Earnings central: How corporate India performed in Q4

Corporate earnings are the barometer of markets' performance. Not surprisingly, the markets have failed to go anywhere as more and more companies have reported average numbers.

Many analysts had expected FY12 earnings to be in the range of 18-21 per cent. But macroeconomic headwinds and global upheavals have meant that earnings estimates have been downgraded to 15-18 per cent range.

Here is a look at India's biggest corporate results for the fourth quarter.

sachin with family

On his birthday (April 24, 2011), Sachin Tendulkar was spotted on the field with wife Anjali, daughter Sara and son Arjun following the match between Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians at The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad

satya sai

The Sathya Sai Central Trust manages all the service activities and also runs the Sathya Sai University (formerly Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning) at Puttaparthi. Besides, the trust also runs many schools and dispensaries in different states while it has also completed large water supply projects in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.