Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd

Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd

₹ 558 -2.05%
04 Jul 3:44 p.m.
About

Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd is engaged in business of manufacturing, production, processing, formulating, sale, import, export, merchandising, distributing, trading of APIs.[1]

It was formed through demerger of API business from Strides Shasun Ltd (currently named as Stride Pharma Sciences). Subsequently, it also acquired the human API business from Sequent Scientific Ltd during the same time, making it a pure play API company.[2]

Key Points

Business Segments
It is a global, R&D-focused, pure-play Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) company engaged in the manufacturing and development of APIs and offering Contract Manufacturing and Development Services for global companies. [1]

  • Market Cap 2,345 Cr.
  • Current Price 558
  • High / Low 597 / 264
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 195
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -8.65 %
  • ROE -33.5 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 125 to 98.7 days.
  • Promoter holding has increased by 6.78% over last quarter.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 197 days to 126 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 2.90 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -1.45% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -11.3% over last 3 years.
  • Promoters have pledged 38.3% of their holding.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -6.83%

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024
444 406 402 100 361 330 338 395 381 352 425 249 299
345 314 330 197 347 318 311 350 332 333 388 410 290
Operating Profit 99 91 72 -97 14 13 28 45 49 19 38 -162 10
OPM % 22% 23% 18% -97% 4% 4% 8% 11% 13% 5% 9% -65% 3%
10 5 3 3 5 7 4 7 5 2 -4 -62 -120
Interest 25 19 17 18 21 22 22 24 22 25 24 25 31
Depreciation 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 28 26 26 26 26 25
Profit before tax 57 50 30 -140 -31 -31 -19 1 5 -29 -17 -275 -167
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 106% 47% 48% 22% 25% 35% 0% 0% -53%
57 50 30 -140 2 -16 -10 0 4 -19 -17 -275 -255
EPS in Rs 11.83 10.47 6.20 -29.20 0.39 -3.42 -2.08 0.09 0.79 -4.07 -3.58 -57.36 -53.20
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
521 1,387 1,322 1,617 1,268 1,444 1,289
464 1,174 1,062 1,231 1,188 1,309 1,384
Operating Profit 57 213 260 386 81 134 -95
OPM % 11% 15% 20% 24% 6% 9% -7%
2 12 27 29 16 22 -185
Interest 25 82 78 84 75 90 105
Depreciation 34 83 94 109 112 111 103
Profit before tax 0 60 115 222 -91 -45 -488
Tax % -70% 1% 0% 0% 36% 50% -16%
0 59 115 221 -58 -22 -567
EPS in Rs 17.30 32.01 46.22 -12.11 -4.62 -118.21
Dividend Payout % 0% 22% 5% 11% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: -7%
TTM: -11%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -1775%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: -29%
1 Year: 55%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: -2%
3 Years: -11%
Last Year: -33%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 25 26 27 36 36 36 36
Reserves 739 930 1,059 1,553 1,489 1,464 898
633 538 722 621 1,037 1,013 1,012
425 466 346 404 383 386 406
Total Liabilities 1,821 1,960 2,153 2,614 2,945 2,899 2,351
1,086 1,218 1,397 1,382 1,356 1,364 1,268
CWIP 71 40 40 88 239 238 256
Investments 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
663 701 716 1,144 1,350 1,295 825
Total Assets 1,821 1,960 2,153 2,614 2,945 2,899 2,351

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
49 166 242 155 -242 156 109
-85 -113 -359 -106 -243 -81 -4
68 -23 97 92 334 -113 -106
Net Cash Flow 31 30 -20 142 -151 -38 -0

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 184 76 63 109 141 136 99
Inventory Days 252 111 170 149 321 258 163
Days Payable 420 127 132 156 154 142 142
Cash Conversion Cycle 16 60 101 102 308 252 120
Working Capital Days 107 34 67 118 251 213 126
ROCE % 10% 12% 15% -0% 2%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

21 Recently
Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024
41.07% 39.51% 39.71% 40.40% 40.41% 40.41% 40.98% 39.31% 37.19% 30.49% 30.49% 37.27%
17.28% 18.15% 19.42% 17.93% 18.47% 19.26% 19.30% 18.71% 17.86% 16.62% 15.80% 14.08%
6.05% 5.40% 3.64% 3.10% 2.97% 3.01% 2.75% 1.75% 1.79% 1.75% 2.97% 2.83%
35.60% 36.94% 37.22% 38.57% 38.16% 37.32% 36.95% 40.22% 43.16% 51.14% 50.73% 45.83%
No. of Shareholders 65,44973,00077,22882,71083,31979,14976,32575,41774,47372,91873,91278,617

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