Drug major Cipla today said its net profit declined by 22.33 per cent to Rs 214 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31,2011,over the same period previous fiscal.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 275.53 crore in the same period previous fiscal,Cipla said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange BSE.
Cipla8217;s net sales for the fourth quarter stood at Rs 1,615.22 crore for the fourth quarter as against Rs 1,317. 49 crore for the corresponding period last fiscal.
The company8217;s net profit for the year ended March 31,2011 stood at Rs 967.12 crore,compared to Rs 1,081.49 crore in the last fiscal.
For the year ended March 31,2011,the company8217;s net sales stood at Rs 6,123.84 crore,compared to Rs 5,359.52 crore in the previous fiscal.
Shares of Cipla Ltd today closed at Rs 303.40 in the BSE,down 1.92 per cent from the previous close.