Alka Diamond Industries Limited announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.376 million against INR 0.101 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.024 million against loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.101 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 0.024 million or INR 0.01 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items against net loss for the period of INR 0.101 million or INR 0.02 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items a year ago.

For the nine months, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.718 million against INR 0.690 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.033 million against loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.180 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 0.033 million or INR 0.01 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items against net loss for the period of INR 0.198 million or INR 0.04 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items a year ago.