New Delhi, November 3: Richest Indian Gautam Adani's conglomerate's flagship firm on Thursday reported more than doubling of its September quarter net profit on the back of strong performance at its integrated resources management and airports divisions.

Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) posted net profit of Rs 460.94 crore in July-September compared to Rs 212.41 crore profit in the same period a year back. Revenue from operations of the flagship company of the ports-to-energy Adani Group nearly tripled to Rs 38,175.23 crore from Rs 13,218 crore in July-September 2021, the company said in a statement. Adani Enterprises’ Subsidiaries Secure Rs 10,238 Crore Fund for Ganga Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh.

The integrated resources management (IRM) division, the mainstay segment for the company, saw revenue more than triple to Rs 30,435.19 crore and segment profit more than double to Rs 1,069.38 crore, helped by strong volumes and improved prices. NDTV Contentions Are ‘Baseless and Devoid of Merit’, Says Adani Enterprises.

Airports business clocked pre-tax profit of Rs 200.83 crore as against a loss of Rs 101 crore last year. The earnings jump will give the firm more firepower to boost investments in numerous new businesses it is nurturing.

AEL, which is a new business incubator for the Adani Group, said it made progress on segments ranging from new energy business to data centre and roads. A new solar module line of 2 GW has been operationalised, while the first data centre facility with 17 MW capacity has gone online at Chennai.

EBIDTA increased by 86 per cent to Rs 4,100 crore on account of strong performance by IRM and airport business, the statement said. "Adani Enterprises has yet again validated its standing as India's most successful new business incubator as it continues to build on exciting ideas strategically aligned with the diverse strengths of the Adani portfolio of companies," said Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group.

"AEL's accelerating pace of business incubation and its remarkably consistent success demonstrates the robustness of the Adani Group's fundamental approach to value creation as we transform sector after sector through digitisation, innovation in technology and a greater emphasis on equitable energy transition.

"We continue to believe ever firmly in the India growth story and remain committed to our core philosophy of nation-building through the development of advanced, efficient and world-class infrastructure that delivers increasing shareholder value," he added.

The group's airports handled 16.3 million passengers at 90 per cent of pre-COVID levels, the statement added.

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