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GLAXO · NSE · Mumbai

GSK Pharmaceuticals (India)

MNC pharma with a high-margin India branded portfolio and a fast-growing premium vaccines franchise; asset-light, dividend-rich model.

Reported data + modeled fieldsDomestic Formulations
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
₹36.8K Cr
Revenue
₹3.7K Cr
+8.0%5Y CAGR
EBITDA Margin
31%
ROCE
63%
P/E
38x
35.0x EV/EBITDA
5Y Return
+8%

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-segmentIndia MNC (Vaccines + Branded)
Facilities2
D/E0.00
R&D % sales1%
FDA observations0

Business Model

How the company makes money

India arm of GSK: vaccines (Shingrix, Boostrix), specialty & general-medicines branded portfolio.

Growth driver

Premium vaccines (Shingrix) + price/mix

Primary risk

Narrow portfolio & parent transfer pricing

Peer Group

Click to compare

PeerRev CAGREBITDA%ROCEP/E
GSK Pharmaceuticals (India)8%31%63%38x
Abbott India10%26%46%36x
Pfizer (India)-4%33%24.2%27x
Eris Lifesciences14%35%14%31x

Investment Memo

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

Bull case
  • Premium vaccines (Shingrix) + price/mix underpins a 8% 5Y revenue CAGR.
  • Premium 31% EBITDA margin with 63% ROCE signals durable economics.
  • Clean balance sheet (D/E 0.00) funds growth internally.
Bear case
  • Narrow portfolio & parent transfer pricing.
  • Pricing/NLEM exposure on the domestic book can cap realisation.
  • Valuation at 38x P/E prices in continued execution — little margin for error.
Base case

GSK Pharmaceuticals (India) screens as a high-quality domestic formulations franchise. With revenue of ₹3.7K Cr growing ~8% and 31% EBITDA margins, the base case is steady compounding driven by premium vaccines (shingrix) + price/mix, while watching narrow portfolio & parent transfer pricing.

Valuation view

Trades at 38x P/E, 35.0x EV/EBITDA and 16.3x P/B. A premium to the sector — justified only if growth and returns hold.

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

India-only MNC, ~100% domestic, no US/ANDA. Very high ROE/ROCE (43%/63%), ~99% payout, debt-free.