ITC announced a steady growth in standalone net profit for the quarter ended March 2017. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 12.13% to Rs 26,695 million from Rs 23,807.00 million in the same quarter previous year.

 

Revenues for the quarter rose 6.21% to Rs 154,109.20 million, compared with Rs 145,100 million for the prior year period.

 

Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs 2.19, registering 11.73% growth over previous year period.

 

 

 

                                             

Quarterly Results - Consolidated (Rs in mn)
As at	Mar - 17	Mar - 16	%Change
Revenues	154,109.20	145,100.10	6.21
Net Profit	26,695.00	23,807.00	12.13
Diluted EPS	2.19	1.96	11.73

 

Shares of the company gained Rs 8.95, or 2.99%, to settle at Rs 308.65. The total volume of shares traded was 2,622,421 at the BSE (Friday).