3 February 2015
3QFY15 Results Update | Sector: Healthcare
Lupin
BSE SENSEX
29,000
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel.Per (%)
Avg Val/Vol ‘000
Free float
S&P CNX
8,757
LPC IN
447.5
1606/885
4/19/24
675/578
53.3%
CMP: INR1,545
TP: INR1,875 (+21%)
Buy
Stronger margins compensate for topline miss - Outlook robust
Lupin’s (LPC) 3Q PAT at INR 6b (+26% YoY) beat est. solely due to fx gains (INR 169m)
& lower taxes (28% vs 31% est.) as operational results were in line. Sales at INR 31.4b
(+5% YoY, 5% miss) disappointed on fewer new launches in US. However, EBITDA at
INR 8.5b was largely in line on continued margin surprise (27% vs 26.3% est.).
Revenue momentum hurt by weaker US/Japan sales:
High base of last year (niche
launches) and fewer new launches hurt US growth (+4% YoY, 45% of sales). Pick-up in
Antara and favorable flu-season aided branded sales (10% of US sales). India growth
remains robust (+14%) while Japan growth (down 8% YoY, 11% of sales) was hurt by
fx movement. RoW growth at 24% was buoyed by inclusion of Mexican acquisition.
EBITDA margins restrained by fx impact:
3Q margins at 27% (+240bp YoY) included fx
translational losses (90-100bp impact), adjusted for which margins were much higher
than 26.3% est. Lower than expected competition in key US generic launches like
gZymaxid, gFortamed, gTrizivir as well as inclusion of high margin Mexican acquisition
boosted gross margins (+490bp YoY). We expect EBITDA margins to sustain at 28-30%,
despite higher R&D spend led by high margin US launches & strong domestic growth.
Earnings call takeaways:
(a) Expect four new US generic launches in 4Q, including
gNexium, gWelchol to aid revenue traction (15-20 launches in FY16), (b) Unlikely to
see generic player in Suprax (USD 55m brand, 6% of PAT) for 1 year at least, (c) Aim
to achieve USD 5b sales by FY18 of which USD 1b driven by acquisitions, (d) To file
inhaler products in US by FY17 (clinical trials in FY16) and enter alongside 2
nd
generic
entrant by FY18-19, (e) R&D spend to increase up to 10% of sales (8.3% now).
Valuation and view:
We tweak our forecasts mainly to factor lower taxes and expect
LPC to register 25% core EPS CAGR (ex one-offs) over FY15-17E, backed by 19% growth
in revenues. We expect improved pace of niche US generic launches, incremental
growth from new brands (Locoid/Alinia) and sustained momentum in India (18%
CAGR) would be the key growth drivers. We reiterate
Buy
with a revised target price
of INR1, 875 (24x FY17E EPS, in line with large peers).
M.Cap. (INR b)/(USD b) 689.2/11.0
Financials & Valuation (INR b)
Y/E Mar
Sales
EBITDA
Rep. PAT
Adj. EPS
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh.INR
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
2015E 2016E 2017E
129.2
35.7
24.4
49.5
60.6
200.5
27.9
40.9
31.1
7.7
153.5
44.7
28.5
63.1
27.3
254.7
27.7
38.9
24.4
6.0
182.5
54.8
35.4
78.0
23.7
323.0
27.0
38.4
19.7
4.8
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
+2%
Arvind Bothra(Arvind.Bothra@MotilalOswal.com);+91
22 3982 5584
Amey Chalke
(Amey.Chalke@MotilalOswal.com);+91 22 3982 5423
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