Agri-biotechnology major Monsanto India today posted 15.64 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 56.24 crore during the first quarter ended June 30 on higher sales.
The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 48.63 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
Total income increased 11.38 per cent to Rs 227.64 crore in the quarter under review as against Rs 204.37 crore in the same period last year, Monsanto India said in a filing to the BSE.
Monsanto India is a subsidiary of the US-based Monsanto engaged in selling agri-inputs.
Shares of the company closed 2.59 per cent up at Rs 647.90 on the BSE.
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.