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Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories revenue surged on 12.1% in 2015 while EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 1.9 pp from 25.1% to 23.2%

12-05-2015 • About Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY) • By InTwits

Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 18.4%
  • It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.1x while industry average is 1.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue72,36894,329116,266132,170148,18912.1%
Gross Profit60,57975,80185,40312.7%
SG&A33,58438,78342,5859.8%
EBITDA15,67724,31126,66133,12734,3893.8%
Net Income9,98913,00916,77721,51522,1793.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash5,75116,0615,1368,4515,394-36.2%
Short Term Debt18,33215,91824,13524,00228,81920.1%
Long Term Debt5,32216,37212,62520,74014,307-31.0%
Cash flow
Capex11,5398,8147,55710,831-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth-66.2%30.3%23.3%13.7%12.1%
EBITDA growth147.4%55.1%9.7%24.3%3.8%
Gross Margin52.1%57.4%57.6%0.3%
EBITDA Margin21.7%25.8%22.9%25.1%23.2%-1.9%
Net Income Margin13.8%13.8%14.4%16.3%15.0%-1.3%
SG&A, % of revenue28.9%29.3%28.7%-0.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue15.9%9.3%6.5%8.2%-8.2%
ROIC18.6%26.0%22.0%21.5%18.4%-3.1%
ROE24.0%28.8%27.3%26.3%21.9%-4.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.1x0.7x1.2x1.1x1.1x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 12.1% in FY2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 0.89 pp from 32.4% to 31.5% in FY2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased slightly on 0.61 pp from 29.3% to 28.7% in FY2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 1.3 pp from 16.3% to 15.0% in FY2015.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROE (21.95%) while ROIC is a bit lower (18.36%). ROIC decreased on 3.1 pp from 21.5% to 18.4% in FY2015. ROE decreased on 4.3 pp from 26.3% to 21.9% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.3x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA showed almost no change in FY2015. Debt decreased on 3.6% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 36.2% in FY2015.

Management team


G V Prasad is a Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories's CEO. G V Prasad has spent 17 years at the company. Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories's CFO Saumen Chakraborty has spent 12 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Pharmaceuticals


Below you can find Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories benchmarking vs. other companies in Pharmaceuticals industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Granules India ($GRANULES)37.6%16.9%43.4%18.1%
Marksans Pharma ($MARKSANS)-66.6%16.7%23.3%43.3%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ($SUNPHARMA)-87.8%39.9%40.4%42.4%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals ($TORNTPHARM)-63.5%22.7%17.7%32.2%
Abbott India ($ABBOTINDIA)-46.4%8.2%8.7%27.3%
 
Median (41 companies)-45.7%16.6%14.7%12.6%4.4%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)30.3%23.3%13.7%12.1%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Omega Laboratories ($OMEGALAB)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
 
Median (1 company)46.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)52.1%57.4%57.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ($SUNPHARMA)34.3%40.8%44.3%44.9%
Divi'S Laboratories ($DIVISLAB)38.1%37.2%38.2%40.2%
Venus Remedies ($VENUSREM)24.9%25.2%25.6%25.5%
Natco Pharma ($NATCOPHARM)21.3%21.5%23.2%24.9%
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)20.0%22.3%22.6%24.8%
 
Median (36 companies)16.2%12.7%12.8%14.3%13.1%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)21.7%25.8%22.9%25.1%23.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Granules India ($GRANULES)5.3%8.8%15.2%24.3%11.4%
Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals ($DISHMAN)24.3%8.4%10.9%21.6%
Venus Remedies ($VENUSREM)26.6%23.2%22.2%17.5%
Shasun Pharmaceuticals ($SHASUNPHAR)4.3%10.4%15.2%15.8%11.3%
Natco Pharma ($NATCOPHARM)20.0%24.4%16.3%14.4%
 
Median (28 companies)7.3%7.7%8.3%5.7%6.5%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)15.9%9.3%6.5%8.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Alembic Pharmaceuticals ($APLLTD)27.5%29.1%41.5%35.7%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ($SUNPHARMA)18.9%24.8%31.1%35.0%
Marksans Pharma ($MARKSANS)-25.8%-142.4%34.9%33.8%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals ($TORNTPHARM)22.3%26.4%30.5%33.2%
Jenburkt Pharmaceuticals ($JENBURPH)43.6%34.1%29.0%32.4%
 
Median (63 companies)13.5%13.7%13.2%14.4%6.7%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)18.6%26.0%22.0%21.5%18.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ind-Swift Laboratories ($INDSWFTLAB)4.6x5.5x16.1x19.5x
Shasun Pharmaceuticals ($SHASUNPHAR)4.5x2.8x4.5x6.0x6.2x
Sharon Bio-Medicine ($SHARONBIO)4.6x4.7x5.3x4.5x
Jubilant Life Sciences Limited ($JUBILANT)5.3x4.0x3.5x3.5x6.4x
Kopran ($KOPRAN)6.0x4.5x3.0x3.0x
 
Median (50 companies)1.6x1.6x1.4x0.3x2.2x
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)1.1x0.7x1.2x1.1x1.1x