<p>Multiplex chain operator Inox Leisure Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of Rs 102.50 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.</p>.<p>The company had posted a profit of Rs 35.01 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Inox Leisure said in a BSE filing.</p>.<p>Its total income stood at Rs 21.51 crore as against Rs 517.76 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.</p>.<p>The company attributed the fall in profit and income to "the impact of seating restrictions to 50 per cent and lack of fresh content due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic."</p>.<p>The company said it has begun the process to re-open the units located in Chattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, Telangana and Rajasthan.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, the government allowed cinema halls across the country to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols.</p>.<p>Inox Leisure said it has also resumed its new screen addition on a rigorous note with opening of four new cinemas with 15 screens in Gurugram, Salem and Thane. </p>.<p>"The company hopes to add another 14 screens before the end of FY21 or during Q1 FY22," it added.</p>.<p>Shares of Inox Leisure Ltd settled 1.53 per cent higher at Rs 335.90 apiece on BSE.</p>
<p>Multiplex chain operator Inox Leisure Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of Rs 102.50 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.</p>.<p>The company had posted a profit of Rs 35.01 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Inox Leisure said in a BSE filing.</p>.<p>Its total income stood at Rs 21.51 crore as against Rs 517.76 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.</p>.<p>The company attributed the fall in profit and income to "the impact of seating restrictions to 50 per cent and lack of fresh content due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic."</p>.<p>The company said it has begun the process to re-open the units located in Chattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, Telangana and Rajasthan.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, the government allowed cinema halls across the country to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols.</p>.<p>Inox Leisure said it has also resumed its new screen addition on a rigorous note with opening of four new cinemas with 15 screens in Gurugram, Salem and Thane. </p>.<p>"The company hopes to add another 14 screens before the end of FY21 or during Q1 FY22," it added.</p>.<p>Shares of Inox Leisure Ltd settled 1.53 per cent higher at Rs 335.90 apiece on BSE.</p>