Natco Pharma corrected a big 32 per cent final week. The inventory declined 20 per cent on Thursday and additional corrected 9 per cent on Friday, dragged by the corporate’s weak Q3FY25 outcomes. The revenues (excluding different revenue) declined 39 per cent yr on yr to ₹463 crore. In contrast with Q2FY25, the quarter-on-quarter decline is sharper at 66 per cent. The corporate’s EBITDA margins, round 59 per cent within the first half of the yr, declined to six per cent. The income, adjusted for one-time acquire on sale of land, declined 59 per cent yr on yr.
Revlimid gross sales
The sharp decline may be largely attributed to decrease gross sales of generic Revlimid within the US. The gross sales settlement with the innovator of the blockbuster product is designed in a peculiar vogue, which led to the present volatility. Below the phrases of the settlement, Natco Pharma and Teva, its advertising companion for the product, are allowed to promote a predetermined market share in a given yr. This share rises from a single digit within the first yr (FY23) and may attain a most of 33 per cent by January 2026. An identical settlement was reached with all of the generic challengers to the patent, together with Solar Pharma, Cipla or Dr. Reddy’s. Since Natco Pharma was the earliest mover, backed by a big generic participant Teva, the impression for Natco is increased from Revlimid gross sales.
The corporate reported sturdy gross sales progress of 10 per cent in 9MFY25, regardless of the present quarter, owing to the upper market share allotted this yr in comparison with the earlier yr. Because the allotted quota was reached, gross sales within the third quarter had no contribution from Revlimid.
However the firm has been allotted a 3rd of the market share for 2025. The upper proportion of gross sales are anticipated to take off from Q4FY25 and expectations for the following quarter and the following yr are nonetheless sturdy and revenues will get well. Nonetheless, how buyers will react after the large destructive shock from Q3 outcomes is a wait and watch.
Inventory outlook
Natco Pharma gained prominence primarily based on its skill to problem patents. Revlimid and Tamiflu have been one of many earliest exploits. The corporate business-case is constructed on such patent challenges. However such merchandise are given to excessive volatility. There’s a interval of exclusivity after which gross sales drop and the following alternative needs to be explored.
Natco Pharma shareholders ought to count on a giant drop in earnings from FY27 as Revlimid gross sales will carry the earnings for FY26 after which there can be unrestricted competitors resulting in a pointy value drop.
The corporate has stocked up on such sturdy exploits for the longer term, however buyers could also be involved by the timelines. The following massive alternative ought to be semaglutide, the molecule behind Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight reduction. The corporate is the sole-first to file, which can guarantee six months of exclusivity, however it’s but to be determined. Within the US markets, diabetes alternative was settled with the innovator (launch date continues to be undisclosed) and the burden loss model needs to be settled. The patent expiries are ranging from 2031, however the firm can launch the diabetes model in India from March 2026.
The opposite massive alternatives embrace sole-first to file in Olaparib for breast most cancers, and shared-first to file in Risdiplam for spinal muscular atrophy, in addition to a number of different small- to medium-sized alternatives. However with uncertainty of launch dates and a looming hole in earnings progress, the inventory gave up the positive aspects of the previous yr.
