SAIL posts 10th straight quarterly loss at Rs 539 cr

Analysts on average had expected the state-run company to post a loss of Rs 273 cr

SAIL posts 10th straight quarterly loss at Rs 539 cr
A man paddles his rickshaw pasts an advertisement of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) at a street in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters
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Last Updated : Nov 09 2017 | 6:49 PM IST

Steel Authority of India Ltd posted a narrower second-quarter loss on Thursday, the tenth straight loss in a row.

Net loss came in at Rs 539 crore ($82.96 million) in the quarter ended September 30, compared with a loss of Rs 732 crore in the year-ago period.

Analysts on average had expected the state-run company to post a loss of Rs 273 crore, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Quarterly revenue from operations was up about 8 per cent at Rs 13,617 crore, while total expenses rose 2.7 per cent to Rs Rs 14,109 crore.

($1 = Rs 64.9700)

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First Published: Nov 09 2017 | 6:30 PM IST

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