Risk factor
Strong & resilient to price shocks
Profitability factor
Greatly overvalued vs peers
About
Established in 2005 and headquartered in Hyderabad, India, Laurus Labs Limited, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified global pharmaceutical company. It focuses on the research, manufacturing, and international distribution of a broad spectrum of medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The company's API and advanced intermediate offerings cover key therapeutic domains such as anti-retroviral (ARV), antidiabetic, cardiovascular, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), oncology, gastroenterology, and hepatitis C. Additionally, Laurus Labs develops and produces oral solid dosage forms targeting ARV, antidiabetic, cardiovascular, PPI, and central nervous system (CNS) conditions. Beyond its proprietary products, the firm extends its expertise through contract development and manufacturing services for other pharmaceutical enterprises. It also supplies specialized ingredients vital for nutraceutical, dietary supplement, and cosmeceutical applications. Furthermore, Laurus Labs is at the forefront of innovation, engineering novel enzymatic solutions for industrial biotechnology, and providing animal-origin-free recombinant proteins and enzymes for biopharmaceutical use, alongside offering a range of business support services within the pharmaceutical industry.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly overvalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, 'expensive' on EV/EB
Target Price
The average target price of LAURUSLABS.NS is 1096 and suggests 31.6% downside potential. Usually, this means a SELL recommendation among investment firms, or a recommenda