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Pharmaceuticals major Wockhardt Ltd today reported 69.46% decline in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter ended September 30, 2013 at Rs 138.50 crore.
The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 453.55 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Wockhardt Ltd said in a filing to the BSE.
Net sales during the period under review stood at Rs 1,196.97 crore as against Rs 1,347.44 crore in the year-ago quarter.
The company also said its Board of Directors have declared an 100% interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for the financial year 2013-14.
Shares of Wockhardt were trading at Rs 457.85 on the BSE in late afternoon trade, down 0.43% from its previous close.
