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Quest Laboratories Ltd

NSE QUESTLAB · Pharmaceuticals
₹91.85 -8.33%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range68.60 - 152.60
Market cap₹146 Cr.
P/E9.81
IPO 2024 · -5% since ASM short-term Price band 20% Delivery 78.8%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales15.2527.3714.8446.4523.1825.6230.6132.40
Expenses13.4718.5614.1845.6419.3622.2423.7028.26
Operating Profit1.788.810.660.813.823.386.914.14
OPM %11.67%32.19%4.45%1.74%16.48%13.19%22.57%12.78%
Other Income0.160.680.303.411.851.420.57-1.31
Interest0.130.370.040.370.640.580.470.16
Depreciation0.150.140.150.190.210.210.200.21
Profit before tax1.668.980.773.664.824.016.812.46
Tax %11.45%32.41%0.00%47.27%14.94%0.00%40.82%-16.67%
Net Profit1.486.060.781.944.104.024.032.87
EPS in Rs0.903.700.481.182.502.452.461.75
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales30596283104112
Expenses295354678894
Operating Profit168161618
OPM %4.7%11%13%19%15%16%
Other Income000042
Interest001112
Depreciation001111
Profit before tax167141918
Tax %18%29%28%30%27%17%
Net Profit145101415
EPS in Rs8.458.379.07
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%30%22%8%
Compounded Profit Growth%86%43%8%
Stock Price CAGR%%%-5%
Return on Equity%26%23%17%
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital111121616
Reserves5914176680
Borrowings3345308
Other Liabilities9222827107
Total Liabilities18354761122112
Fixed Assets6710101215
CWIP000001
Investments00075216
Other Assets122737445880
Total Assets18354761122112
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1343-23-11
Cash from Investing Activity-1-2-4-5-4435
Cash from Financing Activity0-00267-24
Net Cash Flow-0100-0-0
Free Cash Flow-0212-23-16
CFO/OP103%57%72%46%-120%-33%
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days110135118108105118
Inventory Days1299711399163
Days Payable1191402151442624
Cash Conversion Cycle34177178258
Working Capital Days914275872218
ROCE %55%47%57%27%18%
Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters65.83%65.83%66.21%66.78%66.78%66.78%
FIIs0.74%1.31%0.95%0.93%0.61%0.61%
DIIs4.44%4.86%2.07%1.39%1.37%2.04%
Public29.00%28.00%30.77%30.89%31.24%30.56%
No. of Shareholders8578971,0011,0841,017911

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 146 Cr.
Current Price₹ 89.0
Stock P/E9.81
Book Value₹ 59.1
ROCE18.3 %
ROE16.6 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)8%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)8%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 151 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 152 Cr
P/E (TTM)13.89x
Price to book15.05x
Price to sales1.37x
EV / EBITDA9.72x
EV / EBIT10.21x
EV / sales1.38x
Price to cash flow43.50x
Earnings yield7.20%
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)10.93%
Operating margin (incl. other income)10.98%
EBITDA margin14.22%
Pre-tax margin12.04%
Net profit margin9.85%
Net margin, latest quarter15.69%
ROE51.73%
ROCE55.03%
ROA15.45%
ROIC (approx.)91.75%
Tax rate28.77%
Other income / net worth0.30%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)95.92%
Profit growth (latest year)522.73%
Sales growth QoQ10.53%
Profit growth QoQ-1.95%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-6.39%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-33.66%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 6.61
EPS (latest year)Rs 38.10
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 2.45
Book value per shareRs 6.10
Sales per shareRs 67.18
Cash flow per shareRs 2.11
Free cash flow per shareRs -9.76
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.71x
Fixed asset turnover8.06x
Inventory turnover41.62x
Inventory days9 days
Debtor days135 days
Debtors turnover2.70x
Creditor days24 days
Cash conversion cycle258 days
Working capital days218 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 3 Cr
Cash and bankRs 2 Cr
Net debtRs 2 Cr
Debt to equity0.31x
Net debt / EBITDA0.10x
Interest coverage9.13x
Owners' fund to total sources28.74%
Debt to assets8.99%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -16 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -16 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years-0.50x
Sales to cash flow17.19x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 110 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 59 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 26 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 16 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 14 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 13 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 11 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 4 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 45 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 53 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 60 Cr
Share capitalRs 1 Cr
ReservesRs 9 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 10 Cr
Total assetsRs 35 Cr
Net blockRs 7 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 22 Cr
InventoryRs 1 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 22 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.64
Ownership
Promoter holding66.78% (+0.95 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
Not enough history to build valuation bands (needs two years of profits and prices).
PeriodQUESTLABNifty 50Difference
1 week+1.9%-2.8% +4.7 pts
1 month+7.2%-6.8% +14.0 pts
3 months-4.5%-7.6% +3.1 pts
6 months-16.9%+0.4% -17.3 pts
1 year-5.4%-9.9% +4.6 pts
2 years-27.2%-13.6% -13.6 pts

Red flags

F-score 7 of 8
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew 141% vs sales +96% in 2026
lookOn NSE surveillance On NSE surveillance: ASM short-term
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

Mar 2026
Sales ₹32 Cr -30.2% vs Mar 2025. Net profit ₹3 Cr +47.9%.

Activity

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DateClientSideQtyPrice
2026-09-30Yashvi Hitesh PatelBUY100,80097.87
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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Less than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 daysSME scrip is not regularly tradedShort Term Additional Surveillance Measure (Short Term ASM): stage 1
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