LAURUSLABS · Healthcare
Laurus Labs Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,778 cr for October to December 2025, +25.7% on the year and +7.6% on the quarter. It is the highest quarterly revenue in the last 11 quarters on record. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹6,721 cr, +27.4% on the four before.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹480 cr, a margin of 27.0%, +686 bps on the year and +262 bps on the quarter. It is the widest margin of the last 8 quarters (range 14.3% to 27.0%). Operating costs grew +14.9% against revenue growth of +25.7%, so more of each rupee of sales reached operating profit.
Net profit was ₹252 cr, +171.0% on the year and +29.9% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹4.66. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew 163.1%, so 8 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate was 22% against an average of 28% over the previous 8 quarters, which lifted profit this quarter. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹841 cr, +318.4% on the four before.
On earnings per share of ₹15.62 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹2,058.50 trades at 131.8 times trailing earnings.
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| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹1,224 cr | ₹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 |
| YoY | — | — | — | +1% | 0% | +18% | +19% | +31% | +35% | +26% | +5% | +29% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.4% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 20.1% | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 27.0% | 28.3% | 31.5% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 4% | 6% | 18% | 17% | 22% | 7% | 19% | 4% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 27% | 27% | 30% | 34% | 22% | 31% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 22% | 22% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹37.0 cr | ₹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 |
| YoY | — | — | — | −52% | −46% | +304% | +211% | +1,146% | +870% | +171% | +21% | +123% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | −59% | −65% | +270% | +188% | +1,327% | +1,250% | +163% | +38% | +121% |
| EPS | ₹0.69 | ₹0.43 | ₹1.40 | ₹0.23 | ₹0.37 | ₹1.71 | ₹4.33 | ₹3.02 | ₹3.61 | ₹4.66 | ₹5.17 | ₹6.80 |
| Flags | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Laurus Labs Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,778 cr (+25.7% on the year) and net profit of ₹252 cr (+171.0% on the year) for October to December 2025.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +163.1% on the year, against +171.0% for reported profit.
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