Orient Electric Q2 net up six-fold to ₹32.42 cr; shares surge over 5%

PTI Updated - December 06, 2021 at 12:50 PM.

Orient Electric

Orient Electric has reported an over six-fold jump in its net profit to ₹32.42 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, helped by lower expenses.

The CK Birla group firm had posted a net profit of ₹4.92 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, Orient Electric said in a regulatory filing.

 

Its revenue from operations was down 0.2 per cent to ₹433.77 crore during the period, against ₹434.65 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

 

Orient Electric’s total expenses stood at ₹391.21 crore in the second quarter of 2020-21, as against ₹427.75 crore, down 8.54 per cent.

Shares of Orient Electric Ltd were trading 5.54 per cent higher at ₹214.45 on the BSE.

Published on October 29, 2020 05:59