Mahindra and Mahindra reported a 20% year-over-year growth in net profit for the first quarter. Net sales increased 39.12% to Rs. 93673.90 million while net profit grew 19.96% to Rs. 7256.40 million, though net profit margin declined to 7.75%. Earnings per share increased to Rs. 11.82 from Rs. 9.85 in the prior year quarter. The company's stock price closed up 3.92% after reaching a high of Rs. 728.25 during the day's trading on both the BSE and NSE exchanges.