MRF net slips 12.29% on rising material cost

Board approves reappointment of K.M. Mammen as MD

November 08, 2018 09:37 pm | Updated 09:38 pm IST - CHENNAI

NEW DELHI, 21/10/2011: Formula one driver Narain Karthikeyan, at the launch of high-performance, tubeless tyre - MRF Z.L.O. series, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011.
Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

NEW DELHI, 21/10/2011: Formula one driver Narain Karthikeyan, at the launch of high-performance, tubeless tyre - MRF Z.L.O. series, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Tyre maker MRF has reported a 12.29% drop in its standalone net profit for the second quarter ended September 2018 at ₹263.04 crore against ₹299.92 crore due to increase in raw material costs.

Total income grew by 9.41% to ₹4,004.85 crore against ₹3,660.22 crore registered for the corresponding year-ago period.

Materials cost, however, shot up by 18.28% to ₹2,600.12 crore from ₹2,198.02 crore in the same period last year.

 

The board has approved the reappointment of K.M. Mammen as managing director for a period of five years with effect from February 8, 2019, subject to the approval of the shareholders.

It was decided to seek the approval of shareholders for the reappointment of Mr. Mammen through postal ballot.

Interim dividend

An interim dividend of ₹3 per share (30%) has been declared for the financial year ended March 2019.

The company has fixed November 20 as record date for the payment of interim dividend. It would be paid by November 28.

K.C. Mammen, non-executive director of the company, who had submitted his resignation, would be stepping down from the board of directors.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.