Alka Diamond Industries Limited reported unaudited earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.213 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.012 million and net profit of INR 0.009 million compared to net sales of INR 162.014 million, loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.489 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.336 million and net profit of INR 0.236 million or 0.05 per diluted share (after extraordinary items - not annualized) reported in the same period last year.

For the six months, the company reported net sales of INR 9.823 million, loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.209 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.309 million and net profit of INR 0.209 million or 0.04 per diluted share (after extraordinary items - not annualized) compared to net sales of INR 168.263 million, loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 1.190 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 0.660 million and net profit of INR 0.560 million or 0.12 per diluted share (after extraordinary items - not annualized) reported in the same period last year.