Eveready Industries (India) disclosed a steep drop in standalone net profit for the quarter ended September 2015. During the quarter, the profit of the company declined 21.74% to Rs 138.08 million from Rs 176.44 million in the same quarter previous year.
Revenues for the quarter rose marginally 3.65% to Rs 3,677.54 million, compared with Rs 3,548 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 7.67 percent as compared to 9.28 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 282.11 million, compared with Rs 329.097 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 1.90, registering 21.81% decline over previous year period.
Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn) |
As at | Sep - 15 | Sep - 14 | %Change |
Revenues | 3,677.54 | 3,547.96 | 3.65 |
Net Profit | 138.08 | 176.45 | (21.74) |
Diluted EPS | 1.90 | 2.43 | (21.81) |
Shares of the company declined Rs 5.45, or 1.97%, to settle at Rs 271.50. The total volume of shares traded was 413,597 at the BSE (Friday).