Micro irrigation company Jain Irrigation Q1 PAT up 57% at Rs 82 cr

Jain Irrigation Micro Irrigation Company today announced a 57.55% growth in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 82.4 crore in the first quarter ended June 30 in separate lots than last year.

Standalone PAT for Q1 FY11 quarter of Rs 52.3 crore was, the company said in a statement here.

"It was another good quarter for the overall result. After seeing a modest export market for some time, we have witnessed improved sentiments World reasonable growth in our exports among firms," ​​Jain CEO Anil Jain Irrigation said.

"We have a good number of companies around the backlog, which will help us to increase the overall performance in the coming quarters," he said.

Company's net sales grew by 29.3% RS 931.6 crore in the quarter compared to SR 720.6 crore.

The board of directors of the company approved a dividend of Re 1 per equity share of Rs 2 each for the year ended March 31, 2011, the release added.