Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ajanta-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10053:1" rel="noopener">Ajanta Pharma (AJP IN)</a> reported strong Q4FY24 results, with double-digit revenue and PAT growth, and improving margins, driven by growth across all the business segments.</li>
<li>The company has announced INR3.5B buyback plan, involving purchase of 10,28,881 equity shares (0.82% of the total paid-up equity share capital) at a price of INR2,770 per equity share.</li>
<li>Ajanta Pharma is confident of maintaining double-digit growth going ahead with the existing products gaining market share, new launches, and expansion of field force.</li>
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Ajanta Pharma (AJP IN) reported strong Q4FY24 results, with double-digit revenue and PAT growth, and improving margins, driven by growth across all the business segments.
The company has announced INR3.5B buyback plan, involving purchase of 10,28,881 equity shares (0.82% of the total paid-up equity share capital) at a price of INR2,770 per equity share.
Ajanta Pharma is confident of maintaining double-digit growth going ahead with the existing products gaining market share, new launches, and expansion of field force.


Ajanta Pharma (AJP IN): Stellar Q4 Performance; INR3B Buyback Plan Announced

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ipca-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15774:1" rel="noopener">Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN)</a> reported strong Q3FY24 results, with revenue and net profit increasing 33% and 67%, YoY, respectively. Domestic formulation and generic exports remained main growth drivers.</li>
<li>Ipca’s India formulation business revenue is expected to grow 15% YoY to ~INR7,000 million in Q4FY24. The company guided for 13–14% domestic revenue growth in FY25.</li>
<li>Riding on improving profitability at Unichem operation and launch of U.S. product, Ipca is expecting 10–12% growth in EBITDA and 2% improvement in EBITDA margin in FY25.  </li>
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Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN) reported strong Q3FY24 results, with revenue and net profit increasing 33% and 67%, YoY, respectively. Domestic formulation and generic exports remained main growth drivers.
Ipca’s India formulation business revenue is expected to grow 15% YoY to ~INR7,000 million in Q4FY24. The company guided for 13–14% domestic revenue growth in FY25.
Riding on improving profitability at Unichem operation and launch of U.S. product, Ipca is expecting 10–12% growth in EBITDA and 2% improvement in EBITDA margin in FY25.  


Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN): Solid Q3 Result; Mid-Teens Growth Expected in Domestic Revenue in Q4

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>We see 8 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 8 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 11 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 14 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>Some stocks were added to global indices last month while some could be added in February. There are potential index implications for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Next 50 Index</a> too.</li>
<li>The upward migrations have continued to outperform the downward migrations. The largest recent outperformance has come from stocks expected to move from the Mid Cap to the Large Cap segment.</li>
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We see 8 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 8 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 11 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 14 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
Some stocks were added to global indices last month while some could be added in February. There are potential index implications for the NIFTY Index and Nifty Next 50 Index too.
The upward migrations have continued to outperform the downward migrations. The largest recent outperformance has come from stocks expected to move from the Mid Cap to the Large Cap segment.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2023): MidCap to LargeCap Migrations Outperforming

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkem-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26928:1" rel="noopener">Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN)</a> is flying high on strong Q2 numbers. The shares rallied 23% since the company announced Q2FY24 result in early November, widely outperforming Nifty Pharma index.</li>
<li>In Q2FY24, revenue grew 12% YoY, and gross margin expanded 380bps to 61.4% backed by lower raw material cost and lower intensity of price erosion in US market.</li>
<li>For the U.S. business, Alkem is looking at high-single-digit growth in dollar terms for FY24. The company has reiterated FY24 gross margin guidance at 59.0–59.5%.</li>
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Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN) is flying high on strong Q2 numbers. The shares rallied 23% since the company announced Q2FY24 result in early November, widely outperforming Nifty Pharma index.
In Q2FY24, revenue grew 12% YoY, and gross margin expanded 380bps to 61.4% backed by lower raw material cost and lower intensity of price erosion in US market.
For the U.S. business, Alkem is looking at high-single-digit growth in dollar terms for FY24. The company has reiterated FY24 gross margin guidance at 59.0–59.5%.


Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN): Further Upside on Card on US Business and Margin Improvement

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<li>In Q2FY24, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ipca-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15774:1" rel="noopener">Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN)</a> reported 10% growth in domestic formulation business, driven by 12% growth in pain management. In FY24, domestic formulation is expected to growth 12–14%.  </li>
<li>Ipca now holds 52.67% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unichem-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8267:1" rel="noopener">Unichem Laboratories (UL IN)</a>. Ipca is confident to clock revenue of INR1.7–1.8B and EBITDA of INR300M from Unichem within two years of acquisition.</li>
<li>As facilities are back onstream, Ipca is augmenting the supply chain and revalidating of all the formulations and updating them. Shipment to the U.S. may begin in Q1FY25.</li>
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In Q2FY24, Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN) reported 10% growth in domestic formulation business, driven by 12% growth in pain management. In FY24, domestic formulation is expected to growth 12–14%.  
Ipca now holds 52.67% stake in Unichem Laboratories (UL IN). Ipca is confident to clock revenue of INR1.7–1.8B and EBITDA of INR300M from Unichem within two years of acquisition.
As facilities are back onstream, Ipca is augmenting the supply chain and revalidating of all the formulations and updating them. Shipment to the U.S. may begin in Q1FY25.


Ipca Laboratories (IPCA IN): Stellar Domestic Performance; US Business Poised for Scaling Up

India

Ajanta Pharma is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical finished dosages and branded generics. The company focuses on various therapeutic areas including cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and pain management. It operates in India, the US, and over 30 emerging markets across Africa and Asia. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, the company was established in 1973.

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