Bharat Bijlee Limited reported unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended Dec. 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of INR 1,492.8 million, profit from operations before other income and finance costs of INR 15.0 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 7.0 million and net profit of INR 7.0 million or INR 1.24 per basic and diluted share compared to net sales of INR 1,104.0 million, loss from operations before other income and finance costs of INR 44.2 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 36.6 million and net loss of INR 15.8 million or INR 2.80 per basic and diluted share reported in the same period last year.

For the nine months, the company reported net sales of INR 3,570.8 million, loss from operations before other income and finance costs of INR 175.5 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 150.5 million and net loss of INR 136.1 million or INR 24.08 per basic and diluted share compared to net sales of INR 3,474.8 million, loss from operations before other income and finance costs of INR 133.5 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 105.2 million and net loss of INR 64.5 million or INR 11.41 per basic and diluted share reported in the same period last year.