*Blue Star* disclosed decline in standalone net profit for the quarter ended December 2008. During the quarter, the profit of the company declined 9.17% to Rs 321.90 million from Rs 354.40 million in the same quarter previous year.
Net sales for the quarter rose 10.07% to Rs 5,667.20 million, while total income for the quarter rose 10.06% to Rs 5,668.20 million, when compared with the prior year period. The company posted earnings of Rs 3.58 a share during the quarter, registering 9.14% decline over prior year period. *Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn)* *As at* *Dec - 08* *Dec - 07* *%Change* *Net Sales* 5,667.20 5,148.80 10.07 *Net Profit* 321.90 354.40 (9.17) *Basic EPS* 3.58 3.94 (9.14) During the quarter, interest cost increased 3.34 times to Rs 52.50 million while depreciation cost rose 26.35% to Rs 70.00 million over previous year period. The results of the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008 include the results of the Electrical Contacting business acquired from Naseer Electricals Pvt. on Jan 24, 2008 and to that extent are not comparable with the results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Kences1" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/kences1?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
