Rallis net at Rs 42.53 cr

CORPORATE SCORECARD

Rallis India has registered net profit of Rs 42.53 crore in the financial year ended March 2006 compared with Rs 33.50 crore last year.

Despite a weak agricultural season, the company increased its marketshare with pesticides revenue growing by 8 per cent. The company's international business rose by 24 per cent.

The board of directors have recommended a payment of 7.5 per cent to preference shareholders and a dividend of 40 per cent to equity shareholders.