Indian Oil Corporation Limited announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company's sales/income from operations was INR 1,151,611.1 million compared with INR 967,831.1 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance cost and exceptional items was INR 63,944.9 million compared with INR 41,637.4 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 61,907.3 million compared with INR 46,446.4 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 39,949.1 million or INR 8.43 per basic and diluted share compared with INR 30,957.5 million or INR 6.53 per basic and diluted share a year ago. For the nine months, the company's sales/income from operations was INR 3,218,837.0 million compared with INR 3,072,486.8 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance cost and exceptional items was INR 229,104.2 million compared with INR 128,067.2 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 227,363.8 million compared with INR 137,394.6 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 153,857.8 million or INR 32.46 per basic and diluted share compared with INR 92,363.4 million or INR 19.49 per basic and diluted share a year ago.