Drug firm Pfizer today said it has posted a net profit of Rs 41.24 crore for the quarter ended June 30,2011.
The company had a net profit of Rs 34.69 crore for the period ended May 31, 2010, Pfizer said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Net sales of the company for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 stood at Rs 241.87 crore. It was Rs 212.33 crore for the quarter ended May 31,2010.
The results are not comparable as the current quarter is from April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011 while the previous quarter was from March 1, 2010 to May 31, 2010, Pfizer said.
The company has changed its accounting year from December 1- November 30 to April 1- March 31 with effect from December 31, 2009, it added.
Shares of Pfizer were today trading at Rs 1,535.80 in the afternoon trade on BSE, up 0.02 per cent from its previous close.