Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Revenue from operations grew by 8.73% year on year (YoY) to Rs 4,396.06 crore during the quarter ended June 2024.

Profit before tax tumbled 75.40% to Rs 16.34 crore during the quarter as compared with Rs 66.43 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year.

Total expenses rose 10% to Rs 4,409.93 crore in Q1 FY25 over Q1 FY24. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 1,195.78 crore (down 16.62% YoY) while employee benefits expense was at Rs 141.23 crore (up 1.69% YoY).

On segmental front, revenue from fertilizers stood at Rs 2,140.36 crore (down 11.69% YoY), Industrial Chemicals was at Rs 462.10 crore (up 1.62% YoY) and Trading stood at Rs 1,790.69 crore (up 54.15% YoY).

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