Jubilant Life Sciences net profit falls 10 percent to Rs 224 crore in Q2
New Delhi: Drug firm Jubilant Life Sciences on Wednesday reported a 10.13 percent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 224.12 crore for the quarter ended September, mainly on account of higher taxes.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 249.39 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Jubilant Life Sciences said in a BSE filing.
Total revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,374.89 crore for the quarter under consideration. It was Rs 2,265.93 crore for the same period a year ago, it added.
Tax expense of the company for the quarter was Rs 89.55 crore as against Rs 42.84 crore for the same period of the previous fiscal, the filing said.
"Q2''FY21 has witnessed a substantial improvement over the previous quarter despite continued adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least the first half of Q2," Jubilant Life Sciences Chairman Shyam S Bhartia and Co-Chairman & MD Hari S Bhartia said.
With the strong demand recovery and new business sign-ups, "we expect strong performance in our Pharma, Life Science Ingredients (LSI) and Drug Discovery & Development Solutions (DDDS) businesses in the H2''FY21," they added.
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