ICT systems integrator HCL Infosystems’ profit after tax (PAT), at Rs 58.2 crore for the third quarter ended 31 March, 2009, fell by 28.5 per cent from Rs 81.5 crore in the year ago period.
Gross sales at Rs 3023.8 crore were flat compared to Rs 3017.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
The company posted a foreign exchange loss of Rs 7.14 crore in the quarter and has declared a third quarterly interim dividend of Rs 1.50 a share, at the rate of 75 per cent.
On a quarter on quarter basis, HCL Infosystems’ PAT was up 5.3 per cent while the gross sales dipped 3.7 per cent. The company’s shares closed at Rs 93.35, up 3.04 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
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