Torrent Pharma on Tuesday through a regulatory filing said that it will acquire Curatio Healthcare for Rs 2,000 crore to strengthen its presence in the dermatology segment. Get more Markets News and Business News on Zee Business.
Shares of Torrent Pharmaceuticals dipped 8 per cent to Rs 2,545 on the BSE on Tuesday after the company reported its December quarter (Q3FY21) results, with flat consolidated revenue growth at Rs 1,995 crore, mainly due to 23.4 per cent year on year (YoY) decline in US formulations to Rs 292 crore.
The company said that the US sales was impacted by price erosion on base business & base impact of Sartan portfolio discontinuation. However, domestic revenues grew 7 per cent YoY at Rs 930 crore driven by market recovery, continued momentum in chronic brands & strong recovery in sub‐chronic brands, it said. Brazil de-grew 8.5 per cent YoY to Rs 173 crore. Germany business grew a robust 21.0 per cent YoY to Rs 265 crore.