Hindustan Unilever today reported a 3.68 per cent increase in its standalone net profit at Rs 394.99 crore for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
The company had a standalone net profit of Rs 380.95 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, HUL said in a statement.
Total income of the company went up to Rs 4,035.37 crore during the reporting quarter from Rs 3,839.88 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2008, it said.
Net sales stood at Rs 3,988.33 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, against Rs 3,762.58 crore in the corresponding quarter previous fiscal.
However, exports during the March quarter of 2008-09 dropped to Rs 218.56 from Rs 397.32 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal.
