to 19.7% leading to marginal rise in operating profit to Rs 1298.4 crore. The OPM during the quarter fell due to higher raw material, other and employee cost. The raw material costs including traded goods cost, as % to sales net stock adjusted, rose 200 bps to 63.5%. Staff cost fell 16 bps at 4.08%. Other expenditure fell 7 bps to 7.3%. With 13% drop in other income at Rs 296.44 crore, PBIDT fell 3% at Rs 1595 crore. There was negligible interest cost of Rs 48 lakh (vis a vis Rs 68 lakh of last year). Depreciation charges were steady Rs 76.97 crore and hence PBT fell 3% to Rs 1517.4 crore. With 130 bps drop in tax rate...