Adjusted pretax profit rose to 94.5 million pounds in the six months ended Sept. 30, from 83.6 million pounds a year ago.

The company, which produces fire and smoke detectors and medical devices, said it expected to remain on track to make progress in the second half of the year.

Revenue rose 14.5 percent to 506.3 million pounds in the period.

(Reporting by Arathy S Nair and Sangameswaran S in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)