Godrej Consumer s Q4 consolidated net profit zooms 212%

Mumbai May 9 (IANS) The Godrej Consumer Products on Tuesday said its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) ended March 31 2017 shot up by 212.33 per cent to Rs 389.91 crore.

According to the company its net profit for the period stood at Rs 389.91 crore from Rs 124.84 crore reported during the corresponding period of last financial year.

The total income from operations of the company stood 12.78 per cent up at Rs 2 489.49 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2 207.37 crore reported during the same period of FY 2015-16.

On standalone basis the company s Q4 net profit edged up by 20.80 per cent to Rs 253.09 crore from Rs 209.51 crore during the quarter ended March 31 2016.

The total income from operations of the company stood at Rs 1 354.62 crore -- up 10.32 per cent -- from Rs 1 227.91 crore reported during Q4 of the last fiscal year.

The BSE scrip of the company surged by 6.85 per cent (at 2 p.m.) to trade at Rs 1 878.45 per share. It touched a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1 909 per share intra-day.

--IANS
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