United Breweries (Holdings) Limited reported unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 899.7 million compared to INR 720.4 million a year ago. Loss from operations before other income and finance costs was INR 15.0 million compared to profit from operations before other income and finance costs of INR 159.0 million a year ago. Loss before tax was INR 163.1 million compared to profit before tax of INR 20.2 million a year ago. Net loss after tax was INR 163.1 million or INR 2.44 per basic and diluted share before and after exceptional items compared to net profit after tax of INR 20.2 million or INR 0.30 per basic and diluted share before and after exceptional items a year ago.

For the nine months, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 2,252.9 million compared to INR 2,553.1 million a year ago. Profit from operations before other income and finance costs was INR 480.2 million compared to INR 639.8 million a year ago. Loss before tax was INR 19.9 million compared to profit before tax of INR 8,077.1 million a year ago. Net loss after tax was INR 19.9 million or INR 0.30 per basic and diluted share before and after exceptional items compared to net profit after tax of INR 8,077.1 million or INR 8.89 loss per share before exceptional items and INR 120.88 per basic and diluted share after exceptional items a year ago.