(Reuters) – Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, said on Friday its first-quarter net profit fell marginally as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hurt its operations and weigh on costs.
Ramsay, which is announcing its first quarterly update since talks over a $13 bln buyout with a KKR-led consortium ceased in September, said net profit attributable was A$57.4 million ($38.04 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30, slightly down from A$58.1 million a year earlier.
($1 = 1.5090 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva)
