J.B.CHEMICALS at All Time High; BSE HEALTHCARE Index Up 0.2%

Wed, 24 Mar 10:26 AM

J.B.CHEMICALS share price has hit an all-time high at Rs 1,282 (up 4.4%).

Meanwhile, the BSE HEALTHCARE Index is at 21,031 (up 0.2%).

Among the top gainers in the BSE HEALTHCARE Index today are J.B.CHEMICALS (up 4.4%) and SANOFI INDIA (up 0.7%).

ALEMBIC PHARMA (down 0.2%) and CADILA HEALTHCARE (down 0.2%) are among the top losers today.

Over the last one year, J.B.CHEMICALS has moved up from Rs 449 to Rs 1,282, registering a gain of Rs 833 (up 182.4%).

The BSE HEALTHCARE has moved up from 11,007 to 21,031, registering a gain of 10,024 points (up 90.3%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE HEALTHCARE Index stocks during this same period were LAURUS LABS (up 464.6%), STRIDES PHARMA SCIENCE (up 192.6%) and PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES (up 192.3%).

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What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 49,855 (down 1.1%). The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are ASIAN PAINTS (up 1.7%), SUN PHARMA (up 0.8%) and POWER GRID (up 0.6%). Other gainers include HUL (up 0.4%) and NTPC . The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are NTPC and SUN PHARMA.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 14,752 (down 1.1%). The top gainers in the NSE Nifty include ASIAN PAINTS (up 1.8%), POWER GRID (up 0.6%) and CIPLA (up 0.6%). Other gainers include SUN PHARMA (up 0.5%) and NTPC (up 0.1%).

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 25,981 to 49,855, registering a gain of 23,874 points (up 90.5%).

J.B.CHEMICALS Financial Update...

J.B.CHEMICALS net profit down at Rs 509 million for the quarter ended March 2020, compared to a loss of Rs 622 million a year ago. Net Sales rose 8.3% to Rs 4.2 billion during the period as against Rs 3.9 billion in January-March 2019.

For the year ended March 2018, J.B.CHEMICALS reported 24.8% decrease in net profit to Rs 1.4 billion compared to net profit of Rs 1.8 billion during FY17.

Revenue of the company grew 3.3% to Rs 14 billion during FY18.

The current Price to earnings ratio of J.B.CHEMICALS, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 39.5x.

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