Coromandel International Ltd, a fertiliser and crop protection solutions firm, has posted a consolidated net profit of ₹172 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2017, against ₹112 crore in the same quarter previous year.
During the quarter, the firm registered a total consolidated income of ₹2,707 crore (₹2,283 crore).
For the nine-month period, the net profit stood at ₹590 crore (₹333 crore) on a total income of ₹8,662 crore (₹7,948 crore).
“The agricultural environment in our key operating markets remained positive during the quarter, augmenting the overall input consumption,” Sameer Goel, Managing Director of Coromandel International, said here in a statement on Wednesday.
The firm said that M M Murugappa will replace A Vellayan as the Chairman of the board. “Vellayan wanted to retire from the board on attaining 65 years. The board accepted his request and elected Murugappan as a Director and as the Chairman of the Board,” it said.
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