Wockhardt is currently trading at Rs. 1179.95, up by 64.75 points or 5.81% from its previous closing of Rs. 1115.20 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 1111.10 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1205.30 and Rs. 1111.10 respectively. So far 3, 12,000 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1325.00 on 21-Aug-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 251.25 on 06-Jan-2012.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1299.00 and Rs. 1103.70 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 12,913 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 73.64% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 8.86% and 17.32% respectively.
Wockhardt has received USFDA approval for marketing generic version of 2mg, 4mg, 6mg, 8mg & 12 mg extended-release tablets containing Ropinirole Hydrochloride, which is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Roinirole extended release tablet is the generic name for the brand Requip XL, marketed in the US by Glaxo SmithKline. The company would be launching the product as soon as possible.
In the US generic pharmaceutical market, Workhardt has been consistently growing maket shares for all its products. In many instance, Workhardt, by virtual of amongst the few players to market technically challenging product has reaped the advantage of being an early entrant
Wockhardt will be manufacturing the extended release tablets of Ropinirole at its facility in at Aurangabad India. The technology for the tables was developed in-house.
According to IMS Health, the total market for this product in the US is about $58 million and the incidence of Parkinson's disease has been increasing worldwide.
Wockhardt is one of the few companies with end to end integrated capabilities for its products, starting with the manufacture of the oral and sterile API’s, the dose forms and marketing through wholly owned subsidiary in the US, enabling the company to capture maximum value.
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