About Valliant laboratories Limited

An Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (“API”) / Bulk Drug manufacturing company having focus on manufacturing of Paracetamol. Bulk drugs/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) serve as raw materials for manufacturing finished dosage forms or formulations.

The company was formed in year 1980 as a partnership firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 under the name and style of “M/s. Bharat Chemicals” and, commenced manufacturing of Paracetamol by late 1982. In August 2021, the partnership firm was converted into a public ltd co.

Paracetamol was initially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“US FDA”) in 1951 and is available in a variety of forms including syrup form, regular tablets, effervescent tablets, injection, suppository, and other forms.

The pharmaceutical API industry in India is ranked third largest globally in terms of volume, behind China and Italy. 35% of API are exported and the remaining API and intermediaries are sold in the domestic market. India is the largest provider of generic drugs, globally contributing to ~20% in global supply by volume of generics drugs.

The overall API industry in India grew from Rs. 781 billion in Fiscal 2017 to Rs. 1,179 billion in Fiscal 2022 registering a CAGR of 8.5% in rupee terms. The industry is expected to clock a growth rate of 9-11% between Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2027, largely driven by growth in API exports.

The paracetamol API industry (Domestic consumption+ exports) grew from Rs. 22 billion in Fiscal 2017 to Rs. 39 billion in Fiscal 2023. The paracetamol API industry is expected to clock a CAGR of 5-7% between fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2027, largely driven by the demand from domestic formulation manufacturers as well as export markets.

RISK FACTORS

1. Manufactures only Paracetamol. With a single manufacturing facility having strict standardization and regulations.
2. High Dependency on suppliers. Top 10 Suppliers hold 99% of the raw material supplies, majorly centralized in the western Region. Similarly, the company is highly dependent on few customers centered majorly in the western parts. The top 10 customers holds 42% of the revenue.
3. Company don’t own any registered trademark or tradename which can affect the company in the case of breach.
4. The pharmaceutical industry is intensely competitive and inability to compete effectively may adversely affect.
5. The manufacturing unit and offices are on lease. R&D play a crucial role, any delay in these activities can hamper the company’s growth.
6. The company is not able to fully utilize the capacity of the plant. In FY23 it could utilize only 67% of the available capacity.
7. Group Companies are authorized to carry on similar lines of business and there can be no assurance that it will not face competition from such Group Companies in the future.