Canara Bank Limited reported unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported total income of INR 120,793.7 million against INR 120,506.3 million a year ago. Operating profit before provisions and contingencies was INR 19,813.3 million against INR 15,524.4 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 4,967.6 million against INR 1,235.9 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 3,218.8 million against INR 849.7 million a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share before and after extraordinary items were INR 5.93 against INR 1.56 a year ago. Income on investment was INR 2,719.3 million against INR 28,770.5 million a year ago. Return on assets (annualized) was 0.23% against 0.06% a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported total income from operations of INR 360,528.4 million against INR 367,812.2 million a year ago. Operating profit before provisions and contingencies was INR 59,409.7 million against INR 55,001.1 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 13,777.4 million against INR 14,992.2 million a year ago. Net profit was INR 9,077.4 million against INR 10,926.7 million a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share before and after extraordinary items were INR 16.72 against INR 21.07 a year ago. Income on investment was INR 78,398.3 million against INR 86,165.9 million a year ago. Return on assets (annualized) was 0.22% against 0.27% a year ago.