Zee News, a media company disclosed a sharp rise in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended September 2008. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 99.35% to Rs 114.03 million from Rs 57.2 million in the same quarter, last year.
Net sales for the quarter rose 59.34% to Rs 1,236.65 million, while total income for the quarter rose 58.73% to Rs 1,237.96 million, when compared with the prior year period.
The company reported earnings of Rs 0.48 a share during the quarter, a rise of 2 times over previous year period.
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Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn) |
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As at |
Sep - 08 |
Sep - 07 |
%Change |
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Net Sales |
1236.65 |
776.10 |
59.34 |
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Net Profit |
114.03 |
57.20 |
99.35 |
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Basic EPS |
0.48 |
0.24 |
100 |
Shares of the company declined Rs 0.95, or 2.81%, to settle at Rs 33. The total volume of shares traded was 800,715 at the BSE (Friday).
Zee News Limited (Q,N,C,F)*
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