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President N Chandrasekaran will be more and more in a hurry to start posting growth and profits, fund managers said the group was looking for.
"The next fiscal year will focus on growth and cash flow will stay ahead of capital spending," said a senior group official. Some measures have already been taken. Under Chandrasekaran, the group agreed to sell Tata Teleservices mobile phone services to Bharti Airtel, which are struggling to keep up with competition and heavy debts.
Cancellations in the balance sheet of its growing telecom sector are expected to be completed by March 2019, said one person familiar with the conglomerate's strategic plan. "Other capital contributions to develop businesses will also be made this year," added the manager.
On a consolidated basis, the total turnover of Tata Sons increased by 14% to Rp. 1 966 903 crore during the financial year ended March 2018, compared with R $ 1.73 178 in the year former. Profit after tax fell to 4,379 crores from 18,432 crores, after exceptional items worth 21,216.2 crores, compared with 7,352.7 crores last year, said Tata Sons in documents filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Tata Sons declined to comment.
The group took initiatives last year to consolidate its stake in Tata companies in order to simplify cross-shareholdings and help provide liquidity to entities wishing to reduce their debt and realize investments, he said. Earnings on the sale of investments during the year mainly include Tata Consultancy Services, in the amount of 8,929 crore.
The profit on the repurchase of 3.6 shares of TCR crore amounted to about 10,262 crore.