Umang Vohra
Analyst · the Nimish Mehta from MP Advisors
Thank you, Kedar. Good morning, and good evening to everyone. I welcome all of you on the call today. I will discuss the key financial highlights. The convenience dollar rate for the quarter is at INR 49.05 per dollar, and the average dollar rate for the quarter is at INR 45.80. Due to this high variance, the convenience translated reported numbers and the local currency numbers will be different. For the purpose of my section, all the figures are at the convenience translated rate, which is at INR 49.05. However, for the purpose of the business overview section that Satish will address, the rates that will be used will be the average translation rate at INR 45.80 to the dollar. Our consolidated revenues in this quarter grew by 21% on a year-on-year basis to $462 million. Year-on-year growth for the first half of this fiscal is at 19%. Global Generics segment recorded revenues of $329 million, which represents a growth of 18% for this quarter. Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, which we shall call as PSAI in this call, recorded a healthy growth of 28% to $121 million. Our consolidated gross profit margin for this quarter is at 54%, and the margins improved slightly due to a favorable business mix. Gross margins for Global Generics are at 63% for the quarter, marginally lower compared to the previous year. Gross margins for the PSAI segment are at 28% for the quarter versus 22% for the previous year. This improvement in margins in the PSAI segment is on account of healthy growth in the sales and product mix. SG&A expenses, including amortization for the quarter, are $147 million, an increase of 26% over previous year. This increase is attributable to the following factors: higher freight costs, both on account of increase in sales volumes as well as rate increases; inflation linked to increase in manpower costs across businesses; incremental costs at Bristol and Shreveport manufacturing facilities in the U.S., where we anticipate a higher level of sales in the second half; the step-up in the OTC-related selling and marketing costs in Russia as compared to the previous year, which is in line with our strategic intent to expand the OTC portfolio. Sequentially, part of the increase in the spend is on account of the depreciation by INR 1 versus average USD rates between quarter 1 and quarter 2, and this represents an approximate value of approximately $5 million, adjusting for the interest on the bonus debentures of approximately $2.4 million and the reversal of the excess provision of $2 million after voluntary retirement scheme based on final offers made. Ad EBITDA is at $104 million and represents 23% of sales and has registered a growth group of 20% over the same period in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA, therefore, for 6 months is at $193 million, 22% of sales, and grew by 23% over the previous year. The effective tax rate for the quarter is 17%, which is in line with our full year planned base business tax rate. Adjusted profit after tax for the quarter is at $63 million and is at 14% of sales. Adjusted profit after tax for 6 months is at $150 million and, gross, 13% over the previous year. Key balance sheet highlights are as follows. Our operating working capital has increased by $84 million from the previous quarter. The increase in inventories by $24 million is largely in anticipation of near-term launches. The increase of $70 million in receivables was largely on account of higher sales in this quarter and the revaluation of foreign currency perceived growth at the closing ForEx rates, which is almost 325 basis points higher than the average rates at which the revenue are booked. Capital expenditure for the 6 months is at $73 million. This quarter, we have borrowed $220 million at LIBOR plus 185 basis points, which we believe is a good rate for us. And this is a long-term loan. Our borrowing shall help us structure a short term to long term mix of borrowings and allow more flexibility for growth. We expect to use these proceeds to repay some of our short-term working capital loans and create more flexibility in our business model. Foreign currency cash flow hedges taken to cover the volatility on net exposure in the coming 6 quarters in the form of derivatives and offsetting loans are approximately at $775 million, hedged largely in the range of INR 45 to INR 49 a dollar. In addition to these, we have approximately $280 million of balance sheet hedges of net foreign currency assets. With this, I now request Satish to take us through the business highlights.