Alka Diamond Industries Limited announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. For the quarter, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.101 million against INR 0.155 million a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.101 million against profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.012 million a year ago. Net loss for the period was INR 0.101 million or INR 0.02 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items against net profit for the period of INR 0.009 million or INR 0.00 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 0.690 million against profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.055 million a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.180 million against profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.28 million a year ago. Net loss for the period was INR 0.198 million or INR 0.04 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items against net profit for the period of INR 0.271 million or INR 0.06 basic and diluted per share before and after extraordinary items a year ago.