The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 453.55 crore (Rs 4.53 billion) in the same quarter last fiscal, Wockhardt Ltd said in a filing to the BSE.
Net sales during the period under review stood at Rs 1,196.97 crore (Rs 11.96 billion) as against Rs 1,347.44 crore (Rs 13.47 bllion) in the year-ago quarter.
The company also said its Board of Directors have declared an 100 per cent interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for the financial year 2013-14.
Shares of Wockhardt were trading at Rs 457.85 on the BSE in late afternoon trade, down 0.43 per cent from its previous close.