Healthcare
Monthly
Performance of top companies in Jul’24
MAT
Jul’24
Company
growth
(%)
(%)
IPM
8.0
11.2
Abbott*
8.8
12.9
Ajanta
9.3
16.2
Alembic
3.7
6.5
Alkem*
6.5
8.0
Cipla
7.1
7.4
Dr Reddys
9.1
12.2
Emcure*
6.8
6.1
Eris
9.1
10.0
Glaxo
0.9
4.5
Glenmark
11.3
14.6
Intas
12.3
18.4
Ipca
14.7
23.8
Jb Chemical*
9.9
11.8
Lupin
7.3
13.5
Macleods
9.3
6.2
Mankind
8.9
13.8
PGHL
0.0
10.5
Sun*
9.3
13.8
Torrent
8.6
14.9
Zydus*
6.8
13.5
23 August 2024
Pick-up in acute therapies supporting IPM growth
Chronic therapies on a robust growth path
The India pharma market (IPM) grew 11.2% YoY in Jul’24 (vs. 6.9% in Jun’24 and
6.8% in Jul’23). The growth in Jul’24 was driven by strong seasonality.
The acute
therapies registered 11% YoY growth in Jul’24 vs. 5% growth in Jul’23.
Expect Respiratory/Gynaec, all other therapies registered double-digit growth
during Jul’24. Interestingly, Ophthal recorded a decline of 7.7% YoY in Jul’24.
For the 12-month ending in Jul’24, IPM grew 8% YoY. This growth was led by
price/new launches, which contributed +4.3% YoY/2.7% YoY to the overall
growth over the same period.
Of the top 10 brands, LIV-52 /ZERODOL-SP/PAN-D registered a high double-digit
growth of 28%/26%/24% YoY to INR610m/INR540m/INR550m in Jul’24.
Of the top 40 brands, Mixtard/Dexorange posted a decline of 5%/2% YoY in Jul’24.
IPCA, Intas, and Ajanta outperform in Jul’24
In Jul’24, among the top-20 pharma companies, IPCA (up 23.8% YoY), Intas (up
18.4% YoY), and Ajanta (up 16.2% YoY) recorded notably higher growth rates
than IPM.
IPCA outperformed IPM, led by strong performance across almost all the
therapies in Jul’24.
Intas outperformed IPM, led by strong performance across anti-diabetic and
anti-neoplast therapies, which registered a 13.9%/2.4x YoY surge in Jul’24.
Ajanta outperformed IPM, led by double-digit growth in cardiac, derma, pain,
and anti-diabetic therapies.
Sanofi reported industry-leading volume growth of 6.4% YoY on the MAT basis.
IPCA clocked the highest price hike of 7.3% YoY on a MAT basis. Eris posted the
highest growth in new launches (up 6.6% YoY).
Cardiac, Gastro, and Neuro lead YoY growth on a MAT basis
On a MAT basis, the industry reported 8% growth YoY.
Gastro/Anti-infective/Cardiac/Neuro grew 14.7%/13.7%/13.6%/12.3% YoY.
Ophthal/Gynae/Respiratory sales underperformed IPM by 1,890bp/700bp/
390bp, hurting overall growth.
After eight consecutive quarters, acute therapies posted double-digit growth
for the month.
The acute segment’s share in overall IPM stood at 62% for MAT
Jul’24, with 6.7% YoY growth. The chronic segment (38% of IPM) grew 10% YoY.
Indian and MNC pharma players report double-digit growth for the month
As of Jul’24, Indian pharma companies held a majority share of 84% in IPM,
while the remaining was held by MNC pharma companies.
Both Indian and MNC players registered double-digit YoY growth for the month.
Within MNC, Abbott registered the highest growth of 12.9% YoY, while GLAXO
recorded the lowest growth of 4.9% in Jul’24.
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23 August 2024
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Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
Tushar Manudhane - Research Analyst
(Tushar.Manudhane@MotilalOswal.com)
Research Analyst - Akash Manish Dobhada
(Akash.Dobhada@MotilalOswal.com |
Viraj Shah
(Viraj.Shah@MotilalOswal.com)