MRF reports 4.68% growth in profit

MRF Ltd the leading tyre maker of India has declared 4.68 per cent growth in profit after tax of Rs. 65.62 cror for the quarter ended on March 31, according to media reports.

The firm had reported PAT of Rs. 65.62 crore in the March quarter in FY'O8, said company in the communique to BSE. The total income rose 15.72 per cent to Rs 1,405.82 crore for the quarter ending March 2009, from Rs 1,214.83 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

For the six months ended March 31, 2009, MRF reported a 7.41 per cent decline in PAT at Rs 30.39 crore. It had a PAT of Rs 117.37 crore in the year-ago period.