Aarti Industries posts 90% jump in Q4 profits

29 May 2008 13:15  [Source: ICIS news]

MUMBAI (ICIS news)--Aarti Industries has reported a 90% year-on-year jump in its fourth-quarter operating profits to rupees (Rs) 383m ($9m) on an increase in demand and a subsequent rise in production, the specialty and agro chemicals company said on Thursday.

For the period ended 31 March, Aarti's net profits rose 67.2% year on year to Rs103.2m, while its net sales increased 40.5% to Rs2.7bn, the company said.

For the full year, the firm’s operating profits rose 33.8% to Rs1.2bn, while net sales increased 18.2% to Rs8.96bn and net profits jumped 40% to Rs366.7m, it added.

Aarti planned to debottleneck its plants to keep pace with rising demand, a company source told ICIS news.

For fiscal 2008-2009 Aarti expected a turnover of Rs10bn, the source added.

Aarti's shares were down 2.38% to Rs34.9 at the close of the Bombay Stock Exchange.

($1 = Rs42.63)

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