Natco Pharma today said its consolidated net profit rose by 13% to Rs 13.72 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, from the same period last fiscal.
The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 12.14 crore in the corresponding period previous fiscal, Natco Pharma said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Total income of the company rose to Rs 118.34 crore for the third quarter this fiscal from Rs 117.06 crore for the same quarter year ago.
In another filing to the BSE, Natco pharma said its board of directors in a meeting held today have recommended payment of interim dividend of Rs 2 per equity shares of Rs 10 each for the year 2010- 2011.
Shares of Natco Pharma today closed at Rs 271.10 on the BSE, up 1.02% from its previous close.