Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited operates within the Petroleum refining sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited with three other companies in this sector in India: Essar Oil Ltd (2017 sales of 608.69 billion Indian Rupees [US$9.15 billion] of which 120% was Refining, Expansion and marketing), Reliance Industries Limited (3.05 trillion Indian Rupees [US$45.90 billion] of which 77% was Refining), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (1.87 trillion Indian Rupees [US$28.17 billion] of which 114% was Downstream Petroleum).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended March of 2017, sales at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited were 2.01 trillion Indian Rupees (US$30.25 billion). This is an increase of 6.7% versus 2016, when the company's sales were 1.89 trillion Indian Rupees. Despite this increase, sales are still well below the level achieved in 2015, when Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited reported sales of 2.43 trillion Indian Rupees. The sales level in 2017 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2012, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited had sales of 1.87 trillion Indian Rupees. Sales of E&p saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 1,309.5% in 2017, from 33.70 million Indian Rupees to 475.00 million Indian Rupees.