Mumbai, Oct 28 (Inditop.com) Cement major ACC Wednesday reported a 53.69 percent increase in its net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 at Rs.435.6 crore as compared to Rs.283.4 crore it made in the like quarter last year.

Income from operations was up 9.96 percent at Rs.1,969.4 crore in the quarter under review from Rs.1,790.9 crore a year earlier.

Earnings per share stood at Rs.23.21 per equity share in the quarter, up from Rs.16.10 per share in the year-ago period.