Shilpa Medicare Ltd has posted a 22.17 per cent growth in profits at Rs 16.42 crore during the fourth quarter (Q4) ended March 31, 2012, as compared to Rs 13.44 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

The company’s revenues also grew by 15.42 per cent to Rs 81.87 crore for the quarter, as against Rs 70.93 crore in the same previous quarter.

The EPS of the company stood at Rs 6.66 as against Rs 5.60 registered in the same period last year.

For the whole financial year (2011-12), the company’s profits on consolidated basis were down by 15.07 per cent at Rs 41.74 crore against Rs 49.15 crore in the previous fiscal.

Its revenues were up 9.62 per cent at Rs 318.19 crore for the year as against Rs 290.24 crore recorded in the previous year.

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