Morepen Laboratories Ltd. has reported a 256.35 per cent rise in its net profit (standalone) at Rs. 8.41 crore in the first quarter (Q1) of FY 2019-20 as against Rs. 2.36 crore net profit registered in the corresponding quarter ofthe previous fiscaL The company's net sales revenue (standalone) in Q1'FY 2019-20 stood atRs. 186.70 crore showing a growth of25.4 per cent vis-avis net sales revenue of Rs. 148.83 crore in Q1 FY 2018-19. EBIDTA in Q1 FY 2019-20 increased by 67 per cent at Rs. 19.73 crore and cash profit increased by 69.6 per cent at Rs. 19.31 crore.
Thecompany's expanding export reach assisted in achieving a higher topline in Q1 FY 2019-20. Overall Export sales registered a growth of49 per cent in Q1 at Rs. 79.75 crore. Following a recent USFDA approval to its manufactur~ng facilities at Baddi and Masulkhana, the Company began exports of its bulk drug Montelukast Sodium to the US and other regulated markets of the world in Ql 'FY 2019-20. Export sales in Q1 'FY 2019-20 for Montelukast Sodium rose by 210 percent and that of Atorvastatin Calcium by 57 percent vis-a-vis the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
This was disclosed by Mr. Sushil Suri, Chairman and Managing Director, Morepen Laboratories Ltd., after the Q1 (FY19-20) results board meeting here on Tuesday. "With a focus on new molecules, new patented processes and accreditation of our in-house R&D Centre at Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) from Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, we now look forward towards investing more in our R&D Infrastructure for future growth of the company," Mr. Suri said.
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