Cox and Kings swung to a profit for the quarter ended December 2015. During the quarter, the company reported a profit of Rs 1,067.18 million compared with a loss of Rs 139.49 million in the same quarter last year.
Revenues for the quarter rose 9.86% to Rs 5,119.40 million, compared with Rs 4,660 million for the prior year period.
Operating margin for the quarter stood at 14.96 percent as compared to 12.46 percent for the previous year period. Operating Income for the quarter was Rs 765.73 million, compared with Rs 580.502 million in the previous year period.
Earnings per share stood at Rs 6.04 compared with negative Rs 1.11 in the same quarter last year.
| Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn) |
| As at | Dec - 15 | Dec - 14 | %Change |
| Revenues | 5,119.40 | 4,659.84 | 9.86 |
| Net Profit | 1,067.18 | (139.49) | - |
| Diluted EPS | 6.04 | (1.11) | - |
Shares of the company gained Rs 9.75, or 4.76%, to trade at Rs 214.60. The total volume of shares traded was 178,033 at the BSE (2.38 p.m., Friday).
