Bharat Electronics posted a 25.4% dip in net profit at Rs 334 crore for the quarter ended March 2012. It was Rs 448 crore in the same period a year ago.
Net sales also were down 3.2% at Rs 2,232 crore as against Rs 2,307 crore in March 2011.
The company announced an interim dividend of Rs 10 per share.
BEL's scrip was trading 0.8% lower on BSE at Rs 1,480.