Petron Engineering Construction Limited reported standalone unaudited earnings results for second quarter and six months ended Sept. 30, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 869.7 million, profit from operations before other income and finance costs and exceptional items of INR 10.6 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 45.4 million, net loss of INR 30.4 million or INR 4.04 per basic and diluted share, compared to the net sales/income from operations of INR 1,133.3 million, profit from operations before other income and finance costs and exceptional items of INR 71.4 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 14.7 million, net profit of INR 10.2 million or INR 1.35 per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter a year ago. For the year to date, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 1,692.2 million, profit from operations before other income and finance costs and exceptional items of INR 55.3 million, loss from ordinary activities before tax of INR 42.9 million, net loss of INR 28.7 million or INR 3.81 per basic and diluted share, compared to the net sales/income from operations of INR 2,162.9 million, profit from operations before other income and finance costs and exceptional items of INR 125.4 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 32.1 million, net profit of INR 21.7 million or INR 2.87 per basic and diluted share, for the same period a year ago.