Strides Pharma Science Ltd
Strides Pharma Science Ltd is in the business of development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.[1] The company's pharmaceutical products are sold in over 100 countries.[2] The company has always followed an inorganic growth strategy over the years that resulted in foray into new markets, addition of new business segments, therapy segments and manufacturing infrastructure.[3]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 89.9% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 28.8%
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 114%
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 3.32 times its book value
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 4.81% over past five years.
- −Tax rate seems low
- −Promoters have pledged 27.3% of their holding.
- −Earnings include an other income of Rs.131 Cr.
- −Company has high debtors of 248 days.
- −Working capital days have increased from 57.4 days to 82.8 days
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 25.86% | 25.84%▼0.0 | 26.82%▲1.0 | 28.3%▲1.5 | 28.3% | 27.86%▼0.4 | 27.86% | 27.91%▲0.1 |
| FIIs | 26.71% | 30.08%▲3.4 | 28.48%▼1.6 | 28.32%▼0.2 | 28.02%▼0.3 | 28.51%▲0.5 | 29.52%▲1.0 | 28.68%▼0.8 |
| DIIs | 18.17% | 18.24%▲0.1 | 16.92%▼1.3 | 13.72%▼3.2 | 13.3%▼0.4 | 12.98%▼0.3 | 13.02%▲0.0 | 14.44%▲1.4 |
| Public | 28.87% | 25.83%▼3.0 | 27.78%▲2.0 | 29.65%▲1.9 | 30.38%▲0.7 | 30.62%▲0.2 | 29.59%▼1.0 | 28.96%▼0.6 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 553 | 380 | 603 | 586 | 520 | 551 | 556 | 499 | 522 | 554 |
| Expenses | 514 | 378 | 492 | 520 | 464 | 477 | 488 | 431 | 460 | 472 |
| Operating Profit | 38 | 1 | 111 | 66 | 55 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 81 |
| OPM % | 7% | 0% | 18% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 15% |
| Net Profit | -7 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 122 |
| EPS ₹ | -0.75 | -0.04 | 5.65 | 0.26 | 1.88 | 1.62 | 1.75 | 1.45 | 3.48 | 13.23 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹2,130Cr, down 0.4% YoY. OPM at 13%.
Borrowings at ₹1,255Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.41x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹102Cr (13% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 14.44% (-5.16pp change). FIIs: 28.68% (+11.96pp change). Promoters hold 27.91%.
ROCE declining from 11% (Mar 2014) to 5% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 83.
PE 56x with 4.66% ROCE. Price is 223% above book value of ₹345. Dividend yield: 0.36%.
Recent Announcements
- Board Meeting Outcome for Outcome Of Board Meeting Held On May 18, 2026 3m - Board approved FY26 audited results and recommended Rs 5 final dividend per share.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 9m - Strides appoints Ramaraju PVS Executive Director, redesignates Aditya Arun Kumar Non-Executive Director from June 1, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Directorate 11m - Ramaraju PVS appointed Executive Director from June 1, 2026; Aditya Arun Kumar becomes Non-Executive Director.
- Rotation Of Statutory Auditors In FY28 14m - Board recommends Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP as statutory auditor from 36th AGM in 2027 to 41st AGM in 2032.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation 16m - Outcome of Board Meeting held on May 18, 2026 - Earnings Presentation for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse