Mumbai, Oct 28 (Inditop.com) Cement manufacturer India Cement Wednesday said its net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 rose 2 percent to Rs.136.94 crore from Rs.134.27 crore it logged in the like quarter last year.

Total income of the company has increased 6.56 percent to Rs.994.92 crore in the quarter under review from Rs.929.64 crore a year earlier.

Earnings per share stood at Rs.4.86 per share in the quarter, up from Rs.4.77 per share in the year-ago period.

The company has factored in a forex loss of Rs.1.27 crore for the quarter under review as compared to a Rs.29.55 crore forex loss logged in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.