NTPC Ltd. announced unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of INR 187,793.9 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items was INR 36,315.3 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 37,794.5 million and net profit for the period was INR 28,612.8 million or INR 3.47 per diluted share against net sales of INR 157,749.1 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 31,876.2 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 33,907.2 million and net profit for the period of INR 25,967.6 million or INR 3.15 per diluted share for the same period a year ago.

For the nine months, total income from operations (net) was INR 506,645.5 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items was INR 102,874.4 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 105,383.9 million and net profit for the period was INR 78,812.0 million or INR 9.56 per diluted share against net sales of INR 478,545.4 million, profit from operations before other income, finance costs and exceptional items of INR 99,272.7 million, profit from ordinary activities before tax of INR 108,291.5 million and net profit for the period of INR 82,377.8 million or INR 9.99 per diluted share for the same period a year ago.