Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd (BHIL) today reported a 19 per cent rise in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 834 crore for the September quarter of the current fiscal.
The company's PAT in the corresponding July-September period of 2016-17 was Rs 698 crore.
"Due to all round performance of BHIL (standalone) and underlying companies, BHIL's consolidated profit after tax for Q2 2017-18 increased by 19 per cent to Rs 834 crore against Rs 698 crore in second quarter 2016-17," it said in a regulatory filing.
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The company received Rs 618 crore as share of profit after tax of associate companies, up from Rs 543 crore a year ago.
Total revenues were at Rs 268 crore, slightly down from Rs 272 crore in year-ago period, the company said.
Expenses stood at Rs 16.89 crore, down from Rs 94.43 crore earlier.
BHIL is a holding and investment company and earns income through dividends, interest and gains on investment held.
BHIL has a stake of 31.54 per cent and 39.29 per cent in associate companies Bajaj Auto Ltd and Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
It has a 100 per cent stake in subsidiary firm Bajaj Auto Holding Ltd and a 24 per cent holding in joint venture company Maharashtra Scooters Ltd.
Bajaj Holdings stock closed 0.28 per cent lower at Rs 2,877.30 on BSE today.
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