Rose Mercantile Ltd. reported provisional unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported loss from operations before other income, interest & exceptional items was INR 0.145 million compared to INR 0.232 million for the same period a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.145 million against INR 0.232 million for the same period a year ago. Net loss from ordinary activities after tax and net loss for the period was INR 0.145 million or INR 0.15 per basic & diluted share before and after extraordinary items against INR 0.232 million or INR 0.23 per basic & diluted share before and after extraordinary items for the same period a year ago.

For the nine months period, the company reported loss from operations before other income, interest & exceptional items was INR 0.416 million compared to INR 0.479 million for the same period a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 0.416 million against INR 0.479 million for the same period a year ago. Net loss from ordinary activities after tax and net loss for the period was INR 0.416 million or INR 0.42 per basic & diluted share before and after extraordinary items against INR 0.479 million or INR 0.48 per basic & diluted share before and after extraordinary items for the same period a year ago.