NEW DELHI: Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) on Wednesday posted 52.46 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 438.74 crore for the quarter ended September 2018. It had posted a net profit of Rs 287.78 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Total revenue of the company increased 33.78 per cent to Rs 3,515.66 crore in Q2FY19 over Rs 2,632.06 crore in Q2FY18.

Shares of the company were trading 4.20 per cent up at Rs 234.50 after the announcement of quarterly numbers.

Total expenses increased marginally to Rs 2,886.36 crore during the quarter under review. The figure stood at Rs 2,238.09 crore in the same period last year.