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About the stock: Sun is the world’s fourth largest specialty generics company with
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sales of US$3.8 billion and boasts of 43 manufacturing sites addressing segments
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like specialty products, branded generics, complex generics, pure generics and APIs.
Market Capitalisation | 208742 crore
With a market share of 8.3%, Sun is ranked No. 1 in domestic formulations. Debt (FY22) | 1290 crore
It enjoys leadership position in 11 specialties based on prescription Cash & Equivalents (FY22) | 5033 crore
EV (| Cr) | 204999 crore
Revenue breakup: US formulation~30%, Indian branded~33%, Emerging 52 week H/L (|) 967/653
markets~18%, RoW~14%, API & Others~6% Equity capital | 239.9 crore
Face value |1
Q4FY22 Results: Revenues were in line with our estimates amid strong momentum Shareholding pattern
across business verticals. (in %) Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22
Sales were up 11% YoY to | 9447 crore Promoter 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5
Others 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5
EBITDA was at | 2340 crore, up 14% YoY with margins at 24.8%
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Adjusted PAT was at | 1582 crore (up 18% YoY) [profit is adjusted for one-
off exceptional expenditure of | 3935.7 crore and exceptional tax gain of 1000 20000
| 76.4 crore in Q4FY22] 750 15000
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What should investors do? Sun Pharma’s share price has increased by ~2.1x over
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momentum, 2) focus on growth in India formulations with 10% increase in
MRs and 3) pricing power in branded markets for better margins
Sun Pharma (L.H.S)
Target Price and Valuation: Valued at | 1070 i.e. 28x P/E on FY24E EPS of | 38.3 NSE500 (R.H.S)
Key triggers for future price performance: Recent Event & Key risks
Higher contribution from specialty & branded generics (~51% of topline) in USFDA form-483 with 10
domestic franchise and emerging markets is likely to change the product observations for Halol facility
mix towards more remunerative businesses Key Risk: (i) Regulatory concern (ii)
It has embarked on a strategy to in-license latest generation patent Less than expected traction for
protected products from various innovators for India market specialty products
In the US, Sun is diversifying into specialty products like Ilumya, Levulan, Research Analyst
BromSite, Cequa, Xelpros, Odomzo, Yonsa, Winlevi, etc Siddhant Khandekar
siddhant.khandekar@icicisecurities.com
Launch momentum in India (11 launches in Q4), pick-up in demand for
chronic and sub-chronic segment backed by high PCPM and field expansion Raunak Thakur
raunak.thakur@icicisecurities.com
by 10% in FY23 to sustain growth
Kush Mehta
Alternate Stock Idea: Apart from Sun, in our healthcare coverage we also like Cipla.
kush.mehta@icicisecurities.com
Cipla has a long-drawn strategy of targeting four verticals viz. One-India,
South Africa & EMs, US generics & specialty and lung leadership
BUY with target price of | 1095
EBITDA margins improved 74 bps YoY, despite lower margins from Taro in
Q4, and were at 24.8% (I-direct estimates of 25.5%) on back of marginal dip
in gross margins being offset by lower other expenditure. Subsequently,
EBITDA grew 14% YoY to | 2340 crore (I-direct estimate: | 2409 crore).
Adjusted profit grew 18% YoY to | 1582 crore (I-direct estimate: | 1953
crore). [Note: profit is adjusted for one-off exceptional expenditure of
~| 3935.7 crore and exceptional tax gain of ~ | 76.4 crore in Q4FY22]
The management guided for high single digit to low double-digit growth on
consolidated basis and R&D expenditure to remain at 7-8% of sales in FY23
Gross margins (%) 73.1 73.2 73.7 -59 bps 73.2 -11 bps
Employee Expenses 1,884.9 1,775.1 1,677.5 12.4 1,850.9 1.8
Other Expenditure 2,681.9 2,742.8 2,556.3 4.9 2,765.2 -3.0
Total Expenditure 7,106.4 7,050.3 6,474.5 9.8 7,256.7 -2.1
EBITDA 2,340.4 2,408.7 2,048.5 14.3 2,606.3 -10.2
YoY improvement amid marginal dip in gross margins being offset by lower
EBITDA (%) 24.8 25.5 24.0 74 bps 26.4 -165 bps
other expenditure
Interest 37.3 19.0 30.1 24.1 19.0 96.8
Depreciation 556.5 553.7 553.5 0.5 553.7 0.5
Other income 113.6 237.3 111.0 2.3 432.5 -73.7
EO 3,935.8 5,062.5 672.8 0.0
PBT -2,075.6 -2,989.2 903.0 PL 2,466.2 PL
Tax 146.8 -254.1 55.0 166.6 335.4 -56.2
MI 49.9 -60.0 -51.7 LP 67.5 -26.1
Net Profit -2,277.3 -2,679.6 894.2 PL 2,058.8 PL
Profit is adjusted for one-off exceptional expenditure of ~ | 3935.7 crore
Adj. Net Profit 1,582.1 1,952.6 1,343.1 17.8 2,058.8 -23.2
and exceptional tax gain of ~ | 76.4 crore in Q4FY22
Key Metrics
India formulations 3,096.6 2,991.4 2,670.9 15.9 3,167.6 -2.2 YoY growth driven by demand in chronic and sub-chronic segments
YoY growth driven by specialty portfolio amid demand uptick for cequa,
US formulations 2,924.6 2,952.6 2,698.8 8.4 2,971.8 -1.6
ilumya and Odomzo
Emerging Markets 1,547.5 1,681.8 1,401.5 10.4 1,789.9 -13.5 YoY growth in US$ term was 7%
RoW 1,340.7 1,250.9 1,216.8 10.2 1,353.2 -0.9 YoY growth in US$ term was 7%
APIs 477.7 535.4 475.7 0.4 531.8 -10.2
US Sales (Ex Taro) 1,847.1 1,835.6 1,617.4 14.2 1,930.2 -4.3
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 3: Assumptions
C urrent Earlier C omments
| crore FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E FY23E FY24E
Indian Formulations 10,343.2 12,760.3 13,894.6 15,561.9 13,776.7 15,429.9 Changed on back of continued IPM outperformance
Changed on back of good specialty traction and incremental
US Formulations 10,092.1 11,373.7 12,840.0 13,529.6 11,963.0 12,285.8
contribution from Taro post Alchemy acquisition in US
Exhibit 7: Revenue to grow at CAGR of 10% over FY22-24E Exhibit 8: US to grow at CAGR of ~9% over FY22-24E
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30000 26,489 10000 8,747
25000 8000
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10000
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0 0
FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E
Revenues US
Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company
Exhibit 9: Domestic to grow at 10% CAGR in FY22-24E Exhibit 10: EBITDA & EBITDA margins trend
31.9 27.0 13196
14000 35.0
18000 CAGR 10.4% 25.3 26.9
CAGR 10.5% 15,562 10089 11500
12000 10398 30.0
16000 13,895 28.3
21.3
14000 12,760 10000 21.221.6 25.0
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8000 20.0
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10000 6270
7,749 8,029 7,348 5608
8000 6000 15.0
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FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E
Domestic
EBITDA EBITDA margins (%)
Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company
Exhibit 11: PAT & PAT margins trend Exhibit 12: RoCE & RoE trend
10000 9,189 25.0 25
9000 20.3
22.1 7,823 18.2 18.2
8000 20 17.7
6,964 19.720.0
7000 18.4 14.2
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Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company Source: ICICI Direct Research, Company
Financial Summary
Exhibit 2: Profit and loss statement | crore Exhibit 3: Cash flow statement | crore
(Year-end March) FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E (Year-end March) FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E
Revenues 33,498.1 38,654.5 42,606.9 46,710.0 Profit/(Loss) after taxation 1796.4 5450.5 7822.9 9189.1
Growth (%) 2.0 15.4 10.2 9.6 Depreciation 2080.0 2143.7 2352.7 2459.8
Raw Material Expenses 8,690.1 10,351.5 11,195.2 12,027.8 (Inc)/Dec in Current Assets -869.9 -1021.2 -3742.7 -2180.8
Employee Expenses 6,862.2 7,300.8 8,095.3 8,874.9 (Inc)/Dec in Current Liabilities 3434.0 2580.3 1499.5 1300.7
Other Expenditure 9,454.5 10,604.4 11,816.2 12,611.7 Others -270.1 -168.8 48.4 18.8
Total Operating Expenditure 25,006.8 28,256.8 31,106.7 33,514.4 CF from operation Activities 6170.4 8984.5 7980.8 10787.5
EBITDA 8,491.4 10,397.7 11,500.2 13,195.6 Purchase of Fixed Assets -1073.0 -1434.4 -1530.0 -1530.0
Growth (%) 21.5 22.5 10.6 14.7 (Inc)/Dec in Investments 1167.1 -3784.7 -3305.4 -3305.4
Depreciation 2,080.0 2,143.7 2,352.7 2,459.8 Others -326.0 15.9 -146.4 -161.2
Interest 141.4 127.4 48.4 18.8 CF from Investing Activities -231.9 -5203.2 -4981.8 -4996.6
Other Income 835.5 921.5 847.1 928.7 Inc / (Dec) in Loan Funds -4489.6 -2765.4 -800.0 -300.0
PBT 7,105.5 9,048.1 9,946.2 11,645.7 Inc / (Dec) in Equity Capital -185.4 -185.7 0.0 0.0
Less: Exceptional Items 4,306.1 4,566.8 0.0 0.0 Dividend and dividend tax -1586.2 -2169.2 -1173.4 -1378.4
Total Tax 514.7 1,075.5 1,889.8 2,212.7 Other Financial Activities 280.8 -73.2 -48.4 -18.8
PAT before MI 2,284.7 3,405.8 8,056.4 9,433.0 CF from Financing Activities -5980.5 -5193.5 -2021.8 -1697.1
Minority Interest -631.5 116.6 213.5 223.9 Cash generation during the year -42.0 -1412.2 977.2 4093.7
PAT 2,903.8 3,272.7 7,822.9 9,189.1 Op bal Cash & Cash equivalents 6487.6 6445.5 5033.4 6010.5
Adjusted PAT 7,210.0 7,667.1 7,822.9 9,189.1 Closing Cash/ Cash Equivalent 6445.5 5033.4 6010.5 10104.2
Growth (%) 79.1 6.3 2.0 17.5 Free Cash Flow 5097.3 7550.1 6450.8 9257.5
EPS (Adjusted) 30.0 32.0 32.6 38.3 Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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