Rating agency Crisil today reported a jump of over 30 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 46.15 crore for the quarter ended March 31, over the same period a year ago.
The company, which mainly provides rating, advisory and research services, had a consolidated net profit of Rs 35.46 crore during the March quarter last year.
The company has declared an interim dividend of Rs 25 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each. In addition, it has also declared a special interim dividend of Rs 100 per equity share, Crisil said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Consolidated total income from operations also rose to Rs 143.34 crore during the January-March quarter of current year from Rs 122.88 crore of the year-ago period.
On a standalone basis, the firm posted a net profit of Rs 43.91 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as against Rs 36.43 crore of the same period last year.
Shares of Crisil were quoting at Rs 5,550, down 1.18 per cent in the late afternoon trade on the BSE.