Healthcare · NSE: POLYMED
Poly Medicure
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 5 Nov 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 581 | 444 | +30.8% | 525 | +10.5% |
| EBITDA | 138 | 115 | +20.0% | 125 | +10.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 23.7% | 25.8% | -214 bps | 23.8% | -11 bps |
| One-off items | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| PBTProfit before tax | 124 | 121 | +2.7% | 116 | +7.1% |
| Net profit | 95 | 92 | +3.6% | 86 | +10.6% |
| EPS (₹) | 9.37 | 9.06 | +3.4% | 8.48 | +10.5% |
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
Plan to double revenues by FY30
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 15
Plan to double revenues by FY30
“And of course, we have already laid out very clearly that by FY30, we will double our revenues.”
Subsidiaries: Subsidiary growth expected to reach mid-teens with synergies
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 9
Subsidiaries: Subsidiary growth expected to reach mid-teens with synergies
“we expect that to go back, go into the mid-teens from a growth perspective.”
Management very sure of meeting FY27 EBITDA and revenue range
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 17
Management very sure of meeting FY27 EBITDA and revenue range
“And hopefully, we are very sure about meeting the expected range of EBITDA and revenue for the year.”
Q2 annualised revenue run rate close to full-year guidance
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
Q2 annualised revenue run rate close to full-year guidance
“Importantly, based on our Q2 performance, our annualized revenue run rate is already close to what is required to achieve our full-year guidance.”
In short
- 01Consolidated FY27 revenue guidance kept at Rs 2,300-2,400 crore; standalone at Rs 1,900-1,950 crore.
- 02Standalone FY27 EBITDA margin guidance raised from 25%-27% to 26%-27.5%; consolidated kept at 23%-25%.
- 03FY27 capex guidance kept at Rs 200-225 crore; Rs 124 crore spent in H1.
- 04Standalone gross margin expected at 68%-69% for FY27; consolidated at 70% plus.
- 05U.S. sales expected at about USD 7-8 million this year, building to USD 15-25 million in three to four years.
- 06PendraCare is making EBITDA losses; recovery of its margins expected in calendar 2027 or FY28.
- 07Management plans to double revenue by FY30.
- 08Net cash of Rs 460 crore at September 30.
Capex
H1 capex split stated as Rs 124 crore in India and Rs 15 crore overseas
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
H1 capex split stated as Rs 124 crore in India and Rs 15 crore overseas
“Out of this, INR124 crores in India business and INR15 crores in overseas businesses.”
Capex under way to balance activities across plants and capacity
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 15
Capex under way to balance activities across plants and capacity
“A lot of capex have been currently undergoing to balance those activities in different plants and capacity.”
Orthopaedics, Cardiology: New projects expanding orthopaedic and cardiology businesses
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 16
Orthopaedics, Cardiology: New projects expanding orthopaedic and cardiology businesses
“Some of these new projects are also coming in, where we're expanding our orthopaedic and cardiology business, which we started just 1, 1.5 years ago.”
Segments
Domestic: Domestic grew 22% in Q2 and over 19% in H1, near the ~20% guidance
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
Domestic: Domestic grew 22% in Q2 and over 19% in H1, near the ~20% guidance
“Our domestic business continues a strong growth trajectory with a growth of 22% in quarter and more than 19% for the half year, broadly in the lines of our guidance of around 20% given in the beginning of the year.”
International: International revenue grew 15% in Q2 versus 10% in Q1
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
International: International revenue grew 15% in Q2 versus 10% in Q1
“International revenue grew by 15% in quarter 2 versus 10% in quarter 1, reflecting improving growth trajectory.”
U.K.: Three U.K. projects expected to go live across this and next financial year
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
U.K.: Three U.K. projects expected to go live across this and next financial year
“Hopefully, the first project will go live in quarter 1, the second one, the quarter 4 of this current financial year, the next one in quarter 1, and then the third one is anticipated in quarter 3 of the next financial year.”
Europe: Similar opportunities seen in Europe under India-EU trade agreement
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
Europe: Similar opportunities seen in Europe under India-EU trade agreement
“We also see similar opportunities in other parts of Europe under India-EU trade agreement, which is going to be operationalized soon.”
Renal: Renal grew 7.5% to Rs 94 crore in H1 and 20% to Rs 51 crore in Q2
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
Renal: Renal grew 7.5% to Rs 94 crore in H1 and 20% to Rs 51 crore in Q2
“Renal business recovered well, growing 7.5% to INR94 crores in H1 and 20% to INR51 crores in Q2.”
Demand
International: 30 new international customers added in last six months
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
International: 30 new international customers added in last six months
“In international markets, we have added 30 new customers in last six months”
Renal: DGHS notification mandates single use of medical devices
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 14
Renal: DGHS notification mandates single use of medical devices
“there is a recent notification from Government of India, DGHS, to use medical devices only one time.”
Renal: Single-use rule expected to raise dialyzer demand in the long run
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 14
Renal: Single-use rule expected to raise dialyzer demand in the long run
“I think this will also increase the demand for the product in the long run.”
Renal: 90% of Indian dialysis market still import-driven
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 14
Renal: 90% of Indian dialysis market still import-driven
“Still 90% market is import-driven.”
ROW: Underlying ROW demand stays strong despite logistics issues
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 7
ROW: Underlying ROW demand stays strong despite logistics issues
“But from an underlying demand perspective, that remains quite strong.”
Margins and costs
Raw material margin risk from West Asia crisis mitigated via inventory, price hikes, mix
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
Raw material margin risk from West Asia crisis mitigated via inventory, price hikes, mix
“We have effectively mitigated that risk by proactively managing inventory, taking calibrated price hikes, and focusing on selling high-value products.”
Price hikes of about 4%-5% passed on in Q1
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 12
Price hikes of about 4%-5% passed on in Q1
“We were successful to pass on the price hikes about 4%-5% in quarter 1.”
Standalone: Standalone Q2 operating EBITDA Rs 134 crore, margin 27.4%
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
Standalone: Standalone Q2 operating EBITDA Rs 134 crore, margin 27.4%
“Operating EBITDA was INR134 crores with EBITDA margin of 27.4% with an absolute growth of 20%.”
PendraCare: PendraCare making EBITDA-level losses due to revenue challenges
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 9
PendraCare: PendraCare making EBITDA-level losses due to revenue challenges
“PendraCare currently, because of the challenges on the revenue side, is currently making losses at the EBITDA level.”
Citieffe, Plan 1 Health: Citieffe and Plan 1 Health at mid-teens EBITDA margin
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 10
Citieffe, Plan 1 Health: Citieffe and Plan 1 Health at mid-teens EBITDA margin
“The other two subsidiaries, which is Citieffe, which we acquired last year, and Plan 1 Health are operating in mid-teens in terms of EBITDA margin.”
Debt and working capital
Liquidity Rs 839 crore, consolidated debt Rs 377 crore, net cash Rs 460 crore at Sept 30
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
Liquidity Rs 839 crore, consolidated debt Rs 377 crore, net cash Rs 460 crore at Sept 30
“our liquidity remains strong at INR839 crores as on September 30 against consolidated debt of INR377 crores, net cash position of INR460 crores.”
Short-term debt up in line with working capital growth
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 13
Short-term debt up in line with working capital growth
“As the business has grown and the working capital has increased, the short-term debt has increased in proportion, right?”
Lease liabilities rose as subsidiaries moved to IFRS accounting
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 13
Lease liabilities rose as subsidiaries moved to IFRS accounting
“The lease liability that you highlight has gone up because we have moved the underlying subsidiaries to IFRS accounting from start of this financial year.”
Italy subsidiary: Italy subsidiary debt repaid over five years at EUR 1.5-2 million a year
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 13
Italy subsidiary: Italy subsidiary debt repaid over five years at EUR 1.5-2 million a year
“That is getting repaid over next five years, so it should be between, yearly repayment is between EUR1.5 million-EUR2 million.”
Italy subsidiary: Italy subsidiary long-term debt about USD 6-7 million at most, with agreed repayment plan
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 13
Italy subsidiary: Italy subsidiary long-term debt about USD 6-7 million at most, with agreed repayment plan
“One of our subsidiary in Italy has long-term debt, and that has a repayment plan agreed. That amount in total is, I think, about USD6 million-USD7 million max.”
Acquisitions and new business
U.S.: New U.S. 510(k) approval received for an irrigation set
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 7
U.S.: New U.S. 510(k) approval received for an irrigation set
“Yes, on the U.S. side, we got one more product approval in 510(k). It's an irrigation set which we got recent approval of.”
Brazil: First shipments to new Brazil subsidiary dispatched in October
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
Brazil: First shipments to new Brazil subsidiary dispatched in October
“We have also started dispatching our goods, first shipments to Brazil, the new subsidiary in October.”
U.K.: Direct presence set up in the U.K. for India-UK FTA opportunities
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
U.K.: Direct presence set up in the U.K. for India-UK FTA opportunities
“We also established a direct presence in the U.K. This has been done to capture new opportunities under the India-UK FTA agreement.”
Cardiology: IVL product launched in August; revenue expected shortly
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
Cardiology: IVL product launched in August; revenue expected shortly
“This new product launch was done in August in current financial year, and hopefully we will see the revenue taking up from this business also shortly.”
Europe: 30 new product registrations coming up in Europe
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 9
Europe: 30 new product registrations coming up in Europe
“We have 30 new product registrations which are coming up for registration in that market.”
Management
Brazil: Renato Rocha joined as CEO of Brazil operations
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
Brazil: Renato Rocha joined as CEO of Brazil operations
“We had mentioned in our last call that Mr. Renato Rocha has joined as a CEO of the company, Polymed Brazil operations.”
One-offs
H1 consolidated EBITDA of Rs 266 crore absorbs U.K. and Brazil set-up costs
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
H1 consolidated EBITDA of Rs 266 crore absorbs U.K. and Brazil set-up costs
“It is important to know that H1 operating EBITDA of INR266 crores also absorbs the set-up cost for our new U.K. and Brazil subsidiaries.”
PendraCare: PendraCare earnout consideration reversed after a project failed trials
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 11
PendraCare: PendraCare earnout consideration reversed after a project failed trials
“One of the projects did not pass the regulatory and clinical trials, and hence that project was shelved. Because of that, we reversed the contingent consideration which we had included in our financials.”
Risks
U.S.: Too early to say what U.S. election means; more clarity possibly next quarter
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 12
U.S.: Too early to say what U.S. election means; more clarity possibly next quarter
“I think, Simran, it is too early to call out what is going to happen in the U.S. after this election.”
Renal: Anti-dumping case filed in June still awaiting result
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 5
Renal: Anti-dumping case filed in June still awaiting result
“We are still waiting for the results of the anti-dumping case which we have filed, which was filed in end of June.”
Renal: Chinese competition in dialysis unchanged
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 13
Renal: Chinese competition in dialysis unchanged
“On the competition part, yes, the competition is still there. Nothing has changed.”
ROW: Container availability a challenge for Middle East supply
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 7
ROW: Container availability a challenge for Middle East supply
“One, availability of containers has been a challenge.”
Citieffe: Citieffe hit by tender delays in Italy in calendar 2026
Rahul Gautam · President · Q&A · p. 7
Citieffe: Citieffe hit by tender delays in Italy in calendar 2026
“On Citieffe, the primary challenge in calendar year 2026 has been because of delay in tendering primarily in the Italian market, right?”
Other
Working to go beyond doubling revenue under Polymed 3.0
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 6
Working to go beyond doubling revenue under Polymed 3.0
“We are aggressively working to go beyond the vision of doubling the revenue we have set for ourselves under Polymed 3.0.”
Standalone: Standalone H1 revenue Rs 919 crore, up 15%
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
Standalone: Standalone H1 revenue Rs 919 crore, up 15%
“For the half year, revenue was INR919 crores, up 15%, with domestic revenue of INR318 crores growing by almost 20%, international revenue of INR595 crores growing around 12.5%.”
Standalone: Standalone Q2 revenue Rs 488 crore, up 17%
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 3
Standalone: Standalone Q2 revenue Rs 488 crore, up 17%
“For the quarter, revenue was INR488 crores, up 17%, with domestic revenue at INR172 crores growing 22%, and international revenue at INR313 crores growing at 15%.”
Consolidated H1 revenue Rs 1,106 crore, up 31%
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
Consolidated H1 revenue Rs 1,106 crore, up 31%
“Coming on the consolidated picture for the half year, revenue was INR1,106 crores, up 31%.”
Organic consolidated revenue grew 14%; India 19%, Europe 29%
Himanshu Baid · Managing Director · p. 4
Organic consolidated revenue grew 14%; India 19%, Europe 29%
“Excluding the impact of acquisition, organic consolidated revenue grew by 14%, led to continuous strong growth in India and Europe, which grew by 19% and 29%, respectively.”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 11 Nov 2026 · 17 pages
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