Dr Reddys Lab rises on shifting drug discovery focus to new segments

20 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Dr Reddys Laboratories is currently trading at Rs 1596.00, up by 9.35 points or 0.59% from its previous closing of Rs 1586.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 1590.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 1596.10 and Rs 1581.20 respectively. So far 2593 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 1780.00 on 20-Dec-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 1387.00 on 22-Aug-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 1635.00 and Rs 1561.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 26900.71 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 25.61% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 40.74% and 15.99% respectively.

Drug firm Dr Reddys Laboratories has shifted focus of its drug discovery to new segments, including dermatology and pain management, from cardiac diseases and diabetes due to high costs involved for the latter. The company is eying at a product which will directly address this segment of post surgical infections to improve its performance in India and Europe. Biosimilars is one such major area company is seeking for its growth from 2016 to 2020.

The company could not afford for some of the trials like CVDs as it required at least 30,000 patients.

Dr Reddy’s is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products - the company offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs.


 

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