The company had posted a profit of Rs 595.16 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, NMDC Ltd said in a BSE filing.
However, the standalone revenue from operations declined marginally to Rs 2,469.03 crore from Rs 2,497.86 crore in the year-ago period.
NMDC -- the country's top iron ore producer -- presently produces about 30 million tonnes of iron ore from three fully mechanised mines.