Dr. Reddy`s Q2 FY10 Results

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Revenues at Rs. 18,368 million, up by 14%

EBITDA at Rs. 3,797 million, up by 51%

PAT at Rs. 2,173 million, up by 106%
HYDERABAD, India--(Business Wire)--
Dr. Reddy`s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE:RDY) today announced its unaudited financial
results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2009 under International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Key Highlights

* Consolidated revenues at Rs. 18.4 billion ($382 million) in Q2 FY10 as against
Rs. 16.2 billion ($336 million) in Q2 FY09, representing a growth of 14%. The
growth is largely driven by Global Generics.

* Consolidated revenues for H1 FY10 at Rs. 36.6 billion represent a YoY growth
of 17%.
* Sequentially, as compared to Q1 FY10, the revenues excluding sumatriptan have
grown by 11%.

* Operating income at Rs. 2.6 billion ($53 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs.
1.8 billion ($37 million) in Q2 FY09.
* EBITDA at Rs. 3.8 billion ($79 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 2.5 billion
($52 million) in Q2 FY09, representing a growth of 51%.

* EBITDA for H1 FY10 at Rs. 8.2 billion represents a YoY growth of 70%.

* Revenues from Global Generics business at Rs. 12.7 billion ($264 million)in Q2
FY10 as against Rs. 11.1 billion ($231 million) in Q2 FY09. YoY growth of 14%
driven by key markets of North America, Russia and India.

* Revenues for H1 FY10 at Rs. 25.7 billion represent a YoY growth of 20%.

* Revenues from Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients (PSAI) increase by
11% to Rs. 5.4 billion ($112 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 4.8 billion
($100 million) in Q2 FY09.

* Revenues for H1 FY10 at Rs. 10.2 billion represent a YoY growth of 9%.

* During the quarter, the company launched 39 new generic products, filed 24 new
product registrations and filed 5 DMFs globally.

All figures in millions, except EPS All dollar figures based on convenience translation rate of 1USD = Rs 48.09

Dr. Reddy`s Laboratories Limited and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

Q2 FY10 Q2 FY09
Particulars ($) (Rs.) % ($) (Rs.) % Growth %
Revenue A 382 18,368 100 336 16,151 100 14
Cost of revenues B 201 9,649 53 170 8,187 51 18
Gross profit C = A-B 181 8,719 47 166 7,964 49 9
Operating Expenses
Selling, general & administrative expenses(a) D 111 5,336 29 110 5,286 33 1
Research and development expenses, net E 20 963 5 17 825 5 17
Other (income)/expenses, net F (3) (125) (1) 2 88 1
Total Operating Expenses G = D+E+F 128 6,174 34 129 6,199 38 (0)
Results from operating activities H = C - G 53 2,545 14 37 1,765 11 44
Finance income (b) I (6) (293) (2) (2) (92) (1) 218
Finance expenses (c) J 2 85 0 12 574 4 (85)
Finance expenses, net K = I+J (4) (208) (1) 10 482 3
Share of profit/(loss) of equity accounted investees L 0 15 0 0 2 0
Profit before income tax M = H-K+L 58 2,768 15 27 1,285 8 115
Income tax expense N (12) (595) (3) (5) (232) (1) 156
Profit for the period O = M+N 45 2,173 12 22 1,052 7 106
Attributable to :
Equity holders of the company P 45 2,173 12 22 1,052 7 106
Minority interest Q 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit for the period R = P + Q 45 2,173 12 22 1,052 7 106

Diluted EPS 0.3 12.8 0.1 6.2

Notes:

(a) Includes amortization charges of Rs. 329 million in Q2 FY10 and Rs. 472
million in Q2 FY09.

(b) Includes forex gain of Rs. 244 million in Q2 FY10.

(c) Includes forex loss of Rs. 296 million in Q2 FY09.

Key Balance Sheet Items (in millions)

Particulars As on 30th Sep 09 As on 30th Jun 09
($) (Rs.) ($) (Rs.)
Cash and cash equivalents 128 6,149 129 6,184
Trade and other receivables 274 13,155 278 13,374
Inventories 273 13,136 290 13,933
Property, plant and equipment 442 21,278 436 20,970
Goodwill and Other Intangible assets 459 22,057 453 21,768
Loans and borrowings (current & non current) 305 14,668 335 16,109
Trade accounts payable 150 7,198 143 6,873
Equity (including reserves) 949 45,649 932 44,832

Segmental Analysis

Global Generics

* Revenues from Global Generics business at Rs. 12.7 billion ($264 million) in
Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 11.1 billion ($231 million) in Q2 FY09. YoY growth of 14%
driven by key markets of North America, Russia and India.

* Revenues from North America at Rs. 4.3 billion ($89 million) in Q2 FY10 as
against Rs. 3.1 billion ($65 million) in Q2 FY09. The YoY growth of 36%
continues to be driven by high volume growth across existing products and new
product launches in the last 12 months.
* The total cumulative ANDA filings are 141. 62 ANDAs are pending approval at
the USFDA of which 27 are Para IVs and 16 are FTFs.

* Revenues from Europe at Rs. 2.8 billion ($59 million) in Q2 FY10 as against
Rs. 3.3 billion ($68 million) in Q2 FY09, representing a fall of 13%.

* Revenues from Germany decrease by 21% to Rs. 2.2 billion ($46 million) in Q2
FY10 from Rs. 2.8 billion ($58 million) in Q2 FY09. This decrease is on account
of the lower sales due to the AOK tender and the pricing pressure in the
market.

* The sequential growth of 37% in Q2 FY10 is due to one-time seasonal vaccine
sales.
* Pursuant to the ongoing reforms in the German generics pharmaceutical market,
further tenders were announced by several of the public health insurance
companies during the period. The Company has participated / intends to
participate in these tenders through its wholly owned subsidiary betapharm. The
final results of a majority of these tenders are yet to be announced. The
results of these tenders may impact betapharm's business.

* Revenues from Rest of Europe grew by 29% to Rs. 654 million ($14 million) in
Q2 FY10. The growth is largely contributed by UK with sales of Rs. 436 million
($9 million) representing a growth of 20%.

* Revenues from Russia & Other CIS markets at Rs. 2.3 billion ($49 million) in
Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 1.9 billion ($39 million) in Q2 FY09, representing a
growth of 26%.

* Revenues in Russia at Rs. 1.8 billion ($38 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs.
1.3 billion ($28 million) in Q2 FY09 representing a YoY growth of 39%.

* The secondary prescription sales trend as per Pharmexpert for the five months
of April to August compared to same period last year indicates a de-growth of 6%
in dollar value for the industry as against Dr. Reddy`s growth of 7% in dollar
value terms.

* Revenues in Other CIS markets fall by 4% to Rs. 502 million ($10 million) in
Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 525 million ($11 million) in Q2 FY09.

* Revenues in India at Rs. 2.5 billion ($52 million) in Q2 FY10 from Rs. 2.2
billion ($47 million), representing a growth of 13% led by key brands of Omez,
Omez-DSR and Razo.

* Sequential growth of 5% over Q1 FY10 is led by volume growth.
* The secondary sales trend as per ORG IMS for the five months April to August
indicates a growth of 17% for Dr. Reddy`s as against an industry growth of 14%
and the Top 10 Companies growth of 16%.
* 17 new products launched during the quarter.

Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients

* Revenues from Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients (PSAI) at Rs. 5.4
billion ($112 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 4.8 billion ($100 million) in
Q2 FY09 ; YoY growth of 11% driven by the regions of Europe and the benefit of
rupee depreciation against the dollar.

* During the quarter, 5 DMFs were filed globally, with 2 in US, 2 in Europe and
1 in RoW. The cumulative DMF filings as of Sep 09 are 361.

Income Statement Highlights:

* Gross profit at Rs. 8.7 billion ($181 million) in Q2 FY10 represents a margin
of 47% to revenues as against 49% in Q2 FY09. The current quarter margins have
been impacted by one-time inventory provisions of €6 million in betapharm on
account of non-moving stocks and $4 million in the US for inventory valuation
adjustments of sumatriptan stocks lying with the company. Excluding these
non-recurring items, the adjusted margins are at 51%.
* Selling, General & Administration (SG&A) expenses including amortization for
the quarter are at $111 million, remained flat as compared to previous year.
This expense includes the benefit of decrease in amortization charge due to the
impairment of betapharm intangibles recorded in March 2009.
* Other operating income of Rs. 125 million in Q2 FY10 as against Other
operating expenses of Rs. 88 million in Q2 FY09. The movement is largely on
account of the fact that in Q2 FY09, a provision for damages of Rs. 230 million
was recorded on account of the German court upholding the validity of the
olanzapine patent of the innovator in Germany.
* R&D expenses at Rs. 963 million in Q2 FY10 represent 5% of revenues.
* Finance income (net) are at Rs. 208 million in Q2 FY10 as against Finance
costs (net) at Rs. 482 million in Q2 FY09. The change is mainly on account of :

* Net forex gain of Rs. 244 million in Q2 FY10 as against net forex loss of Rs.
296 million in Q2 FY09.
* Net interest expense of Rs. 42 million in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 228 million
in Q2 FY09.

* PAT at Rs. 2.2 billion ($45 million) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 1.1 billion
($22 million), representing a growth of 106%.
* PAT adjusted for exceptions in the previous year, represented a growth of 79%.

* EPS of Rs. 12.8 ($0.3) in Q2 FY10 as against Rs. 6.2 ($0.1) in Q2 FY09.
* Capital expenditure for H1 FY10 is at Rs. 1.4 billion ($30 million).

General Information

The company today announced that the board of directors has appointed Dr. Ashok
Ganguly as an additional director on the board of Dr. Reddy`s Laboratories Ltd.

Dr. Ashok Ganguly is the Chairman of Firstsource Solutions Ltd. (formerly ICICI
OneSource Ltd) and ABP Pvt. Ltd. (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group), and has been a
Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India since November 2000.
He also serves as a non-executive director of Mahindra & Mahindra, Wipro Ltd.,
Tata AIG Life Insurance Co Ltd., and a Director on the Advisory Board of
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd and the Blackstone Group.

Dr. Ganguly is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India`s highest honours
(1987) and the Padma Vibhushan, India`s second highest civilian award. He was
awarded the CBE (Hon) by the United Kingdom in 2006 and the Economic Times
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

About Dr. Reddy's

Established in 1984, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE:RDY) is an emerging global
pharmaceutical company with proven research capabilities. The Company is
vertically integrated with a presence across the pharmaceutical value chain. It
produces finished dosage forms, active pharmaceutical ingredients and
biotechnology products and markets them globally, with focus on India, US,
Europe and Russia. The Company conducts research in the areas of cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular, inflammation and bacterial infection.

Disclaimer

This press release includes forward-looking statements, as defined in the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these
forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about
future events. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such
factors include, but are not limited to, changes in local and global economic
conditions, our ability to successfully implement our strategy, the market
acceptance of and demand for our products, our growth and expansion,
technological change and our exposure to market risks. By their nature, these
expectations and projections are only estimates and could be materially
different from actual results in the future.

Notes

1. Financial discussions are on a consolidated basis as per IFRS.

2. Detailed analysis of the financials is available on the Company`s website at
www.drreddys.com.

Dr. Reddy`s Laboratories Ltd.
Investors and Financial Analysts:
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