LIC Housing Finance Q3 net rises marginally to Rs 344 crore

Total income increased to Rs 2,735.78 crore

LIC Housing Finance has registered a modest rise of 5.4 per cent in its standalone net profit in the October-December quarter at Rs 344.35 crore.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 326.59 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

"Total income has increased from Rs 2,376.37 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 to Rs 2,735.78 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2014," it said in a filing to the BSE.

The revenue from operations increased to Rs 2,667.89 crore during October-December 2014-15, up from Rs 2311.96 crore a year ago.

Other operating income stood at Rs 32.36 crore from Rs 30.74 crore in the third quarter of 2013-14.

LIC Housing Finance's main business is to provide loans for purchase or construction of residential houses.

Shares of the company traded 1.89 per cent lower at Rs 453.95 apiece on the BSE.