Servier profits decrease to €61.8m

Pre-tax profits at the Irish unit of French pharma giant, Servier last year dipped by 2.7% to €61.8m in spite of a jump in revenues.

New accounts just filed by Servier (Ireland) Industries Ltd show that pre-tax profits dropped by €1.74m to €61.8m as revenues increased by almost €26m. The firm recorded revenues of €648.8m for the 12 months to the end of September last.

Numbers employed at the firm’s Arklow plant last year decreased from 436 to 412.