Natco Pharma Ltd
NATCO Pharma Limited (NATCO) is a vertically integrated, research and development focused pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing, and marketing complex products for niche therapeutic areas. [1] NATCO has established its presence in all three business segments viz. finished dosage formulations (“FDF”), active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”), Contract Manufacturing Business.[2]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 31.0% CAGR over last 5 years
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 49.71% | 49.62%▼0.1 | 49.62% | 49.56%▼0.1 | 49.56% | 49.48%▼0.1 | 49.48% | 49.41%▼0.1 |
| FIIs | 17.45% | 17.51%▲0.1 | 17.94%▲0.4 | 17.49%▼0.5 | 15.52%▼2.0 | 14.09%▼1.4 | 15.16%▲1.1 | 17.37%▲2.2 |
| DIIs | 7.86% | 6.75%▼1.1 | 5.59%▼1.2 | 5.64%▲0.0 | 5.81%▲0.2 | 5.87%▲0.1 | 5.39%▼0.5 | 5.46%▲0.1 |
| Public | 24.99% | 26.13%▲1.1 | 26.88%▲0.8 | 27.3%▲0.4 | 29.12%▲1.8 | 30.56%▲1.4 | 29.97%▼0.6 | 27.74%▼2.2 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 930 | 625 | 965 | 1,237 | 1,293 | 408 | 1,157 | 1,193 | 1,264 | 529 |
| Expenses | 488 | 387 | 512 | 474 | 502 | 378 | 596 | 653 | 712 | 408 |
| Operating Profit | 442 | 238 | 453 | 763 | 791 | 29 | 561 | 540 | 552 | 120 |
| OPM % | 48% | 38% | 47% | 62% | 61% | 7% | 48% | 45% | 44% | 23% |
| Net Profit | 360 | 192 | 349 | 636 | 661 | 125 | 428 | 464 | 501 | 107 |
| EPS ₹ | 20.11 | 10.72 | 19.49 | 35.53 | 36.91 | 6.97 | 23.9 | 25.91 | 27.97 | 5.97 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹4,143Cr, up 1.2% YoY. OPM at 43%.
Borrowings at ₹256Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.03x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹254Cr (10% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 5.46% (-9.69pp change). FIIs: 17.37% (+6.34pp change). Promoters hold 49.41%.
ROCE improving from 19% (Mar 2014) to 32% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 149.
PE 14x with 31.8% ROCE. Price is 152% above book value of ₹462. Dividend yield: 0.51%.
Recent Announcements
- Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 2d - NPPA demands ₹4.92 crore from Natco Pharma for overcharging 2 drugs during April-November 2023.
- Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 14 May - Natco Pharma received NPPA demand notice on 12 May 2026 for ₹4.92 crore overcharging, penalty and interest.
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 8 Apr - Regulation 74(5) certificate submitted for quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- Closure of Trading Window 31 Mar - Trading window closed Apr 1, 2026 until 48 hours after FY2026 results declaration.
- Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of Postal_Ballot 25 Mar
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse