The result was announced after market hours on Thursday, 3 May 2012.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 35.52 points, or 0.21% to 17,115.67

On BSE, 1.18 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 30,564 shares over the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 37.40 and a low of Rs 35.65 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 21 on 13 December 2011. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 54 on 29 July 2011.

The small-cap stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 3 May 2012, rising 2.59% compared with the Sensex's 2.54% fall. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 0.74% as against Sensex's 2.58% fall.

The company has an equity capital of Rs 30.59 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Finolex Cables' net profit rose 13.1% to Rs 98.19 crore on 1.5% rise in net sales to Rs 2038.47 crore in the year ended March 2012 over the year ended March 2011.

The company's board of directors recommended a dividend of Rs 0.80 per share for the year ended 31 March 2012.

Finolex Cables is leading manufacturer of electrical and communication cables.