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31 January 2011

Buy Ipca Labs -Weak quarter; Anand Rathi

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Ipca Labs
Weak quarter; maintain Buy
Ipca’s 3QFY11 results were below expectations. Revenue grew
17.9% yoy to `4.6bn, slightly lower than our estimated `4.7bn.
But EBITDA margin declined 330bps to 19.5% which led to
7.2% yoy dip in adjusted net profit.

 Export formulations, key driver. Export formulations grew a
strong 32.9% yoy led by growth across geographies. Anti-malarial
tenders fuelled major growth, with contribution of +10% sales to
export formulations. CIS markets witnessed revival after two
consecutive disappointing quarters.
 Domestic formulations impacted by high base. Domestic
formulations witnessed an increase of only 11.7% yoy mainly on
account of tender business worth `76m in Q3FY10. Adjusting for
this, branded formulations grew 17% yoy, which is in line with our
expectations.
 Outlook. We expect the growth momentum to continue, driven
by higher-than-industry growth in domestic formulations,
continuous expansion in export formulations and expectations of
a strong 4QFY11 and FY12. Margin pressure would continue for
the next two quarters and improve thereafter.
 Valuation and risks. At current market price, Ipca trades at
12.3x FY12e and 10.8x FY13e earnings. We retain our target price
of `356 and reiterate our Buy recommendations.

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