Pharmaceuticals major Wockhardt Ltd today reported 69.46 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 138.50 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2013.
The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 453.55 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Wockhardt Ltd said in a filing to the BSE.
Net sales during the period under review stood at Rs 1,196.97 crore against Rs 1,347.44 crore in the year-ago quarter.
The company also said that its board of directors has declared 100 per cent interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for the financial year 2013-14.
Shares of Wockhardt were trading at Rs 458.75 on the BSE at the pre-close trade, down 1.1 per cent from their previous close.