Eveready Q4 net profit rises 12% to Rs 10 crore

Company's revenue from operations rose by 6.6% at Rs 317 cr

Kolkata-based Eveready Industries posted a 12 per cent increase in its net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 at Rs 10.46 crore as against Rs 9.32 crore posted in the same quarter of the 2015-16 financial year.

During the period under review, the company's revenue from operations was up 6.6 per cent to Rs 317.34 crore from Rs 297.80 crore the previous year.

For the financial year 2016-17, the company's topline grew by 1.9 per cent at Rs 1,420.75 crore as against Rs 1,394.26 crore earned during 2015-16. The annual profit in the last financial year surged by 36 per cent at Rs 93.63 crore as against the annual profit of Rs 69.08 crore in the 2015-16 financial year.