The company reported a net profit of ₹5,033 crore for the March quarter, which is up 67% from the same quarter last year and higher than the CNBC-TV18 poll of ₹4,650 crore.
Revenue from operations for the quarter stood at ₹13,544 crore, a growth of 49% on a year-on-year basis, comfortably surpassing expectations of ₹11,999 crore.
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter stood at ₹7,706 crore, a 60% jump from the year-ago period. A CNBC-TV18 poll had pegged the figure at ₹7,177 crore.
EBITDA margins expanded by 390 basis points from last year to 56.9% from 53% but fell short of the CNBC-TV18 poll figure of 59.3%.
Hindustan Zinc has also approved its first interim dividend of ₹11 per share for its shareholders, which will result in a total outgo of ₹4,648 crore. Vedanta continues to own majority stake in Hindustan Zinc. Record date for the dividend payout has been fixed as April 30.
Shares of Hindustan Zinc fell as much as 2.5% at ₹582.7, currently trading 1.6% lower at ₹581.5. The stock has risen 17% in the last one month.
