Apollo Hospitals Q2 net up 3 per cent at Rs 92 crore

Apollo Hospitals Q2 net up 3 per cent at Rs 92 crore

Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals on Friday reported a 2.72 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 91.99 crore for the quarter ended September 30, mainly on account of robust sales.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 89.55 crore for the corresponding period of the previous financial year, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise said in a filing to BSE.

Income form operations of the company rose to Rs 1,634.10 crore for the quarter under review as against Rs 1,409.73 crore in the same quarter last financial year.

Sales from healthcare services stood at Rs 924.32 crore for the second quarter compared to Rs 827.73 crore in the same period a year ago.

Pharmacy segment sales also rose to Rs 709.93 crore for the July-September quarter as against Rs 582.13 crore for the corresponding quarter last financial year.

Shares of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise were on Friday trading at Rs 1,270.50 per scrip in the afternoon trade on BSE, down 2.89 per cent from its previous close.