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NSE: LAURUSLABSISIN INE947Q01028

Laurus Labs Ltd.

HealthcareNifty 500Statement-builtBalanced risk
₹2,454.00
+393.90 (+19.12%)
Close 2026-11-09
52-week range
₹9300.0% from high₹2,454
Last 6 months +117.3%
Trend
vs 50-DMA +28.3%vs 200-DMA +63.7%Volatility 35%
Analyst view from the market data feed
8% bullish
12 analystsmean rating 2.67
Price
₹2,454.00
Mkt cap
₹1.12L cr
P/E (TTM)
74.9xexcl. exceptional items
P/B
20.56x
Book value
₹116.1
ROE
15.2%
Op margin
21.3%
Net margin
15.0%
D/E
0.48
Div yield
0.10%
Q2 FY27 resultsClean on 14 checksHide
Revenue₹2,206 cr▲ 33.4%on the year▲ 8.9%on the quarter
EBITDA₹750 cr▲ 86.1%on the yearmargin 34.0% (+962 bps)
Net profit₹436 cr▲ 124.3%on the year▲ 20.5%on the quarter
EPS₹8.17▲ 126.3%on the year
  1. Revenue ₹2,206 cr, +33.4% on the year (this quarter has averaged +17.5% over the last 2 years); EBITDA margin 34.0%, +962 bps.
  2. Core profit grew faster than reported profit: core +138.4%, reported +124.3%. Other income, exceptional items or tax held the headline back.
  3. Every check that could run (14 of 19) came back quiet.
✓Profit is backed by cash: operating cash flow exceeded…
Management said
  • Total revenues were 2206 crores reflecting a continued strength of our CDMO segment growing contribution from commercial based supplies and ongoing momentum in affordable medicine portfolio.concall
  • EBITDA margins further expanded over previous quarters by 2.7 percentage points to 34.5%.concall
  • Our current reactor volume for solid phase peptide synthesis is over 16,000 L and we have taken up a significant further expansions.concall
Market today: Funded rallyBhav 58 · Dhan 70 · 6 NovBhav Dhan Index →
Consolidatedstandalone figures are read separately and never mixed into these tables
What this company actually does

A plain-language read of the business, how it actually earns, where the edge is, and the economics of every reported segment — taken from the annual report and investor presentation, not a one-line industry label.

  • Business model in plain language
  • The revenue engine — what actually generates cash
  • Segment revenue, PBIT, margin and capital employed
  • Operating KPIs — volumes, capacity, utilisation
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.

What's newsince the last filing we processed

Annual report Annual Report 2026 Open
Earnings call Sep 2026 Open

Price in context split-adjusted

1M+21.6%
6M+110.4%
1Y+145.1%145.1% a year
From high0.0%worst -18%
vs Nifty, 1Y+147.0 ptsNifty −1.8%
Beta0.72vs Nifty 50
Volatility35%a year

Trading at 128.5x earnings against its own median of 35.0x: 2.7 standard deviations above its usual range. This compares the company with its own history, not with other companies.

How to read this: Price shows the closing price with its 50-day (amber) and 200-day (grey) averages; bars at the bottom are daily volume, green on up days and red on down days; dashed lines mark the 52-week high and low. vs Nifty 50 starts both at 100 so you can see which did better over the period. P/E shows what the market paid for each rupee of profit, inside the band it usually trades in. Drawdown shows how far below its best price the share has been. Hover anywhere for the numbers on that day.

What you must understand

The three to six things that actually matter about this company, each with the exact filing and note it came from — never a fact without the context that makes it meaningful.

  • Reported profit vs operating profit
  • Management narrative vs the numbers
  • Standalone vs consolidated divergence
  • Audit opinion vs headline optimism
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.

Reading the Statements forensic interpretation

What the numbers mean when read together — computed from the filings, not a score.

Capital work-in-progress is sticky

Capital work-in-progress has stayed high (18% of fixed assets) without converting to productive assets — worth checking whether projects are genuinely progressing.

Why this reading: Noted with caution — worth watching, but not yet conclusive on its own. Business has ups and downs; one soft reading is not a verdict.

Full read

CWIP ₹773 cr vs ₹423 cr two years earlier, against fixed assets ₹4,371 cr. Perennial CWIP that never becomes a fixed asset can hide stalled projects or capitalised costs that should have been expensed.

Operating cash flow backs the profit

Operating cash is 182% of trailing profit — the earnings are converting to real cash, not just accruals.

Why this reading: A positive signal: cash conversion at or above ~0.9 means reported profit is showing up as actual cash.

Full read

Operating cash ₹1,624 cr against trailing net profit ₹890 cr. Consistent conversion near or above 1.0 is a hallmark of genuine earnings.

Profit growing with revenue

Both revenue and profit grew over the last year (22.6% and 114.6%) — growth is translating to the bottom line.

Why this reading: A positive signal in the numbers, shown for balance alongside the concerns.

Full read

Trailing revenue ₹7,269 cr, trailing profit ₹1,090 cr. Profit growing at least as fast as revenue indicates operating leverage or pricing power.

Free cash flow is variable

Free cash flow swings between positive and negative across the cycle.

Why this reading: Surfaced for context, not as a concern — it only becomes meaningful if it persists or pairs with other signals.

Full read

Latest ₹560 cr, negative in 4 of 12 years.

Forensic modelscomputed from the filed statements

Every score below is calculated here from the reported numbers — none of it is asserted. Open the notebook at the foot of the section to see each formula with this company's figures in it.

Altman Z″

Needs current assets and current liabilities.

Piotroski F

8 / 8 1 not testable
  • Profitable this year
  • Operating cash positive
  • Return on assets improved
  • Cash exceeds profit
  • Leverage reduced
  • Liquidity improved
  • No share dilution
  • Margin improved
  • Assets working harder
What is this, and how do I read it?

Piotroski F-Score — fundamental momentum — Joseph Piotroski, University of Chicago, 2000, in a study of whether accounting signals could improve returns among cheap stocks.

Nine yes-or-no tests across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency. Each pass scores one. It asks a narrow question: is this business getting better or worse on its own terms, year over year?

Profitability (4 tests)
Positive profit, positive operating cash, improving return on assets, and cash exceeding profit. The last is the quality test — profit that outruns cash is the one to question.
Leverage and liquidity (3 tests)
Falling debt, improving current ratio, no new shares issued. Growth funded by dilution scores zero here.
Operating efficiency (2 tests)
Improving margin and improving asset turnover.

How to read it7 or more suggests improving fundamentals; 3 or fewer suggests deterioration. It measures direction, not quality — a weak company improving can score higher than a strong one holding steady.

Where it failsA single year of comparison, so one unusual year distorts it. Says nothing about valuation, competitive position or management. Piotroski designed it to rank already-cheap stocks, not to judge a company in isolation.

Beneish M

Needs trade receivables, current assets, other expenses.

Cash vs profit

1.41× 12-year cumulative

Accruals are -7.4% of assets. Free cash flow negative in 4 of 12 years.

DuPont — return on equity FY2026

Net margin13.1%× Asset turnover0.65×× Leverage1.98×= ROE16.8%
What is this, and how do I read it?

DuPont decomposition — Devised inside the DuPont Corporation in the 1920s and still the standard way to read a return on equity.

Splits return on equity into its three sources, so the same headline number can be traced to very different businesses.

Net margin
What the company keeps from each rupee of sales. High margin points to pricing power or a genuine cost advantage.
Asset turnover
Sales generated per rupee of assets. High turnover points to efficiency — a retailer earns this way, a utility never will.
Leverage (equity multiplier)
Assets divided by equity. This multiplies whatever the first two produce, in both directions.

How to read itA 20% ROE built on margin and turnover is a different proposition from a 20% ROE built on 3× leverage. The first survives a downturn; the second amplifies it.

Where it failsA single year. Negative equity makes it meaningless. Leverage is structural for lenders, so the third term carries no signal there.

Leverage & coverage FY2026

Debt / equity0.48×
Interest coverage7.91×
ROCE18.0%

Capital that builds FY2023 → FY2026

Capital deployed+30%
Revenue produced+13%
Still in CWIP₹773 cr

Capital and revenue are growing at broadly similar rates — the asset base is being used, not just added to.

The formula notebook — every number above, worked out
Cash vs profit cumulative operating cash flow ÷ cumulative net profit ₹6,966 cr ÷ ₹4,928 cr, over 12 years 1.41× Above 1.0 means cash exceeds reported profit — the healthier reading.
Accruals (Sloan) (net profit − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets (₹890 − ₹1,624) cr ÷ average assets -7.4% Negative means cash exceeded profit — the healthier reading. Positive above ~10% is where accruals start to dominate earnings.
DuPont — return on equity net margin × asset turnover × leverage 13.1% × 0.65 × 1.98 16.8% Splits ROE into whether returns come from operations or from borrowing.
Interest coverage EBIT ÷ finance cost ₹1,353 cr ÷ ₹171 cr 7.91× How many times operating profit covers the interest bill.
Debt to equity borrowings ÷ net worth ₹2,518 cr ÷ ₹5,300 cr 0.48× Read against the sector — infrastructure carries more than software.
Capital that builds growth in fixed assets + CWIP, against growth in revenue capital +30% vs revenue +13%, FY2023 to FY2026 17pp gap Money going in far faster than revenue coming out. For an incubator this is expected — the test is whether it eventually converts.

Going deepersame statements, harder questions

Montier C-Score

Needs more balance-sheet detail (only 3 of 6 flags testable).

Return on invested capital FY2026

ROIC13.0%
On new capital since FY2023 3.4%
Capital employed₹7,818 cr

NOPAT over equity plus debt less cash, at a notional 25% tax. Incremental ROIC is the return on money put in since then — the number that decides whether growth creates value or consumes it.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Return on invested capital, and incremental ROIC — Standard in corporate finance; the incremental form was popularised by Michael Mauboussin as the test of whether growth creates value.

ROIC measures what the business earns on all the capital it employs — equity plus debt, less cash. Incremental ROIC asks a sharper question: what has it earned on the money put in since a chosen year?

NOPAT
Operating profit after a notional tax charge, so the figure is independent of how the company is financed. We use 25%.
Invested capital
Equity plus borrowings less cash — the money actually at work.
Incremental ROIC
Change in NOPAT divided by change in invested capital. If it sits below the cost of capital, growth is destroying value however fast revenue rises.

How to read itROIC comfortably above the cost of capital — call it 11–13% in India — means growth compounds. Below it, growth consumes. Incremental below headline means recent investment is earning less than the legacy business.

Where it failsDistorted in the year of a large acquisition. Understated for companies mid-build, where capital is deployed but capacity has not yet been commissioned — an incubator will look poor until it does not.

Earnings quality ladder FY2026

Cash ÷ EBITDA0.91×
Cash ÷ profit1.82×
Free cash ÷ profit0.63×

Read downward. Cash can cover EBITDA and still not survive capex — the third rung is where a capital-hungry business shows itself.

What is this, and how do I read it?

The earnings quality ladder — Not a named model — the standard sequence an analyst walks when testing whether reported profit is real.

Three ratios read in order, each stricter than the last.

Cash ÷ EBITDA
Does operating profit arrive as cash? Below 0.8 points to working capital absorbing it.
Cash ÷ profit
Does bottom-line profit arrive as cash? Below 1.0 persistently is the classic warning.
Free cash ÷ profit
Does anything survive capex? This is where capital-hungry businesses reveal themselves — a company can pass the first two and still never generate spendable cash.

How to read itRead downward. Each rung failing where the one above passed tells you exactly where the cash is going.

Where it failsA single year of heavy capex depresses the third rung legitimately. Judge it across a cycle.

What the price implies

41.8% free cash flow growth, every year for ten years

The growth rate that makes today's market value equal the discounted cash flows, at a 11.5% discount rate and 4.0% terminal growth. Not a forecast — the arithmetic of what is already in the price. Compare it with what the business has actually delivered.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Reverse DCF — the growth already in the price — A standard inversion of discounted cash flow, used to avoid the forecasting problem entirely.

Instead of forecasting cash flows and deriving a value, it takes today's market value as given and solves for the growth rate that would justify it. The output is not a view — it is the arithmetic of what the market is currently assuming.

Discount rate
The return required for the risk taken. We use 11.5%, roughly the long-run cost of equity in India.
Terminal growth
Growth beyond the explicit ten years. We use 4%, near long-run nominal GDP.
The output
The free-cash-flow growth rate, every year for a decade, that makes the discounted total equal today's market value.

How to read itCompare it with what the business has actually delivered. A price implying 30% a year against a decade of 15% is a demanding assumption; the reverse is a modest one.

Where it failsUseless when free cash flow is negative or unusually depressed, which is common mid-capex. Highly sensitive to the discount rate — a point either way moves the answer materially.

Cost of debt FY2026

Interest ÷ average borrowings6.47%
Average borrowings₹2,641 cr

Against a policy rate near 6%, most sound Indian corporates borrow between 7% and 10%.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Cost of debt — Interest expense over average borrowings — the effective rate the company actually pays.

What the lenders charge, which is a market verdict on credit quality that no rating agency delay affects.

Well below the policy rate
Suggests interest is being capitalised into assets rather than expensed, or that funding comes from related parties on non-market terms.
Near the policy rate plus a normal spread
Ordinary bank funding. Nothing to explain.
Well above
Lenders are pricing risk the equity market may not yet be.

How to read itAgainst a policy rate near 6%, most sound Indian corporates borrow between 7% and 10%. Read the direction over years as much as the level.

Where it failsUnderstated where a large share of interest is capitalised into projects under construction. Not meaningful for lenders, where interest is cost of goods.

Reading the numbers on this pagetwo bases, both shown

Some figures appear twice on this page with different values. That is not an error — they sit on different bases. The live feed reports a rolling twelve months; everything computed here comes from the last audited statements. Both are shown so you can see which is which.

Operating margin
Trailing twelve months, live feed21.3%
FY2026, as filed26.2%
4.9% apart

Where the two disagree, every model, screen and ratio computed on this page uses the filed figure, because the rest of the page is on that basis.

What the filings we hold do not give

Models that need these lines are withheld rather than estimated: net worth, current assets, current liabilities, trade receivables, inventory, net block. Nothing on this page is back-solved from a figure the company did not publish.

Published screening frameworksrules applied, not opinions quoted

Each framework below is a set of stated, mechanical criteria from published work, run against this company's own filed numbers. Passing or failing a screen is not a verdict — different frameworks disagree by design, and that disagreement is itself informative.

Graham — defensive investor

2 / 5
  • Debt below net worth ₹2,518 cr vs ₹5,300 cr
  • Positive earnings every year 12 of 12 years
  • Earnings growth over the period 7% since FY2022
  • P/E below 15 74.9×
  • P/E × P/B below 22.5 1,540.1

Benjamin Graham's stated criteria for a defensive stock, applied to the filed numbers. A company failing several is not disqualified — Graham designed these to be deliberately strict.

Greenblatt — magic formula

0 / 2
  • Return on capital above 20% 17.3%
  • Earnings yield above 8% 1.3%

Two ratios only: what the business earns on its capital, and what you pay for those earnings. Designed to be ranked across a universe rather than read in isolation.

O'Neil — CAN SLIM growth tests

3 / 4
  • Annual earnings growth above 25% 148%
  • Revenue growth above 20% 23%
  • Return on equity above 17% 16.8%
  • Share count not expanding equity capital ₹108 cr

The fundamental half of William O'Neil's framework. The market and leadership components are judgement calls and are not scored here.

Quality — compounder tests

4 / 4
  • Cash conversion above 0.9× 1.41× over 12 years
  • ROCE above 15% 18.0%
  • Interest covered more than 4× 7.91×
  • Debt below half of equity 0.48×

The characteristics long-term holders commonly look for: cash-backed earnings, high returns on capital, and debt that never forces a decision.

Against the sector48 companies

Median of the companies we hold in the same sector (Healthcare). Every figure on both sides is the live feed's trailing twelve months, so the two are measured the same way whatever depth of extraction this company has had. A number only means something next to something else — expensive against the market and cheap against peers are different facts.

P/E
74.9×
47.9×
+56%
P/B
20.6×
6.3×
+228%
Return on equity
15.2%
17.5%
-13%
Operating margin
21.3%
19.1%
+11%
Net margin
15.0%
15.7%
-4%
Dividend yield
0.1%
0.3%
-69%
this companysector median

The page in pictures

Revenue and what it leaves behind

Bars are revenue; the line is net margin. Revenue rising while the line falls is the shape worth noticing.

FY19 · 2,292FY19FY20 · 2,832FY20FY21 · 4,814FY21FY22 · 4,936FY22FY23 · 6,041FY23FY24 · 5,041FY24FY25 · 5,554FY25FY26 · 6,813FY26
Revenue (₹ cr)Net margin %

Where the year's cash went — FY2026

Operating cash first, then what the business spent and raised.

1,624Operating cash−1,086Investing−525Financing

Quality over time

One year is a snapshot. These are the two lines that matter across a cycle.

4.53.11.70.3FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash ÷ profit (×)ROCE (÷10)

Where cash gets stuck

Rising debtor or inventory days against flat sales is the earliest visible sign of stress.

34425215967FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Debtor daysInventory daysPayable daysCash cycle
Growth & valuation workspace

Set your own assumptions and watch the numbers move. A scenario calculator — the outputs are the arithmetic of your inputs.

User-driven scenario tool. Implied value and CAGR follow only from the assumptions you set — not a FinMinutes forecast, recommendation, or target price.

Valuation & quality

One canonical set of figures — the same numbers used everywhere else on this page and on the screener.

What you payHow the price compares with earnings, book and sales.
P/E (TTM)
74.9x
trailing 12m, live feed
P/B
20.56x
P/S
15.00x
PEG
25.29
Dividend yield
0.10%
What it earnsMargins and returns as the live feed reports them, on a rolling twelve months. The models above compute the same measures from the last audited statements, so the two can differ.
Operating margin
21.3%
trailing 12m, live feed
Net margin
15.0%
trailing 12m, live feed
Return on equity
15.2%
trailing 12m, live feed
How it is fundedLeverage and what is returned to shareholders.
Debt / equity
0.48
conservative
Payout ratio
9.9%
Book value / share
₹116.1
Return on equity of 15.2% is built on a 15.0% net margin and debt of 0.48x equity. The full DuPont breakdown sits in the forensic models above.

Ownership & Skin in the Game

How the register has moved over recent quarters — the direction matters more than the level.

Promoter ― 0.12
Sep '2527.59% Dec '2527.49% Mar '2627.49% Jun '2627.47%

Promoter held steady from 27.59% to 27.47% across these quarters.

FII ▲ 1.83
Sep '2526.17% Dec '2526.52% Mar '2625.82% Jun '2628.00%

FII rose from 26.17% to 28.00% across these quarters.

MF ▲ 1.62
Sep '258.53% Dec '259.49% Mar '2611.22% Jun '2610.15%

MF rose from 8.53% to 10.15% across these quarters.

Other ▼ 3.33
Sep '2537.71% Dec '2536.50% Mar '2635.47% Jun '2634.38%

Other trimmed from 37.71% to 34.38% across these quarters.

Working capital12-year series

Where cash gets stuck. A rising inventory or debtor line against flat sales is the earliest sign of trouble in the numbers.

MeasureFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Debtor days
How long customers take to pay
1131029910096120132115
Inventory days
How long stock sits before it sells
201234266293222277285317
Payable days
How long the company takes to pay suppliers
14415919914694158141170
Cash conversion cycle
Debtor + inventory − payable days
170177166247224240276263
Working capital days615434359424358
ROCE %
Return on capital employed
8.0%14.0%40.0%26.0%23.0%7.0%9.0%18.0%

Pharma vitalsthe numbers this business is run on

Quarter by quarter

MetricQ2 FY27Q1 FY27Q2 FY26
R&D, % of sales4.3%——
Gross margin63%62.7%59.9%
ANDA approvals2——
ANDAs pending2——
CDMO Small Molecules Revenue (₹ crore)875835471
CDMO Bio Revenue (₹ crore)293547
Affordable Medicines API Revenue (₹ crore)625654617
Affordable Medicines FDF Revenue (₹ crore)677502518
EBITDA Margin34.5%31.8%26%
ARV Combined Revenue (₹ crore)735669733
CDMO Small Molecules Revenue (₹ crore)875835471
Total Small Molecule API Reactor Volume (KL)9,000——
Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Volume (L)16,000——

From the quarterly results and the earnings call, read by FinMinutes. Latest quarter, read in full.

Read using the Pharmaceuticals framework (named in the filing read). Primary valuation lens: P/E excluding one-time exclusivity gains.

Read more closely in this sector: Status of each US-filed plant · Price erosion stated · One-product dependence.

Trends

The shape of the business over time (annual) — read the direction, not the single print.

Revenue (₹ cr)
FY20214.8kFY20224.9kFY20236.0kFY20245.0kFY20255.6kFY20266.8k
Net profit (₹ cr)
FY2021984FY2022832FY2023793FY2024162FY2025358FY2026890

Annual Profit & Loss ₹ cr

LineFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue from operations4,8144,9366,0415,0415,5546,813
Other income23146247547
Depreciation205251324385430480
Finance cost68102165183216171
Profit before tax1,3011,0841,1092364841,182
Net profit (owners)984832793162358890
EPS (₹)18.3315.4014.672.986.6416.46

Exceptional items, total income and EBITDA are read from the filed statements.

Quarterly Financials ₹ cr

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue1,2241,1951,4401,1951,2241,4151,7201,5701,6531,7781,8122,026
Other Income22193595910276129
Expenses1,0371,0141,1981,0241,0451,1301,3001,1871,2501,2981,2991,388
Depreciation9398102106108106110117120121122124
Finance cost425150495358565240394042
Profit before tax54351071823131312224270327361481
Net Profit372375132093233162194252282362
EPS0.690.431.400.230.371.714.333.023.614.665.176.80

Balance Sheet ₹ cr, annual

ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Equity Capital107107108108108108
Reserves2,4903,2443,9304,0034,3655,192
Borrowings1,4821,7772,0152,5772,7642,518
Net block2,1712,6523,4093,8904,1234,371
CWIP362813551423458773
Investments33150124233309
Total Assets5,7516,9687,6608,3879,33610,511

Cash Flow ₹ cr

LineFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash from operations7339119946666021,624
Cash from investing-941-914-997-822-680-1,086
Cash from financing25530-2725039-525
Free cash flow49346-1061560
Net change in cash4727-3093-3913

Cash from operations is the number profit has to answer to. Free cash flow is what remains after the business pays for its own growth.

From the filings, calls & disclosures

The part no one reads: the auditor's opinion, the contingent liabilities buried in the notes, the covenants, and the claims in the deck placed beside the figures that test them.

  • Buried in the footnotes — what the notes disclose and the summary does not
  • Risk register — every dispute, probe and contingent liability with its amount
  • Audit & governance — opinion type, emphasis of matter, going concern, subsidiary coverage
  • Guidance & forward view
  • Narrative vs numbers
  • Segment intelligence
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.
The analyst grilling

Where analysts pressed management on the earnings call, and exactly how management answered — the questions that were hardest to answer are usually the ones that matter.

  • The question, and who asked it
  • Management's answer, in their own framing
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.

Disclosure & evidencewhat the filings actually show

These are coverage counts, not ratings. Each one asks a fixed set of questions of the filings and reports how many the company answered. A company that discloses nothing counts nothing here — that is a statement about the disclosure, not about the business.

Capital discipline

4 of 4 disclosed weighted 10 of 10
What was looked for
  • Profit converts to cash — 1.41× over 12 years
  • Free cash flow not persistently negative — 4 of 12 years negative
  • Capital converts into revenue — capital +30% vs revenue +13%
  • Interest comfortably covered — 7.91×

Others in Healthcare

The same read, applied to the companies this one competes with.

Results · Q2 FY27July to September 2026

Open the full results page ↗
✓Clean on 14 checks✓1 positive14 of 19 checks ran · read from the filing
Revenue₹2,206 cr▲ 33.4%on the year▲ 8.9%on the quarter
EBITDA₹750 cr▲ 86.1%on the yearmargin 34.0% (+962 bps)
Net profit₹436 cr▲ 124.3%on the year▲ 20.5%on the quarter
EPS₹8.17▲ 126.3%on the year

What changed

  1. Revenue ₹2,206 cr, +33.4% on the year (this quarter has averaged +17.5% over the last 2 years); EBITDA margin 34.0%, +962 bps.
  2. Core profit grew faster than reported profit: core +138.4%, reported +124.3%. Other income, exceptional items or tax held the headline back.
  3. Every check that could run (14 of 19) came back quiet.

The quarter, explainedfrom the filing and the statements

Laurus Labs Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,206 cr for July to September 2026, +33.4% on the year and +8.9% on the quarter. That is faster than this quarter has grown in recent years (+17.5% on average), so the year-on-year number is not just the season. It is the highest quarterly revenue in the last 12 quarters on record. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹7,823 cr, +23.0% on the four before.

Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹750 cr, a margin of 34.0%, +962 bps on the year and +251 bps on the quarter. It is the widest margin of the last 8 quarters (range 20.1% to 34.0%). Operating costs grew +16.5% against revenue growth of +33.4%, so more of each rupee of sales reached operating profit.

Net profit was ₹436 cr, +124.3% on the year and +20.5% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹8.17. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew faster, at +138.4%; other income, one-offs or tax held the headline back. The tax rate of 26% is in line with its recent average. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹1,332 cr, +95.2% on the four before.

Of the 13 companies in Pharmaceuticals that have reported Q2 FY27 so far, Laurus Labs Ltd. ranks 1st on revenue growth; the sector median is +11.8%. Its margin moved +962 bps on the year against a sector median of −60 bps.

Pharma quarters swing with US generic launches and price erosion, while India formulations grow more steadily. Currency gains and other income can be material, so headline profit needs a check against operating profit.

On earnings per share of ₹24.81 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹2,454.00 trades at 98.9 times trailing earnings.

Questions to ask: none this quartereach one with its numbers and source

No check fired. That is a statement about the checks below, not a verdict on the company.

Also worth knowing

✓Positive

Profit is backed by cash: operating cash flow exceeded profit.

Operating cash flow for the first half ₹805 cr against profit of ₹798 cr.

Source: Cash flow statement

Could not run on this quarter: Exceptional items that recur, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery. The filing did not carry these lines.

Where the profit change came fromSep '25 → Sep '26

₹194 crSep'25+₹347 crBusiness(EBITDA)−₹6.9 crDepreciation−₹4.1 crFinancecost−₹14.0 crOtherincome−₹79.1 crTax₹436 crSep'26

Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.

The half year: balance sheet and cashfiled with Q2

Balance sheetSep '26Last year endChange
Trade receivables₹2,242 cr₹2,155 cr▲ 4.0%
Inventory₹2,659 cr₹2,342 cr▲ 13.5%
Cash₹24.5 cr₹113 cr▼ 78.3%
Bank balances₹4.3 cr₹1.0 cr▲ 312.5%
Long-term borrowings₹553 cr₹611 cr▼ 9.5%
Short-term borrowings₹1,937 cr₹1,786 cr▲ 8.4%
Trade payables₹1,301 cr₹1,252 cr▲ 3.9%
Net block₹3,847 cr₹3,873 cr▼ 0.7%
Capital work in progress₹1,282 cr₹773 cr▲ 65.8%
Equity₹6,181 cr₹5,431 cr▲ 13.8%
Total assets₹11,514 cr₹10,511 cr▲ 9.5%
Cash flow, year to dateThis yearLast year
Operating cash flow₹805 cr₹1,093 cr
Capital expenditure−₹864 cr−₹489 cr
Investing cash flow−₹863 cr−₹477 cr
Financing cash flow−₹30.5 cr−₹668 cr
Dividends paid−₹64.8 cr−₹43.1 cr

Operating cash flow was 1.01× profit. Receivables at 97 days of sales (−19 days against the last year end). Inventory at 115 days of sales (−11 days).

From the filingauditor, IPO money, related parties, promoters

✓Auditor's reviewUnmodified conclusion · Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

No emphasis of matter.

Filing p. 6

?Governance eventsKey management change

Board approved the appointment of Mr. Kundan Kumar Jha as Joint Company Secretary, being a Key Managerial Personnel of the Company, with effect from November 1, 2026. (p. 1)

Pharma vitalsthe numbers this business is run on

MetricQ2 FY27Q1 FY27Q2 FY26
R&D, % of sales4.3%——
Gross margin63%62.7%59.9%
ANDA approvals2——
ANDAs pending2——
CDMO Small Molecules Revenue (₹ crore)875835471
CDMO Bio Revenue (₹ crore)293547
Affordable Medicines API Revenue (₹ crore)625654617
Affordable Medicines FDF Revenue (₹ crore)677502518
EBITDA Margin34.5%31.8%26%
ARV Combined Revenue (₹ crore)735669733
CDMO Small Molecules Revenue (₹ crore)875835471
Total Small Molecule API Reactor Volume (KL)9,000——
Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Volume (L)16,000——

Read using the Pharmaceuticals framework (named in the filing read). Primary valuation lens: P/E excluding one-time exclusivity gains.

Read more closely in this sector: Status of each US-filed plant · Price erosion stated · One-product dependence.

What the company says drove itfrom the presentation and press release

  • Revenue ₹2,206 crore (+33% YoY) up 33%: Continued strength in CDMO execution and ongoing momentum in affordable medicine portfoliotranscript p.6, p.13
  • Gross Margin 63.0% (+3.1% YoY) up 3.1 percentage points: Better product mix, division mix, and improved operational efficienciestranscript p.7, p.13
  • EBITDA Margin 34.5% (+2.7% QoQ) up 2.7 percentage points: Improved operational leverage and higher capacity efficiency from growing commercial suppliestranscript p.7, p.13, p.32
  • CDMO Small Molecules Revenue ₹875 crore (+86% YoY) up 86%: Successful delivery of critical late stage programs as well as commercial API supplies to global partnerstranscript p.7
  • Laurus Bio Revenue ₹29 crore (-38% YoY) down 38%: Campaign phasing and timing of customer project scale upstranscript p.9, p.64
  • Affordable Medicines Revenue ₹1,302 crore (+15% YoY) up 15%: Order book expansion across established portfolios and stable pricing in ARV and developed market portfoliostranscript p.11
  • Net Debt to EBITDA 1.02x (vs 1.28x prev quarter) down 0.26x: Strong internal cash flow generationtranscript p.13

From the investor presentationthe operating tables, as printed

Segment Revenue Breakdown (Q2 FY27) (₹ crore)

This quarterLast quarterA year agoYoY
CDMO Small Molecules875835471+86.0%
Affordable Medicines - API625654617+1.3%
Affordable Medicines - FDF677502518+30.7%
Laurus Bio293547−38.3%

Source: transcript p.7, p.9, p.53

H1 FY27 Performance Summary (₹ crore)

This quarterYoY
Total Revenue4233+31.0%
CDMO Small Molecules Revenue1710+77.0%
Affordable Medicines Revenue2458+13.0%
Laurus Bio Revenue64−16.0%
EBITDA1406+78.0%
PAT899+151.0%

Source: transcript p.7, p.9, p.11, p.13

What management saidquoted, with source

  • Total revenues were 2206 crores reflecting a continued strength of our CDMO segment growing contribution from commercial based supplies and ongoing momentum in affordable medicine portfolio.concall, transcript p.6
  • EBITDA margins further expanded over previous quarters by 2.7 percentage points to 34.5%.concall, transcript p.7
  • Our current reactor volume for solid phase peptide synthesis is over 16,000 L and we have taken up a significant further expansions.concall, transcript p.4
  • We are comfortable in maintaining over 60% gross margin and over 30% EBITDA I think that's we still stick to our guidance.concall, transcript p.33
  • We have commissioned our peptide manufacturing facility and our investment towards other multiple large scale API opportunities continues to take place.concall, transcript p.8

Guidance given this quarter

MetricGuidanceForAgainst earlier guidance
capex3000FY2027-FY2028was maintained
gross_margin60FY2027was maintained
ebitda_margin30FY2027was maintained
annual_capex_runrate1500FY2027-FY2028unchanged or first given

Held for next quarter's said-then-did check.

From the call

  • Quarterly revenue reached ₹2,206 crore representing 33% YoY growth, driven by CDMO execution.transcript p.6
  • EBITDA increased 78% YoY to ₹762 crore with EBITDA margin at 34.5%.transcript p.7
  • CDMO Small Molecules revenue grew 86% YoY to ₹875 crore on commercial supplies.transcript p.7
  • Solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) capacity scaled over 16,000 L volume.transcript p.4
  • Net debt to EBITDA declined to 1.02x from 1.28x in the prior quarter.transcript p.13
  • Acquired 60% stake in Galinas Sciences (Canada) for USD 3.75 million.transcript p.5

Where analysts pushed

QuestionAnswerAnswered?
Sustainability of elevated CDMO revenues and whether Q2 includes one-off commercial supply campaigns.Management stated growth is supported by commercialized projects and volume demand, while maintaining full year gross margin target above 60%.yes
Timeline for Laurus Bio expansion and recovery in fermentation revenue after 38% YoY decline.Bio decline was due to campaign phasing; the 500,000 L Bio4 facility remains on track for Q4 FY27 commissioning.yes
Capital expenditure cadence and funding plans for the ₹3,000 crore 2-year capex plan.Annual capex run-rate will be ~₹1,500 crore, fully funded via internal cash accruals and operational leverage.yes

Plans, launches and capacityfrom the call and presentation

  • Acquired 60% majority stake in Galinas Sciences (Canada) specializing in oligonucleotides and magnetic nanoparticles purification: 60% stake, USD 3.75 million investment (Q2 FY2027), completedtranscript p.5
  • Acquired majority stake in SA Regimes for insourcing solid support resins for peptide synthesis (Q2 FY2027), completedtranscript p.6
  • Commissioned commercial scale solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) manufacturing block: over 16,000 L volume (Q2 FY2027), completedtranscript p.4
  • Laurus Bio4 commercial fermentation facility expansion: 500,000 L capacity (Q4 FY2027), under waytranscript p.9, p.29
  • Krka Joint Venture formulation facility phase 1 production blocks (mid 2027), under waytranscript p.11, p.47

The readsynthesis of the filing and the call, no new facts

Laurus Labs reported Q2 FY27 revenue of ₹2,206 crore, up 33% YoY, and PAT of ₹436 crore, up 124% YoY. Growth was driven by the CDMO division, which increased 86% YoY to ₹875 crore, alongside expansion in finished dosage formulations. Operating leverage moved gross margin to 63% and EBITDA margin to 34.5%, while operational cash flows reduced net debt to EBITDA ratio to 1.02x. The results reflect ongoing commercialization of late-stage programs and capacity additions in peptides. Unresolved areas include quarterly revenue fluctuations in Laurus Bio due to campaign phasing and the ramp-up schedule for newly commissioned peptide manufacturing blocks.

What matters most. Commercial execution in high-margin CDMO small molecules and peptides along with disciplined capex deployment.

What would change it. A sharp drop in CDMO commercial orders or delays in commissioning the Bio4 fermentation plant.

Open questions

  • When will the newly commissioned 16,000 L peptide capacity reach peak asset turnover?Q3 FY27 earnings commentary and investor presentation.
  • What is the expected revenue contribution from the Galinas Sciences acquisition in FY28?Annual Report FY27 or Q4 FY27 concall.
  • Will Laurus Bio return to positive YoY growth in Q3 FY27 post campaign phasing?Q3 FY27 results release.

Every quartersame rules, every quarter

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27Q2 FY27
Revenue₹1,195 cr₹1,440 cr₹1,195 cr₹1,224 cr₹1,415 cr₹1,720 cr₹1,570 cr₹1,653 cr₹1,778 cr₹1,812 cr₹2,026 cr₹2,206 cr
YoY——+1%0%+18%+19%+31%+35%+26%+5%+29%+33%
EBITDA margin15.1%16.7%14.3%14.5%20.1%24.5%24.3%24.4%27.0%28.3%31.5%34.0%
Other income, % of PBT6%18%17%22%7%19%4%10%2%3%2%2%
Exceptional items————————————
Tax rate27%30%34%22%31%25%28%28%22%22%25%26%
Net profit₹23.0 cr₹75.0 cr₹13.0 cr₹20.0 cr₹93.0 cr₹233 cr₹162 cr₹194 cr₹252 cr₹282 cr₹362 cr₹436 cr
YoY——−52%−46%+304%+211%+1,146%+872%+171%+21%+123%+124%
Core profit YoY——−59%−65%+270%+188%+1,327%+1,249%+163%+38%+121%+138%
EPS₹0.43₹1.40₹0.23₹0.37₹1.71₹4.33₹3.02₹3.61₹4.66₹5.17₹6.81₹8.17
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