Kajaria Ceramics Q1 net up 47.8% at Rs 58.7 crore

Kajaria Ceramics today reported a 47.79% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 58.75 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 39.75 crore for the same quarter a year ago.

Kajaria Ceramics follows July-June fiscal year.

The company's net sales in the quarter under review rose to Rs 607.45 crore, up 13.42%, from Rs 535.54 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a BSE filing.

Its overall expenses stood at Rs 508.86 crore in the July-September quarter, up 7.89% compared with Rs 471.64 crore in the same period a year ago.

The company's scrip were trading at Rs 913 apiece, up 2.31%, from its previous close on the BSE.