Pharma major Lupin Limited reported its financial performance for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2019. These results were taken on record by the Board of Directors at a meeting held in Mumbai recently.

The quarter was impacted by Exceptional items which included:

On December 17, 2019, Lupin completed the divestiture of its entire stake in Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co. Ltd. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of INR 12,911 mn. The impact of the transaction on the company’s financial metrics is:
Significant reduction in leverage (Net Debt-Equity ratio improves to 0.08 as on Q3 FY2020 vs 0.32 as on Q2 FY2020)
ROCE improvement of ~70bps, on the utilization of surplus cash proceeds for reducing leverage
The Company follows IND-AS accounting standards and periodically conducts impairment tests of Intangible Assets on a line by line basis. In view of the changes in the pipeline value of Gavis portfolio, the Company has decided to impair certain Intangible Assets acquired as part of the Gavis acquisition leading to an exceptional loss of INR 15,798 mn (pre-tax). This would result in:
Lower amortization expense of ~INR 1.7 bn in the consolidated financials on an annualized basis
ROCE improvement of ~220 bps on the revised asset base
Reported Tax includes an impact of INR 6,995 mn pertaining to the above Exceptional items.

Operational Highlights : 

North America

Lupin’s North America sales for Q3 FY2020 were INR 13,766mn, up 4% compared to sales of INR 13,244 mn during Q2FY2020 and INR 14,174 mn during Q3 FY2019; accounting for 37% of Lupin’s global sales.

Q3 FY2020 sales were USD 186 mn compared to USD 184 mn during Q2 FY2020and USD 194 mn during Q3 FY2019
The Company filed 7 AND A and received 4 AND A approvals from the US FDA.
The Company launched 4 products in the US market. The Company now has 175 products in the US generics market.
Lupin is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical player in both US generic market and US total market by prescriptions (IQVIA MAT December 2019)
Lupinus now the market leader in 67 products in the US generics market and amongst the Top 3 in 126 of its products (market share by prescriptions, IQVIA December 2019)
India

Lupin’s India formulation sales for Q3 FY2020 were INR 12,969 mn compared to sales of INR 13,419 mn during Q2 FY2020 and up 9% compared to INR 11,902 mn during Q3 FY2019; accounting for 35% of Lupin’s global sales.

During the quarter, India branded formulation sales grew by 10.6% compared to Q3 FY2019.

Lupin is the 6th largest company in the Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IQVIA MAT December 2019).

Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA)

Lupin’s EMEA sales were INR 2,913 mn for Q3 FY2020, compared to sales of INR 3,196 mn during Q2 FY2020, and up 4% as compared to sales of INR 2,800 mn during Q3 FY2019; accounting for 8% of Lupin’s global sales.

Lupin’s South Africa sales were ZAR 289 mn for Q3 FY2020, compared to ZAR 307 mn during Q2 FY2020 and ZAR 276 mn during Q3 FY2019.

Lupin is the 4thlargestgeneric player in the South African market by prescription (IQVIA November 2019).

Lupin’s Germany sales were EUR9.5 mn for Q3 FY2020 compared to EUR 9.6 mn during Q2 FY2020 and EUR 6.9 mn during Q3 FY2019.

Latin America (LATAM)

Lupin’s LATAM sales were INR 1,796 mn for Q3 FY2020, up 24% compared to INR 1,445 mn during Q2 FY2020 and up 15% compared to INR 1,557 mn during Q3 FY2019; accounting for 5% of Lupin’s global sales.

Lupin’s Brazil sales were BRL 48 mn for Q3 FY2020 compared to BRL 45 mn during Q2 FY2020 and BRL 42 mn during Q3 FY2019.

Lupin’s Mexico sales were MXN 185 mn for Q3 FY2020 compared to MXN 167 mn during Q2 FY2020 and MXN 164 mn during Q3 FY2019.

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Lupin’s APAC sales were INR 1,722 mn for Q3 FY2020, up 9% compared to sales of INR 1,585 mn during Q2 FY2020 and up 26% compared to INR 1,369 mn during Q3 FY2019; accounting for 4% of Lupin’s global sales.

Lupin’s Philippines sales were PHP 580 mn during Q3 FY2020 compared to PHP 448 mn during Q2 FY2020 and PHP 404 mn during Q3 FY2019.

Global API

Lupin’s Global API sales were INR 3,173 mn for Q3 FY2020 as compared to INR 3,052 mn during Q2 FY2020 and INR 3,624 mn during Q3 FY2019, accounting for 8% of Lupin’s global sales.

Research and Development

Investment in R&D for continued operations during Q3 FY2020 amounted to INR 4,277 mn (11.5% of sales). This is not comparable to previous quarters as a result of the divestment of Japan operations in the current quarter.

Lupin received approvals for 4 AND A from the US FDA during the quarter. Cumulative ANDA filings with the US FDA stood at 424 as of December 31, 2019, with the company having received 272 approvals to date.

The Company now has 43 First-to-Files (FTF) filings including14 exclusive FTF opportunities. Cumulative DMF filings stand at 207 as of December 31, 2019.