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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>China’s April 2025 rare earth curbs and API supply gaps have strengthened India’s role in specialty chemicals, pharma ingredients, solar modules, and EV components.</li>
<li>Indian players are winning multi-year contracts as global buyers diversify from China. PLI schemes, rare earth incentives, and DCR rules are adding policy support.</li>
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Waaree Energies, Divi’s Laboratories, and PI Industries offer differentiated exposure, with earnings visibility likely extending toFY28. This note maps the opportunity and its limits.</li>
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China’s April 2025 rare earth curbs and API supply gaps have strengthened India’s role in specialty chemicals, pharma ingredients, solar modules, and EV components.
Indian players are winning multi-year contracts as global buyers diversify from China. PLI schemes, rare earth incentives, and DCR rules are adding policy support.

Waaree Energies, Divi’s Laboratories, and PI Industries offer differentiated exposure, with earnings visibility likely extending toFY28. This note maps the opportunity and its limits.


China’s Supply Chain Squeeze: Mapping India’s Opportunity Across Four Critical Sectors

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<ul><li>The India Pharma and Healthcare sector is expected to see moderate revenue growth as EBITDA margins remain flat</li><li>We project sales/EBITDA growth of 11%/6% YoY for our coverage universe (ex-Torrent + JB sales/EBITDA growth at 10%/5% YoY)</li><li>Our assumptions are: (1) Pharma coverage will see 10% YoY sales growth driven by 15% YoY increase in the India business (ex-Torrent + JB growth at 13% YoY)</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The India Pharma and Healthcare sector is expected to see moderate revenue growth as EBITDA margins remain flatWe project sales/EBITDA growth of 11%/6% YoY for our coverage universe (ex-Torrent + JB sales/EBITDA growth at 10%/5% YoY)Our assumptions are: (1) Pharma coverage will see 10% YoY sales growth driven by 15% YoY increase in the India business (ex-Torrent + JB growth at 13% YoY)Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pharma and Healthcare (Q4FY26E Results Preview): Steady revenue growth, margins pressure visible

<ul><li>US administration imposes 0-100% tariff on import of patented drugs (and related APIs) with multiple ad valorem duty rate structures – (1) 100% on imports of patented pharma and pharma ingredients for those companies that have not initiated an MFN deal or US plant commitments</li><li>(2) 15% for products from Japan, EU, South Korea, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein</li><li>(3) 10% on products from the UK, (4) 20% for the company with branded products and plans to start plant/R&amp;D Unit in the US, (5) zero for patented drugs (APIs) of companies that have fully executed MFN agreements (13 companies)</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

US administration imposes 0-100% tariff on import of patented drugs (and related APIs) with multiple ad valorem duty rate structures – (1) 100% on imports of patented pharma and pharma ingredients for those companies that have not initiated an MFN deal or US plant commitments(2) 15% for products from Japan, EU, South Korea, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein(3) 10% on products from the UK, (4) 20% for the company with branded products and plans to start plant/R&amp;D Unit in the US, (5) zero for patented drugs (APIs) of companies that have fully executed MFN agreements (13 companies)Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pharmaceuticals: US tariffs on branded drugs, generics exempted

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<li>Shanghai Henlius Biotech entered outlicensing agreement with Eisai for serplulimab for upfront payment of $75M. Wuxi Biologics has signed a license and research service agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. </li>
<li>Daiichi Sankyo’s indication expansion application for Datroway in TNBC has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the U.S. PeptiDream has initiated registrational Phase 2 clinical trial of radiotherapeutic candidate.</li>
<li>ABL Bio submitted clinical trial application to the FDA for a Phase 1 clinical trial of ADC candidate ABL209. SK Bioscience is in-licensing a clinical-stage RSV vaccine candidate.</li>
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech entered outlicensing agreement with Eisai for serplulimab for upfront payment of $75M. Wuxi Biologics has signed a license and research service agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. 
Daiichi Sankyo’s indication expansion application for Datroway in TNBC has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the U.S. PeptiDream has initiated registrational Phase 2 clinical trial of radiotherapeutic candidate.
ABL Bio submitted clinical trial application to the FDA for a Phase 1 clinical trial of ADC candidate ABL209. SK Bioscience is in-licensing a clinical-stage RSV vaccine candidate.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 8) – Henlius Bio, Wuxi Bio, Daiichi Sankyo, Peptidream, ABL Bio

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<li>Simcere entered outlicensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for IBD drug candidate SIM0709 for upfront payment of €42M. CSPC entered collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for upfront payment of $1.2B.</li>
<li>Hanmi Pharm signs exclusive Mexico distribution deal for GLP-1 obesity drug efpeglenatide. HK inno.N will be launching 'X1 Plus Tablet', a triple antihypertensive drug for the first time in Korea.</li>
<li>Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA review as weekly starting dose, with target action date of May 24. Chugai Pharmaceutical filed for additional indication of Tecentriq for bladder cancer.</li>
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Simcere entered outlicensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for IBD drug candidate SIM0709 for upfront payment of €42M. CSPC entered collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for upfront payment of $1.2B.
Hanmi Pharm signs exclusive Mexico distribution deal for GLP-1 obesity drug efpeglenatide. HK inno.N will be launching 'X1 Plus Tablet', a triple antihypertensive drug for the first time in Korea.
Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA review as weekly starting dose, with target action date of May 24. Chugai Pharmaceutical filed for additional indication of Tecentriq for bladder cancer.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 1) – Simcere, CSPC, Hanmi Pharm, HK Inno.N, Eisai, Chugai Pharma

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Divi's Laboratories Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products which include generic drugs and their intermediates. The Company also undertakes contract research activities for other pharmaceutical companies.

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Divi's Laboratories (DIVI IN)

China’s Supply Chain Squeeze: Mapping India’s Opportunity Across Four Critical Sectors

China's rare earth curbs boost India's role in specialty chemicals, pharma, solar, and EV components. Indian firms secure contracts with policy...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Pharma and Healthcare (Q4FY26E Results Preview): Steady revenue growth, margins pressure visible

Our assumptions are: (1) Pharma coverage will see 10% YoY sales growth driven by 15% YoY increase in the India business (ex-Torrent + JB growth at...

HDFC Securities

Pharmaceuticals: US tariffs on branded drugs, generics exempted

We believe the key motive behind tariffs is to push the innovator company toward MFN or investment in plants/R&D to bring down drug prices.

HDFC Securities

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 8) – Henlius Bio, Wuxi Bio, Daiichi Sankyo, Peptidream, ABL Bio

Henlius stuck outlicensing deal with Eisai. Wuxi Bio signs deal with Vertex. Daiichi’s Datroway got priority review in U.S. for TNBC. PeptiDream...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 1) – Simcere, CSPC, Hanmi Pharm, HK Inno.N, Eisai, Chugai Pharma

CSPC and Simcere signed outlicensing deals with AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim, respectively. Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA...

Tina Banerjee

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China’s Supply Chain Squeeze: Mapping India’s Opportunity Across Four Critical Sectors

​China's rare earth curbs boost India's role in specialty chemicals, pharma, solar, and EV components. Indian firms secure contracts with policy...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Pharma and Healthcare (Q4FY26E Results Preview): Steady revenue growth, margins pressure visible

Our assumptions are: (1) Pharma coverage will see 10% YoY sales growth driven by 15% YoY increase in the India business (ex-Torrent + JB growth at...

HDFC Securities

Pharmaceuticals: US tariffs on branded drugs, generics exempted

We believe the key motive behind tariffs is to push the innovator company toward MFN or investment in plants/R&D to bring down drug prices.

HDFC Securities

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 8) – Henlius Bio, Wuxi Bio, Daiichi Sankyo, Peptidream, ABL Bio

Henlius stuck outlicensing deal with Eisai. Wuxi Bio signs deal with Vertex. Daiichi’s Datroway got priority review in U.S. for TNBC. PeptiDream...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 1) – Simcere, CSPC, Hanmi Pharm, HK Inno.N, Eisai, Chugai Pharma

CSPC and Simcere signed outlicensing deals with AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim, respectively. Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA...

Tina Banerjee

China's rare earth curbs boost India's role in specialty chemicals, pharma, solar, and EV components. Indian firms secure contracts with policy...