Natco Pharma Q3 net down 52% at Rs 14 cr

During the quarter the company paid Rs 15 cr to a pharma company towards 'settlement pending legal dispute'

BS Reporter Hyderabad
Last Updated : Feb 11 2015 | 10:48 PM IST
Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma Limited reported a 52 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 14.34 crore for the quarter ended December 2014. The decline was a result of a Rs 15.13-crore payment to a pharma company towards ‘settlement pending legal dispute’ during the quarter.

Net profit stood at Rs 29.88 crore for the same quarter previous year.

The settlement payout, which figured as an exceptional item in the company’s profit and loss account, comes on top of a flat quarter in terms of revenues.

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Total income was almost flat at Rs 202.80 crore as compared with Rs 204.63 crore in the year ago period on account of a significant fall in revenues from formulations. Expenditure increased 1.87 per cent to Rs 160.08 from Rs 157.14 due to rise in employee costs.

At today’s meeting, the board of directors recommended an interim dividend of Rs 5 per equity share payable in March, 2015.
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First Published: Feb 11 2015 | 8:40 PM IST

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