Exide Industries has declared its unaudited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The net profit of the company after tax increased marginally by 1.79%, to Rs 56.15 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, against Rs 55.16 crore in a corresponding quarter a year ago.
The total income of the company also surged to Rs 788.65 crore from Rs 722.19 crore in a period under review. The company has declared an interim dividend at a rate of Re 0.40 per equity share for the financial year 2008-09.The company has fixed January 27, 2009 as the record date for the purpose of payment of interim dividend.