Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL), the publisher of leading Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, today reported a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 88.35 crore for the first quarter ended on June 30, 2018.
The company had posted a profit after tax of Rs 88.74 crore during the same period of previous fiscal, Jagran Prakashan said in a BSE filing.
Total income during the quarter under review was marginally up at Rs 607.46 crore as against Rs 603.35 crore during the year-ago period.
JPL's total expenses were at Rs 472.83 crore.
Commenting on the results, JPL Chairman and Managing Director Mahendra Mohan Gupta said: "After two consecutive quarters of de-growth, this quarter witnessed some growth in advertisement revenue."