Colgate net up 46% to Rs 41.73 cr

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Colgate Palmolive (India) reported 46.21 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 41.73 crore for the quarter ended December 2005 over the corresponding previous period's Rs 28.54 crore.

Net sales, during the period, went up by 21.16 per cent to Rs 285.71 crore from Rs 235.81 crore. Earnings per share stood at Rs 3.07 (Rs 2.1). Gross profit rose 51.11 per cent to Rs 76.19 crore (Rs 50.42). Profit before tax stood at Rs 54.97 crore, 27.30 per cent rise over the corresponding previous period's Rs 43.18 crore.