Sesa Sterlite Limited announced unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 1,912.821 million against INR 1,941.434 million a year ago. Total income from operations was INR 1,921.890 million against INR 1,952.299 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional was INR 381.863 million against INR 456.797 million a year ago. Profit before depreciation, taxes & exceptional items were INR 564 billion against INR 576 billion for the second quarter of 2015. Profit before exceptional items was INR 331 billion against INR 375 billion for the second quarter of 2015. Profit attributable after tax and exceptional items was INR 159 billion against INR 164 billion for the second quarter of 2015. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 331.144 million against INR 342.807 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities after tax was INR 283.380 million or INR 5.35 per basic and diluted EPS before and after extraordinary activities against INR 356.661 million or INR 6.07 per diluted EPS before and after extraordinary activities a year ago. EBITDA was INR 623 billion against INR 634 billion for the second quarter of 2015.

For the nine months, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 5,563.185 million against INR 4,494.866 million a year ago. Total income from operations was INR 5,590.494 million against INR 4,525.800 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional was INR 1,163.491 million against INR 793.962 million a year ago. Profit before depreciation, taxes & exceptional items were INR 1,681 billion against INR 1,598 billion for the same period of last year. Profit before exceptional items was INR 1,042 billion against INR 994 billion for the same period of last year. Profit attributable after tax and exceptional items was INR 358 billion against INR 378 billion for the same period of last year. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 874.405 million against INR 569.175 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities after tax was INR 734.465 million or INR 15.41 per basic and diluted EPS before and after extraordinary activities against INR 686.643 million or INR 15.99 per diluted EPS before and after extraordinary activities a year ago. EBITDA was INR 1,824 billion against INR 1,894 for the same period of last year. Net debt was marginally lower at INR 3,229 billion.