India’s Mangalam Cement Ltd has reported a one per cent YoY increase in net sales for the quarter ending 31 March 2018, rising to INR3.102bn (US$45.76m) from INR3.072bn. Net profit advanced 29.7 per cent to INR45m, compared with INR34.7m of the year-ago period.

In the FY18, the company’s net sales surged 7.9 per cent YoY to INR11.49bn (FY17: INR10.66m). However, net profit saw a significant fall of 68.9 per cent to INR113.8m (FY17: INR360.6m).