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ZYDUSLIFE · NSE · Ahmedabad

Zydus Lifesciences

Diversified player with a large US generics engine, India branded + consumer wellness (Nutralite, Glucon-D), biosimilars and a novel drug (Saroglitazar) franchise.

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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
₹1.1L Cr
Revenue
₹23.2K Cr
+12.0%5Y CAGR
EBITDA Margin
30%
ROCE
24%
P/E
20x
13.0x EV/EBITDA
5Y Return
+12%

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 + Biosimilars
Facilities30
D/E0.13
R&D % sales8.2%
FDA observations4

Business Model

How the company makes money

US generics (incl. complex/transdermal), India branded & consumer wellness, biosimilars, vaccines.

Growth driver

gRevlimid + transdermals + biosimilars (Sigrima)

Primary risk

US one-off (gRevlimid) cliff & price erosion

Peer Group

Click to compare

PeerRev CAGREBITDA%ROCEP/E
Zydus Lifesciences12%30%24%20x
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries22%29%20.5%35x
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories4%26%13.6%25x
Aurobindo Pharma8%20%13%23x
Lupin25%23%30.3%18x

Investment Memo

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

Bull case
  • 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.
Bear case
  • 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.
Base case

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.

Valuation view

Trades at 20x P/E, 13.0x EV/EBITDA and 3.9x 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 / mid-2026

US share cited ~47% (recent quarter) vs ~35% full-year; mix carries uncertainty.