This Article is From Feb 07, 2017

Tata Steel Swings To Profit In Third Quarter

Tata Steel Swings To Profit In Third Quarter

Tata Steel posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 232 crore in its fiscal third quarter.

Mumbai: India's Tata Steel Ltd posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 232 crore ($34.4 million) in its fiscal third quarter on higher sales.

The steelmaker, which also has operations in Europe, had posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,748 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Revenue rose 14 per cent from a year earlier to Rs 29,392 crore for the three months to Dec. 31, the company said in a stock exchange filing.

Analysts, on average, had expected a net profit of Rs 174 crore, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.

($1 = Rs 67.4200)
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