UltraTech Cement announced a steady growth in standalone net profit for the quarter ended March 2014. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 15.40% to Rs 8,380.00 million from Rs 7,262.00 million in the same quarter last year.
Net sales for the quarter rose 8.89% to Rs 59,599.90 million, compared with Rs 54,734 million for the prior year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 30.55, registering 15.33% growth over previous year period.
Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn) |
As at | Mar - 14 | Mar - 13 | %Change |
Net Sales | 59,599.90 | 54,734.10 | 8.89 |
Net Profit | 8,380.00 | 7,262.00 | 15.40 |
Basic EPS | 30.55 | 26.49 | 15.33 |
Shares of the company declined Rs 30.5, or 1.39%, to settle at Rs 2,170.50. The total volume of shares traded was 7,659 at the BSE (Wednesday).