WOCKHARDT share price has plunged 7% and is presently trading at Rs 173.
Meanwhile, the BSE HEALTHCARE Index is at 11,753 (down 4.8%).
Among the top losers in the BSE HEALTHCARE Index today are WOCKHARDT (down 6.6%) and ABBOTT INDIA (down 6.9%).
THYROCARE TECHNOLOGIES (up 8.5%) and IPCA LABS (up 8.0%) are among the top gainers today.
Over the last one year, WOCKHARDT has moved down from Rs 427 to Rs 173, registering a loss of Rs 254 (down 59.5%)..
The BSE HEALTHCARE has moved down from 14,280 to 11,753, loss of 2,527 points (down 17.7%) during the last 12 months.
The top gainers among the BSE HEALTHCARE Index stocks during this same period were ABBOTT INDIA (up 87.5%), IPCA LABS (up 58.4%) and J.B.CHEMICALS (up 46.1%).
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The BSE Sensex is at 27,901 (down 9.2%).
In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 8,159 (down 9.0%).
Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 38,387 to 27,901, registering a loss of 10,486 points (down 29.22%).
WOCKHARDT net profit declined 125.0% YoY to Rs 192 million for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a loss of Rs 769 million a year ago. Net Sales declined 16.9% to Rs 8.7 billion during the period as against Rs 10.5 billion in October-December 2018.
For the year ended March 2018, WOCKHARDT reported 36.6% increase in net profit to Rs 3.1 billion compared to net profit of Rs 2.3 billion during FY17.
Revenue of the company grew 1.9% to Rs 39 billion during FY18.
The current Price to earnings ratio of WOCKHARDT, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at down 14.6x. p >
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