Maruti Suzuki India Limited reported unaudited standalone earnings and operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, company reported total income from operations of INR 192,832 million compared to INR 191,731 million a year ago. Total income was INR 195,281 million compared to INR 197,933 million a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 25,674 million compared to INR 24,219 million a year ago. Profit for the period was INR 17,990 million compared to INR 17,472 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were INR 59.56 compared to INR 57.84 a year ago. During the Quarter, the Company registered Net Sales of INR 189,400 million, up 13.9% over the same period previous year. The operating profit was INR 23,488 million, a growth of 26.7% over the same period previous year on account of higher sales volume, cost reduction efforts, lower sales promotion expenses and forex benefit, partially offset by adverse commodity prices. While the operating profit increased by 26.7%, the net profit increased by 3% due to increase in effective tax rates and lower non-operating income due to mark-to-market impact on the invested surplus, compared to last year.

For the nine months, the company reported total income from operations of INR 608,288 million compared to INR 565,152 million a year ago. Total income was INR 622,793 million compared to INR 583,837 million a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 83,690 million compared to INR 76,753 million a year ago. Profit for the period was INR 58,397 million compared to INR 56,396 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were INR 193.32 compared to INR 186.69 a year ago. The Company's net sales stood at INR 575,105 million in April-December 2017-18, a growth of 17.6% over the same period last year. The operating profit was INR 69,911 million, a growth of 19.0% over the same period previous year on account of higher sales volume, favourable product mix, cost reduction efforts and forex benefit and partially offset by adverse commodity prices. The operating profit increased by 19% while the net profit increased by 3.5% due to increase in effective tax rates and lower non-operating income due to mark-to-market impact compared to last year.

The Company sold a total of 431,112 vehicles during the Quarter, a growth of 11.3% over the same period of the previous year. Sales in the domestic market stood at 400,586 units, a growth of 12.4%. Exports were at 30,526 units.

The Company sold a total of 1,317,801 vehicles in nine months, a growth of 14.2%. Sales in the domestic market stood at 1,226,418 units a growth of 15.5%. Exports were at 91,383 units.