Drug firm Unichem Laboratories on Saturday reported a 33.57 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 31.03 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013 on the back of robust sales.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 23.23 crore for the corresponding quarter in previous fiscal, the company said in a filing to BSE.

Total income of the company also rose to Rs 243.53 crore for the quarter under consideration from Rs 192.97 crore in the same period year ago.

In a separate filing to BSE, the company said its Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs 4.50 per equity share of Rs 2 each for the year ended March 31, 2013.

Net profit of the company for the fiscal ended March 31, 2013 stood at Rs 129.59 crore compared to Rs 82.46 crore in FY’12.

Total income of the company rose to Rs 1,005.21 crore for the fiscal year under consideration from Rs 803.18 crore in the preceding year.

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