Software training firm NIIT today said its consolidated net profit for the year ended March 31, 2009, declined by 7.67 per cent to Rs 69.8 crore, over the same period last year.
The company had a consolidated net profit (income attributable to consolidated group) of Rs 75.6 crore for the year ended March 2008, NIIT said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Net sales of the company stood at Rs 1,148.56 crore for the period under review, from Rs 1,006.83 crore for the same period ended March 2008.
The company has added 4,278 new schools with an order intake of Rs 332 crore for the fiscal year ended March 2009.
The board of directors of the company has declared a dividend of Rs Rs 1.30 per equity share on face value of Rs 2 each for the financial year 2008-2009.
Shares of NIIT were trading at Rs 50.70, up 6.85 per cent on the BSE.