Welspun India Posts Net Profit of Rs 130 Crore in September Quarter

Mumbai: Welspun India, part of the $3-billion Welspun Group, on Wednesday swung back in the black with a profit of Rs 129.87 crore in July-September quarter.. The company had registered a loss of Rs 189.04 crore for the corresponding period last year.. Welspun India, however, clarified that the loss in the year-ago period was due to changes in depreciation policy from straight line method to reducing balance method and that it has taken an additional one-time depreciation of Rs 463.1 crore. . Had it not been for this, the company would have reported a net profit of Rs 116.6 crore in the second quarter of last fiscal year (FY14), which in turn would have led to an 11 per cent growth in net profit on a y-o-y basis in the Q2 of FY15.. Revenue increased 22 per cent to Rs 1,413.5 crore, while the finance cost increased 23 per cent at Rs 73.1 crore and depreciation cost jumped 50 per cent to Rs 71.7 crore. The company's expansion project is half-way through with capex of Rs 1,200 crore completed by the end of the quarter.. The 170,000 spindles and 140 looms, which are part of this plan producing bed-sheets, towels and other made-ups, have started commercial operations effective September, 2014.. The remaining capex of around Rs 1,300 crore is expected to be completed over the next two years, it said.. "We have completed half of our major capex plans, thus enabling larger in-house production of yarns and fabrics," group chairman B K Goenka said.. "This will help consolidate our leadership position in the home textile category, in terms of scale and quality on account of lower dependence on outside suppliers," he added.

Welspun India Posts Net Profit of Rs 130 Crore in September Quarter

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