Coal India, an Indian state-controlled coal mining company, announced a marginal rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 2016. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 0.22% to Rs 42,479.30 million from Rs 42,385.50 million in the same quarter last year.
Revenues for the quarter rose marginally 0.30% to Rs 214,027.50 million, compared with Rs 213,396 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 25.86 percent as compared to 27.95 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 55,338.20 million, compared with Rs 59647.9 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 6.73, registering 0.30% growth over previous year period.
| Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn) |
| As at | Mar - 16 | Mar - 15 | %Change |
| Revenues | 214,027.50 | 213,395.50 | 0.30 |
| Net Profit | 42,479.30 | 42,385.50 | 0.22 |
| Diluted EPS | 6.73 | 6.71 | 0.30 |
Shares of the company gained Rs 12.05, or 4.28%, to trade at Rs 293.40. The total volume of shares traded was 200,707 at the BSE (9.52 a.m., Monday).
