MRF Q1 profit skids 94%

August 15, 2020 05:04 am | Updated 05:04 am 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

Tyremaker MRF Ltd.’s standalone net profit for the first quarter ended June plunged 94% to ₹17 crore on account of the pandemic.

Revenue from operations almost halved to to ₹2,431 crore from ₹4,410 crore. Other income stood at 43 crore (₹105 crore) and operating profit at ₹28 crore (₹412 crore), said the company in a regulatory filing.

Total income plunged by almost a third to ₹1,209 crore compared with the March quarter and ₹2,041 crore, or almost a 45% drop) compared with the June 2019 quarter.

As on date, MRF has strong net worth and serviced all its debt obligations in a timely manner, the company said.

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