State-owned hydro power giant NHPC on Thursday reported nearly 80 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 464.60 crore for the March 2021 quarter.
Its consolidated net profit had stood at Rs 258.83 crore in the quarter ended on March 31, 2020, a BSE filing said.
Total income during January-March 2021 stood at Rs 2,094.30 crore, compared with Rs 2,382.36 crore in the year-ago period.
For the full financial year 2020-21, the company’s consolidated net profit stood at Rs 3,582.13 crore as compared with Rs 3,344.91 crore in 2019-20.
Total income during the fiscal was Rs 10,705.04 crore, against Rs 10,776.64 crore in 2019-20.
Its board of directors in the meeting has also recommended a final dividend at the rate of 3.50 per cent of a face value of Rs 10 per share (Re 0.35 per equity share) on the company’s paid-up share capital for 2020-21.
