Britannia Industries has posted a 30 per cent dip in the net profit after tax for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010 over the same quarter last year.
The PAT reported is Rs 32.83 crore as compared to Rs 47.37 crore for the same quarter last year.
Net sales for the quarter at Rs 912.83 crore are up 25 per cent from Rs 731.24 crore in the same quarter last year.
After reporting PAT for Q1, the stock lost Rs 24.16 or 1.06 per cent while the Sensex was up 70.91. During market hours, the share was trading at Rs 2,246.