The document analyzes factors affecting the quarterly net profits of ONGC over 15 quarters. Sales, interest expenses, and average oil prices (USD/barrel) were identified as independent variables and net profit as the dependent variable. Regression analysis found that sales and oil prices significantly impacted net profit, while interest expenses did not. Adding quarterly dummy variables also did not significantly impact net profit. Therefore, it was concluded that net profit is dependent on sales and oil prices but not the quarter.