PFIZER share price has plunged 6% and is presently trading at Rs 3,978.
Meanwhile, the BSE HEALTHCARE Index is at 11,441 (down 4.6%).
Among the top losers in the BSE HEALTHCARE Index today are PFIZER (down 5.5%) and ABBOTT INDIA (down 6.9%).
Over the last one year, PFIZER has moved up from Rs 3,228 to Rs 3,978, registering a gain of Rs 750 (up 23.2%)..
The BSE HEALTHCARE has moved down from 14,216 to 11,441, loss of 2,775 points (down 19.5%) during the last 12 months.
The top gainers among the BSE HEALTHCARE Index stocks during this same period were ABBOTT INDIA (up 79.5%), J.B.CHEMICALS (up 49.2%) and IPCA LABS (up 40.5%).
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The BSE Sensex is at 27,773 (down 6.1%). The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are POWER GRID (up 3.5%) and NTPC (up 0.7%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are NTPC and POWER GRID.
In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 8,099 (down 6.1%). POWER GRID (up 3.2%) and NTPC (up 1.7%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.
Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 38,095 to 27,773, registering a loss of 10,322 points (down 28.87%).
PFIZER net profit stood at Rs 1 billion for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a profit of Rs 1 billion a year ago. Net Sales rose 4.7% to Rs 5.4 billion during the period as against Rs 5.1 billion in October-December 2018.
For the year ended March 2019, PFIZER reported 19.2% increase in net profit to Rs 4.3 billion compared to net profit of Rs 3.6 billion during FY18.
Revenue of the company grew 5.1% to Rs 21 billion during FY19.
The current Price to earnings ratio of PFIZER, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 33.7x. p >
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