Apollo Hospitals today reported a 48.6 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 43.91 crore for the quarter ended on December 31, 2009, as compared to the similar period last fiscal.
The company had reported a net profit of Rs 33.55 crore in the quarter ended on December 31, 2009, the company said in a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
During the third quarter of the current fiscal, Apollo Hospitals' total income grew by 28 per cent to Rs 480.87 crore as compared to Rs 373 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, the filing said.
The company's healthcare business in the quarter under consideration has contributed around Rs 348.15 crore, a growth of 21 per cent as compared to Rs 287.50 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal.
Apollo's Pharmacy business reported a sale of Rs 132.86 crore, while in the comparable period it has reported a sale of Rs 85.54 crore.