Pfizer Q3 net up marginally at Rs 42 cr

Drug firm Pfizer today reported a marginal increase in its net profit to Rs 42.48 crore for the quarter ending August 31 from Rs 41.15 crore in the year-ago period.

The net sales of the company for quarter jumped by 10.13 per cent to Rs 225.61 crore as against Rs 204.84 crore, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Shares of Pfizer closed at Rs 1,120.40 on the BSE, up 1.57 per cent from its previous close.