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GRANULES · NSE · Hyderabad

Granules India

Scale, cost-leadership player vertically integrated across API, pellets/granules (PFI) and finished dosages for high-volume molecules; moving into higher-value extended-release and new sites.

Reported data + modeled fieldsAPI
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
₹18.6K Cr
Revenue
₹4.5K Cr
+19.0%5Y CAGR
EBITDA Margin
21%
ROCE
15%
P/E
31x
14.0x EV/EBITDA
5Y Return
+19%

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-segmentAPI + PFI + FD (Vertically Integrated)
Facilities10
D/E0.39
R&D % sales6%
FDA observations4

Business Model

How the company makes money

Vertically integrated maker of large-volume molecules (Paracetamol, Metformin) from API→PFI→FD.

Growth driver

Vertical integration + new ER molecules + capacity

Primary risk

Commodity pricing & Gagillapur USFDA remediation

Peer Group

Click to compare

PeerRev CAGREBITDA%ROCEP/E
Granules India19%21%15%31x
Rubicon Research81%20.7%39.9%104x
Alembic Pharmaceuticals-5%15.2%13%20x
Aurobindo Pharma8%20%13%23x
Laurus Labs18%20%17.8%83x

Investment Memo

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

Bull case
  • Vertical integration + new ER molecules + capacity underpins a 19% 5Y revenue CAGR.
  • Operating leverage as scale builds toward higher margins (currently 21% EBITDA).
  • Capacity already in place to support the next growth phase.
Bear case
  • Commodity pricing & Gagillapur USFDA remediation.
  • ~79% US exposure leaves earnings sensitive to price erosion and FDA action.
  • Re-rating depends on proving R&D/return discipline.
Base case

Granules India screens as a improving api franchise. With revenue of ₹4.5K Cr growing ~19% and 21% EBITDA margins, the base case is steady compounding driven by vertical integration + new er molecules + capacity, while watching commodity pricing & gagillapur usfda remediation.

Valuation view

Trades at 31x P/E, 14.0x EV/EBITDA and 3.7x P/B. Reasonable versus growth — re-rating optionality if execution improves.

What to track
  • 1 USFDA facility status & ANDA approval cadence
  • 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

Mix is Q4FY25 (North America ~79%, API ~12%). Gagillapur facility under USFDA remediation. R&D% & EV/EBITDA modeled.