Merck, Mphasis & Gulf Oil Q3 results

CORPORATE SCORECARD

Merck Q4 net profit surges 51%

Merck, the Indian subsidiary of the global drug major Merck Group, has posted a net profit of Rs 17.4 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, up 51.3 percent as compared with Rs 11.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year. Total income grew 13.5 per cent to Rs 90.4 crore.

Mphasis bottomline rises 38%

Mphasis, an IT and BPO company part of the EDS Group, posted a net profit of Rs 66.3 crore during the third quarter of 2007-08, a 38 per cent growth as compared with the corresponding quarter last financial year.

Gulf Oil net flat at Rs 6.53 crore

Gulf Oil Corporation's net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, remained unchanged at Rs 6.53 crore, as compared with Rs 6.52 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year.