1 November 2013
2QFY14 Results Update | Sector:
Healthcare
Dr Reddy’s Labs
BSE SENSEX
21,165
Bloomberg
S&P CNX
6,299
DRRD IN
CMP: INR2,456
TP: INR2,883
Buy
Equity Shares (m)
170.0
M.Cap. (INR b) / (USD
417.6/6.8
b)
52-Week Range (INR) 2,545/1,712
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
-6/15/25
Financials & Valuation (INR Billion)
Y/E MAR
Sales
EBITDA
Net Profit
Adj. EPS
BV/Sh.
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
2013
116.3
24.8
15.1
90.2
435.4
20.7
17.2
27.2
5.6
2014E 2015E
135.0
29.4
19.2
114.4
26.8
536.3
21.3
17.7
21.5
4.6
150.4
33.8
22.0
131.0
14.5
651.1
20.1
18.5
18.7
3.8
EPS Gr. (%) 21.9
Dr Reddy’s Labs (DRRD) 2QFY14 results were above estimates. Sales growth of
16.5% YoY to INR33.5b was in line with estimates, EBITDA growth of 25% (beat
our est. by 9%), while PAT grew 98% YoY to INR6.9b (beat of 42%).
Sales growth was driven by strong traction in US/Russia (24%/40% YoY growth in
constant currency); India sales growth at 8% YoY was in line. PSAI growth declined
19% YoY to INR6.4b due to absence of new launches during the quarter.
EBITDA margin improved 120bp YoY to 25.2% led by a strong product mix. PAT
beat was led by higher other income and lower effective tax rate (10% tax rate,
lower due to reversal in tax position of INR683m for the quarter). Adjusted for
these, PAT is higher by 15%, compared to our estimates.
Company has purchased Ecologic Chemicals, which has equity interest from
owners of DRRD for a consideration of INR1.26b. Ecologic Chemicals is India’s
largest manufacturer of DL-Naproxen, an intermediate to DRRD’s key product,
Naproxen. Rationale for the acquisition is to have better control over the supply
agreement as DRRD sees strong traction in this market. Consideration has been
determined by independent evaluators. While we do not have further details, we
derive confidence from the strong corporate governance track record of the
company.
Valuation and view:
Limited competition product launches in the US continue to gain
traction and its impact would be visible over the next few quarters. Products like
gDacogen, gReclast, gVidaza injections and pipeline of 65 pending ANDAs will support
strong growth in the US over the medium term. We expect Russia to continue its
growth momentum; India business has demonstrated steady growth over the last few
quarters, which is encouraging. We expect PSAI to demonstrate muted growth over
the next few quarters and a strong performance there would be a positive surprise.
On the back of 2Q beat, we increase the FY14E/FY15E EPS by 8%/3%. The stock trades
at attractive valuations of 21.3x FY14E and 18.7x FY15E. We value DRRD at 22x FY15E
earnings to reflect the strong CAGR of 21% in core earnings expected over FY13-15E.
Maintain
Buy
with a revised target price of INR2,883, 17% upside.
Alok Dalal
(Alok.Dalal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5584
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.