A year earlier, the company had reported a net profit of INR926 million.
Consolidated revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 50% to INR19.85 billion from INR13.25 billion a year earlier.
On a standalone basis, Dr. Reddy's posted a net profit of INR1.56 billion for the fourth quarter.
Eight analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires on average expected a net profit of INR1.17 billion on revenue of INR16.78 billion.
-By Rumman Ahmed, Dow Jones Newswires; 91-9845104173; rumman.ahmed@dowjones.com
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Publié le 18 Mai 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones





