An equally important point is how the funds mobilised/owned by the companies are being utilised. In a study conducted at the ISID it was noticed that companies of different sizes extended loans to or invested in other enterprises in a big way. Such phenomenon is more prevalent in profit-making companies. Within the profit-making companies those who increased their borrowings invested relatively more than the rest. There is growing importance of group companies and non-marketable securities as also advances to group companies in such outside investments. The average returns from such investments, were, however, lower than the.
