Suven Life Sciences reported a 19.5 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 31.74 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 26.55 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Suven Life Sciences said in a regulatory filing to stock exchanges.

Total income during the quarter under review declined to Rs 119.99 crore, as against Rs 122.30 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, it added.