Vakrangee profit plunges 99% YoY in Sept quarter

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vakrangee on Tuesday reported a sharp 98.97 per cent year-on-year fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 1.94 crore for the quarter ended
September
It had posted a net profit of Rs 189.80 crore in the same quarter last year
Total income declined to Rs 320.06 crore in Q2 FY19 over Rs 1,554.65 crore in the same period last year
Total expenses came down to Rs 314.68 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 1,266.78 crore in Q2 FY18
Earlier during the day, share price of the company closed 4.04 per cent down at Rs 27.35 while the BSE Sensex ended 0.52 per cent down at
33,891.13
Earnings per share (EPS) declined to Rs 0.02 in the September quarter from Rs 1.80 in the same period last year
Cash and cash equivalent of Vakrangee stood at Rs 89.52 crore for the quarter ended September against Rs 732.89 crore a year earlier.