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Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company financials and balance sheet

NSE: SPARCBSE: 532872Pharmaceuticals & BiotechnologySmall Cap

Last close ₹171.77down ₹1.32 (0.76%)BSE ₹171.75

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹173.09.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹108.00Low, 23 Mar 2026₹289.00High, 8 Jul 2026
Market cap
₹5,574 Cr778th largest listed
P/E
3.5
P/B
4.2
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
118.4%
ROCE
84.8%
Debt to equity
0.42
Volume, NSE
7,97,11238.6% delivered

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹1,879 Cr, year to Mar 2026Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹1,552 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue1,879
  2. Materials and goods−24
  3. Employee costs−102
  4. Other expenses−156
  5. Operating profit1,598
  6. Depreciation−10
  7. Other income+11
  8. One-off items−12
  9. Finance costs−34
  10. Profit before tax1,552
  11. Tax0.0
  12. Net profit1,552

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹2,159 Cr
  • Receivables₹8 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹1,334 Cr
  • Borrowings₹556 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹172 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹106 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 8 MayMar 2020Filed 3 JunMar 2021Filed 18 MayMar 2022Filed 18 MayMar 2023Filed 22 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 18 May
Revenue from operations181781837725313723976721,879
305321334387388324453479399281
Materials and goods bought25271324181822282324
Employee costs––81939297107119109102
Other expenses––241270278209324333267156
Operating profit before depreciation−124−243−151−310−135−187−214−404−3271,598
Operating margin−68.4%−310.0%−82.7%−403.6%−53.4%−136.1%−89.6%−534.5%−456.0%85.0%
Materials, % of revenue––6.9%31.1%7.2%13.3%9.3%37.2%32.2%1.3%
Employee costs, % of revenue––44.3%121.2%36.2%70.5%44.8%156.9%151.8%5.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––131.6%351.2%110.0%152.2%135.6%440.3%372.0%8.3%
Depreciation and amortisation8889111012121110
Operating profit after depreciation−132−251−159−319−146−197−226−416−3381,588
Other income1451410571129211
Finance costs2003111382934
Profit before one-off items and tax−120−246−145−312−151−203−223−388−3451,564
One-off items–490000000−12
Profit before tax−120−197−145−312−151−203−223−388−3451,552
Tax––00000000
Net profit−120−197−145−312−151−203−223−388−3451,552
Other comprehensive income––1−2221002
Total comprehensive income––−145−315−150−202−221−388−3451,554
Net margin−66.4%−251.7%−79.5%−406.7%−59.7%−148.2%−93.2%−513.7%−481.0%82.6%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations373534582987167156161
–465465––134––
Materials and goods bought––––7981019
Operating profit before depreciation–−11−19−7––33––
Operating margin–−29.9%−55.5%−11.3%––20.1%––
Depreciation and amortisation1233––4––
Operating profit after depreciation–−12−22−10––30––
Other income0001121033
Finance costs–00004602
Profit before tax−5−12−22−9−72−2234−40−70
Tax0−30–––4––
Net profit−5−9−22−9−72−2230−40−70
Net margin−13.0%−26.0%−62.6%−14.6%−249.2%−25.8%18.2%−25.4%−43.4%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 8 MayMar 2020Filed 3 JunMar 2021Filed 18 MayMar 2022Filed 18 MayMar 2023Filed 22 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 18 May
296−19−16831513125−2211,334
Share capital2626262732323232
Reserves270−45−194448092−2531,301
16819775047258556
95235233171179244374757
7561657713811817678
3982732302808304863292,168
141205167209375240304307
257676071455246251,861
Net debt−2105918162−402−110257556
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 18 MayMar 2022Filed 18 MayMar 2023Filed 22 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 18 May
−152−208−69−429−362−239
−178−213−74−425−373−271
−48−27138−29−48−1,864
Receivables−2−10−51508
Payables−60−19772−27−20
Other working capital13366−46−21−1,852
Tax paid−355−41132
Capital spending63315271024
Free cash flow−158−241−85−456−373−263
2−29−548391158−24
15922961743201262
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued0409703000
Net change in cash9−8−14−4−1
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 8 MayMar 2020Filed 3 JunMar 2021Filed 18 MayMar 2022Filed 18 MayMar 2023Filed 22 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 18 May
Earnings per share−₹4.87−₹7.94−₹5.69−₹11.92−₹5.77−₹7.73−₹7.82−₹11.96−₹10.64₹47.83
Diluted earnings per share−₹4.87−₹7.94−₹5.69−₹11.92−₹5.77–−₹7.82−₹11.96−₹10.64₹47.83
Book value per share––₹11.30−₹0.71−₹6.42₹1.15₹15.80₹3.85−₹6.80₹41.10
Shareholder yield––––0.0%−5.1%−12.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)7,8139,4694,8922,5273,7258,0735,82011,9524,8003,728
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 8 MayMar 2020Filed 3 JunMar 2021Filed 18 MayMar 2022Filed 18 MayMar 2023Filed 22 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 18 May
Revenue growth12.2%−56.8%133.7%−58.0%229.3%−45.7%74.0%−68.4%−5.0%2,518.3%
––−49.1%−225.1%161.7%296.9%−81.8%−121.7%720.9%278.9%
–––−176.0 pts386.8 pts135.1 pts−378.7 pts−39.9 pts842.7 pts−442.0 pts
From the net margin–––−201.9 pts192.0 pts239.4 pts−110.1 pts−369.1 pts7.8 pts−844.7 pts
From asset turnover–––125.8 pts−112.4 pts−186.7 pts−37.6 pts330.6 pts−60.8 pts−934.9 pts
From borrowing–––−99.8 pts307.2 pts82.4 pts−231.0 pts−1.4 pts895.7 pts1,337.6 pts
Return on capital employed––−53.4%−649.9%−512.5%−185.4%−44.0%−242.0%−899.9%84.0%
Cash conversion–––––––––−15.4%
Interest cover–––––––––46.5
Debt to equity––0.00––2.400.000.38–0.42
Receivable days––207625745075822
Inventory days––00000000
Payable days––2,4162,4241,9891,4422,4481,9441,9641,644
Cash conversion cycle, days––−2,395−2,348−1,963−1,368−2,398−1,869−1,882−1,643
Working capital days––−98−550−158−101−193−519−974323
Asset turnover––0.460.231.010.540.430.110.181.51
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.352.42−2.69−3.722.042.06−8.522.24
Sales per rupee of plant––3.200.752.811.502.270.740.7522.06
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.553.221.312.190.952.37
Plant being built, % of plant in use––41.9%3.5%5.8%4.1%1.8%1.2%0.6%0.6%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Debt to equity is left blank for the years to Mar 2020, Mar 2021 and Mar 2025: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
124.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−15.0%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate27.8%49.3%98.9%
Return on equity, average–218.6%292.7%
Return on capital employed, average–−257.5%−352.6%
Operating margin, average−204.9%−226.2%−301.8%
Net margin, average−201.8%−230.7%−304.0%
Asset turnover, average–0.550.60
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–−1,832−1,798
Debt to equity, average–0.800.40

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations−1,308−1,031−239
Cash from investing−52525−24
Cash from financing1,351505262
Capital spending1096124
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash1,11200
Borrowings raised3,0922,7602,116
Borrowings repaid2,7662,2041,818

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––42523–
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.8130.080.772.6117.3111.65–––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––−1.33−0.84−2.82−3.03––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––−0.3213.3471.13−53.14––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–115.81−219.76103.54−56.0615.84––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–7.82−5.932.75−4.5972.22––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.06–0.320.070.14––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
6 Feb 2026Acuite Ratings & Research LimitedBank Loan RatingsACUITE AA-Review, Re-affirmStable200
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.