Gland Pharma (GLAND)
Slow GrowerFairStock Score: 67/100 — STEADY
Score breakdown: P/E: 0/3 · ROCE: 0/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹2,970.2 |
| Market Cap | ₹48,998.4 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 43.48 |
| ROCE | 11.89% |
| ROE | 9.26% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.67% |
| Profit Growth | 35.33% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.03 |
| Sales Growth | 23.03% |
| Free Cash Flow | ₹2,633 Cr |
| Promoter Holding | 51.83% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹1,573.6 — ₹3,171 |
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
| Book Value | ₹628.68 |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
I am a value investor first, so I ask: what am I paying for? Gland Pharma trades at ₹2,970.20, a market cap of ₹48,998 Cr, 43.48 times earnings and 4.72 times book. Its book value is ₹628.68. On Graham's arithmetic, the Graham Number is only ₹801.85, leaving a margin of safety of -127.25%; that tells me the price already discounts much good news. Yet the business has momentum: sales grew 23.03%, profit 35.33%, and five-year revenue CAGR is 16.36%. The latest quarter delivered ₹1,695 Cr sales and ₹261 Cr net profit. Free cash flow is ₹2,633 Cr, debt/equity is just 0.03, Piotroski is 8/9, and Altman Z is 3.39. Those are signs of financial strength, not a fragile balance sheet. The moat is not obvious from these numbers alone; low debt and strong FCF hint at quality, but ROE of 9.26% and ROCE of 11.89% are not elite. Promoter holding of 51.83% aligns owners, and a PEG of 0.43 looks cheap if growth persists. But a 43.48 P/E for modest returns on capital is demanding. The negative EV/EBITDA of -103.60 is odd and I would not treat it as a normal valuation anchor. DCF intrinsic value of ₹8,554.19 implies large upside, but Graham would demand a wider margin of safety before trusting optimistic projections. FairStock Score 67/100 is STEADY, not compellingly cheap. My conclusion: quality growth with a fortress balance sheet, but the price leaves little room for error. I would watch growth durability, returns on capital, and whether cash flow keeps compounding.
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