Castrol India announced a substantial rise in standalone net profit for the quarter ended June 2015. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 48.31% to Rs 1,845.00 million from Rs 1,244.00 million in the same quarter last year.
Revenues for the quarter rose marginally 1.08% to Rs 9,236.00 million, compared with Rs 9,137 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 28.89 percent as compared to 19.59 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 2,668.00 million, compared with Rs 1790 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 3.73, registering 48.02% growth over previous year period.
Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn) |
As at | Jun - 15 | Jun - 14 | %Change |
Revenues | 9,236.00 | 9,137.00 | 1.08 |
Net Profit | 1,845.00 | 1,244.00 | 48.31 |
Diluted EPS | 3.73 | 2.52 | 48.02 |
Shares of the company gained Rs 14.75, or 3.01%, to trade at Rs 505.30. The total volume of shares traded was 215,895 at the BSE (3.23 p.m., Wednesday).