Kirloskar Brothers posts Rs 20 cr profit in Dec quarter

Company's total income increased to Rs 439 crore during the Oct-Dec quarter

Pumps-maker Kirloskar Brothers today reported a profit of Rs 19.70 crore for the third quarter ended on December 31, 2013.

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 4.32 crore for the corresponding period last fiscal, Kirloskar Brothers said in a filing to the BSE.

The company's total income increased to Rs 438.73 crore during the October-December quarter from Rs 400.03 crore in the year-ago period, it added.

Shares of the company were trading at Rs 149.15 per scrip during the afternoon trade on the BSE today, up 2.47% from their previous close.