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22-05-2015 • About Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS) • By InTwits

Claris Lifesciences reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 5.4%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.2x while industry average is 1.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue7,3887,6276,5846,2546,4703.5%
EBITDA2,4852,6431,8161,3191,46611.2%
Net Income1,2631,0398441,3901,361-2.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash3953246591,693576-66.0%
Short Term Debt2,2692,4311,4101,0502,604148.0%
Long Term Debt1,8172,9891,2683,0682,734-10.9%
Cash flow
Capex2,4024,4322,8236,670
Ratios
Revenue growth-4.3%3.2%-13.7%-5.0%3.5%
EBITDA growth2.0%6.3%-31.3%-27.3%11.2%
EBITDA Margin33.6%34.7%27.6%21.1%22.7%1.6%
Net Income Margin17.1%13.6%12.8%22.2%21.0%-1.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue32.5%58.1%42.9%103.1%103.1%
ROIC13.5%11.5%6.6%5.3%5.4%0.2%
ROE12.8%9.4%6.6%10.2%10.4%0.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.5x1.9x1.1x1.8x3.2x1.4x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 3.5% in FY2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 1.6 pp from 0.79% to -0.81% in FY2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 22.2% to 21.0% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 103%. CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 45.0 pp from 58.1% in FY2012 to 103% in FY2015.The company maintained rich investment policy and has spent a lot to CAPEX (455% of EBITDA).

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (5.42%) and ROE (10.35%). ROIC showed almost no change in FY2015. ROE showed almost no change in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 3.2x and Debt / EBITDA is 3.6x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 1.4x from 1.8x to 3.2x in FY2015. Debt jumped on 29.6% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 66.0% in FY2015.

Valuation


Claris Lifesciences's trades at EV/EBITDA 14.5x and P/E 12.1x while industy averages are 10.5x and 26.1x.

Management team


Claris Lifesciences's CEO Arjun S Handa has spent 10 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Pharmaceuticals


Below you can find Claris Lifesciences 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)22.7%17.7%32.2%13.6%
Abbott India ($ABBOTINDIA)-46.4%8.2%8.7%27.3%
 
Median (41 companies)-47.3%16.7%14.9%13.7%10.4%
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)3.2%-13.7%-5.0%3.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)52.1%57.4%57.6%
Omega Laboratories ($OMEGALAB)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
 
Median (2 companies)46.9%26.1%28.7%28.8%


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 ($VENUSREM)24.9%25.2%25.6%25.5%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)21.7%25.8%22.9%25.1%23.2%
Natco Pharma ($NATCOPHARM)21.3%21.5%23.2%24.9%26.2%
 
Median (36 companies)16.2%12.7%12.8%14.3%15.0%
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)33.6%34.7%27.6%21.1%22.7%


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%14.1%
 
Median (29 companies)7.3%7.7%7.5%5.8%6.3%


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%19.7%
Jenburkt Pharmaceuticals ($JENBURPH)43.6%34.1%29.0%32.4%35.3%
 
Median (63 companies)14.0%14.0%13.8%15.6%15.1%
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)13.5%11.5%6.6%5.3%5.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ind-Swift Laboratories ($INDSWFTLAB)4.6x5.5x16.1x19.5x0.0x
Shasun Pharmaceuticals ($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)1.6x1.4x1.4x0.3x1.1x
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)1.5x1.9x1.1x1.8x3.2x