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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Consolidated Profit Grows in Fiscal Q4; Shares Slip 3

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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' (NSE:SUNPHARMA, BOM:524715) consolidated net profit increased to 27.1 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, from 21.5 billion rupees a year ago.

Earnings per share climbed to 11.3 rupees from the year-ago figure of 9.0 rupees, according to a Friday filing to the Indian stock exchanges by the pharmaceutical company.

Total revenue from operations in fiscal Q4 jumped to 146.1 billion rupees from 129.6 billion rupees a year earlier.

The company's board declared a final dividend of 5 rupees per share for the financial year ended March 31.

Sun Pharma's shares were down nearly 3% in recent trade.

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