Tyre maker Ceat Ltd today posted a net loss of Rs 41.90 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011.

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 13.87 crore in the same period last financial year, Ceat said in a filing to the BSE.

Net sales of the company rose to Rs 1,072.59 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared with Rs 772.22 crore in the same period the previous fiscal.

“Escalating raw material prices, especially natural rubber and lower capacity utilisation in the first quarter after commencement of production in the new plant at Halol (Gujarat) have impacted the profitability for the quarter,” it said.

Shares of Ceat were trading at Rs 96 on the BSE in late afternoon trade, down 2.24 per cent from its previous close.

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