Patanjali Foods doubles profit for Q2FY24 to Rs 255 crore
“I am optimistic about the upcoming festival seasons and increase in consumer spending to drive the growth in the coming quarter,” said Sanjeev Asthana, CEO, Patanjali Foods.
Future Retail Ltd (FRL) reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 692.36 crore for the second quarter FY2021. The company said that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the business operations and the financial results of the company for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2020.
The company, whose promoter had announced Rs 24,713 crore deal to transfer the retail business to Reliance Industries owned Reliance Retail Ventures, had posted a net profit of Rs 165.08 crore in the July-September quarter in 2019, Future Retail Ltd (FRL) said in a BSE filing.
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The revenue from operations plunged 73.86 per cent to Rs 1,424.21 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 5,449.06 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
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Future Retail Ltd houses retail stores such as Big Bazaar, fbb, Foodhall, Easyday and Nilgiris. The company saw its total expenses during the quarter under review dropping to Rs 2,181.85 crore as against Rs 5,304.80 crore a year ago, down 58.87 per cent.
For the first half (April-September), FRL has reported a net loss of Rs 1,254.31 crore as against a net profit of Rs 324.32 crore in the year-ago period.
Its H1 consolidated revenue from operations was down 73.86 per cent to Rs 2,782.22 crore as against Rs 10,646.17 crore in the corresponding April-September period of the previous fiscal.
Shares of Future Retail Ltd on Friday closed at Rs 68 apiece on the BSE, down 0.07 per cent.
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