Piramal Pharma Reports Strong Start to Financial Year with Revenue Surge and Promising Growth Prospects Across Business Segments, Says Chairperson Nandini Piramal

04 August 2023 | Friday | News

Piramal Pharma Limited (NSE: PPLPHARMA | BSE: 543635), announced its consolidated results for the first quarter (Q1) ended 30th June 2023.
 Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma Limited

Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma Limited

Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma Limited said, "We had a positive start to the new financial year with healthy revenue growth and improvement in our EBITDA margins. Our CDMO business is also witnessing continued order inflows, especially for our differentiated offerings and innovation related work. Our Inhalation Anesthesia portfolio is seeing a healthy demand and our India Consumer Healthcare business is delivering good growth driven by power brands. We continue to maintain our best-in-class quality track record and are also taking multiple initiatives in the area of ESG to grow our business responsibly.
Historically our H2 has been better than H1, both in terms of revenue and profitability. We are working to leverage our good start to the financial year and continuing this momentum to deliver a healthy YoY performance for the rest of the year. We believe in the growth potential of our business and are accordingly executing on our strategic priorities to create shareholder value. Our promoter and promoter group have agreed to subscribe to the extent of 100% of the equity shares offered in our Rights Issue, thereby reaffirming their confidence in the underlying strengths of our business."

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

       

(In INR Crores)

Particulars

Q1

FY24

Q1

FY23

YoY Growth

Q4

FY23

QoQ Growth

Revenue from Operation

1,749

1,482

18 %

2,164

-19 %

   CDMO

898

770

17 %

1,285

-30 %

   Complex Hospital Generic (CHG)

617

508

22 %

702

-12 %

   India Consumer Healthcare (ICH)

239

211

13 %

206

16 %

EBITDA

171

89#

92 %

376

-55 %

EBITDA Margin

10 %

6 %

 

17 %

 

PAT

-99

-109

NA

50

-297 %

PAT Margin

-6 %

-7 %

 

2 %

 

 

# Q1 FY23 EBITDA had one-time inventory margin impact of INR 68 Crore

Key Highlights for Q1FY24

  • Revenue from Operation grew by 18% YoY in Q1FY24 driven by broad base performance across all three businesses – CDMO, CHG and ICH
  • EBITDA margin in Q1FY24 was 10%, a YoY improvement compared to 6% in Q1FY23, driven by healthy revenue growth and cost optimization measures 
  • We maintain our quality track record of zero OAIs (Official Action Indicated) as we successfully closed the US FDA inspection at the Pithampur facility with zero observations
  • We strengthened our Management Team by appointing Jeffrey Hampton as President & Chief Operating Officer for Piramal Critical Care (CHG business)
  • We have shared the details of our Rights Issue - Rights Price of INR. 81, Record Date of August 2, 2023 and Entitlement Ratio of 5:46

 

Key Business Highlights for Q1FY24

 

Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO):

  • Witnessed continued order inflow momentum and strong execution in Q1FY24. Continue to see good demand for our differentiated offering in the niche areas of high potent API, peptide, anti-body drug conjugate (ADC) and development and manufacturing of on-patent API
  • Recently expanded capacities at sites with differentiated offering witnessing encouraging customer demand
  • Capacity expansion for antibody drug conjugate (ADC) at Grangemouth facility to strengthen our position in the ADC market
  • YoY improvement in demand for our generic API business
  • Maintained our quality track record – Successfully cleared 8 regulatory inspections (including an US FDA inspection at our Pithampur facility) and multiple customer audits in Q1FY24
  • Cost optimization, strategizing procurement and operational excellence initiatives helping to mitigate inflationary pressures and improve profitability

 

Complex Hospital Generics (CHG):

  • Continued momentum in Inhalation Anesthesia (IA) sales, mainly led by strong demand for Sevoflurane
  • Expanding inhalation anesthesia capacity to meet the growing demand
  • Intrathecal portfolio in the US continue to command leading market share
  • Building a pipeline of 27+ new products which are various stages of development. Launched 1 new product during Q1FY24
  • Appointed Jeffrey Hampton as President & Chief Operating Officer of CHG Business. Jeff has previously worked with Accord Healthcare, Inc. and Apotex Inc.  

 

India Consumer Healthcare (ICH):

  • 11 new products and 3 new SKUs launched during Q1FY24
  • Continue to invest in media and trade spends to drive growth in power brands
  • Power Brands – Littles, Lacto Calamine, Polycrol, Tetmosol and I-range, grew by 15% YoY in Q1FY24 and contribute to 43% of ICH sales
  • E-commerce grew by more than 18% YoY in Q1FY24
  • Wide distribution reach across general trade and are also strengthening our presence in alternate channels of distribution including e-commerce, modern trade, and having our own direct-to-customer website -Wellify.in

 

Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement

       

(In INR Crores)

Reported Financials

Particulars

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

YoY  Change

Q4FY22

QoQ  Change

Revenue from Operations

1,749

1,482

18 %

2,164

-19 %

Other Income

38

72

-47 %

25

56 %

Total Income

1,787

1,554

15 %

2,188

-18 %

Material Cost

627

574

9 %

840

-25 %

Employee Expenses

496

461

8 %

474

5 %

Other Expenses

494

430

15 %

499

-1 %

EBITDA

171

89#

92 %

376

-55 %

Finance Cost

119

62

90 %

104

14 %

Depreciation

174

162

7 %

184

-6 %

Share of net profit of associates

14

20

-28 %

8

85 %

Profit Before Tax

-107

-115

-7 %

95

-213 %

Tax

-9

-6

NA

45

-119 %

Net Profit after Tax

-99

-109

NA

50

-297 %

Exceptional item

0

0

 

0

 

Net Profit after Tax after exceptional item

-99

-109

NA

50

-297 %

 # Q1 FY23 EBITDA had one-time inventory margin impact of INR 68 Crore

Q1FY24 Earnings Conference Call

Piramal Pharma Limited will be hosting a conference call for investors / analysts on 4th August 2023 at 10:00 AM (IST) to discuss its Q1FY24 Results. 

The dial-in details for the call are as under:

Event

Location & Time

Telephone Number

Conference call on
4th August, 2023

India – 10:00 AM IST

+91 22 6280 1461 / +91 22 7115 8320 (Primary Number)

1 800 120 1221 (Toll free number)

USA – 12:30 AM

(Eastern Time – New York)

Toll free number

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UK – 5:30 AM

(London Time)

Toll free number

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(Singapore Time)

Toll free number

8001012045

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(Hong Kong Time)

Toll free number

800964448

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