State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) reported a pre-tax loss of Rs 10,529 crore in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2019-20 (Q4FY20) because of a drop in crude oil prices, the impact of the lockdown, and exchange losses.
This is ONGC’s first ever quarterly loss. It earned a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 11,691 crore in the corresponding period of FY19. The company’s revenue from operations declined by 7 per cent to Rs 104,489 crore in the period under review, compared to Rs 112,539 crore the previous year. “This is one of the first times in recent