AHMEDABAD:
Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of India’s leading healthcare companies has entered the elite league of Rs. 1,000 crore plus market capitalization companies for the first time. Share price of the company hit a 52 week high of Rs. 503.35 per share on 24 August 2023. Company aims to maintain healthy growth in revenue and margins in the coming years and has set a target of achieving Rs. 750 crore revenue by FY26 while maintaining its ‘Net Debt Free’ status.
For FY23, the company has reported its Best-ever results in a financial year with highest -Revenue, EBITDA and Net Profit. Company achieved a milestone of Rs. 500 crore plus revenue and Rs. 100 crore plus profit before tax for the first time in a financial year. During Q1FY24 also, company reported an excellent operational and financial performance with Y- o-Y growth of 26.7% in Net Profit, 21.4% growth in EBITDA and 10.3% growth in Total Income.
Company has successfully completed expansion of the Cephalosporin plant at Mehsana, Gujarat. Commercial production from this plant has started and the company started selling in the domestic markets with product registration under process for many countries for exports. The plant is expected to contribute sales of around Rs. 150 crore in next 3 years.
Company is also ranked among a very few companies to achieve a profit growth every single year from FY13 to FY23. It is among only 16 companies out of 4,200 plus listed companies in the Indian stock exchange to do so as per the analysis of Morningstar . During 10 years from FY13 to FY23, Company has delivered a robust CAGR of over 22% in Net profits, 19% plus in EBITDA and over 10% in Revenue.
Rating agencies, CRISIL has upgraded its ratings on the company’s bank facilities to ‘CRISIL A/Stable and CRISIL A1’. ICRA too has reaffirmed the company’s long-term and short-term bank facilities to A and A1 respectively. The liquidity position of the company is on a strong foundation, supported by healthy cash accruals, no-term debt, and healthy return ratios.
Over the last few years, promoter group have gradually increased their stake in the company. Foreign institutional investors holding as on March 2023 stands at 1.27%. In the last one year, share price of the company has gained by over 70% – from Rs. 281.80 per share on 25 August 2022 to Rs. 488.20 per share at close on 24 August 2023.
Company currently exports to 60 plus countries including East & West Africa, Central, North & Latin America and Southeast Asia. Company has recently started exports to Canada. TGA – Australia and EU GMP approvals will further strengthen the company’s presence and expand its network to 90 plus countries.
Lincoln Pharma has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility unit at Khatraj in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, complying with stringent international quality and compliance norms and certified by EUGMP, TGA, WHO-GMP; ISO-9001:2015, ISO-14001:2015 and ISO-45001:2018. Company has developed 600 plus formulations in 15 therapeutic areas and has a strong product/brand portfolio in anti-infective, respiratory system, gynaecology, cardio & CNS, anti-
bacterial, ant-diabetic, anti-malaria among others. Company has filed 25 plus patent applications and is awarded with seven patents.
Providing Affordable and Innovative medicines for healthier lives.
Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Limited is one of the leading healthcare companies in Gujarat, India. Established in the year 1979, the company develops and manufactures affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. The company has developed 600 plus formulations in 15 therapeutic areas and has a strong product/brand portfolio in anti-infective, respiratory system, gynaecology, cardio & CNS, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-malaria among others.
Company has over 1,700 registered products and another 700 in pipeline. The company has its strong presence in Domestic market with good strength of own field force and also exports to more than 60 Countries.
Company has developed many new drug delivery dosage forms over years and has a track record of launching many first-of-its-kind innovative products. Company works with vision for nurturing innovations and bringing them to Indian patients at affordable cost to create “Healthcare for All”.
Lincoln Pharma has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facility units at Khatraj in Ahmedabad and Mehsana, Gujarat. Company’s manufacturing facilities comply with stringent international quality and compliance norms and certified by EUGMP, TGA, WHO-GMP; ISO- 9001:2015, ISO-14001:2015 and ISO-45001:2018. Company is engaged in manufacturing of pharma formulations like Tablets, Capsules, Injectables, Syrups, Ointments, etc.
Company’s key strength is embedded in its cutting-edge research and development capabilities. The company has a strong R&D team including 30 plus scientists. It has filled 25 plus patent applications and is awarded seven patents. R&D facility of the company is recognised by the Department of Scientific and Technology, Government of India and furnished with state-of-the-art devices and equipment for internal physical, chemical and microbiological analysis of all products.
Company has a strong presence in the domestic market nationally with a dedicated field force of over 600. Company has a wide national distribution network through 21+ Super Stockist in 26 states across India. Going green, company has also set up a new Solar Plant of 1 MW at factory’s rooftop in
addition to two windmills. This way we are producing renewable energy to our consumption nearly 65% resulting significant saving in the electricity cost and and helped the company to become a self-sustainable and environment-friendly organization.
