Tata Power shares surge 7 per cent on 2-fold jump in Q4 profit

PTI Updated - May 20, 2020 at 11:59 AM.

Power lines run through a transformer at a Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. facility in Delhi, India, on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Tata Power Co. is seeking to set up electric vehicle chargers in the Indian capital, said Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar Banga, as one of the most polluted cities on earth plans an ambitious push toward cleaner vehicles. Photographer: Ruhani Kaur/Bloomberg

Shares of Tata Power on Wednesday rallied 7 per cent after the company posted a two-fold rise in its consolidated net profit for the January-March quarter compared to the year-ago period.

The scrip gained 6.95 per cent to Rs 34.60 on BSE, while it surged 6.62 per cent to Rs 34.60 on NSE.

Tata Power on Tuesday posted a two-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 475 crore in the January-March quarter compared to the year-ago period.

The company’s consolidated net profit was Rs 172 crore in the quarter ended on March 31, 2019, a company statement said.

Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 6,881 crore in the fourth quarter of 2019-20 compared to Rs 7,597 crore in the corresponding quarter last year mainly due to delay in project execution in solar engineering procurement and construction business on account of COVID-19, lower power demand and lower coal price, it said.

Published on May 20, 2020 06:14