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Healthcare · NSE: IPCALAB

IPCA Laboratories

Price as of 12 Nov 2026
1,899.70−2.00%

Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management

Call held 5 Nov 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling

14–15​%Franchise revenue growth · Zerodol / pain portfolio · next 3, 4 yearsJain · Q&A · p. 4
14–16​%Overall growth · FY27Jain · Q&A · p. 5
11–13​%EBITDA margin · UnichemJain · Q&A · p. 5
₹325–340​CrInstitutional revenue · institutional business · FY27Jain · Q&A · p. 6
M.Cap
₹48,196Cr
P/E
34.4×
1Y return
+41.67%
From 52W high
−6.8%

Highlights are read by AI from the company's filing and can contain mistakes. Check the source page linked to each line.

Share price

Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr

Q2 FY27Q2 FY26YoYQ1 FY27QoQ
Revenue2,9102,557+13.8%2,788+4.4%
EBITDA673545+23.6%670+0.6%
EBITDA margin23.1%21.3%+182 bps24.0%-87 bps
One-off items-24-58———
PBTProfit before tax547392+39.7%572-4.4%
Net profit375283+32.8%402-6.7%
EPS (₹)14.7911.14+32.8%15.84-6.6%

From the company's own results filing on NSE. Net profit is the owners' share. Growth and the dotted lines are worked out from the filed figures.

Guidance

Revenue growth · FY2714-16%Overall growth guidance of 14% to 16% remains, after earlier revision from 12% to 13%
Revenue growth · Zerodol / pain portfolio · long term14-15%Zerodol franchise growing 14% to 15%; similar growth expected for next 3 to 4 years
Revenue growth · India · FY2715-16%keptGrowth guidance of 15% to 16% in India maintained
Revenue · institutional business · FY27Rs 325-340 CrReason given: Rs 25 crore shifted shipment not in guidance
EBITDA margin · FY2722-23%Consolidated EBITDA margin guidance of 22% to 23% stands
EBITDA margin · long term1-1.25%Consolidated EBITDA margin to improve about 1% to 1.25% each year; stand-alone about 1.5%
EBITDA margin · Unichem11-13%Unichem EBITDA margin may stay at 11% to 13% if freight and energy costs remain high

More figures from the call

institutional business · One-offs
₹25​CrShifted shipment value · Q1 FY27
“That shipment was almost around INR25 crores. But in second quarter also, we have grown good in this financial year. And the trend would continue. But we don't expect this kind of growth.”
A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&Ap. 6
Company · Debt and working capital
₹70–75​CrYear-end term loan · FY27 year-end
“at the year-end would be -- we will close by around INR70 crores, INR75 crores.”
A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&Ap. 7

In short

  1. 01Overall growth guidance of 14% to 16% and consolidated EBITDA margin guidance of 22% to 23% for FY27 stand unchanged.
  2. 02Consolidated Q2 FY27 revenue grew about 14% to about Rs 2,910 crore; consolidated EBITDA margin was about 22.97%.
  3. 03Domestic formulations grew about 14% to about Rs 1,157 crore; export formulations grew 32% to about Rs 653 crore.
  4. 04Management expects consolidated EBITDA margin to improve by about 1% to 1.25% every year.
  5. 05Unichem EBITDA margin was about 11.3%, hit by about Rs 30 crore of extra freight; may stay at 11% to 13% if costs remain high.
  6. 06Zerodol franchise expected to keep growing at a similar rate for the next 3 to 4 years.
  7. 07Company says it is practically debt-free with about Rs 700 crore cash.

Segments

domestic formulation: Domestic formulation revenue grew about 14% to about Rs 1,157 crore in Q2 FY27

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“Our domestic formulation business for Q2 FY '27 has delivered growth of around 14%, and it has reached to around INR1,157 crores as against INR1,019 crores in Q2 FY '26.”

chronic segment: Chronic segment grew about 20% versus IPM growth of about 17%

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“on chronic segment MAT September 2026, Ipca has achieved a growth of around 20% as against IPM growth of around 17%.”

export formulation: Stand-alone export formulations grew 32% to about Rs 653 crore in Q2 FY27

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“On export formulation business, on a stand-alone basis, Ipca has grown by 32% in Q2 FY '27 to around INR653 crores as against INR493 crores in Q2 FY '26.”

ROW branded: ROW promotional branded business grew 19% to about Rs 172 crore

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“Our promotional branded business in ROW markets has delivered growth of 19% for Q2 FY '27 to around INR172 crores against INR145 crores in Q2 FY '26.”

generics excluding tender: Generics excluding tender grew about 36% to about Rs 364 crore

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“Generic market, excluding tender, delivered around 36% growth in Q2 FY '27 to around INR364 crores as against INR268 crores in Q2 FY '26.”

Demand

acute segment: Acute segment grew about 11%, at par with market; antimalarials and antibacterials declining

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“As per IQVIA, the acute segment, Ipca has achieved a growth of around 11%. We are at par with the overall market growth there in acute segment, largely because some of the portfolio like antimalarials and antibacterials are declining”

Margins and costs

Significant price increases continue on inputs, logistics, shipping, fuel and energy

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 4
“For Q2 FY '27, we continue to see significant price increase on inputs, logistic cost, shipping cost and even fuel and your -- energy cost.”

Consolidated EBITDA margin about 22.97% in Q2 FY27 versus 21.68% a year ago

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 4
“In spite of all these factors, overall consolidated EBITDA margins have improved to around 22.97% in Q2 FY '27 as against 21.68% in Q2 FY '26.”

stand-alone: Stand-alone EBITDA margin 26.6% in Q2 FY27 versus 25.46% a year ago

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 4
“Stand-alone EBITDA margin of Ipca has improved to 26.6% in Q2 FY '27 as against 25.46% in Q2 FY '26.”

Unichem: Unichem EBITDA margin about 11.3% in the quarter, hit by higher freight

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 5
“Let's say, Unichem has delivered almost around 11.3% kind of EBITDA margin in current quarter. I think overall because of freight increase, the freight was significantly increased in this particular quarter.”

Unichem: Unichem other expenses rose from Rs 142 crore to Rs 189 crore; Rs 31.2 crore from freight

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 5
“If you look at the other expenditure of Unichem, that has moved from INR142 crores to INR189 crores. So there is an increase of almost around 47% in -- INR47 crores in other expenses, out of which almost INR31.2 crores is only increase in the freight expenses.”

Debt and working capital

Interest cost came down in Q2; all foreign currency debt repaid last year

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 6
“Our interest cost in the quarter 2 has also come down. It's not gone up because last year, we have paid our entire foreign currency debt, which was outstanding in books because we were carrying the cash in books.”

Borrowing is only about Rs 155 crore of rupee term loan

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 6
“So right now, we have only a very small borrowing of around INR155 crores or so on rupee term loan, which probably”

Practically debt-free with about Rs 700 crore cash; low-rate debt not being prepaid

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
“So -- and practically, we are debt-free company because we are getting almost around INR700 crores cash in books and debt are hardly any.”

Remaining debt not prepaid as its rate is below mutual fund returns

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
“That debt also, we are not prepaying because that debt is contracted at very low rate compared to the current market rate of what we are realizing on deploying money in mutual funds and all.”

Interest cost run rate will decline in H2, management confirmed

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
“Yes, yes, it will decline. Yes, it would decline, yes.”

One-offs

institutional business: Institutional shipments due last year shifted into Q1 as ships were not available

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 6
“overall, I think in first quarter, significant amount of shipment, which was to go in last financial year because of nonavailability of ships and other things, those businesses got shifted in the first quarter of the current year.”

Risks

institutional business: Institutional business not expected to grow much; may come down next year

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 6
“But overall, we don't expect this business to grow significantly. It may come down also next year here and there.”

U.K.: UK business lost about 2.5 million last year on old products selling below cost

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
“So last year in Europe, in U.K., we have U.K. portfolio, we have suffered in the overall, I think in the whole of the year, maybe around 2.5 million kind of loss in U.K.”

Other

domestic formulation: Ipca rank stayed 16 per IQVIA; market share about 2.11% versus 2.09%

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“MAT September 2026, Ipca's rank remained 16 as per IQVIA. Our market share has improved to around 2.11% from -- as against 2.09% in September '26.”

Zerodol: Zerodol umbrella brand crossed Rs 1,500 crore sales; fourth largest brand in IPM

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 3
“Zerodol as the umbrella brand has crossed INR1,500 crores sales as per IQVIA in September 2026. It has become the fourth largest brand in IPM.”

Consolidated Q2 FY27 revenue grew about 14% to about Rs 2,910 crore

A. K. Jain · Managing Director · p. 4
“Our consolidated Q2 FY '27 business has grown by around 14% to around INR2,910 crores as against INR2,557 crores.”

Sources

Management's own statements, quoted from its NSE filings. This page was read by AI and can contain mistakes: check the source pages before relying on any figure. No forecast or opinion of ours. Not investment advice.

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