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Business News/ Companies / Company-results/  Procter and Gamble Q2 net profit up 5.46%
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Procter and Gamble Q2 net profit up 5.46%

The company reports a net profit of `53.99 crore; sales stand at `470.57 crore

A photo grab of P&G website. The company’s feminine care segment grew 45% during the quarter, while growth in personal health care stood at 19% (A photo grab of P&G website. The company’s feminine care segment grew 45% during the quarter, while growth in personal health care stood at 19%)Premium
A photo grab of P&G website. The company’s feminine care segment grew 45% during the quarter, while growth in personal health care stood at 19%
(A photo grab of P&G website. The company’s feminine care segment grew 45% during the quarter, while growth in personal health care stood at 19%)

New Delhi: Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd on Thursday reported a 5.46% rise in net profit to 53.99 crore for its second quarter ended 31 December.

The company had posted net profit of 51.19 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, it said in a BSE filing. Net sales during the quarter under review stood at 470.57 crore against 354.32 crore in the year-ago period, it added.

Sales during the quarter were driven by category expansion, consumer initiatives and pricing, combined with a weak base period, the company said.

Without sharing the absolute figures, the company said its feminine care segment grew 45% during the quarter, while growth in personal health care stood at 19%.

The company’s scrip closed 2.24% lower at 2,475.00 a piece on BSE. The benchmark index, Sensex, declined 0.30% to 19,580.32 points.

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Published: 07 Feb 2013, 09:03 PM IST
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