HDFC's Q2FY19 profit increased by 25 per cent as it offloaded its stake in HDFC AMC through an IPO in July. The financial institution's profit on the sale of investments in Q2FY19 was at Rs. 1,000.02 crore as against Rs. 63.09 crore in Q2FY18.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 28.41 crore as against Rs. 18.86 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy increase of 51 per cent.

N R Agarwal Industries Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company's standalone results were largely positive with strong revenue growth and stable margins.

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Sharda Cropchem Limited reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 327.96 crore as against Rs. 279.60 crore for the same period last year, registering 17.3 per cent yoy increase.

The EBITDA for the quarter fell by 10.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 227.4 crore as against Rs. 253.6 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a corresponding margin contraction of 491 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 24.5 per cent. This contraction was led by adverse impact due to steep depreciation of the Indian rupee and increase in input costs.

The standalone order book as on September 30, 2018 stood at Rs.14,179 crores and order inflows YTD FY19 came in at Rs. 4,743 crores.

The company's net revenue for Q2FY19 surged almost 33 per cent yoy to Rs. 996.79 crore. Cable division recorded around 23 per cent volume growth in the quarter as compared to the same period in the previous year.