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Ajanta Pharma Limited

AJANTPHARM.NS
75
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Price
₹3369.50
-70.40 (-2.05%)
Market Cap
₹420.97B
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
75
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Share count falling — buybacks

3.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 129.7M (2022) → 124.9M (2026)

Ajanta Pharma is an Indian pharmaceutical company that makes and sells generic and branded medicines. Its core products include tablets, capsules, and eye drops across therapeutic areas like cardiology, dermatology, malaria treatment, and ophthalmology. The company sells to patients and healthcare providers in India, Africa, Asia, and the United States.

Ajanta earns money by selling finished drug products directly to pharmacies, hospitals, and distributors, as well as exporting generic medicines to regulated markets like the US and emerging markets across Africa and Southeast Asia. It is a mid-sized Indian pharma company with a notably high gross margin, reflecting its focus on branded generics where it can charge more than commodity drug makers. Its strong return on capital suggests efficient operations and pricing power in niche therapeutic segments. The key growth driver is expanding its US generics pipeline, while the main risk is regulatory scrutiny from agencies like the US FDA, which can delay or block product approvals.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+18.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

66.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$7.0B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Ajanta Pharma Limited grew revenue 28% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
78.6%
Premium pricing power — 78.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
51.4%
Excellent — 51.4% operating margin
ROCE
15.4%
Strong — 15.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+18.9%
Fast-growing sales (18.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
+15.1%
Earnings growing fast (15.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
27%
Weak — only 27% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
2.0%
Thin free cash flow (2.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Interest Cover
152.31x
Comfortably covers interest (152.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.9x
Pricey — P/E 39.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+4.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.9 → 34.9)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.81%
Small dividend — 0.81% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+135.9%
Dividend growing fast (135.9% YoY)

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