The result was announced after market hours on Tuesday, 31 January 2012.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 102.40 points, or 0.60%, to 17,091.15

On BSE, 1,704 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1,492 shares over the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 1654.20 and a low of Rs 1590 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 952.10 on 10 February 2011 and a record high of Rs 1835 on 11 August 2011.

The mid-cap stock had had underperformed the market over the past one month till 31 January 2012, rising 4.60% compared with Sensex's 11.25% return. The scrip, however, outperformed the market over the past one quarter, gaining 4% as against Sensex's 2.89% fall.

The company has an equity capital of Rs 23.73 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

On a consolidated basis, Blue Dart Express' net profit rose 31.1% to Rs 124.19 crore on 29.8% rise in net sales to Rs 1492.27 crore in the year ended December 2011 over the year ended December 2010. The consolidated financial results represent those of Blue Dart Express and its wholly owned subsidiary company, Concorde Air Logistics.

The board of directors recommended a dividend of 20% or Rs 2 per share for the year ended December 2011.

Blue Dart Express is primarily engaged in a single segment business of integrated air and ground transportation and distribution of time sensitive packages in India.