FMCG firm Jyothy Laboratories today reported 31.58% increase in net profit to Rs 35.61 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015-16.
The company had posted net profit of Rs 27.06 crore in the January-March period of the 2014-15 fiscal.
Its net sales rose 12.39% to Rs 445.21 crore in the fourth quarter of 2015-16, as against Rs 396.12 crore in the year-ago period, JLL said in a BSE filing.
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During the quarter, the company's soaps and detergent business, which includes brands like Ujala and Henko, posted sales of Rs 288.62 crore, up 10.12%, from Rs 262.10 crore in the same period a year ago.
The company's home-care business, which includes products such as mosquito coils, reported sales of Rs 142.23 crore during the quarter under review, up 18.73%, from Rs 119.79 crore in the year-ago period.
In 2015-16 fiscal, the company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 157.95 crore as against Rs 121.12 crore in the preceding fiscal.
Its net sales/income from operation during the fiscal stood at Rs 1,664.73 crore compared with Rs 1,505.29 crore in 2014-15 fiscal.
Jyothy Laboratories stock closed 3.15% down at Rs 298.20 on BSE.