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May 19 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD - RECOMMENDS FINAL DIVIDEND OF 2 RUPEES PER SHARE

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL PROFIT 374.7 MILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 4.73 BILLION RUPEES

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** PL Capital says VIP Industries VIPI.NS planning double-digit price hike, citing channel checks as raw material prices have jumped driven by Middle East war

** "Traditional thinking suggests price hike by one player should eventually lead to an industry-wide price reset," PL Capital says

** However, channel checks suggest Safari Industries (India) SAFA.NS not too keen on hikes at the moment - brokerage

** PL Capital says price hikes could lead to market share loss for VIPI, while SAFA's margins may deteriorate if it doesn't hike prices

** "We maintain our view that luggage industry is in for a structural derating given stiff competition amongst incumbents and emergence of new age direct to consumer brands" - PL Capital

** Maintains "reduce" rating on VIPI and "hold" on SAFA

** VIPI rated "hold", SAFA "strong buy" on average by 10 brokerages - data compiled by LSEG

** VIPI up 5.6%, down 16.3% YTD%; SAFA up 7.2%, trimming YTD losses to 29.5%

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Feb 18 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR 'CARLTON' BRAND

• TOTAL LICENSE FEES PAYABLE PER YEAR SHALL BE 4.5 MILLION RUPEES OR 5% OF NET SALES

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Feb 10 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• DEC-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 328.9 MILLION RUPEES

• DEC-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 5.12 BILLION RUPEES

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** Luggage makers VIP Industries VIPI.NS and Safari Industries SAFA.NS shares rise 1% and 1.5, respectively

** Motilal Oswal initiates with "buy" on both, citing structural tailwinds, premiumisation trends

** Sets Street-high PT of 530 rupees for VIP (18.4% upside to last close), 2,700 rupees for Safari (21% upside), per LSEG data

** Forecast market 12% CAGR to 267 bln rupees ($3.03 bln) by CY28

** Notes transition from utility to lifestyle, driven by weddings, student mobility, corporate travel

** Expects VIPI to deliver revenue CAGR of 10%, EBITDA CAGR 73% over FY25-FY28E

** SAFA to deliver revenue CAGR of 16%, EBITDA CAGR 25%, APAT CAGR 27% over FY25-FY28E

** YTD: VIPI down 5.7%, SAFA down 13%

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(Reporting by Rudra Pratap Singh in Bengaluru)

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Feb 4 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) DEC-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 311.4 MILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) DEC-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 4.43 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of luggage manufacturer Safari Industries (India) SAFA.NS rise 2.2% to 2,662.7 rupees, set for fourth straight session of gains

** SAFA's unit Safari Manufacturing starts commercial production of luggage at its new facility in Jaipur

** Analysts' avg recommendation on Safari Industries is a "strong buy" vs "hold" for V I P Industries VIPI.NS - LSEG data

** Median PT on Safari Industries is 2,667.50 rupees

** SAFA's shares are up around 36% so far this year, while VIPI is down about 13%

(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)

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Dec 2 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) - UNIT COMMENCED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AT JAIPUR FACILITY

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Nov 8 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 296.6 MILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 4.58 BILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD - DIVIDEND 1.5 RUPEESPER SHARE

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** Shares of India's Unicommerce eSolutions UICO.NS rise ~2% to 210.5 rupees

** Still, co's stock poised for a third straight weekly loss, if current trend holds

** Co, whose services to clients include management of e-commerce ops, inked a partnership with luggage maker VIP Industries VIPI.NS, but did not disclose any financial details

** VIPI stock up 5.3% on the day, rival Safari Industries SAFA.NS gains 2%

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** Shares of luggage bags maker Safari Industries SAFA.NS jump as much as 5.7% to record high of 2,485 rupees, last up 3%

** About 187,626 shares traded in a block deal at 2,419.15 rupees - a 2.9% premium to last close, per LSEG data

** Overall, stock eyes busiest trading day in 13 sessions, vol at 2.4x the 30-day avg

** Avg rating of analysts is "buy"; median PT is 2,517.50 rupees

** Stock up 17% this month, its biggest monthly gain since April

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Aug 7 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 444.1 MILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 4.50 BILLION RUPEES

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June 28 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• CAPACITY ADDITION AT MANUFACTURING UNIT OF WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY

• INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR CAPACITY ADDITION UPTO 40 MILLION RUPEES

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BENGALURU, April 29 (Reuters) - Bahrain-based Investcorp will buy the digital technology services business of India's National Stock Exchange NSEI.NS (NSE) for $120 million, the alternative investment firm said on Monday, in its biggest deal in the country.

NSEIT Ltd, the digital technology arm of India's largest stock market operator, offers services in areas including cybersecurity, digital transformation and cloud services in India, North America and the Middle East.

The 10-billion-rupees deal was in line with NSE's strategy to focus on its core business areas, said Ashishkumar Chauhan, the company's managing director and CEO.

The deal excludes NSEIT's digital examination business, which offers online recruitment and promotion tests as well as digital upskilling services for corporates.

"It is a significant step in our expansion efforts in India and it underscores our commitment to investing in high-growth sectors," Gaurav Sharma, head of India Investment Business at Investcorp, said in a statement.

Investcorp, which has over $52 billion in assets under management globally, has invested in Indian companies such as luggage maker Safari Industries SAFA.NS, financial services company InCred and mattress maker Wakefit, among others.

($1 = 83.4406 Indian rupees)

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** Shares of luggage bags maker VIP Industries VIPI.NS fall as much as 3% to 450.05 rupees, lowest level since Aug. 26, 2021

** Stock on track for an eighth consecutive session of loss, if trend holds

** Brokerage Ambit downgrades VIPI to "sell" from "buy", reduces PT to 440 rupees from 675 rupees

** VIPI lost market share from 54% in CY12 to 37% in CY23 due to increased competition, supply chain management issues - Ambit

** Adds, VIPI's decision to drastically reduce dependence on China in manufacturing backfired, leading to unavailability of premium luggage

** VIPI's working capital levels have risen from ~20% in FY18 to 26%/30% in FY23/1HFY24 due to higher inventory levels - Ambit

** Prefers Safari Industries (India) SAFA.NS with "buy" rating due to continued market share gains, better channel execution

(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)

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Jan 10 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• TO CONSIDER RAISING FUNDS BY WAY OF ISSUE OF SECURITIES ON PREFERENTIAL BASIS

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Sept 8 (Reuters) - INVESTCORP:

• ANNOUNCED THE SUCCESSFUL EXIT OF ITS INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLICLY LISTED SAFARI INDUSTRIES, WITH AN INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) OF MORE THAN 100% ON THE DEAL

• INVESTCORP INVESTED INR 75 CRORE IN SAFARI INDUSTRIES IN FEBRUARY 2021

• INVESTCORP EXITED IT’S STAKE IN THE COMPANY IN THREE TRANCHES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST [twelve] MONTHS, REALISING A TOTAL RETURN OF INR 285 CR AT 3.8X MULTIPLE ON INVESTED CAPITAL (MOIC) FROM THE INVESTMENT

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Aug 9 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 499.4 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS PROFIT 265.9 MILLION RUPEES

• SAFARI INDUSTRIES (INDIA) JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 4.27 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 2.93 BILLION RUPEES

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Aug 1 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• UNIT COMMENCED ITS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING OF LUGGAGE

• UNIT COMMENCED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF LUGGAGE FROM INCREASED CAPACITY AT FACTORY SITUATED IN GUJARAT

• EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF SML HAS INCREASED FROM 225,000 PIECES PER MONTH TO 350,000 PIECES PER MONTH

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** Brokerage Ambit Capital prefers Safari Industries (India) SAFA.NS over V.I.P. Industries VIPI.NS on continued market share gains, better execution

** VIPI stock down 0.65% and SAFA drops 0.7%

** Brokerage says Safari is fastest growing luggage player in India over the last decade, outperforming peers at ~1.8x FY20

** VIPI stock is slowest to recover at ~1.2x FY20 levels, note adds

** SAFA's market share jumped to 23% in CY22 from 5% in CY12, VIPI's fell to 41% in CY22 from 54% in CY12 - note

** The ratings house positive on Indian luggage sector, says structural demand drivers intact

** Brokerage lists positive factors like a surge in travel demand, shift to branded products and faster replacement cycles

** Ambit maintains "buy", TP 800 rupees for VIPI; "buy", TP 3,600 rupees for SAFA

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May 16 (Reuters) - Safari Industries (India) Ltd SAFA.NS:

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL PAT 380.9 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 24 MILLION RUPEES YEAR AGO

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 3.03 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 1.93 BILLION RUPEES YEAR AGO

• DIVIDEND 2 RUPEES PER SHARE

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