Recovery continues for Alembic with them growing sales by 8% and EPS by 17%. Finally they seem to be getting closer to 20% EBITDA margins and have commercialized large number of products (27 in FY24, 25 planned in FY25). Concall notes below.
FY24Q4
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7 products launched in Q4 in USA (27 launches in FY24). Expect to launch 25 products in FY25
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Expect quarterly US sales of $50mn (lower than $55mn earlier guided) as there were one time opportunities in 3QFY24
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Gross margins increased to 75% due to increased US sales in the US, R&D and other cost optimizations. Expects GMs to be 70%+
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Expect 20% growth in ROW business. International business is now 40% of order book vs 20% earlier
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API is regulated market business and higher margin than corporate margins
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FY25 capex: maintenance (300 cr.)
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R&D will increase to 550-600 cr. in FY25 (vs 480 cr. in FY24)
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