The country’s largest dry cell battery maker, Eveready Industries India, posted a net loss of Rs 38.41 crore on a consolidated basis in the quarter ended March 31, due to lower demand and increase in input cost.
A year back, the company had posted a net loss of Rs 442.53 crore, but on account of a one-time provisioning for outstanding amounts of inter-corporate deposits and write-off of capital advances on a land deal.
In its filing with the stock exchanges, the company said that the quarter continued to experience lower demand in all categories as inflation ruled high. Also, very