Bayer CropScience drops to 52-week low, down 7% on weak Q2 results

To commemorate Bayer's presence in India for 125 years, the board has declared a special dividend of Rs 125 per equity share of Rs 10 each for the financial year 2021-22

Shares of Bayer CropScience hit a 52-week low of Rs 4,677.85, down 7 per cent on the BSE in Tuesday’s intra-day trade after the company reported 31 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit at Rs 154.10 crore for the September quarter (Q2FY22). The agrochemicals company had posted net profit of Rs 224.6 crore in Q1FY21.

The previous 52-week low of the stock was of Rs 4,928.25 touched on March 25, 2021. At 01:16 pm; the stock was trading 6 per cent lower at Rs 4,705, as compared to 0.05 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.