Battery maker Eveready Industries India Ltd on Monday reported over four-fold jump in standalone net profit at Rs 5.44 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2014-15.
The company has reported net profit of Rs 1.24 crore in the January-March period of 2013-14. Eveready's net sales in the quarter under review stood at Rs 274.75 crore, up 6.91 percent compared with Rs 256.98 crore it posted a year ago.
For the fiscal ended March 31, 2015, the company reported net profit of Rs 49.02 crore as against net profit of Rs 13.6 crore in the previous year.
Eveready Industries' net sales in the year ended March 31, 2015, stood at Rs 1,277.76 crore compared to net sales of Rs 1,152.33 crore in the previous year.
The Board of Directors of the company have recommended dividend of Rs 2 per equity share for the year ended March 31, 2015.
Shares of Eveready Industries were trading at Rs 269.30 apiece, up 2.36 percent from their previous close on the BSE.
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