UltraTech Cement announced a substantial rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 2014. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 48.02% to Rs 4,142.40 million from Rs 2,798.60 million in the same quarter last year.
Net sales for the quarter rose 18.49% to Rs 57,720.20 million, compared with Rs 48,712 million for the prior year period.
Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 15.09, registering 47.94% growth over previous year period.
Quarterly Results - consolidated (Rs in mn) |
As at | Sep - 14 | Sep - 13 | %Change |
Net Sales | 57,720.20 | 48,711.80 | 18.49 |
Net Profit | 4,142.40 | 2,798.60 | 48.02 |
Basic EPS | 15.09 | 10.20 | 47.94 |
Shares of the company gained Rs 118.25, or 5.09%, to trade at Rs 2,441.00. The total volume of shares traded was 20,989 at the BSE (2.00 p.m., Monday).