ICICI Securities: GSK Pharma Sees Sequential Growth As Business Recovers From Covid-19 Impact

GSK Pharma’s better-than-expected performance in Q2 was driven by steady recovery of top brands in the aftermath of the lockdown.

A logo sits on a metal security gate outside GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s headquarters in London, U.K. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)

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GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s Q2 FY21 results were better than our estimates.

Revenue remained flat YoY at Rs 8.8 billion (our estimate Rs 8.2 billion), Ebitda margin improved 130 basis points YoY (up 570 basis points QoQ) to 23.3% (our estimate 22.9%) while adjusted profit after tax declined 27.8% YoY to Rs 1.2 billion (our estimate Rs 1.3 billion).

Better than expected performance was driven by steady recovery in top brands with easing of lockdown.

We expect this trend in recovery in the acute therapies to continue in the coming quarters.

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