NEW DELHI: Coal India on Monday reported a 16.9% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 9,069.19 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year on the back of higher sales.
Consolidated net profit stood at Rs 7,755.55 crore in the year-ago period, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a regulatory filing. In a statement, the maharatna PSU said powered by positive performance, its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) rose sharply to an all-time high of `9,094 crore during the third quarter of the current fiscal, posting an 18% year-on-year growth.