Healthcare · NSE: ONESOURCE
Onesource Specialty Pharma
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 27 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY | Q1 FY27 | QoQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-off items | — | — | — | -4 | — |
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. In Q1 FY27 the filing tags the owners' profit as ₹0 Cr against its own period profit; the period profit less minority interest is shown.
Guidance
Second half expected to be stronger than the first
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Second half expected to be stronger than the first
“We expect second half to be stronger than the first.”
FY28 guidance reiterated as lines will be available for FY28
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
FY28 guidance reiterated as lines will be available for FY28
“So to answer your question, FY28 lines available, and that's why we are reiterating our guidance.”
Current tax rate expected to continue until at least Q3 FY28
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 11
Current tax rate expected to continue until at least Q3 FY28
“we anticipate that we should assume that the current level of ETRs will continue through till FY28, at least till the third quarter of FY28.”
ROCE expected in high 20s by end of FY28
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 14
ROCE expected in high 20s by end of FY28
“We do anticipate that by end of FY28, we should be in high 20s in terms of our ROCE returns.”
More figures from the call
“We started adding capacity last year, and we increased almost 3x that capacity.”
“And we already have a visibility of -- as I said, visibility of 80% plus from a capacity utilization point of view.”
“it's basically roughly 50,000 to 55,000 on the first line. And if it goes to 500 liters, it comes to about anywhere between 120,000 to 130,000 because yield varies from product to product, from customer to customer.”
“Currently, the capability of the line is to go up to 750 liters. But the customers right now are ramping up to 500 liter.”
“the overall utilization I'm talking about is still in the range of 225 to 230 sterile days in a year.”
“all the capacity, which we are adding in our injectable business, which will be getting filled as over the next 2- to 3-year period.”
In short
- 01FY28 outlook of $400 million revenue and $160 million EBITDA was reaffirmed.
- 02Q2 revenue rose 37% year-on-year and EBITDA 53%, with a 32% EBITDA margin.
- 03Second cartridge line is running commercial batches since September and doubled sterile production days.
- 04Third line is at site for qualification; commercialisation may move to the start of FY28, with all 3 lines available for FY28.
- 05Injectables site shutdown runs this quarter; new lyophilization capacity available from January.
- 06Debt expected to stay under 1.5x EBITDA; ROCE expected in high 20s by end of FY28.
- 07Delayed deliveries stretched working capital cycle by 45 to 60 days; seen as temporary.
- 08Biologics commercial revenues expected from FY29 onwards; no guidance yet beyond FY28.
Capex
Injectables: Injectables adding prefilled syringes and new lyophilization capacity
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Injectables: Injectables adding prefilled syringes and new lyophilization capacity
“we are adding new capabilities, including prefilled syringes and new lyophilization capacity.”
Softgel: Greenfield softgel site planned, including high potent softgels
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 6
Softgel: Greenfield softgel site planned, including high potent softgels
“That's the reason we are going in for a greenfield site as far as softgels are concerned, which would not only add significant new capacity, but also provide us opportunity to get into completely new area of containment and high potent softgels”
Capex commitment based on customer and market demand
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 13
Capex commitment based on customer and market demand
“that's the reason of the fact of our commitment of capex is based upon both what we see our customers giving robust demand as well as what we are seeing overall market demand going up.”
Capacity
DDC: Second cartridge line operational since September; doubled sterile production days
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Second cartridge line operational since September; doubled sterile production days
“But the fact is that today, the line already since September, it is operational, and it has immediately doubled our total sterile production days.”
DDC: Third line passed factory acceptance test in Germany; now at site for qualification
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Third line passed factory acceptance test in Germany; now at site for qualification
“even our third line has successfully completed its factory acceptance test in Germany and is now at our site as we speak, ready for qualification.”
DDC: Third line aimed for Q4 but may move to start of FY28; all 3 lines for FY28
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Third line aimed for Q4 but may move to start of FY28; all 3 lines for FY28
“So keeping that in mind, while we are making every effort for it to start in Q4, but the commercialization might get pushed to the start of FY28. However, I just want to reiterate here that we'll have all 3 lines fully operational and available for FY28.”
Injectables: Injectables site shutdown underway; new capacity available from next quarter
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Injectables: Injectables site shutdown underway; new capacity available from next quarter
“And the planned shutdown, which is of the site is, in fact, currently underway. It started at the back end of quarter 2. But the new capacity will be available from next quarter onwards.”
Injectables: Injectables shutdown lasts this quarter; lines available from January
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 6
Injectables: Injectables shutdown lasts this quarter; lines available from January
“And the shutdown will last this current quarter. And then starting January, the lines will be available.”
Order book
Biologics: Biologics: 2 projects from a U.S. biotech and a new animal health program won
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
Biologics: Biologics: 2 projects from a U.S. biotech and a new animal health program won
“We have onboarded 2 projects for end-to-end development to commercialization projects from a U.S. biotech. We secured additional new program for one of the top global animal health companies and our existing customer.”
Wins came across biologics, DDC and base business
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 8
Wins came across biologics, DDC and base business
“So the wins are in biologics, there are wins in DDC and there are wins in base business.”
Segments
Biologics: Biologics RFP funnel at highest ever; to drive growth beyond FY28
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Biologics: Biologics RFP funnel at highest ever; to drive growth beyond FY28
“Now same is reflected in our biologics RFP funnel, which is at highest ever with multiple projects in advanced stages. And all this is really going to be driving the growth beyond FY28 for us.”
Injectables and softgel: Injectable and softgel businesses grew in the quarter with multiple launches
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Injectables and softgel: Injectable and softgel businesses grew in the quarter with multiple launches
“both our injectable and softgel business grew last quarter with multiple launches actually happening in several markets during the quarter.”
DDC: DDC to remain a very strong contributor to FY28 numbers
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 9
DDC: DDC to remain a very strong contributor to FY28 numbers
“It will remain a very strong contributor to our FY28 numbers.”
Biologics: Biologics revenue in guidance period is MSA; commercial revenue from FY29
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 13
Biologics: Biologics revenue in guidance period is MSA; commercial revenue from FY29
“all the revenue in the guidance period is coming from what we call MSA, which is a pre-approval R&D revenue. And post that is the time FY29 onwards is when the commercial revenues start.”
DDC: DDC markets: Europe to open FY30-31, then U.S.
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 13
DDC: DDC markets: Europe to open FY30-31, then U.S.
“I'll start with drug device combination as more markets open up, you see FY28, FY29, Europe starting to open FY30, '31, the big market, U.S. will open Western Europe, U.S.”
Demand
DDC: Supply ramp-up for other Canadian customers on track for Q3
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Supply ramp-up for other Canadian customers on track for Q3
“And apart from Dr. Reddy's, also the supply ramp-up from our other Canadian customers is also on track for the quarter 3.”
Injectables: Injectables make up 70%-75% of shortages, lyophilization a big contributor
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 6
Injectables: Injectables make up 70%-75% of shortages, lyophilization a big contributor
“In fact, most of the shortages, if you see in Europe or in U.S. if you see FDA's shortage list, 70%-75% is contributed by injectables and lyophilization is a big contributor to that.”
DDC: Dr. Reddy's supplies expected to start within the current quarter
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 7
DDC: Dr. Reddy's supplies expected to start within the current quarter
“And within this current ongoing quarter, we expect the supplies to start.”
DDC: No reason seen to deviate from Dr. Reddy's stated numbers
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 8
DDC: No reason seen to deviate from Dr. Reddy's stated numbers
“we don't see any reasons to not follow exactly those -- what they have said.”
DDC: MSAs not possible for last 1 year due to capacity constraint
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 9
DDC: MSAs not possible for last 1 year due to capacity constraint
“which also, as you know, we have not been able to do for last 1 year, thanks to the capacity constraint, which we had.”
Margins and costs
Q2 EBITDA up 53% year-on-year; margin up over 400 bps to 32%
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 3
Q2 EBITDA up 53% year-on-year; margin up over 400 bps to 32%
“EBITDA grew 53% year-on-year, 32% sequentially. And the margin expanded more than 400 basis points quarter-on-quarter, reaching 32% for the quarter.”
Raw material mostly pass through; no significant P&L impact from geopolitics
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
Raw material mostly pass through; no significant P&L impact from geopolitics
“since most of our raw material is actually pass through, we don't have any significant impact at least as far as the P&L is concerned.”
DDC: No major shift seen in realization
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 9
DDC: No major shift seen in realization
“I think our realizations are -- there is not a major shift we are seeing in realization.”
DDC: Larger batches cut unit cost; savings shared with customers
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 9
DDC: Larger batches cut unit cost; savings shared with customers
“when there is an increase in batch sizes in a sterile business, the cost of manufacturing per unit comes down, and we are happy to share the savings there with our customers.”
Incremental cost very limited compared to incremental revenue
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 10
Incremental cost very limited compared to incremental revenue
“the incremental cost is very limited compared to the incremental revenue.”
Debt and working capital
Delayed deliveries add 45 to 60 days to working capital cycle; seen as temporary
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
Delayed deliveries add 45 to 60 days to working capital cycle; seen as temporary
“The delayed deliveries to the customer does impact at least 45 to 60 days in terms of the overall cycle time. I do believe that it is not structural.”
Cycle time expected to normalise within a quarter or two
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
Cycle time expected to normalise within a quarter or two
“Hopefully, within a quarter or 2, we should start seeing this getting normalized.”
No quality issue on receivables
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
No quality issue on receivables
“But clearly, there is no quality issue on the receivables.”
In a significant investment cycle; moving towards free cash generation
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 14
In a significant investment cycle; moving towards free cash generation
“We are currently in a significant investment cycle. And as we've said in the past, we will continuously move towards generating free cash going forward.”
Acquisitions and new business
DDC: Partner Hikma launched first generic semaglutide in Saudi Arabia
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Partner Hikma launched first generic semaglutide in Saudi Arabia
“Our semaglutide footprint continued to grow during the quarter, and our partner, Hikma, launched the first generic semaglutide in Saudi Arabia”
Launches in softgel and injectables across U.S., Europe and emerging markets
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 15
Launches in softgel and injectables across U.S., Europe and emerging markets
“And across the portfolio, the launches have happened in soft gelatin, in injectables in our markets like in U.S., in Europe, in some of the emerging markets.”
One-offs
Currency fluctuation impact of about $350k in Q2
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 12
Currency fluctuation impact of about $350k in Q2
“So you will be able to see that in the publicly available financials. It's about $ 350 k or so.”
Risks
DDC: Geopolitics delayed second cartridge line start by almost 6 months
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Geopolitics delayed second cartridge line start by almost 6 months
“now running commercial batches, even though the geopolitics actually impacted its start by almost 6 months.”
DDC: Third line arrival delayed by longer transit times due to Gulf situation
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 4
DDC: Third line arrival delayed by longer transit times due to Gulf situation
“this line also the arrival was longer than anticipated, obviously, due to this extended transit times because of what's happening in the Gulf.”
Geopolitics affects fuel, freight costs and shipping line availability
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
Geopolitics affects fuel, freight costs and shipping line availability
“We've got implication on fuel, freight costs, shipping lines availability.”
Other
Q2 revenue up 37% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 3
Q2 revenue up 37% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter
“So if you saw that revenue increased 37% year-on-year, 15% sequentially.”
Q2 revenue was more than INR 5 billion
₹500CrNeeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 3
Q2 revenue was more than INR 5 billion
₹500Cr“And in the quarter, we actually delivered more than INR5 billion revenue.”
H1 EBITDA up 47% year-on-year
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 3
H1 EBITDA up 47% year-on-year
“if you look at the first half, put together both the quarters, it's been a 47% year-on-year growth of EBITDA.”
Multiple regulatory and customer audits completed in the quarter
Neeraj Sharma · Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · p. 5
Multiple regulatory and customer audits completed in the quarter
“during the quarter, we successfully completed multiple regulatory and customer audits.”
Lower tax rate comes from brought forward losses
Anurag Bhagania · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 11
Lower tax rate comes from brought forward losses
“I mean these are our brought forward losses, which we continue to utilize”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 3 Nov 2026 · 15 pages
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