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Reliance Industries’ Q2 net profit rises 1.5%, meets estimates

By Reuters

  • 14 Oct 2013
Reliance Industries’ Q2 net profit rises 1.5%, meets estimates

Energy conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd met analyst estimates by posting a 1.5 per cent rise in September-quarter net profit, fuelled by higher refining and petrochemicals sales and a weaker rupee, which helped cushion the impact of slimmer margins in its oil refining business.

Reliance, which operates the world's biggest refining complex in Gujarat, said net profit was Rs 54.9 billion in the three months to September 30, compared with Rs 54.09 billion in the same period a year earlier.

The mean earnings estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters was for Rs 54.9 billion.

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Reliance, controlled by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, posted an average gross refining margin of $7.7 per barrel for the quarter, down from $9.5 a year earlier.

Reliance's growth is tied to its offshore Krishna Godavari D6 field, which the government expects to supply a significant portion of the country's gas.

The government may appoint an international expert to investigate a decline in output from the field, the oil secretary said last month. The decline, since April 2010, has led to supply cuts for electricity generation and other sectors.

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