Riding on strong growth across key categories like oral care, skin care, foods and

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its overseas business, Dabur India ended the third quarter of the 2009-10 financial year clocking a revenue of Rs 932.56 crore as against Rs 786.21 crores a year earlier. The company reported a 28 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 137.84 crore for the third quarter ended December over the corresponding period the previous financial year.

“This has been a good quarter for Dabur with all-round improvement. We sustained good growth momentum across key consumer care categories and geographies," Dabur India chief executive Sunil Duggal said in a statement on Wednesday. The recently-acquired Fem skin care business recorded a 25.5 per cent jump during the period. The foods business also posted a strong 21.4 per cent growth. The digestives & baby care category reported a 12.4 per cent growth, while the health supplements business — riding on strong demand for its flagship product Dabur Chyawanprash — ended the quarter with an over 10 per cent growth.

Recently, in an exclusive interview with Financial Chronicle, Amit Burman, the vice chairman at Dabur said, “In next four to five years, the OTC segment will be between Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 crores in terms of revenue. We will also be adding new products. If you look at OTC, it is already ahead of food. If we do it correctly, OTC, food and skin care should be at par with each other.”