State-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today said its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009, rose 57.77 per cent to Rs 2,113.35 crore over the same period last year.
The company had a net profit of Rs 1,339.48 crore in the same quarter ended March 2008, NTPC said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Net sales of the company rose to Rs 11,445.78 crore for the quarter under review, from Rs 10,743.59 crore in the same quarter ended March 2008. For the year ended March 31, 2009, the company has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 8,092.55 crore, up 8.33 per cent from Rs 7,469.92 crore in the same period last year.