Coal India announced a steady growth in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December 2015. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 13.97% to Rs 37,182.50 million from Rs 32,624.90 million in the same quarter last year.
Revenues for the quarter rose 7.04% to Rs 195,994.20 million, compared with Rs 183,105 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 21.39 percent as compared to 18.90 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 41,919.50 million, compared with Rs 34603.5 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 5.89, registering 14.15% growth over previous year period.
| Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn) |
| As at | Dec - 15 | Dec - 14 | %Change |
| Revenues | 195,994.20 | 183,104.60 | 7.04 |
| Net Profit | 37,182.50 | 32,624.90 | 13.97 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.89 | 5.16 | 14.15 |
Shares of the company declined Rs 9, or 2.87%, to settle at Rs 305.05. The total volume of shares traded was 373,364 at the BSE (Thursday).
