<p>HUL reported a 1.79 per cent decline in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, at Rs 637.51-crore due to high input cost inflation in the soaps and detergents segment.<br /><br />The company’s total income during the third quarter of the current fiscal, however, increased by 12.12 per cent to Rs 5,127.71-crore from Rs 4,573.23-crore in the year-ago period.</p>
<p>HUL reported a 1.79 per cent decline in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, at Rs 637.51-crore due to high input cost inflation in the soaps and detergents segment.<br /><br />The company’s total income during the third quarter of the current fiscal, however, increased by 12.12 per cent to Rs 5,127.71-crore from Rs 4,573.23-crore in the year-ago period.</p>