Indian Oil Corp Ltd on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates by a huge margin as higher crude prices boosted the inventory value of the country’s biggest refiner.
The state-owned company reported a net profit of Rs 8,781 crore for the quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of Rs 5,185 crore a year ago.
Analysts were expecting the refiner to log a profit of Rs 5,506 crore, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
Inventory gains are booked when oil prices rise by the time a company processes oil into fuel. Brent crude prices jumped about 23% during the March quarter.
Revenue rose 18% to Rs 1.64 trillion.
