weaker-than-expected earnings have been the primary driver behind the prolonged sell-off seen in the Indian stock markets over the last 30 years. ...