Pidilite Industries announced a substantial rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 2015. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 33.83% to Rs 2,255.30 million from Rs 1,685.20 million in the same quarter previous year.
Revenues for the quarter rose 9.36% to Rs 14,694.60 million, compared with Rs 13,438 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 21.20 percent as compared to 16.01 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 3,115.50 million, compared with Rs 2151.8 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 4.40, registering 33.74% growth over previous year period.
| Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn) |
| As at | Jun - 15 | Jun - 14 | %Change |
| Revenues | 14,694.60 | 13,437.50 | 9.36 |
| Net Profit | 2,255.30 | 1,685.20 | 33.83 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.40 | 3.29 | 33.74 |
Shares of the company gained Rs 4.9, or 0.91%, to settle at Rs 543.50. The total volume of shares traded was 48,704 at the BSE (Tuesday).
