Steel authority of India limited (SAIL), country’s largest steel producer, recently posted a profit of Rs 1,835 crore for the quarter ended June 30.
The company has registered a growth of 20.3 % over corresponding period of the prvious financial year. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007-08, SAIL has a net profit of Rs 1,525.12 crore.
From Rs 8,346.40 crore in the year-ago period, the company’s total income has rose by 36.85 % bringing it up to Rs 11,421.99 crore in the latest quarter.
Despite of the burden of Rs 1,434 crore because of higher costs of coal, freight, ferro-alloys, fuels and maintaining a constant price line during May-June period, the company still showed improvement in its financial performance.