State-owned NTPC has reported a 24.17 per cent growth in profit-after-tax at Rs 2,505.42 crore during January-March 2010-11 fiscal.

In the previous fiscal, the company had posted a PAT of Rs 2,017.66 crore, NTPC said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The company’s net sales rose to Rs 14,488 crore during the fourth quarter of 2010-11 fiscal from Rs 12,305 crore in the previous fiscal, translating into a growth of 17.74 per cent.

During the 2010-11 fiscal, NTPC posted a PAT of Rs 8,826.16 crore (Rs 8,728.2 crore). Net sales increased to Rs 53,721 crore from Rs 46,169 crore, an increase of 16.36 per cent.

Meanwhile, the company shares were quoting at Rs 189.95 in the afternoon trade on the BSE today, up 1.09 per cent from the previous close.

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