Eveready Industries Ltd posted a near 31 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 2.08 crore for the quarter ended September 30 compared with Rs 3.03 crore in the year-ago period.
Net sales of the Kolkata-headquartered company witnessed 12 per cent growth to Rs 286.64 crore. During the same period last year, Eveready’s net sales stood at Rs 255.93 crore.
The company’s share price on Friday closed at Rs 22.55, 1.53 per cent down.