24 May 2017
4QFY17 Results Update | Sector: Healthcare
Lupin
Buy
BSE SENSEX
30,302
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val, INRm
Free float (%)
S&P CNX
9,361
LPC IN
Weak 4Q; Guides for muted FY18
448
Lupin’s (LPC) 4QFY17 revenue grew 2% YoY to INR42.5b (~6% below est.).
549.6 / 8.2
The miss in revenue is primarily attributed to weak US sales (-13% YoY/QoQ).
1750 / 1168
Despite this, gross margin expanded ~120bp QoQ to 72.1%. Excluding the
-16/-33/-36
one-time impact of INR3.3b (related to provisioning against patent litigation
1699
and forex loss), EBITDA declined 15.3% YoY to INR11.1b (3% below est.), with
53.3
CMP: INR1,228
TP: INR1,475(+20%)
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2017 2018E
Net Sales
174.9
189.6
EBITDA
46.5
47.0
PAT
26.7
27.1
EPS (INR)
59.2
60.2
Gr. (%)
17.5
1.6
BV/Sh (INR)
293.5
343.1
RoE (%)
22.0
18.9
RoCE (%)
14.7
13.1
P/E (x)
20.7
20.4
P/BV (x)
4.2
3.6
2019E
214.9
55.5
33.2
73.7
22.5
406.2
19.7
14.2
16.7
3.0
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
the margin at 26% v/s our estimate of 25.2%. R&D expense stood at 16% of
sales, higher than the normalized rate of 12-13%.
FY18 growth expected to be muted:
LPC delivered revenue/EBITDA growth
23%/24% in FY17, led by Fortamet/Glumetza ramp-up. However, revenue
growth in FY18 is expected to be ~8% YoY, with flat EBITDA. We expect US
business to decline ~5% YoY in FY18 due to new competition in the diabetes
portfolio, further channel consolidation (impact of which will be visible in
2H) and likely deferral of key approvals for products like sevelamer/co-
sevelamer to 2HFY19. EBITDA margin is expected to shrink to 24.8% in FY18
(v/s management guidance of 26-28%) as it will be difficult to compensate
for the loss of the high-margin US business.
Key earnings call takeaways:
1) 30+ ANDA approvals expected in FY18. 2)
Advair filing to happen in FY19. 3) Tamiflu approval expected in six months.
4) Medicaid accounts for 6-7% of sales in the US. 5) Branded biz sales at
USD78m in FY17. 6) R&D expense as % of sales to be in line with FY17. 7) 14
FTF launches expected over next five years. 8) Renexa and minocycline ER
FTF launch expected in FY19E. 9) ProAir TAD in Sep-17; Indore observations
procedural in nature.
Near-term earnings under pressure; stock already factors in the impact:
Competition in Glumetza and Fortamet is expected to lead to a decline in US
sales in FY18. Due to this, we expect EBITDA margin to contract in FY18. We
believe the recent stock price decline already factors in this impact. Maintain
Buy
with a TP of INR1,475 @ 20x FY19E PER (v/s INR1,850 @ 22x 1HFY19E
PER). We cut FY18E/19E EPS by ~16% as we build in the impact of
competition in key products in the US. Cut in target multiple is attributed to
the weak industry outlook.
Kumar Saurabh
(Kumar.Saurabh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1519
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