Drug firm Wyeth Ltd today reported a net profit of Rs 47.44 crore for the four months ended March 31, 2011.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 30.41 crore for the the quarter ended February 28, 2010, Wyeth said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Wyeth said it has changed accounting year from December 1- November 30 to April 1- March 31 with effect from December 1, 2009 therefore the current accounting period is for sixteen months from December 1, 2009 to March 31, 2011.
Prior period figures are not comparable with those of the period under review, the company said.
The company posted total income of Rs 169.27 crore for the four months ended March 31, 2011. Its total income was Rs 106.92 crore for the quarter ended February 28, 2010.
The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held today have also recommended final dividend of Rs 7.00 per equity share of Rs 10 each on 2,27,20,059 equity shares of Rs 10 each.
The said dividend, if approved by the shareholders at the annual general meeting, will be paid on August 2, 2011, the company said.
Shares of Wyeth Ltd today closed at Rs 917.50 on BSE, up 0.32% from the previous close.