 "ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar addresses shareholders in the presence of other board members during 105th Annual General Meeting of the Company")
ITC Ltd, India's biggest cigarette maker, posted a 16.8 per cent rise in its third-quarter profit on Friday, helped by a one-time gain.
The company, which also makes consumer goods ranging from biscuits to skincare products, said its profit rose to Rs 30.90 billion ($484.53 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from 26.47 billion rupees a year ago.
Analysts on average had expected a profit of Rs 28.32 billion, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon data.
The company reported a gain of Rs 4.13 billion on account of entry tax in the state of Tamil Nadu that was written back in the quarter.
Shares of ITC Ltd ended one per cent up at Rs 273.85 on the BSE on Friday.
