Atul Ltd Announces Unaudited Standalone Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017
January 19, 2018 at 02:45 am
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Atul Ltd. announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported revenue from operations of INR 8,036.8 million against INR 6,762.5 million a year ago. Total income was INR 8,041.8 million against INR 6,793.0 million a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 988.1 million against INR 827.7 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 659.9 million against INR 585.8 million a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations were INR 22.25 against INR 19.75 a year ago.
For the nine months, the company reported revenue from operations of INR 22,809.8 million against INR 20,896.5 million a year ago. Total income was INR 22,937.8 million against INR 21,074.4 million a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 20,389.8 million against INR 18,035.5 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 1,704.9 million against INR 2,214.4 million a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations were INR 57.48 against INR 74.66 a year ago.
Atul Ltd is an India-based company, which is in the business of life science chemicals and performance, and other chemicals. It serves various industries across the world, such as adhesives, agriculture, animal feed, automobile, composites, construction, cosmetic, defense, dyestuff, electrical and electronics, flavor, food, footwear, fragrance, glass, home care, horticulture, hospitality, paint and coatings, paper, personal care, pharmaceutical, plastic, polymer, rubber, soap and detergent, sport and leisure, textile, tire, and wind energy. It operates through three segments: Life Science Chemicals, Performance and Other Chemicals, and Others. Its Life Science Chemicals segment offers active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), API intermediates, crop protection chemicals. Its Performance and Other Chemicals segment offers adhesion promoters, bulk chemicals, epoxy resins and hardeners, intermediates, and textile dyes. Its Others segment offers agribiotech, food products and services.