Saurashtra Cement Ltd. reported unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 1,112.003 million against INR 1,253.378 million for the same period previous year. Loss from operations before other income, finance cost and exceptional items was INR 209.352 million against INR 30.462 million for the same period of previous year. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 204.162 million against INR 0.159 million for the same period of previous year. Net loss from ordinary activities after tax was INR 169.466 million or INR 2.54 per basic and diluted share compared to INR 25.533 million or INR 0.49 per basic and diluted share for the same period of previous year. For the nine months, the company reported net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 3,597.832 million against INR 3,822.860 million for the same period previous year. Profit from operations before other income, finance cost and exceptional items was INR 106.617 million against INR 230.601 million for the same period of previous year. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 130.614 million against INR 297.984 million for the same period of previous year. Net profit from ordinary activities after tax was INR 91.001 million or INR 1.46 per basic and diluted share compared to INR 170.284 million or INR 3.09 per basic and diluted share for the same period of previous year.