Sanofi Q2 net up 33% at Rs 85 crore

Total income rises to Rs 608 cr

Drug firm Sanofi India on Friday reported a 33 per cent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 85.3 crore for the second quarter ended June 30.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 64.2 crore for the corresponding period of the previous financial year, Sanofi India said in a filing to BSE.

Standalone total income from operations of the company also rose to Rs 608 crore for the quarter under consideration as against Rs 549.7 crore for the same period year ago.

In a separate filing, the company, which follows January-December as its fiscal year, said it's Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend of Rs 18 per equity share of Rs 10 each.

Shares of the company today closed 0.32 per cent down at Rs 4,500.05 ascrip on BSE.