JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals today said its net profit declined by 8% year-on-year to Rs 19 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 21 crore for the same period last fiscal, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Total income of the firm rose to Rs 182.5 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011, from Rs 163 crore in the same period of the previous financial year.
Earning per share (EPS) for quarter stood at Rs 2.25 against Rs 2.45 last year.
Shares of the company were trading at Rs 148.40 on the BSE in the afternoon today, up 0.07% from their previous close.