Net sales tumbled 68.1% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 362.76 crore the first quarter.

"In view of the unprecedented challenges brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic and pursuant to the directives issued by the Central and State Governments, Sundram Fasteners had gradually resumed its operations across all the plant locations in the month of May 2020. During the reporting quarter, the company witnessed truncated operations during May and June 2020," the TVS Group company said in a statement.

Earnings before depreciation and taxes (EBDT) for the quarter ended 30 June 2020 slumped 93.2% to Rs 12.35 crore from Rs 182.87 crore during the same period in the previous year.

Pre-tax loss in Q1 FY21 was at Rs 31.95 crore as compared to a pre-tax profit of Rs 139.25 in Q1 FY20. The company wrote back current taxes worth Rs 3.85 crore during the quarter.

Sundram Fasteners is engaged primarily in manufacture and sale of bolts and nuts, water and oil pumps, sintered products, cold extruded components, hot and warm forged parts, radiator caps and other parts which largely have applications in automobile industry.

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