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Ipca Laboratories reports 47.1% CAPEX growth while 4.2% Revenue decline

30-05-2015 • About Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB) • By InTwits

Ipca Laboratories reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Ipca Laboratories is a company in decline: FY2015 revenue growth was -4.2%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -3.8%
  • Ipca Laboratories has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 11.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 10.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 5,583 in FY2015, 3,796 in FY2014, 2,294 in FY2013, 2,605 in FY2012, 1,950 in FY2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 12.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.3x 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.

Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue18,99823,30627,73832,81831,444-4.2%
SG&A1,415
EBITDA3,8075,2006,2658,1415,549-31.8%
Net Income2,6232,7713,2364,7852,542-46.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash1041075677431,24868.1%
Short Term Debt3,0242,7092,5083,0863,2545.4%
Long Term Debt2,6753,3023,6622,9405,03271.2%
Cash flow
Capex1,9502,6052,2943,7965,58347.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth-50.2%22.7%19.0%18.3%-4.2%
EBITDA growth13.7%36.6%20.5%29.9%-31.8%
EBITDA Margin20.0%22.3%22.6%24.8%17.6%-7.2%
Net Income Margin13.8%11.9%11.7%14.6%8.1%-6.5%
SG&A, % of revenue4.5%4.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue10.3%11.2%8.3%11.6%17.8%6.2%
ROIC20.5%24.7%25.4%28.3%12.6%-15.7%
ROE27.4%24.0%23.0%27.2%12.2%-15.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.5x1.1x0.9x0.6x1.3x0.6x

Revenue and profitability


Ipca Laboratories's Revenue decreased on 4.2% in FY2015. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 7.2 pp from 24.8% to 17.6% in FY2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 6.5 pp from 14.6% to 8.1% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 17.8% in FY2015. The company's CAPEX/Revenue increased on 6.6 pp from 11.2% in FY2012 to 17.8% in FY2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 12.5%.Ipca Laboratories has spent a lot to CAPEX (101% of EBITDA) which didn't stop revenue from falling.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (12.63%) and ROE (12.20%). ROIC dropped on 15.7 pp from 28.3% to 12.6% in FY2015. ROE dropped on 15.0 pp from 27.2% to 12.2% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.3x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.6x from 0.6x to 1.3x in FY2015. Debt surged on 37.5% in FY2015 while cash jumped on 68.1% in FY2015.

Management team


Ipca Laboratories's CEO is Premchand Godha. Premchand Godha has 35 years tenure at the company. The company's CFO Ajit Kumar Jain has spent 24 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Pharmaceuticals


Below you can find Ipca 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
Mangalam Drugs & Organics ($MANGALAM)16.6%-18.2%-2.1%79.8%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ($SUNPHARMA)39.9%40.4%42.4%70.2%
Marksans Pharma ($MARKSANS)16.7%23.3%43.3%26.8%
Torrent Cables ($TORRCABS)27.5%17.4%-42.9%26.5%
Lincoln Pharmaceuticals ($LINCOPH)6.3%3.8%8.5%25.9%
 
Median (37 companies)-16.1%16.6%14.7%12.6%10.4%
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)22.7%19.0%18.3%-4.2%


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
Divi'S Laboratories ($DIVISLAB)38.1%37.2%38.2%40.2%37.4%
Hester Biosciences ($HESTERBIO)32.9%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ($SUNPHARMA)34.3%40.8%44.3%44.9%29.2%
Natco Pharma ($NATCOPHARM)21.3%21.5%23.2%24.9%26.2%
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories ($DRREDDY)21.7%25.8%22.9%25.1%23.2%
 
Median (46 companies)16.2%12.7%12.8%14.3%13.0%
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)20.0%22.3%22.6%24.8%17.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)32.5%58.1%42.9%103.1%
Wintac ($WINTAC)22.8%
Hester Biosciences ($HESTERBIO)21.5%
Natco Pharma ($NATCOPHARM)20.0%24.4%16.3%14.4%14.1%
Granules India ($GRANULES)5.3%8.8%15.2%24.3%11.4%
 
Median (30 companies)7.3%7.7%7.5%5.7%6.1%
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)10.3%11.2%8.3%11.6%17.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Marksans Pharma ($MARKSANS)-25.8%-142.4%34.9%33.8%41.2%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals ($APLLTD)27.5%29.1%41.5%35.7%
Jenburkt Pharmaceuticals ($JENBURPH)43.6%34.1%29.0%32.4%35.3%
Abbott India ($ABBOTINDIA)36.0%29.6%26.9%30.5%34.2%
Divi'S Laboratories ($DIVISLAB)25.6%30.6%30.4%32.3%30.5%
 
Median (53 companies)13.5%13.7%13.2%14.4%14.1%
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)20.5%24.7%25.4%28.3%12.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jubilant Life Sciences Limited ($JUBILANT)5.3x4.0x3.5x3.5x6.4x
Shasun Pharmaceuticals ($SHASUNPHAR)4.5x2.8x4.5x6.0x6.2x
Claris Lifesciences ($CLARIS)1.5x1.9x1.1x1.8x3.2x
Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals ($DISHMAN)3.7x3.6x2.6x2.3x2.9x
Neuland Laboratories ($NEULANDLAB)4.9x4.2x3.5x2.6x2.6x
 
Median (42 companies)1.6x1.6x1.4x0.3x0.6x
Ipca Laboratories ($IPCALAB)1.5x1.1x0.9x0.6x1.3x