Bajaj Auto, India's second biggest motorcycle maker, reported on Wednesday higher-than-expected earnings in its fourth quarter, boosted by other income.
It said its net profit in January-March was Rs 1.51 billion ($32 million), up 1.5 per cent from a year earlier. Other income rose 44 per cent to Rs 412.5 million.
A Reuters survey released last month forecast its fourth-quarter net profit would fall 7.7 per cent to Rs 1.37
Bajaj said net sales in the past quarter rose nearly 10 per cent to Rs 12.36 billion.
It set a dividend of Rs 14 per share for the past year to March.


