Performance for the 9 months ended Sep 18

For the 9 months ended Sep 18, net sales were down by 3% to Rs 701.43 crore. OPM was lower by 80 bps to 16.5% resulting in further fall in OP by 7% to Rs 115.91 crore. Other income was higher by 75% to Rs 16.05 crore. Depreciation was up by 1% to Rs 21.27 crore, thus PBT was down by 2% to Rs 110.69 crore. After providing total tax of Rs 38.35 crore, down by 3%, PAT for the 9 months ended Sep 18 was down by 1% YoY to Rs 72.34 crore.