1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued guidelines on the format for financial results that listed entities must follow when publishing their half-yearly and annual financial results.
2. The guidelines mandate specific formats for different types of companies, including formats for companies other than banks/NBFCs, formats for banks/NBFCs, and an alternative format for some manufacturing, trading and service companies.
3. The formats include line items for income, expenditures, profits, reserves, ratios and other financial details. Limited review reports from auditors must also follow specified formats.