Coal India net profit drops 4.4% in Q4

State-owned Coal India on Thursday reported a 4.4 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 4,238.55 crore for the quarter ended March 31, due to higher expenses.

The company 's consolidated net profit in the corresponding quarter of financial year 2013-14 (FY14) was Rs 4,434.18 crore, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a regulatory filing.

The consolidated total income from operations, however, increased to Rs 21,339.55 crore, over Rs 20,563.88 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Its consolidated total expenses increased to Rs 16,072.72 crore, over Rs 14,850.11 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY14.

The depreciation/amortisation/impairment expenses during the quarter increased to Rs 697.96 crore, over Rs 584.09 crore in the year-ago period. The power and fuel cost during the January-March period also went up to Rs 609.50 crore, over Rs 572.90 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY14.

For the year ended March 2015, Coal India's consolidated net profit was at Rs 13,726.70 crore, registering a drop of 9.1 per cent. The company's consolidated net profit for the year ended March 31, 2014 was Rs 15,111.67 crore. On a standalone basis, the company's net profit during January-March quarter increased almost 15 times to Rs 9,629 crore, over Rs 646 crore in the year-ago period on the back of other income.

The major income... of Coal India (standalone) is dividend received from subsidiaries. Dividend from subsidiaries during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was Rs 9,480.88 crore and year-ended March 31, 2015 as Rs 1,3011.72 crore, it said.

The other income during the quarter stood at Rs 9,872 crore, while for the January-March quarter of FY14, it was Rs 852 crore. Coal India shares closed 0.07 per cent up at Rs 383.10 apiece on the BSE.