MUMBAI: Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M (NS:MAHM)) reported a 60 percent increase in standalone net profit to Rs 2,454 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,528.06 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.

The company’s revenue for the third quarter grew 16 percent to Rs 25,642.4 crore led by a 20 percent surge in auto sales spearheaded by popular SUVs such as Thar. The turnover in the same quarter of the previous year was Rs 21,653.74 crore.

The automaker’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 9.7 percent to Rs 3,590.3 crore while its operating margin rose 0.8 percent to 14 percent during the quarter.

However, the company’s tractor sales declined by 4 percent from the previous year to 1,00,522 units in the quarter as an erratic monsoon hit farm incomes.