Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone today posted a 39.94% jump in net profit to Rs 228.46 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
The company had reported a net profit of Rs 163.25 crore for the October-December quarter last fiscal, Mundra Port said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Total income of the company swelled to Rs 450.76 crore in the December quarter from Rs 337.83 crore in the year-ago period, the filing added.
Mundra Port has declared an interim dividend of Rs 0.50 on equity shares of Rs 2 face value for its shareholders, it said.
Shares of the company jumped by 2.38% to quote at Rs 137.60 apiece in early trade on the BSE today.