Wockhardt net up 38%

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Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt reported a 38.46 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 90.2 crore for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared with Rs 69.2 crore for the corresponding period last year.

The company's total sales during the quarter under review was Rs 334.9 crore, up by 33.85 per cent from Rs 257.5 crore last year.

On a consolidated basis, the company posted 14 per cent rise in net profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, at Rs 74 crore and a total sales of Rs 438 crore with 22 per cent growth over the corresponding period of the previous year.