Hindoostan Mills Ltd. reported unaudited standalone earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 430.639 million against INR 379.313 million for the same period previous year. Loss from operations before other income, finance costs & exceptional items was INR 25.267 million against INR 4.040 million for the same period of previous year. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 31.636 million against profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 5.469 million for the same period of previous year. Net loss for the period was INR 31.636 million or INR 19.01 per basic and diluted share compared to net profit for the period of INR 2.944 million or INR 1.77 per basic and diluted share for the same period of previous year. For the six months, the company reported net sales/income from operations (net of excise duty) of INR 805.418 million against INR 797.800 million for the same period previous year. Loss from operations before other income, finance costs & exceptional items was INR 49.357 million against profit from operations before other income, finance costs & exceptional items of INR 1.554 million for the same period of previous year. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 58.134 million against profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 7.960 million for the same period of previous year. Net loss for the period was INR 58.134 million or INR 34.93 per basic and diluted share compared to net profit for the period of INR 4.935 million or INR 2.96 per basic and diluted share for the same period of previous year.