Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma shares crash 19 per cent on poor financial results

The pharma company saw its net profit dip 37.75 per cent to Rs 132.4 crore in the December quarter, hit by lower formulations exports

Hyderabad: Shares of Natco Pharma crashed 19% in early trade on Thursday, February 13, following company’s poor third quarter show in the financial year 2024-25. The company had posted a significant decline in revenue and net profit during the period.

The shares were down 18.46 per cent and were trading at Rs Rs 992.10 at 10:33 am on the BSE.

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The Hyderabad-based pharma company on Wednesday reported a 37.75 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 132.4 crore in the December quarter, hit by a drop in formulations exports. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 212.7 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, NATCO Pharma said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 474.8 crore as compared to Rs 758.6 crore in the same period a year ago, it added.

However, total expenses were lower at Rs 487.4 crore as compared to Rs 539.3 crore in the year-ago period, the company said.

Formulation exports in the third quarter were lower at Rs 285.8 crore as compared with Rs 605.6 crore in the same period of the last fiscal year. Formulation sales in the domestic market stood at Rs 96.1 crore, down from Rs 99.4 crore in the year-ago period.

On the other hand, API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) revenue stood at Rs 66.6 crore, up from Rs 46.3 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal year, it added.

The board of directors declared a third interim dividend of Rs 1.50 each per equity share of Rs 2 each for the financial year 2024-25, the company said.

 

With inputs from PTI