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Alembic Pharmaceuticals

Diversified mid-cap with a large US ANDA portfolio across oral solids, derm, ophthalmic and injectables, an India branded business, and API; post heavy-capex margin-recovery phase.

Reported data + modeled fieldsUS Generics
What this shows

A full research profile for one company — what it does, how its financials have trended, how the market values it, and a balanced bull/bear/base investment memo.

How to use it

Scan the top row for the headline numbers, read the charts for trends, check the three gauge scores, then read the auto-generated memo at the bottom. Sources for every figure are linked at the very bottom.

Key terms
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation & amortisation — a proxy for operating cash profit.
PAT
Profit After Tax — the bottom-line net profit.
FCF
Free Cash Flow — cash left after running the business and capital spending.
ANDA
Abbreviated New Drug Application — the US FDA filing to sell a generic drug.
Market Cap
₹14.7K Cr
Revenue
₹7.3K Cr
-5.0%5Y CAGR
EBITDA Margin
15.2%
ROCE
13%
P/E
20x
16.0x EV/EBITDA
5Y Return
-5%

Revenue

₹ crore · FY

EBITDA

₹ crore · FY

Margins

EBITDA & PAT margin %

R&D Spend

₹ crore · FY

Free Cash Flow

₹ crore · FY

Revenue Mix

By geography / segment

Quality Score

Growth Score

Regulatory Risk

Snapshot

Sub-segmentUS Generics + India Branded + API
Facilities8
D/E0.25
R&D % sales7%
ANDAs filed / appr.250 / 220
FDA observations4

Business Model

How the company makes money

US generics (oral solids, derm, injectables, ophthalmics), India branded, API; heavy ANDA filer.

Growth driver

US complex/injectable launches + capex monetization

Primary risk

High R&D spend with slow US payback

Peer Group

Click to compare

PeerRev CAGREBITDA%ROCEP/E
Alembic Pharmaceuticals-5%15.2%13%20x
Rubicon Research81%20.7%39.9%104x
Granules India19%21%15%31x
Ajanta Pharma19%27%32.3%36x
Lupin25%23%30.3%18x
Aurobindo Pharma8%20%13%23x

Investment Memo

Auto-generated from the data layer — illustrative, not advice

Bull case
  • US complex/injectable launches + capex monetization underpins a -5% 5Y revenue CAGR.
  • Operating leverage as scale builds toward higher margins (currently 15.2% EBITDA).
  • Capacity already in place to support the next growth phase.
Bear case
  • High R&D spend with slow US payback.
  • Pricing/NLEM exposure on the domestic book can cap realisation.
  • Re-rating depends on proving R&D/return discipline.
Base case

Alembic Pharmaceuticals screens as a improving us generics franchise. With revenue of ₹7.3K Cr growing ~-5% and 15.2% EBITDA margins, the base case is steady compounding driven by us complex/injectable launches + capex monetization, while watching high r&d spend with slow us payback.

Valuation view

Trades at 20x P/E, 16.0x EV/EBITDA and 2.6x P/B. Reasonable versus growth — re-rating optionality if execution improves.

What to track
  • 1 India IPM outperformance & chronic mix
  • 2 Gross-margin trajectory & new-launch contribution
  • 3 R&D productivity (filings/approvals per ₹ of R&D)
  • 4 Capital allocation — capex payback & M&A discipline
Sources & provenance · FY25

ANDA cumulative approvals ~220 (Mar-2025); filings ~250 (approx). Mix from Q4FY25 splits.