Profits in the three months ended March 31, 2008, increased to Rs 736 crore from Rs 651 crore a year earlier, the Kolkata-based company which earns about 61 per cent from selling cigarettes, said. Sales rose 16 per cent to Rs 3,934 crore.
The company will pay a dividend of Rs 3.50 a share against Rs 3.10 in the preceding financial year.
The growth in profits was led by higher sales of