Financial Performance Summary

Quarterly Financials (₹ Crore):

  • Revenue: ₹2,026 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹1,570 Cr), up 29% YoY
  • Gross Margins: 62.7% (Q1 FY26: 59.4%), improvement of 3.3 percentage points
  • EBITDA: ₹644 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹389 Cr), up 66% YoY
  • EBITDA Margins: 31.8% (Q1 FY26: 24.8%), improvement of 7.0 percentage points
  • PBT: ₹481 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹224 Cr), up 115% YoY
  • Net Profit: ₹368 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹163 Cr), up 126% YoY
  • EPS (Diluted): ₹6.8 (Q1 FY26: ₹3.0), up 127% YoY

Divisional Revenue Performance

CDMO Division:

  • Total CDMO Revenue: ₹870 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹522 Cr), up 67% YoY
  • Small molecules: ₹835 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹493 Cr), up 69% YoY
  • Bio (Large molecules): ₹35 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹29 Cr), up 21% YoY

Affordable Medicines (Generics) Division:

  • Total Revenue: ₹1,156 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹1,048 Cr), up 10% YoY
  • API: ₹654 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹637 Cr), up 3% YoY
  • FDF: ₹502 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹411 Cr), up 22% YoY
  • ARV Revenue (API + FDF combined): ₹669 Cr (Q1 FY26: ₹647 Cr), up 3% YoY

Management Commentary

Dr. Satyanarayana Chava, Founder & CEO:

  • Delivered record quarterly revenue with expanded profitability
  • Portfolio transformation driven by growing CDMO commercial deliveries and strength in Affordable Medicines
  • Strengthened integrated offerings and niche capabilities
  • Achieved milestones including in-licensing two Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) and securing final handover of new land parcel
  • Expressed confidence in sustained growth and value creation

V V Ravi Kumar, Executive Director & CFO:

  • Strong operating performance despite macroeconomic volatility
  • Sustained momentum across CDMO and Affordable Medicine divisions
  • EBITDA margin improvement supported by better capacity utilization and operating leverage
  • Gross margin improvement due to favorable segment mix
  • Continuing CAPEX program to drive near and long-term growth
  • CAPEX at 19% of sales during the quarter

Operational Highlights

CDMO - Small Molecules:

  • Revenue of ₹835 Cr, up 69% YoY
  • Growth driven by late-stage clinical and commercial API supplies
  • Ramp-up of growth projects
  • Focus on new modalities with key partners and fully integrated projects
  • Advancing commercial peptides manufacturing capability
  • Pipeline: >125 active projects across Human health, Animal health, and Crop science
  • Continuing CAPEX in large-scale API & Fermentation capacity in Vizag

BIO - Large Molecules:

  • Revenue of ₹35 Cr, up 21% YoY
  • Strong traction in enzymatic technology applications
  • Fermentation facility expected to be commissioned by Q3 FY27

Affordable Medicines (Generics):

  • Steady ARV performance and established product volume growth
  • New launches in US market
  • Maintained consistent deliveries amid global supply chain issues
  • Capacity expansion and resource allocation on track
  • KRKA JV Update: FDF site progress on track, Phase-I production blocks to open in mid-2027 focusing on High Potent and General OSD capability
  • Product filings: 2 FDF dossiers filed in Q1 FY27 (Cumulative: 96 products)
  • DMF filings: Cumulative 92 DMFs filed till date

R&D and Business Development

  • Total R&D investment including capex R&D: ₹118 Cr (5.8% of Revenue), up 74% YoY
  • Increased investment focused on Advanced Biologics infrastructure (Gene Therapy/Antibody Drug Conjugates)
  • In-licensed two ADC assets from Aarvik Therapeutics for development and commercialization in India markets

Quality and ESG Highlights

  • Completed 24 Quality audits in Q1 without critical findings
  • Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved Laurus Labs' near-term science-based emissions reduction targets

Capital Expenditure and Growth Plans

  • Planned Capex increase over FY27 & FY28 on track
  • Growth projects across Small molecule (Human & Animal health), Fermentation, Peptides, Gene therapy, and Antibody Drug conjugates

Corporate Details

  • Corporate Office: Plot No. 103, Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, Telangana, India
  • Company Identification No: L24239AP2005PLC047518
  • Employee strength: Over 8,126 people, including 3,134+ scientists
  • Facilities: 15 facilities approved by global regulators (USFDA, WHO, EMA, etc.)
  • FY2026 Revenue: ₹6,813 crore

Investor Communication

  • Earnings conference call scheduled for July 24, 2026, at 5:00 pm IST