JK Cement PAT vaults 843% in Q1 FY 07

MUMBAI: JK Cement Limited has posted a 843 per cent jump in its PAT in Q1 FY 07 at Rs 33 crore as against Rs 3.5 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal.

The company's gross turnover increased 35 per cent at Rs 346.9 crore as against Rs 257.6 crore in the same period last year, a release issued here today said.

The company also registered an increase in its cement production with grey cement production increasing by 5 per cent and white cement by 20 per cent. The production of blended cement also increased by 135 per cent.