Fortis Healthcare slips after NMMC order

Fortis Healthcare fell 1.01% to Rs 187 at 12:53 IST on BSE after the company said that one of its hospital has received an order from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to vacate the premises within one month.

The announcement was made during trading hours today, 20 January 2017.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 137.79 points, or 0.50%, to 27,170.81.

On the BSE, so far 67,000 shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volumes of 1.73 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 188.70 and a low of Rs 185.50 so far during the day.

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 205 on 11 January 2017. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 141.10 on 12 February 2016.

Fortis Healthcare announced that one of the company's facility (hospital) operated and controlled by one of the subsidiary, Hiranandani Healthcare, has received an order on 18 January 2017 from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to vacate the premises within one month. Further, the company has informed that, the management of the Hiranandani Healthcare and Fortis Healthcare are evaluating all possible legal remedies available including to challenge the said order of NMMC with appropriate authority.

Hiranandani Healthcare is based in Navi Mumbai, India.

On a consolidated basis, net profit of Fortis Healthcare declined 37.47% to Rs 38.24 crore on 10.23% rise in net sales to Rs 1176.33 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

Fortis Healthcare is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care specialty facilities.

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