FMCG firm Marico on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of
Rs. 84.1 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011.
The company had posted a net profit of
Rs. 69.5 crore in the corresponding period previous fiscal, Marico said in a filing to the BSE. "There are certain items
included in financials of Q3 FY12 and Q3 FY11 that make the results of these two quarters non comparable," it added.
Net sales of the company rose to Rs. 1,057.8 crore for the quarter under review. It stood at Rs. 817.7 crore a year earlier.