Harsh Goenka-owned RPG Life Sciences share price jumps 12% on 800% surge in Q4 PAT, healthy dividend. Details here
The company, post-market trading hours on Monday, posted its March 2025 quarter earnings, wherein it reported a 786% jump in profit after tax (PAT) to ₹ 117.35 crore, compared with ₹ 13.24 crore posted in the same quarter last year.
Even on a sequential basis, Q4 PAT was 236% higher than ₹ 34.93 crore posted in the December 2024 quarter.
Meanwhile, the company's revenue from operations jumped 12.67% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹ 143.09 crore in Q4 FY25, as against ₹ 126.99 crore in Q4 FY24. However, on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, the figure declined by 17% from ₹ 172.71 crore posted in the third quarter of FY25.
First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 10:21 AM IST
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