Bhushan Steel swings into net loss of Rs 142 cr in Q1

However, total income rose 12.5% to Rs 2,802 cr

Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Aug 12 2014 | 5:20 PM IST
Bhushan Steel today reported Rs 141.63 crore loss in the first quarter of current fiscal due to higher expenses and finance costs.

The company, which has three plants with a cumulative steel-making capacity of around two million tonnes per annum, had clocked Rs 76.26 crore net profit during the same quarter last fiscal, it said in a statement.

Total income from operations rose to Rs 2,802 crore from Rs 2,491 crore a year ago. Expenses of the company also went up to Rs 2,393 crore from Rs 1,987 crore a year earlier.

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Finance costs zoomed to Rs 552 crore from Rs 403 crore.

Shares of the company fell by 9.98 per cent to settle at Rs 177.75 apiece in the BSE today.


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First Published: Aug 12 2014 | 5:20 PM IST

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