Kansai Nerolac Paints today reported 19.77% increase in standalone net profit at Rs 72.98 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.
The company had reported net profit of Rs 60.93 crore in the April-June quarter of 2013-14 fiscal.
Net sales during Q1, 2014-15 were at Rs 921.07 crore, an increase of 16.61% as compared to Rs 789.81 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a BSE filing.