Aluminium maker Hindalco Industries today reported 36% fall in standalone net profit to Rs 160 crore for the quarter ended March 31, mainly on account of Rs 146 crore liability towards Renewable Power Obligations (RPO).
The Aditya Birla Group flagship had posted net profit of Rs 248 crore in the January-March period of the previous fiscal, 2013-14, it said in a BSE filing.
Standalone net sales of Hindalco rose by 10% to Rs 9,219 crore in the January-March quarter, from Rs 8,360 crore in the same quarter of 2013-14, it added.
Expenses rose to Rs 8,761 as against Rs 7,835 crore during the year-ago period.
Hindalco said: "Net profit after tax at Rs 160 crore in lower mainly on account of an exceptional item of Rs 146 crore liability provided towards RPO."
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, net sales rose by 9% helped by higher aluminium and copper sales volume, it added.
For the entire 2014-15 fiscal, Hindalco's standalone net profit fell by 35% to Rs 925 crore from Rs 1,413 crore in 2013-14. Net sales for the fiscal rose by 24% to Rs 34,094 crore, as against Rs 27,573 crore.
In a separate filing, Hindalco Industries said its Board has recommended a dividend payment of Re 1 per share for the 2014-15 fiscal.
Hindalco stock closed 1.57% down at Rs 132 per share on the BSE.
