New Delhi: JSW Steel on Friday reported returning to black as it posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773 crore for the July-September quarter on the back of higher income.
The steelmaker had suffered a loss of Rs 915 crore in the second quarter of the last financial year.
The total income increased to Rs 44,821 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal as against Rs 41,966 crore a year ago, JSW Steel said in a regulatory filing.
JSW Steel's expenses were lower at Rs 40,801 crore in the quarter under review against Rs 43,354 crore in the year-ago quarter. Part of O P Jindal Group, JSW Steel is a leading steel-producing company in India.