Kirloskar Brothers on Tuesday reported a 24.93% fall in net profit after tax for the quarter ended December 31st 2011, to INR 12.68 crore.

Kirloskar Brothers in a filing to the BSE said that the company had posted a net profit after tax of INR 16.89 crore during the corresponding period of last fiscal.

The company’s total income, however, increased by 8.28% to INR 420.59 crore during the quarter from INR 388.43 crore in the year ago period.