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Novartis India Ltd

NSE NOVARTIND · BSE 500672 · Pharmaceuticals
₹1,965.00 +2.40%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range950.00 - 2,588.80
Market cap₹4,751 Cr.
P/E48.6
Price band 10% Delivery 41.5%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales7985819287938488908691104
Expenses626570686967606066647069
Operating Profit172011241826242724222135
OPM %21%23%14%26%21%28%29%31%26%26%23%34%
Other Income172210101011111199109
Interest100000000100
Depreciation100111111000
Profit before tax324121342835343733303043
Tax %27%36%31%24%26%28%14%26%26%46%16%25%
Net Profit242715262025292824162532
EPS in Rs9.5910.765.9510.428.2710.3111.8711.199.816.5210.2313.05
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales690656564491438381400379335356354371
Expenses656631570478426355373314270265260269
Operating Profit3425-61212272765659194102
OPM %5.0%3.8%-1.1%2.5%2.8%7%7%17%19%26%27%27%
Other Income20771172783633-175862423937
Interest016268521111
Depreciation343313121063222
Profit before tax23792158862940-4115123130130136
Tax %16%38%50%40%65%48%-3%10%31%23%28%
Net Profit1985778521021-4103851019398
EPS in Rs62.0420.3331.7420.974.088.46-1.5141.8634.5040.8737.7439.61
Dividend Payout %16%49%32%48%245%118%-663%113%72%61%66%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth-6%-1%-2%5%
Compounded Profit Growth-7%35%-3%-5%
Stock Price CAGR11%19%39%116%
Return on Equity8%11%12%12%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital161614121212121212121212
Reserves9861,178906721747708699679763732773805
Borrowings0000068622422753
Other Liabilities244239230377223289229242186173158157
Total Liabilities1,2461,4331,1501,1119821,0781,002958983925948978
Fixed Assets86651576642419753
CWIP000000000000
Investments000000000000
Other Assets1,2381,4261,1441,1069671,001938934964918943975
Total Assets1,2461,4331,1501,1119821,0781,002958983925948978
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-6057-41161-194-23-6939451137547
Cash from Investing Activity719-63042469274569587-15333-318
Cash from Financing Activity-38-39-332-268-30-41-37-36-30-121-64-64
Net Cash Flow622-61251-3850-9-1190-1392670
Free Cash Flow-6454-44160-208-24-6938451137546
CFO/OP601%398%13%-3,503%-1,210%124%-127%210%65%115%99%87%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days352723283431374135454138
Inventory Days103921048411111711911799827498
Days Payable98898715816814513714810811293101
Cash Conversion Cycle403040-45-233191026152236
Working Capital Days6-35-14-997-162-23-37-59-45-46
ROCE %9%22%9%17%12%5%6%6%15%16%17%16%
Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026
Promoters70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%70.68%
FIIs0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.17%0.16%0.15%
DIIs0.52%0.52%0.52%0.52%0.53%0.53%0.53%0.53%0.63%0.53%1.35%1.39%
Public28.60%28.61%28.60%28.61%28.60%28.61%28.60%28.61%28.50%28.60%27.81%27.79%
No. of Shareholders43,12841,23939,26539,59638,92639,13339,04039,35339,46838,11636,50236,706

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 4,751 Cr.
Current Price₹ 1,924
Stock P/E48.6
Book Value₹ 331
ROCE16.3 %
ROE11.6 %
Dividend Yield1.30 %
Face Value₹ 5.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)5%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-5%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,852 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 4,187 Cr
P/E (TTM)49.62x
Price to book5.93x
Price to sales13.09x
EV / EBITDA30.20x
EV / EBIT30.60x
EV / sales11.30x
Price to cash flow103.83x
Earnings yield2.02%
Dividend yield1.27%
P/E, 3-year average24.92x
P/B, 3-year average2.94x
P/E, 5-year average22.05x
P/B, 5-year average2.54x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)26.57%
Operating margin (incl. other income)37.50%
EBITDA margin37.42%
Pre-tax margin36.59%
Net profit margin26.38%
Net margin, latest quarter31.03%
ROE11.63%
ROCE16.25%
ROA9.68%
ROE, 3-year average12.01%
ROCE, 3-year average16.44%
ROA, 3-year average9.79%
ROE, 5-year average9.92%
ROCE, 5-year average12.99%
ROA, 5-year average7.93%
ROIC (approx.)64.13%
Tax rate28.14%
Other income / net worth4.74%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-0.54%
Profit growth (latest year)-7.65%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-2.20%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-1.46%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-3.40%
Profit CAGR, 5 years34.85%
Sales growth QoQ14.64%
Profit growth QoQ27.56%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)18.57%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)16.62%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 39.60
EPS (latest year)Rs 37.74
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 13.05
EPS, 3-year averageRs 37.70
EPS, 5-year averageRs 30.69
Book value per shareRs 331.23
Sales per shareRs 150.09
Cash flow per shareRs 18.93
Free cash flow per shareRs 18.63
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 24.99
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 24.99
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 26.49
Dividends
Dividend payout66.22%
Dividend payout, 3-year average66.60%
Dividend payout, 5-year average78.30%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.36x
Fixed asset turnover123.03x
Inventory turnover3.90x
Inventory days94 days
Debtor days38 days
Debtors turnover9.56x
Creditor days101 days
Cash conversion cycle36 days
Working capital days-46 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 3 Cr
Cash and bankRs 668 Cr
Net debtRs -664 Cr
Debt to equity0.00x
Net debt / EBITDA-4.79x
Interest coverage112.16x
Owners' fund to total sources83.60%
Debt to assets0.33%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 47 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 18 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -64 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 46 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 44 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.84x
Sales to cash flow7.58x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 371 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 354 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 104 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 94 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 35 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 37 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 139 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 137 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 136 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 36 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 98 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 93 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 32 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 208 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 260 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 393 Cr
Share capitalRs 12 Cr
ReservesRs 805 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 818 Cr
Total assetsRs 978 Cr
Net blockRs 3 Cr
ReceivablesRs 37 Cr
InventoryRs 53 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 157 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)2.47
Ownership
Promoter holding70.68% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 49.6 is at the 65th percentile of its own 6.0-year range (median 30.4, low 16.1, high 167.7).
P/B 5.93 is at the 99th percentile (median 2.22).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodNOVARTINDNifty 50Difference
1 week-0.3%-2.8% +2.5 pts
1 month+24.2%-6.8% +31.0 pts
3 months+33.7%-7.6% +41.3 pts
6 months+177.9%+0.4% +177.5 pts
1 year+226.8%-9.9% +236.8 pts
2 years+206.6%-13.6% +220.2 pts
3 years+172.8%+14.2% +158.6 pts
5 years+141.4%+27.9% +113.5 pts
7 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹26 Cr. Over three months 2 bought more and 4 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund0.47%16 -34%
Bandhan Healthcare Fund1.50%5 +152%
HDFC MNC Fund0.56%3 -17%
DynaSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund1.25%2 +100%
Bandhan BSE Healthcare Index Fund0.07%0 -23%
Bandhan Innovation Fund0.00%0 -100%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookInventory outrunning sales Inventory grew 30% vs sales -1% in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹104 Cr +18.2% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹32 Cr +14.3%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +17.7%, profit +33.8% beat. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 102 Cr, profit Rs 28 Cr (how).

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2023-07-20Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share/Special Dividend - Rs 37.50 Per Share
2022-07-20Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2021-08-17 Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Close to Close price movement greater than 75perc in previous 6 monthsHigh low price variation greater than 100perc in previous 6 monthsHigh low price variation greater than 75perc in previous 3 months

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Novartis India Ltd?

Novartis India Ltd (NOVARTIND) has a market capitalisation of Rs 4,751 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Novartis India Ltd?

Novartis India Ltd trades at a P/E of 48.6 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Novartis India Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Novartis India Ltd sales was Rs 104 Cr (+18.2% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 32 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Novartis India Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 2,588.80 and the 52-week low is Rs 950.00.

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