Dairy products maker Hatsun Agro Ltd has clocked a 23.7 per cent rise in its third quarter net at ₹18.52 crore, the city-based firm said Thursday.

Hatsun Agro Products Ltd registered net profit of ₹14.97 crore during the corresponding quarter of previous year.

In a filing to the BSE, the company said the profits for the nine-month period grew by 7.11 per cent, to ₹ 94.64 crore from ₹ 88.35 crore registered year ago period.

Total income for the October-December 2018 quarter grew to ₹ 1,156.06 crore from ₹ 1,014.13 crore registered year ago.

For the nine month April-December 2018 period, total income surged to ₹ 3,580.05 crore from ₹ 3,244.40 crore registered same period of last year.

Shares of the company ended at Rs 706.55 crore up by 1.29 per cent over previous close on the BSE.