Sesa Sterlite Limited announced unaudited consolidated and standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. For the quarter, on standalone basis, the company announced net sales or income from operations, net of excise duty of INR 82,195.7 million compared to INR 2,285.6 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items were INR 5,779.3 million compared to loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 1,360.6 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 4,051.8 million compared to loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 481.9 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 8,564.9 million or INR 2.75 per diluted share compared to INR 178.1 million or INR 0.20 per basic share a year ago.

For the nine months, on standalone basis, the company announced net sales or income from operations, net of excise duty of INR 194,846.8 million compared to INR 20,380.6 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items were INR 2,458.8 million compared to INR 2,796.4 million a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 6,507.6 million compared to profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 3,087.0 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 14,022.0 million or INR 4.79 per diluted share compared to INR 2,957.0 million or INR 3.40 per diluted share a year ago.

For the quarter, on consolidated basis, the company announced net sales or income from operations, net of excise duty of INR 194,143.4 million compared to INR 2,297.9 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items were INR 45,679.7 million compared to loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 1,656.8 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 34,280.7 million compared to loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 2,529.8 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 35,666.1 million or INR 6.07 per diluted share compared to INR 1,722.5 million or INR 5.71 per diluted share a year ago. Underlying attributable PAT was INR 16,500 million or INR 5.57 per share. EBITDA was INR 65,650 million.

For the nine months, on consolidated basis, the company announced net sales or income from operations, net of excise duty of INR 449,486.6 million compared to INR 24,373.3 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items were INR 80,012.9 million compared to INR 4,087.8 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 56,917.5 million compared to INR 1,307.5 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 68,664.3 million or INR 15.98 per diluted share compared to INR 841.8 million or INR 22.81 per diluted share a year ago. EBITDA was INR 189,990 million. Underlying attributable PAT was INR 37,280 million or INR 12.57 per share.

The company announced operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. For the quarter, at Indian operations the company announced total production of Refined Zinc of 196,000 tonnes compared to 171,000 tonnes for the same period a year ago. Total production of Refined Lead of 27,000 tonnes compared to 32,000 tonnes for the same period a year ago. Total production of Saleable Silver of 73 tonnes compared to 108 tonnes for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, at international operations the company announced total production of 84,000 tonnes compared to 104,000 tonens for the same period a year ago.

For the nine months, the company announced total production of Refined Zinc of 567,000 tonnes compared to 495,000 tonnes for the same period a year ago. Total production of Refined Lead of 92,000 tonnes compared to 90,000 tonnes for the same period a year ago. Total production of Saleable Silver of 259 tonnes compared to 266 tonnes for the same period a year ago. For the nine months, at international operations the company announced total production of 281,000 tonnes compared to 324,000 tonens for the same period a year ago.