Fredun Pharmaceuticals Limited held its Q4 FY26 earnings conference call on 10th June 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The call was moderated by Kirin Advisors Private Limited and featured Mr. Fredun Medhora, Managing Director.
Financial Performance
Q4 FY26 Results:
- Total Income: ₹213 crores, representing 27.27% year-on-year growth (vs. ₹167.41 crores in Q4 FY25)
- EBITDA: ₹29.13 crores, showing 67.05% year-on-year growth
- EBITDA Margin: 13.67%, expanding by 326 basis points
- Net Profit: ₹11.07 crores, with 56.47% year-on-year growth
- Net Profit Margin: 5.19%, expanding by 97 basis points
Full Year FY26 Results:
- Total Income: ₹639.12 crores, marking 40.08% year-on-year growth
- EBITDA: ₹94.79 crores, up 72.05% year-on-year
- EBITDA Margin: 14.83%, expanding by 276 basis points
- Net Profit: ₹33.21 crores, delivering 59.59% growth year-on-year
Business Segment Performance
Vintage Business (Growing at 15-20% YoY):
- Exports: ₹110-120 crores
- Tolling: ₹24 crores
- Indirect exports and institution sales: ₹120-130 crores
- Domestic third-party branding: ₹45-50 crores
- Fredun DC: ₹25-30 crores
New Age Business (Growing at 40-50% CAGR):
- Pet Care business: ₹42-43 crores
- Mobility division: ₹29-30 crores
- Nutraceuticals: ₹26 crores
- Mass market cosmetics: ₹20-22 crores
New Product Launches and Strategic Initiatives
Hormonal Line Launch:
- Launching hormonal products through doctor channel with focus on MMRDA region and metros
- Will be among first or second in country for certain hormone products
- First to have medicated hormone products sold online through website and doctor channel
- Gross margins expected around 50%
- Targeting testosterone replacement therapies and other hormonal treatments
Anti-Aging Line Launch:
- Leveraging new CDSCO regulations requiring certified doctors for prescriptions
- One of first manufacturers for NAD, NAD+ products
- Has exclusive import rights for the API
Mobility Division:
- Currently has 4 brands: BraceOn, DigiOn, NebOn
- Launching Mobilitics brand in July 2026 targeting physiotherapy products
- Pre-booking completely booked with physiotherapists
- Expecting Mobilitics alone to reach ₹30-40 crores in next 2 years
- Targeting ₹100 crores run rate within 2.5 calendar years
- Long-term target of ₹250-300 crores enterprise
- Expanding distribution from Maharashtra to Goa, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka
- Planning to have same distribution as Maharashtra in 17-18 states within 2.5 years
Pet Care Business:
- Unique approach targeting first-line influencers (breeders, groomers, dog walkers, trainers)
- Launching 42 variants of functional food biscuits, including Jain biscuits
- Online platform Wagr.in (formerly Wagr AI) to launch soft launch in 1st week of July 2026
- Platform described as holistic pet care portal, not just e-commerce
- Recently conducted CT scan for a cobra, demonstrating diagnostic capabilities
- Stage 4 trials ongoing with formulations expected in next 12 months
Growth Guidance and Outlook
- FY27 growth guidance: 25-30% on top line
- Expect to overachieve previous 2029-2030 targets
- Transitioning from contract manufacturer to consumer DTC products company
- Targeting 50:50 vintage vs new age business mix in near term, then 70:30 in favor of new age
- PAT margins expected to reach 10-12% within next few years
- Company has maintained 32% CAGR for last 19 years with no degrowth
Operational Updates
- Current order book: Over ₹320-330 crores in hand
- Manufacturing: 80%+ products manufactured in-house
- 43 manufacturing locations currently (increased from 37)
- Adding 12-13 packing lines by end of September 2026
- Constructing new wing within plant
- Over 1,000 registrations in pipeline
- 2,100 SKUs across 27 therapeutic ranges
Financial Management
- Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.8
- Company now generating positive cash flows from operations
- Inventory levels: ₹270 crores against ₹700 crores top line (improved from ₹220 crores at ₹450 crores top line)
- Finance costs expected to reduce as credit rating improves
Market Conditions
- Geopolitical issues caused raw material price increases
- Company maintained 3-4 months stock buffer to mitigate impact
- Oil price increases affected PVC and plastic prices globally
- Price increases absorbed 1-2% impact with no material effect on bottom line