Dabur India net up 22%

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FMCG major Dabur India posted 21.80 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 50.22 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, as compared with Rs 41.23 crore for the same quarter in the year-ago period.

The company's total income increased 5.51 per cent to Rs 334.84 crore, as compared with Rs 317.33 crore for the corresponding period in 2004-05. The board declared a final dividend of Rs 1 on a share of Re 1 each for the financial year 2005-06.

For the year ended March 31, 2006, the net profit increased 27.73 per cent to Rs 189.08 crore as compared with Rs 148.02 crore in 2004-05.

For 2005-06 the company's total income increased to Rs 1375.03 crore from Rs 1280.22 crore in FY 2004-05. The group has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 49.96 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as compared with Rs 43.71 crore in the year ago period.

The group's total income increased to Rs 482.12 crore for the reviewed quarter from Rs 398.12 crore in the corresponding period in 2004-05.

The group's net profit stood at Rs 214.18 crore for the year ended March 31, 2006, as compared to rs 155.80 crore in the previous fiscal. The group's total income increased to Rs 1912.94 crore for 2005-06 from Rs 1546.16 crore in 2004-05.