Drug maker Sanofi India records rise of net profit by 13 pct for first quarter

Drug firm Sanofi India Tuesday reported a 12.60 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 92.9 crore for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 82.5 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Sanofi India said in a filing to the BSE.

Its total income stood at Rs 740.3 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 640.3 crore in the year-ago period. Shares of Sanofi India Ltd were trading at Rs 5,571.75 per scrip on the BSE, up 0.43 per cent from its previous close.