CESC Q1 profit up 7% at Rs 231 crore

Kolkata: RP Sanjiv Goenka group's CESC on Wednesday said the company's consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 2019 was up 7.4 per cent to Rs 231 crore, as compared to Rs 215 crore in the corresponding quarter ended 2018.

CESC's total income during the quarter was Rs 3257 crore against Rs 3007 crore in the corresponding period the year before.

On a standalone basis, the net profit of CESC was Rs 217 crore for the quarter ended June 2019, compared to Rs 184 crore in the corresponding period the year before.