Cigretter major, ITC reported a 26.7% rise in net profit at Rs 1,144.17 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2009 as against Rs 903.21 crore in the same quarter last year.
Total income increased to Rs 4,739.27 crore in the reporting quarter from Rs 3,956.21 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Net sales were up 18.22 per cent to Rs 4,531.85 crore from Rs 3,833.31 crore.
Cigarette net revenues increased 17 per cent to Rs 2,332 crore from Rs 1,993 crore and other FMCG net revenues rose 23.61 per cent to Rs 890 crore from Rs 720 crore year-on-year. Net revenue from hotel operations rose marginally to Rs 248 crore as against Rs 247 crore year-on-year.
