Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry: by Vlss Consultancies
Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry: by Vlss Consultancies
Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry: by Vlss Consultancies
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
BY VLSS CONSULTANCIES
INTRODUCTION
• Pharmaceutical Industry in India is one of the largest
and most advanced among the developing countries
• (B)QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RATIO ANALYSIS
Opportunities :-
Strengths :- 1. Significant export potential.
1.Cost Competitiveness 2. Marketing alliances for MNC products in domestic
2 Developed Industry with Strong market and international market.
Manufacturing Base 3.Contract manufacturing arrangements with MNCs
3.Well Established R&D infrastructure 4. Potential for developing India as a centre for
4. Access to pool of highly trained scientists, international clinical trials.
Weaknesses:- Threats :-
1. Low investments in innovative R&D. 1.Product patent regime poses serious challenge to
2. Lack of resources to compete with MNCs domestic industry unless it invests in research and
for New Drug Discovery & Research development
3. Lack of strong linkages between industry 2. R&D efforts of Indian pharmaceutical companies
and academia. hampered by lack of enabling regulatory requirement.
4. Low medical and healthcare expenditure 3.Drug Price Control Order puts unrealistic ceilings
in the country on product prices and profitability
4. Export effort hampered by procedural hurdles in
India as well as non-tariff barriers imposed abroad.
Power of Suppliers
Volume benefits occur
Inputs standard, available locally
Numerous suppliers-switching cost low
Suppliers can go for forward integration
Raw material cost constitute more than 50% of
the total expenses
Barriers to Entry
Very low barriers to entry Industry Competition Threats of Substitutes
Government policies supportive Highly competitive. No substitutes for the medicines
For entry price regulation exists Top five players have mere
Biotechnology is a threat to
Economies of scale exist 18% market share
Lower fixed cost and high working capital synthetic pharma products
Proprietory technology and
Product will exist after 2005
Power of Buyers
End consumers do not have bargaining power
Brand identity exists but is in the hands
Of Influencer (Doctors)
Price Sensitivity is less
Highly fragmented market, so buyer
Concentration v/s industry is low
RATIO ANALYSIS
• We have analyzed the top five companies in the Indian
pharmaceutical industry for the purpose of doing the quantitative
analysis.
• Our rationale behind selecting the top five companies has been
the –SALES AND PROFIT.
• The companies being:
Cipla
Ranbaxy
Sun Pharma
Piramal Healthcare
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
YRC Aggregat Cipla Dr Reddy's Piramal Sun Ranbaxy
e Pharma. Labs.
200803 200803 200803 200803 200712
Key Ratios
DE Ratio 0.98 0.1 0.09 0.43 0.18 1.37
Long Term DE 0.69 0.1 0 0.28 0.18 0.92
Ratio
Current Ratio 1.58 2.66 2.37 1.54 3.04 0.98
Turnover Ratios :
Fixed Assets 1.78 2.05 2.27 1.74 3.62 2.04
Inventory 5.02 3.9 6.11 8.34 8.88 4.64
Debtors 4.53 3.38 3.53 7.5 3.96 4.72
Interest Cover 5.82 47.45 40.76 5.61 208.94 9.29
Ratio
Sales: Segment -wise
EXPORTS
• BULK DRUGS
• FORMULATION
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(Source: DGCIS)
1998-1999 6256.06
1999-2000 7230.16
2000-2001 8757.47
2001-2002 9751.2
2002-2003 12826.1
2003-2004 15213.24
2004-2005 17857.8
2005-2006 22578.98
2006-2007 24942
India’s Bulk Drug Export
Source: (CRISINFAC)
• Bulk Drugs Export- grew 28%CAGR (2001-02 and 2007-08)
• Reached $4.2 billion
India’s Formulation Export
(SOURCE: CRISINFAC)
REGULATORY BODIES & PATENT – THE
KEY FACET OF PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY IN INDIA
• National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA):
Established to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations
under the Drugs Prices Control Order, 1995.
(SOURCE: CRISINFAC)
GOVERNMENT POLICY
• POLICY MEASURES: