Dabur Q4 consolidated net up 27% at Rs 105 cr

FMCG major Dabur India today posted a growth of 27.61 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 105.27 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared with the corresponding period a year ago.

The company had a consolidated net profit of Rs 82.49 crore in the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2007-08, Dabur India informed stock exchanges.

Consolidated total income of Dabur India in the period under review rose to Rs 736.30 crore from Rs 616.26 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

Dabur India also announced a final dividend of 100 per cent or Re 1 per share for the financial year 2008-09.

For the financial year ended March 31, 2009, Dabur posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 390.80 crore, up 17.42 per cent compared with Rs 332.81 crore in FY08. Its consolidated total income during FY09 rose to Rs 2,830.98 crore from Rs 2,385.04 crore in the last fiscal.

On a standalone basis, the FMCG firm clocked a net profit of Rs 91.72 crore in Q4 of 2008-09, a 16.41 per cent growth rate from Rs 78.79 crore posted in the same quarter of FY08.

For the financial year, Dabur India posted a net profit of Rs 373.56 crore, a growth of 18.24 per cent compared to Rs 315.93 crore in the previous fiscal.

Shares of Dabur India were trading at Rs 103.95, up 2.16 per cent, in the afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange.