Ajanta Pharma Q4 Results: Net profit falls 5% to Rs 151 cr

New Delhi: Ajanta Pharma on Tuesday said its consolidated profit after tax declined by 5 per cent to Rs 151 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2022. The drug firm had reported a consolidated PAT (Profit After Tax) of Rs 159 crore in the January-March quarter of 2020-21 fiscal.

Revenue from operations rose to Rs 870 crore during the period under review from Rs 757 crore in the year-ago period, the Mumbai-based drug firm said in a regulatory statement.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the company posted a PAT of Rs 713 crore. It was Rs 654 crore in FY21. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 3,341 crore last fiscal as against Rs 2,890 crore in 2020-21.

The company said its board has approved the issuance of bonus equity shares in the proportion of 1 share of Rs 2 each for every 2 shares of Rs 2 each.