Nine month performance
Sales were higher by 1% to Rs 7929.16 crore. But with 60 bps expansion in OPM, the OP was up by 3% to Rs 3440.90 crore. While other income stand higher by 51% to Rs 366.90 crore, the interest and depreciation was higher by 12% and 4% respectively to Rs 2105.82 crore and Rs 561.08 crore. Thus the PBT was down by 3% to Rs 1140.02 crore. Eventually the PAT was up by 7% to Rs 888.26 crore as the taxation stand lower by sharp 27% to Rs 251.76 crore.