Net profit (before prior year adjustment) for the third quarter was Rs 6.41 crore as against Rs 6.39 crore in the same period a year earlier.

The company's sales for the first nine months were Rs 168 crore, up 10.9 per cent from Rs 151.4 crore a year ago. The company said that the tax set-off is on voluntary retirement scheme of Rs 10.1 crore pro-rated to the quarter.

Net sales for the third quarter earned the company Rs 51.7 crore as against Rs 49.9 crore in the same period a year ago. Total expenditure for the Q3 stood at Rs 43.4 crore as against the previous year's comparable figure of Rs 43.1 crore, while for the nine-month period it stood at Rs 142.8 crore as against Rs 133.3 crore in the similar period a year earlier.