Justdial shares tank over 9% as Q3 net shrinks

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 28 2016 | 12:57 PM IST
Shares of local search engine Justdial today plunged by over 9 per cent as the company reported 16 per cent decline in net profit for the quarter ended December 31.
The stock slumped by 8.87 per cent to Rs 715 - 52-week low - on BSE.
On NSE, it tumbled 9.12 per cent to hit 52-week low of Rs 713.30.
Justdial today reported 16 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 27 crore for the October-December quarter of the current fiscal due to a sharp increase in expenses.
The company had reported a net profit of Rs 32 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
Justdial's total income from operations grew 10.95 per cent to Rs 171.3 crore in the quarter under review as against Rs 154.4 crore a year ago, it said in a BSE filing.
Its overall expenses stood at Rs 142 crore, up 28.60 per cent, compared with Rs 110.4 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal.
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First Published: Jan 28 2016 | 12:57 PM IST

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