Hikal Limited announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 2,212.3 million, profit from operations before other income and interest of INR 267.0 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 140.3 million, net profit after tax of INR 109.6 million or INR 1.33 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items, compared to net sales/income from operations of INR 1,914.8 million, profit from operations before other income and interest of INR 199.7 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 26.8 million, net profit after tax of INR 18.3 million or INR 0.22 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items for the same quarter a year ago. Basic and diluted share cash earnings per share before and after extraordinary items were INR 3.50 against INR 2.21 a year ago.