Ajanta Pharma today said its net profit for the quarter ended December 31,2008 rose by 16.49 per cent to Rs 4.59 crore.
The company had a net profit of Rs 3.94 crore for the same quarter FY 2008, Ajanta Pharma Ltd said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Total income of the company rose to Rs 74.83 crore for the quarter under review, against Rs 70.79 crore in the same period last year.
For the nine months ended December 31, the company has posted a net profit of Rs 12.06 crore, against Rs 9.04 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.