Ajanta Pharma Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 532331 | NSE: AJANTPHARM | Pharmaceuticals & Drugs | Small Cap

Ajanta Pharma Share Price

2,849.60 -15.60 -0.54%
as on 09-Dec'24 16:59

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Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Somewhat overvalued

3. Price Trend

Ajanta Pharma stock performance -

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P/E Ratio (CD):
40.90
Market Cap:
35,789.8 Cr.
52-wk low:
1,852.6
52-wk high:
3,485.8

Is Ajanta Pharma Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Ajanta Pharma Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Ajanta Pharma Ltd is a good quality company.

2. Is Ajanta Pharma Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Ajanta Pharma Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Somewhat overvalued zone.

3. Is Ajanta Pharma Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Ajanta Pharma Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Ajanta Pharma:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE % 56.4%51.6%45.7%34.5%23.8%27.4%32.2%29.4%22.6%32.2%-
Value Creation
Index
3.02.82.41.60.81.01.41.20.71.9-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 1,4741,7341,9832,1262,0552,5882,8903,3413,7434,2094,491
Sales YoY Gr.-17.7%14.4%7.2%-3.3%25.9%11.7%15.6%12%12.5%-
Adj EPS 23.731.239.334.929.632.750.352.643.563.670.1
YoY Gr.-31.7%26%-11.1%-15.3%10.7%53.5%4.7%-17.2%46.1%-
BVPS (₹) 63.790.2118.6154.5171.5198.5230.8254.8269.1282.9294.4
Adj Net
Profit
312415518461387428652674548801875
Cash Flow from Ops. 279326609281375457576562792785-
Debt/CF from Ops. 0.30.3000.10.10000-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 12.4%15.4%13.4%12.5%
Adj EPS 11.6%16.6%8.2%46.1%
BVPS18%10.5%7%5.1%
Share Price 15.6% 34% 26.2% 47.9%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity %
43.540.837.625.518.117.723.321.516.52324.3
Op. Profit
Mgn %
34.334.335.53127.62734.627.921.728.127.6
Net Profit
Mgn %
21.223.926.121.718.816.622.620.214.71919.5
Debt to
Equity
0.10.1000000000
Working Cap
Days
116121120143206210233228109101111
Cash Conv.
Cycle
496251588893104122423275

Recent Performance Summary

Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 24.30%

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 13.35%

Sales growth is good in last 4 quarters at 15.19%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years 8.19%

Latest Financials - Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 68.4 70.1
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 4,218 4,491
BVPS (₹.) 282.6 294.4
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 3,505 3,652
P/BV 10.14 9.73
PE 41.92 40.90
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 1852.55 / 3485.75
All Time Low / High (₹) 1.88 / 3485.75
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 35,790
Equity (₹ Cr.) 25
Face Value (₹) 2
Industry PE 44.5

Management X-Ray of Ajanta Pharma:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *20.0917.4219.8711.4113.2312.4312.3312.2611.5711.17
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Analyst's Notes

Key Ratios of Ajanta Pharma

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales1,4741,7341,9832,1262,0552,5882,8903,3413,7434,209
Operating Expenses 9681,1471,2961,4671,4891,9051,8912,4122,9593,037
Manufacturing Costs144190211243207244270330387370
Material Costs290317323317296538515678869880
Employee Cost 201257295376431486548646785900
Other Costs 334383467530555638558758918886
Operating Profit 5055876876585666839999297831,172
Operating Profit Margin (%) 34.3%33.9%34.6%31.0%27.6%26.4%34.6%27.8%20.9%27.8%
Other Income 172124242192261169985
Interest 651011281067
Depreciation 524461607296116125131135
Exceptional Items -80000-40000
Profit Before Tax 4565596486235146649009097451,114
Tax 146143141154127196246197157298
Profit After Tax 310416507469387468654713588816
PAT Margin (%) 21.0%24.0%25.6%22.0%18.8%18.1%22.6%21.3%15.7%19.4%
Adjusted EPS (₹)23.531.538.435.529.635.750.455.646.764.8
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)17%17%23%0%20%24%13%11%15%79%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 8411,1911,5662,0402,2442,5982,9953,2643,3883,562
Share Capital 18181818181817172525
Reserves 8231,1731,5482,0222,2272,5812,9783,2473,3623,536
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt51611134442210
Long Term Debt331511112210
Short Term Debt18460033430000
Trade Payables109146178250225362374327423463
Others Liabilities 1458278136403568738604893479
Total Liabilities 1,1461,4791,8232,4262,9063,5724,1094,1974,7054,504

Fixed Assets

Gross Block5507168951,4171,5791,9652,1302,2072,2832,389
Accumulated Depreciation262265306365411502598703786910
Net Fixed Assets2884515891,0531,1681,4631,5321,5041,4961,479
CWIP 15519925461262132108153209256
Investments 60771821907879176147535349
Inventories159205211351436496766791816828
Trade Receivables2593723234604597757381,0201,0571,247
Cash Equivalents 137437093101205210212331131
Others Assets90133194219402422578371260214
Total Assets 1,1461,4791,8232,4262,9063,5724,1094,1974,7054,504

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 279326609281375457576562792785
PBT 4565596486235146649009097451,114
Adjustment 5153865262711159213183
Changes in Working Capital -82-12426-254-83-123-209-20067-100
Tax Paid -146-161-151-140-118-155-230-239-151-312
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -158-209-383-256-223-224-282-74-56065
Capex -104-298-296-263-342-234-170-130-174-139
Net Investments -6178-8851151-9629-391178
Others 6111259-1628527
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -105-117-2020-147-129-318-460-108-1,051
Net Proceeds from Shares 0000000000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing -15-19-720000000
Interest Paid -6-5-10-1-7-5-7-2-4
Dividend Paid -35-123-1140-79-113-83-82-90-642
Others -4930-151-67-8-230-370-16-405
Net Cash Flow 16024254104-2428124-201
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)43.2440.9336.772618.0719.3223.3822.7717.6823.49
ROCE (%)56.4351.5945.7234.4923.8427.4432.229.3722.5732.22
Asset Turnover Ratio1.421.331.2110.770.80.770.821.611.73
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.90.781.20.60.970.980.880.791.350.96
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days57666367828794955353
Inventory Days39383848706678844138
Payable Days147146183246293199261189157184

Ajanta Pharma Ltd Stock News

Ajanta Pharma Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Ajanta Pharma on 09-Dec-2024 16:59 is ₹2,849.6.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 09-Dec-2024 16:59 the market cap of Ajanta Pharma stood at ₹35,789.8.
The latest P/E ratio of Ajanta Pharma as of 09-Dec-2024 16:59 is 41.92.
The latest P/B ratio of Ajanta Pharma as of 09-Dec-2024 16:59 is 10.14.
The 52-week high of Ajanta Pharma is ₹3,485.8 and the 52-week low is ₹1,852.6.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Ajanta Pharma is ₹4,218 ( Cr.) .

About Ajanta Pharma Ltd

Ajanta Pharma is established in 1973. Committed to 'Serve Health Care Needs Worldwide', the company produces a comprehensive range of specialty products targeting different therapeutic segments for treatment of patients, customised to each market it is present in. The company's Institutional business comprises of India Business and Africa Business. In India, company is a reliable supplier for various government bodies like Armed forces, government hospitals, canteens, stores department, etc. The product basket for India market includes multivitamins, antibiotics, eye drops, cough syrups, etc. In Africa, the company was the first Generic Company to obtain 'WHO Pre-Qualification' for Anti-Malarial product, a combination of Artemether plus Lumefantrine. It has been innovating on this product since then and has given many new variations for patient convenience and compliance.

As a part of the company’s philosophy to build sustainable and scalable business model, it set its eye on entering the world’s largest and most stringent pharmaceutical market-USA. It carved out select product portfolio which include complex technology products to get the competitive advantage in the market place. It has also made substantial investments in its R&D facilities and thereby acquired required technical and regulatory expertise to penetrate the market. It has an advanced Research & Development Centre for finished formulations and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) synthesis of different dosage forms.

Business area of the company

Ajanta Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in development, manufacturing and marketing of quality finished dosages. Its business includes Branded Generics in emerging markets of Asia and Africa, Generics in the developed markets of USA and Institution sales. Emerging markets are the major contributors in company’s branded generic business where it is present across Asia and Africa. It has designed customised basket of products for each of these markets and serve wide range of therapeutic segments like Anti-Biotic, Anti-Malarial, Anti-Diabetic, Cardiology, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Pediatric, Respiratory & General Health products.

Awards and accreditations

  • 2011: Gold Trophy for Quality Excellence from Indian Drug Manufacturer's Association.
  • 2015: Listed in Top 100 Companies of Asia by Bio Spectrum Asia, Ranked 76th.
  • 2015: Listed in Fortune India Next 500, being 3rd largest wealth creator during last 5 years, Ranked 20th in Net Profit and 182nd in Sales.
  • 2015: Fastest wealth creator in last 5 years as per a study by Motilal Oswal.
  • 2016: Listed in ‘Fastest Growing Company in India’ and Ranked 21st by Outlook Business Magazine.
  • 2017: Ajanta listed among fastest growing pharma company, ranked 11th in revenue by Businessworld.
  • 2017: Listed among Out Performers List of Outlook Business, ranked 1st Among Stock Return.
  • 2017: Listed among ‘Forbes India Super 50 Companies’ for the 3rd year in a row.
  • 2017: Listed in BT 500 ranked 148th in Market Capitalisation, 327th in sales & 102nd in Profit.
  • 2017: Ranked 186th in Next Super 100 companies by Business India.
  • 2017: Listed as Fastest Wealth Creator for the 3rd year in a row by Motilal Oswal.
  • 2018: Listed in Fortune 500 list of Indian companies Ranked 3rd in wealth creation.
  • 2018: Top Export Performer Award' by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations.

Major events and milestones

  • 1973: Ajanta started with re-packing of generic products.
  • 1979: Launched branded OTC (Over the Counter) products.
  • 1979: First Manufacturing Facility set up in India- (Chikalthana).
  • 1986: Started production at second manufacturing facility in India-(Paithan).
  • 1989: Launched block buster OTC product '30+' in India.
  • 1992: Foray in international market.
  • 1995: Established subsidiary in Mauritius with manufacturing facility.
  • 2000: Got listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
  • 2005: Strategic shift from OTC to Innovative Specialised Prescription Products in Ophthal, Dermatology & Cardiology.
  • 2007: Set-up dedicated fully equipped R&D facility in Mumbai.
  • 2009: Bought a manufacturing facility at Chitegaon to fuel the company's growth.
  • 2009: API facility set up in Waluj for captive consumption.
  • 2009: First Generic Company in the world to get WHO Geneva Pre-qualification for Anti-Malarial Drug.
  • 2010: Entered Philippines market with unique product portfolio through Ajanta Pharma Philippines Inc.
  • 2011: Emerged as a strong speciality player in domestic market in Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Cardiology with many brands holding leadership positions.
  • 2012: Ranked among the Top 10 Pharma companies in Franco Africa.
  • 2013: Began Sales in the USA.
  • 2014: Second Dedicated R&D centre set up in Kandivli for India and Emerging Markets.
  • 2014: Inaugurated a New Facility in Dahej, Bharuch, Gujarat, India.
  • 2015: Launch of Montelukast lR Tablets and Chewable Tablets.
  • 2015: Launch of Montelukast Sodium Oral Granules.
  • 2016: USFDA Approval for Almotriptan Malate Tablets.
  • 2017: Inaugurated & commissioned first phase at a New Facility in Guwahati, Assam, India.
  • 2017: Dahej facility receives successful US FDA approval.
  • 2017: Launch of Eletriptan Hydrobromide tablets in US market. 
  • 2017: USFDA approval for Entacapone tablets. 
  • 2017: Approval and launch of Clonidine Hydrochloride extended release tablets.
  • 2018: Commissioned Ajanta's 1st ever Derma facility in Guwahati.
  • 2019: New manufacturing facility for oral solid inaugurated at Pithampur.
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