FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd's net profit has jumped by 56 per cent to Rs 520.86 crore (Rs 5.20 billion) from Rs 333.7 crore (Rs 3.33 billion) for the fourth quarter ended December 2005.
The net sales of the company showed a growth of 14.4 per cent at Rs 2,974 crore (Rs 29.74 billion) from Rs 2600 crore (Rs 26 billion) during the same period last year.