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Battery maker Exide Industries Ltd on Tuesday reported a 16.76 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 118.15 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2019. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 141.94 crore in the same period last fiscal, Exide Industries said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations during the period under review stood at Rs 3,553.64 crore, as compared to Rs 3,283.4 crore in the year-ago quarter, it added. Commenting on the performance, Exide Industries MD & CEO G Chatterjee said while original equipment manufacturer (OEM) demand for automotive batteries remain subdued, growth in sales of automotive and UPS batteries continue. "Exports also did well. Demand for telecom and other infrastructure batteries were under pressure during the third quarter," he added. The company continues to focus on cost control and technology upgradation, as strategies to improve the bottom-line, Chatterjee further said.
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The company had posted a standalone net profit of Rs 1.64 billion in the same quarter previous financial year.
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Banking on cost control and technology upgradation to improve its profit margins, Exide Industries posted an increase of near 26 per cent in its net profit at Rs 196.05 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. The net profit in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal year stood at Rs 155.71 crore.The company's managing director and CEO, G Chatterjee said demand for both automotive and industrial battery has helped the company perform better as its earnings improved in the quarter under review.Exide Industries posted an increase of 11.66 per cent in its net sales at Rs. 2008.13 crore during the second quarter of the 2016-17 fiscal year as against the Rs. 1806.41 crore turnover in the similar quarter of the 2015-16 financial period.