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EIH Q4 profit up 35% at Rs 36.44 cr

EIH Q4 profit up 35% at Rs 36.44 cr

Hospitality major EIH Limited, which runs hotels and resorts under Oberoi and Trident brands, reported 34.76- per cent rise in net profit at Rs  36.44 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31.

Mail Today Bureau
  • New Delhi,
  • Updated May 31, 2014 11:37 AM IST
EIH Q4 profit up 35% at Rs  36.44 crTrident hotel <em>Photo: Reuters</em>

Hospitality major EIH Limited, which runs hotels and resorts under Oberoi and Trident brands, reported 34.76- per cent rise in net profit at Rs  36.44 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31 on Friday. Net profit for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal was Rs  27.04 crore, EIH said.

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Total revenue rose to Rs  366.36 crore for the quarter under consideration from Rs  355 crore in the same period year ago. Net profit for fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, stood at Rs  95.04 crore as against Rs  50.96 crore for the year- ago period.

Total revenue also rose to Rs  1,278.94 crore for the financial year ended March 2014 from Rs  1,177.01 crore during the previous financial year.

The Board has recommended a dividend at Rs  1.10 per equity share, EIH said.

EIH vice- chairman and chief executive officer S. S. Mukherji said, " Despite the depressed market conditions, the company has recorded a healthy revenue increase over the previous year and significant growth in profitability.

The global economic growth in 2013 has remained subdued at marginally above three per cent. Furthermore, the year 2013- 14 has not been a year of economic recovery in India."The Indian hotel industry has been facing weak demand and an excess supply of rooms caused by optimism about the Indian growth story prior to 2008." Shares of EIH closed at Rs  82 per scrip on the BSE. Total revenue rose to Rs  366.36 crore for the quarter under consideration.

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Courtesy: Mail Today 

 

Published on: May 31, 2014 11:36 AM IST
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