Nov 13 (Reuters) - Explosives and fertilizer maker Incitec Pivot Ltd IPL.AX lodged a nine percent rise in annual underlying profit on Tuesday, as businesses in the United States and Australia benefited from strong mining, quarry and construction demand.
The world's No. 2 maker of industrial explosives said net profit excluding one-off items rose to A$347.4 million ($249.33 million) for the year ended September 30 from A$318.7 million a year earlier.
Full-year revenue rose 11 percent to A$3.86 billion from a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
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