Sesa Goa Limited reported unaudited consolidated and standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, on a consolidated basis, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 1,656.8 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 2,529.8 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 4,967.3 million or INR 5.71 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 2,518.1 million compared to profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 9,219.6 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 8,259.5 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 6,915.2 million or INR 7.96 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 28,779.5 million a year ago period.

For the nine months, on a consolidated basis, the company reported profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 4,087.8 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 1,307.5 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 19,827.4 million or INR 22.81 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 25,062.0 million compared to profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 21,597.8 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 20,480.4 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 15,333.9 million or INR 17.64 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 59,961.5 million a year ago period.

For the quarter, on a standalone basis, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 1,360.6 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 481.9 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 178.1 million or INR 0.07 loss per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 2,509.9 million compared to profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 6,349.7 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 5,395.4 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 3,705.4 million or INR 4.26 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 22,147.3 million a year ago period.

For the nine months, on a standalone basis, the company reported profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 2,796.4 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 3,087.0 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 2,957.0 million or INR 3.40 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 21,006.4 million compared to profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 16,288.9 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 14,987.3 million and net profit after taxes and share of profit of an associate of INR 10,317.3 million or INR 11.87 per diluted share before and after extraordinary items on sales/income from operations of INR 48,576.0 million a year ago period.