Cargills Ceylon PLC announced earnings results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2019. For the third quarter, the company announced sales was LKR 27,869.257 million compared to LKR 23,462.554 million a year ago. Operating income was LKR 1,809.495 million compared to LKR 1,086.103 million a year ago. Net income was LKR 553.516 million compared to LKR 311.399 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was LKR 2.15 compared to LKR 1.21 a year ago. For the nine months, sales was LKR 78,907.645 million compared to LKR 71,192.458 million a year ago. Operating income was LKR 4,957.283 million compared to LKR 3,651.556 million a year ago. Net income was LKR 1,666.996 million compared to LKR 1,543.316 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was LKR 6.48 compared to LKR 6 a year ago.