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Ipca Laboratories

NSI:IPCALAB · INE571A01038
PharmaceuticalsLarge

360

58
EV / EBIT32
Price / Owner Earnings24
Owner Earnings Yield39
Dividend Yield37
Price/Sales29
EV / Gross Profit58
Price/Book23
Return on Capital63
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity51
EBIT Margin42
Gross Profitability80
Cash Conversion28
Owner Earnings Margin38
Sales growth46
Profit Growth52
Long-Term EPS Growth57
Reinvestment40
Price momentum71
Debt load67
Refinancing56
Debt Payback100
Liquidity62
Analyst ratings68
Opinion Changes33
Price Target Upside28
Market mood65
Value Creation17/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Ipca Laboratories generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryIndia
IndustryPharmaceuticals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNSEI
Founded1949
Employees6,273
Websiteipca.com
ISININE571A01038
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
OphthalmologyCardiovascularDiabetesGastroenterologyAllergyNeurologyOncologyDermatologyInfectious DiseasesHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical

Description

Ipca Laboratories Limited a pharmaceutical company that manufactures and markets formulations and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for various therapeutic segments. Business Segments The company operates through five segments: Pharmaceutica…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Ipca Laboratories Limited is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 41.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 16% yearly growth; analysts expect 15%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 17/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jan 2025

All-time low

39

Jan 2023

Average rank

60

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
29
52
65
53
Price/Earnings
37
38
45
68
Price/Book
23
43
55
56
Dividend Yield
37
25
27
24
Value (overall)
24
43
53
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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