The south-India focused firm, which gets three-quarters of its revenue from cement, despatched 687Mt of cement in the October-December period, seven per cent less than a year ago. Power and energy costs rose 39 percent to INR1bn, slamming profit down to INR237m from INR1.13bn a year ago, Dalmia said in a statement.
Net sales edged up 11 per cent to INR4.04bn, with marginal growth in cement business revenue.
