Procter & Gamble's December quarter net rises 42 per cent to Rs 77 crore

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care on Monday posted a 41.82 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 76.57 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 53.99 crore for the corresponding period a year ago.

Net sales of the company rose to Rs 570.59 crore during the second quarter, as against Rs 470.57 crore in the same period of previous year, the company said in a filing to the BSE.

Shares in Procter & Gamble, on Monday, ended at Rs 3,084.20 apiece on the BSE, down 0.10 per cent from the previous close.