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MRF Q2 net profit falls 27% on higher raw material costs

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Summary

MRF's net profit for Q2 fell 28% to ₹369 crore from ₹512 crore a year earlier, Business Standard reported, as raw material costs climbed 44%. Revenue rose 18% to ₹8,524 crore. Moneycontrol and Fortune India reported the same profit figure of ₹369 crore and the same 28% fall. Financial Express reported that MRF also announced an interim dividend of ₹3 per share and a record date. Q2 is the July to September quarter, the second of India's financial year. Net profit is what is left after all costs and tax. Revenue is the money earned from sales. An interim dividend is a payout to shareholders declared between annual results, and the record date is the cut-off for deciding who is eligible to receive it.

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BusinessLine  · · Tone -1

MRF Q2 Results: Net profit declines 27% to ₹387 cr

The steep increase in prices of raw materials due to global uncertainties adversely affected profitability during the quarter

BusinessLine  · · Tone -1

MRF posts lower quarterly profit as higher costs bite

Q2 profit drops to ₹369 crore in the quarter ended ‌September 30, from ₹512 crore a year earlier

Moneycontrol  · via Google News · · Tone 0

MRF Q2 net profit falls 28% to Rs 369 crore on higher raw material costs; revenue rises 18%

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  1. ET Now ·

    First report

  2. NDTV Profit ·

    4 min after the first report

  3. Zee Business ·

    38 min after the first report

  4. Business Standard ·

    40 min after the first report

  5. Financial Express ·

    46 min after the first report

  6. Moneycontrol ·

    1 h 1 min after the first report

  7. BusinessLine ·

    1 h 25 min after the first report

  8. CNBC TV18 ·

    1 h 33 min after the first report

  9. Fortune India ·

    2 h 4 min after the first report

  10. The Hindu ·

    4 h 41 min after the first report

  11. Times of India ·

    5 h 20 min after the first report

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