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Brands driven growth
Wyeth Q4FY12 results were better than our expectations. The company
reported 25%YoY sales growth against the industry’s 15%. The results of the
two quarters are not comparable as the previous quarter was 4m period
ending 31st March’11. Wyeth’s EBIDTA margin declined by 270bps YoY from
38.2% to 35.5% due to an increase in material cost and other expenses. The
company’s other income grew by 28%YoY from Rs60mn to Rs77mn. Wyeth’s
tax rate has come down from 32.6% to 30.5% of PBT. Net profit grew by
23%YoY. Wyeth has cash per share of Rs160. We have retained Buy rating for
the scrip with a target price of Rs1353 (based on15x FY14E EPS of Rs90.2).
Strong revenue growth: During the quarter, the pharma business (94% of
revenues) grew by 26%YoY from Rs1.19bn to Rs1.50bn. OTC business (6%
revenues) grew by 12% from Rs80mn to Rs89mn.
Margin under pressure: Wyeth reported 270bps drop in EBIDTA margin from
38.2% to 35.5% due to the increase in material cost and other expenses.
Wyeth’s material cost increased by 180bps from 32.6% to 34.4% of revenues
due to the increase in cost of imported raw materials, with the depreciation of
rupee. Other expenses grew by 240bps from 22.7% to 25.1% due to higher
marketing expenses. The PBIT margin of pharma business dropped by 40bps
YoY from 38.1% to 37.7%. PBIT margin of OTC declined by 3160bps from
19.2% to (-)12.4%