Marico Q3 profit zooms

FMCG firm Marico on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 84.1 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011.

FMCG firm Marico on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 84.1 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011.

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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.