(Reuters) - Auto-lender Ally Financial Inc , which went public in April, reported a 79 percent drop in quarterly profit as the company's year-ago results included more than $1 billion in income from discontinued operations.
Net income fell to $227 million, or 33 cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from $1.09 billion, or $2.16, a year earlier.
Excluding the impact of the discontinued operations, the company reported core pre-tax income of $336 million, compared with a loss of $6 million.
(Reporting by Anil D'Silva in Bangalore and and Peter Rudegeair in New York; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
