JK Tyre BOD Recommends 27% Dividend

Shareholders in JK Tyre & Industries look assured of a healthy return on their investment after the company’s board of directors recommended a dividend of 27 per cent on equity shares for the year 2006-07. Company net profits for the quarter ending December 31, 2007 were Rs 217.4 million (£2.8 million), an impressive increase of 166 per cent on results for the same quarter a year earlier. Net sales were Rs 7,228.8 million (£92.4 million, an increase of 9.9 per cent.