Bharat Seats Ltd. announced unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) was INR 1,614.753 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items was INR 52.133 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 33.250 million and net profit for the period was INR 39.960 million against net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 805.422 million, loss from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 0.539 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 6.592 million and net loss for the period of INR 6.203 million for the same period a year ago. Earnings per share was INR 1.27 against loss of INR 0.20 a year ago.

For the nine months, net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) was INR 4,448.075 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items was INR 81.275 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 33.774 million and net profit for the period was INR 28.767 million against net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 2,934.779 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 56.995 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 38.473 million and net profit for the period of INR 26.882 million for the same period a year ago. Earnings per share was INR 0.92 against INR 0.86 a year ago.