HDFC sec Q3FY18 Results Review According to Capitaline data, net sales, operating profit and adjusted net profit of companies (excluding financial services and Oil &Gas;) that are in the NSE 500 grew 8.4 per cent, 12.6 per cent and 14 per cent Year-on-Year, respectively, in the December 2017 quarter. As with the Nifty 50, while sales growth in this set is the best witnessed in three quarters, profitability has been the best in four quarters