Share price of Aurobindo Pharma jumps as Sensex drops 141.38 points

The share price of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. gained 0.91 per cent to Rs 708.4 at 10:26AM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 717.15 and low of Rs 704.05 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 702.0 in the previous session.

The counter has had a total traded volume of 45054 shares so far with a value of Rs 3.2 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 7.83 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.36.

A higher price-to-earnings ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations.

The price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are willing to pay even for no growth in the business.

The scrip declined 12.03 per cent during the past one year, while the 30-share index advanced 50.56 per cent during the same period.

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. belongs to the Pharma - Indian industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 48.76 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Sep-2021, while FIIs and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 21.71 per cent and 9.28 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The firm reported consolidated sales of Rs 5783.29 crore for the quarter ended 30-Jun-2021, down 4.87 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 6079.6 crore and down 4.26 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 6040.37 crore.

Profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 769.97 crore, down 1.36 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.