Kajaria Ceramics announced a steady growth in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 2015. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 18.80% to Rs 483.50 million from Rs 407.00 million in the same quarter previous year.
Revenues for the quarter rose 9.34% to Rs 5,487.20 million, compared with Rs 5,019 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 13.92 percent as compared to 13.61 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 763.70 million, compared with Rs 683.1 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 5.82, registering 15.48% growth over previous year period.
| Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn) |
| As at | Jun - 15 | Jun - 14 | %Change |
| Revenues | 5,487.20 | 5,018.60 | 9.34 |
| Net Profit | 483.50 | 407.00 | 18.80 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.82 | 5.04 | 15.48 |
Shares of the company declined Rs 15.55, or 1.98%, to trade at Rs 771.50. The total volume of shares traded was 57,393 at the BSE (2.45 p.m., Monday).
