New Delhi: Coal India's consolidated net profit dropped by 6.6 percent to Rs 3,764.34 crore in the April-June quarter ended June 30, 2015 due to higher expenses.
The state-run coal miner had reported a net profit of Rs 4,033.28 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Net sales during the quarter rose by 6.4 percent to Rs 18,955.75 crore, from Rs 17,799.54 crore in the same quarter last year, Coal India said in a filing to the BSE.
Total expenses increased to Rs 15,131.38 crore in April-Jun 2015, from Rs 14,036.91 crore in the year-ago period.
The company's production rose by 12 percent to 121.35 million tonnes during the April-June quarter this year compared to 108.32 million tonnes (MT) in the year ago period.
Coal India accounts for over 80 percent of the domestic coal production.
On standalone basis, Coal India's net profit dropped by 59.6 percent to Rs 485.47 crore during the quarter under review, from over Rs 1,202.02 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Total income from operations of the company during the quarter dropped to Rs 37.74 crore, over Rs 67.25 crore in the year-ago period.
Shares of the company closed at Rs 371.45 on BSE, down 5.53 percent from previous close.
