1 April 2014
C
orner
O
ffice
Interaction with the CEO
the
Confident of achieving INR60b sales by FY18
Structural growth story; all segments contributing
IPCA Laboratories
We met IPCA's CMD, Mr Premchand Godha, who charted out the game plan towards
achieving its vision of INR60b sales by FY18. The meeting strengthened our conviction
in IPCA's potential.
Focus on backward integration/strengthening R&D capabilities will continue. IPCA
believes there is huge scope to reduce costs in APIs through technological
enhancements, though there is limited scope to reduce costs in formulations.
We believe the recent stock re-rating is likely to sustain on the back of strong
earnings growth forecasts for the next two years.
Mr Premchand Godha
CMD
Mr Premchand Godha, Chairman &
Managing Director, is a Chartered
Accountant. A first generation
entrepreneur, Mr Godha has 35 years
of experience in the Pharmaceuticals
industry. Under his leadership, the
company has achieved tremendous
growth in all spheres of activity. He
has steered IPCA to the forefront of
the Indian Pharmaceuticals industry.
Confident of achieving INR60b sales by FY18; focusing on further backward
integration/strengthening R&D capabilities:
IPCA's CMD charted the game plan
to achieve its vision of INR60b sales (~2x FY14 sales; implied CAGR of ~18%) by
FY18. IPCA believes it is very well placed to achieve its guidance based on
products filed till FY14 alone. Though the contribution of formulations would
increase, IPCA's underlying strength of backward integration will only be
enhanced in this process. IPCA is also strengthening its R&D capabilities with
recent hiring from top local companies. Key risk to this story is regulatory risk.
International generics to grow fastest; support from India, institutional and API businesses:
IPCA expects export
formulations to grow at a CAGR of 20%, India formulations to grow at a CAGR of ~15%, institutional business to
double to INR8b, and the API segment to witness 10% CAGR over FY14-18. In the US, IPCA's strategy is to target
old, mature products witnessing slow or negative growth. Approval of the Indore plant has eased capacity
constraints and is likely to result in strong growth in the US. In India, IPCA aims to grow ahead of industry, with a
shift in product mix. Its positioning is the strongest in institutional business, given its backward integration
capabilities.
To continue building facilities; to generate strong free cash flows from FY16:
IPCA has not been able to generate
strong free cash flows over the last few years despite its profits growing 3x over FY09-13. Given its focus on high
volume products and its strength being backward integration, IPCA will need to invest in building capacities. It is
likely to generate strong free cash flows from FY16.
Structural growth story; Buy:
We view IPCA as a structural growth story, with all business segments contributing
to growth. We expect IPCA to report 30% EPS CAGR over FY14-16, led by international generics. We reiterate
Buy,
with a target price of INR1,025 (16x FY16E EPS). IPCA is one of our preferred picks in the midcap healthcare space.
Stock info
CMP (INR)
828
Equity Shares (m)
126.2
52-Week Range (INR) 907/492
1,6,12 Rel Perf. (%)
-13/0/38
M.Cap. (INR b)
104.5
M.Cap. (USD b)
1.7
Financial and valuation summary
YeYear Net Sales
PAT
End
(INR m) (INR m)
03/13A 28,131
3,243
03/14E 32,937
4,756
03/15E 40,031
6,532
03/16E 47,063
8,056
EPS
(INR)
25.7
37.7
51.8
63.8
EPS
Gr. (%)
17.4
46.6
37.3
23.3
P/E
(X)
32.2
22.0
16.0
13.0
P/BV
(X)
6.7
5.4
4.3
3.4
RoE
(%)
23.1
27.3
29.8
29.0
RoCE
(%)
25.2
28.7
32.4
32.7
EV/
Sales
3.9
3.3
2.7
2.3
EV/
EBITDA
17.5
13.4
11.0
9.0
Alok Dalal
(Alok.Dalal@MotilalOswal.com);+91 22 39825584
Hardick Bora
(Hardick.Bora@MotilalOswal.com);+91 22 3982 5423
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.
1