Hindustan Zinc net profit falls to Rs 2,012 cr in March quarter

Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) Thursday reported over 19 per cent fall in net profit to Rs 2,012 crore during the quarter ended March 2019. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,505 crore during the corresponding period a year ago, HZL said in a filing to the BSE.

During the January-March 2019 period, the company said its total income also fell to Rs 6,030 crore from Rs 6,725 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses were Rs 3,306 crore, higher from Rs 3,124 crore in the fourth quarter of 2017-18.

Headquartered in Udaipur, HZL is one of the world's largest integrated producers of zinc-lead with a capacity of over one million tonnes per annum.