Asian Star said that its financial results for the year ending March 31, 2008, reported an increase in its net profit by 51.7 percent Y-o-Y. The net profit for the said year amounted to Rs.4,112.71 lakh ($9.57 mn), while in the previous year it was Rs.2,711.17 lakh ($6.31 mn). A 23 percent rise was noticed in its net sales, which valued at Rs.147,383.35 lakh ($343 mn) on Y-o-Y basis and its net profit margin was 2.79%. Asian Star is a DTC sightholder.