Dabur India announces 125% interim dividend for 2014-15

FMCG firm Dabur India announced interim dividend of 125% for its shareholders on Monday.

In a filing to the BSE, the firm said the board of directors of the company at its meeting held on September 15, 2014, has declared interim dividend of 125% (Re 1.25 per share having face value of Re 1/- each) on the equity shares of the company for the financial year 2014-15

The firm reported a 13.33 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 210.81 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014-15, on account of strong performance in the FMCG segment. The company had reported net profit of Rs 186.01 crore in the April-June quarter of the 2013-14 fiscal.

The Dabur India stock closed 0.40 per cent higher at Rs 224.45 on the BSE. The Sensex closed 244 points lower at 26,816 points.