TABLE-India's BHEL Q2 net up 39 pct, beats forecast

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Three months ended Sept 30.

(Versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees
unless stated)

Net profit 8.58 vs 6.16

Net sales 66.25 vs 53.43

NOTE: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL.BO) is a state-run
power and engineering equipment firm.

A Reuters poll of 11 brokerages had forecast quarterly net
profit at 7.61 billion rupees on net sales of 67.46 billion.
(Reporting by Prashant Mehra in MUMBAI; Editing by Jarshad
Kakkrakandy)