BEL sales up 13 percent, pre-tax profit down

Friday, 03 April 2009, 15:15 IST
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Bangalore: State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) posted a turnover of 46.18 billion in 2008-09 as against 41.03 billion notched up the previous fiscal, registering a 13 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth, the company said Thursday. However, according to its provisional audit figures, profit before tax (PBT) declined by around 7 percent to 10.95 billion from 11.71 billion in 2007-2008. Export earnings increased to $17.75 million from $15.43 million, a 15 percent YoY growth, the company said, adding that the order book at the beginning of this fiscal is estimated to be about 100 billion. BEL said that during the fiscal under review, it had developed and supplied high power HF communication sets, artillery combat command control systems, radar warning receivers, 3D surveillance radar Rohini, and shipborne and airborne electronic warfare systems.
Source: IANS