From Graphite India to Apcotex Industries, Q3 numbers tell their own story

Graphite has reported the kind of third quarter numbers that will prompt you to exhale on your glasses, wipe those and read again

At a time when equity gyrations keep investors guessing, it might be better to seek refuge in some of the numbers reported by select companies.

Graphite India: The company has reported the kind of third quarter numbers that will prompt you to exhale on your glasses, wipe those and read again. Consider the ebit (earnings before interest and tax) of the last five quarters: Rs 400 million, Rs 330 million, Rs 450 million, Rs 1,370 million and Rs 5,190 million. That’s right, Rs 5,190 million, an amount that such a company would have made across years. The company’s Q3 tax outgo