During the previous quarter, RIL posted a rise of 8.8 per cent in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, thus becoming the first Indian private company to post Rs 10,000 crore profit in one single quarter. This is the second consecutive quarter when the oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate has posted a quarterly net profit of about Rs 10,000 crore.
The statement also highlighted that the company’s cash profit increased by 6.1 per cent to Rs 16,349 crore in the fourth quarter along with a revenue hike of 19.4 per cent to Rs 1,54,110 crore.
Commenting on the result, Mukesh Ambani said, “During FY 2018-19, we achieved several milestones and made significant strides in building Reliance of the future. Reliance Retail crossed ₹ 100,000 crore revenue milestone, Jio now serves over 300 million consumers and our petrochemicals business delivered its highest ever earnings. I am proud of the entire Reliance team; their hard work and dedication have laid the foundation for these achievements and many more to come.”
“The Company has delivered record consolidated net profit of Rs 39,588 crore for the year in a period of heightened volatility in the energy markets. I am delighted to highlight that our Company has more than doubled its PBDIT in last five years to Rs 92,656 crore – establishing a global benchmark for value creation,” he added.
RIL's consumer businesses clocked an Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) of Rs 1721 crore this quarter.