Kolkata, Oct 26 : K. K. Birla group company Texmaco Ltd posted a net profit of Rs. 22.36 crore (Rs. 222.36 million) for the quarter (July-September), up by 11 percent against the same period last year, a company release said here Monday.

"The current order book of the company is around Rs. 1,600 crore (Rs. 16 billion), which would go up substantially with the release of the railway orders for the current year 2009-10 expected shortly," the release by the company said. (IANS)