Shoppers Stop Limited announced standalone and consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012. On standalone basis, for the quarter the company reported retail turnover of INR 6,971.18 million compared to INR 5,786.58 million for the same period a year ago. Operating profit (EBIDTA) was INR 452.61 million compared to INR 412.94 million for the same period a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 279.12 million compared to INR 290.15 million for the same period a year ago. Profit after tax was INR 170.98 million compared to INR 192.9 million for the same period a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share was INR 2.05 compared to INR 2.32 for the same period a year ago.

On standalone basis, for the nine months the company reported retail turnover of INR 18,781.47 million compared to INR 15,962.67 million for the same period a year ago. Operating profit (EBIDTA) was INR 925.31 million compared to INR 1,071.63 million for the same period a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 388.51 million compared to INR 759.71 million for the same period a year ago. Profit after tax was INR 239.91 million compared to INR 505.16 million for the same period a year. Cash generated from operating activities was INR 1,125.7 million. Investment in SSL fixed assets & deposit for stores was INR 684.3 million. Diluted earnings per share was INR 2.88 compared to INR 6.09 for the same period a year ago.

On consolidated basis, for the quarter the company reported retail turnover of INR 9,594.69 million compared to INR 8,356.83 million for the same period a year ago. Operating profit (EBIDTA) was INR 393.81 million compared to INR 313.44 million for the same period a year ago. Profit before tax was INR 35.86 million compared to INR 76.73 million for the same period a year ago. Profit after tax was INR 43.22 million compared to INR 93.37 million for the same period a year.

On consolidated basis, for the nine months the company reported retail turnover of INR 26,333.32 million compared to INR 23,037.0 million for the same period a year ago. Operating profit (EBIDTA) was INR 722.05 million compared to INR 813.61 million for the same period a year ago. Loss before tax was INR 299.25 million compared to profit before tax of INR 111.54 million for the same period a year ago. Loss after tax was INR 125.10 million compared to profit before tax of INR 180.54 million for the same period a year.