By IANS,
Mumbai : Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd Friday reported a 21.41 percent increase in the net profit at Rs.1,389.08 crore for the quarter that ended Dec 31, 2010, as against Rs.1,144.17 for the same period last fiscal.
The company’s net sales increased from Rs.4,599.56 crore to Rs.5,453.49 crore during the quarter under review, the company said in a regulatory filing.
The group’s fast moving consumer goods segment, which includes cigarettes, reported a 17.81 percent rise in the net revenue at Rs.7,834.73 crore as against Rs.3,288.96 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal.
Hotels, agri business and paperboards segments posted a net profit of Rs.6,100.43 crore as against Rs.5,253.57 crore during the quarter under review.
At the Bombay Stock Exchange, the shares of the group closed low 1.66 percent at Rs.168.90 apiece.