Zydus Lifesciences
Diversified player with a large US generics engine, India branded + consumer wellness (Nutralite, Glucon-D), biosimilars and a novel drug (Saroglitazar) franchise.
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.
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.
- 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.
Revenue
₹ crore · FY
EBITDA
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Margins
EBITDA & PAT margin %
R&D Spend
₹ crore · FY
Free Cash Flow
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Revenue Mix
By geography / segment
Quality Score
Growth Score
Regulatory Risk
Snapshot
Business Model
How the company makes money
US generics (incl. complex/transdermal), India branded & consumer wellness, biosimilars, vaccines.
gRevlimid + transdermals + biosimilars (Sigrima)
US one-off (gRevlimid) cliff & price erosion
Peer Group
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| Peer | Rev CAGR | EBITDA% | ROCE | P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydus Lifesciences | 12% | 30% | 24% | 20x |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | 22% | 29% | 20.5% | 35x |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories | 4% | 26% | 13.6% | 25x |
| Aurobindo Pharma | 8% | 20% | 13% | 23x |
| Lupin | 25% | 23% | 30.3% | 18x |
Investment Memo
Auto-generated from the data layer — illustrative, not advice
- • gRevlimid + transdermals + biosimilars (Sigrima) underpins a 12% 5Y revenue CAGR.
- • Premium 30% EBITDA margin with 24% ROCE signals durable economics.
- • Clean balance sheet (D/E 0.13) funds growth internally.
- • US one-off (gRevlimid) cliff & price erosion.
- • ~47% US exposure leaves earnings sensitive to price erosion and FDA action.
- • Re-rating depends on proving R&D/return discipline.
Zydus Lifesciences screens as a improving diversified franchise. With revenue of ₹23.2K Cr growing ~12% and 30% EBITDA margins, the base case is steady compounding driven by grevlimid + transdermals + biosimilars (sigrima), while watching us one-off (grevlimid) cliff & price erosion.
Trades at 20x P/E, 13.0x EV/EBITDA and 3.9x P/B. Reasonable versus growth — re-rating optionality if execution improves.
- 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
US share cited ~47% (recent quarter) vs ~35% full-year; mix carries uncertainty.