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SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd: Why Is It Outperforming Nifty 500?

Active
RS +37.7%Average12w StreakAccelerating

In Week of Mar 28, 2026, SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Pharma - API & CRAMS) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +37.7% relative strength. Fundamentals: Average. On a 12-week streak.

PE: Mid ContractionStrong Opportunity

What's Happening

💎PE falling while earnings hold — value emerging
👔Promoter buying — stake up 3.4% this quarter
💰Trading 52% above estimated fair value — significant premium

Earnings Acceleration Triggers

1. 80-85% backward integration completion
Q4 FY26HIGH
2. ARV segment recovery to 12-15%
Q1-Q2 FY27MEDIUM

Key Risks

1. ARV segment volatility
MEDIUM
2. Anti-diabetic segment concentration
MEDIUM

Key Numbers

PAT Growth YoY
+28%
Stable
Revenue YoY
+21%
Stable
Operating Margin
21.0%
+200 bps YoY
PE Ratio
40.4
PEG Ratio
5.60
EV/EBITDA
19.9
Current Price
₹386
Dividend Yield
0.10%
Fundamental Score
40/100
Average
3Y PAT CAGR
+4%
Market Cap
3.6K Cr
Valuation
Significantly Overvalued

12-Week Performance

Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.

12 weeks agoThis week

Why Are SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's Earnings Accelerating?

Based on Q3 FY26 earnings • Updated Feb 22, 2026

80-85% backward integration completion

Expected: Q4 FY26HIGH confidence+₹17.5 Cr revenue

What: Achieving target integration level by March 2026 to stabilize margins at 20%+

Impact: +₹17.5 Cr revenue

“Vamsi Krishna Potluri: 'We will be achieving around 80% to 85% in this coming year, that's the target.'”

ARV segment recovery to 12-15%

Expected: Q1-Q2 FY27MEDIUM confidence+₹27.5 Cr revenue

What: Return of tender-based ARV business to historical contribution levels

Impact: +₹27.5 Cr revenue

“Vamsi Krishna Potluri: 'But we are expecting may be next year I think could be around 12%-15% contribution.'”

What Are the Key Risks for SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary

ARV segment volatility

MEDIUM

Trigger: Unfavorable tender outcomes

Impact: -300 bps margin impact

Management view: Company demonstrated ability to replace lost ARV revenue with other segments like anti-diabetic APIs.

Monitor: ARV segment contribution percentage

Anti-diabetic segment concentration

MEDIUM

Trigger: Pricing pressure or demand slowdown in anti-diabetic APIs

Impact: -250 bps margin impact

Management view: No direct response to concentration risk question in transcript

Monitor: Anti-diabetic segment revenue share

What Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's Management Saying?

Key quotes from recent conference calls

“We will be achieving around 80% to 85% [backward integration] in this coming year, that's the target. — Vamsi Krishna Potluri”
“The profitability definitely depends on the product mix very much because there could be a few quarters where a low market products would be going good in the number of sales. But I think going forward, I think the main target of us is to manufacture our own products and have — be more vertically dependent, vertically integrated and have a control on the input costs, so that we have the raw material costs in our control. — Vamsi Krishna Potluri”
“Definitely, I think anti-viral will come back, definitely we will be and that will be additional revenue for the company. — Vamsi Krishna Potluri”
“The outlook remains positive, and the company is on-track to achieve its pre-COVID growth numbers. — Management”

What Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's Management Guidance?

Forward-looking targets from management for Next 2-4 quarters

Implied PAT Growth

25%

OPM Guidance

20%

Management Tone: CAUTIOUS

Key Milestones

• 80-85% backward integration by March 2026

• ARV segment recovery to 12-15% in FY27

How Fast Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd Growing?

Revenue, profit and margin growth rates

MetricYoY3Y CAGRTrend
Revenue+21%+15%Stable
PAT (Net Profit)+28%+4%Stable
OPM21.0%+200 bpsVolatile

The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Feb 22, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions: SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.

What were SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show

  • PAT Growth YoY: +27.8% (stable)
  • Revenue Growth YoY: +21.4%
  • Operating Margin: 21.0% (volatile)

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's profit growing or declining?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's profit is growing with an stable trend.

  • PAT Growth YoY: +27.8% (latest quarter)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: -8.0% (sequential)
  • 3-Year PAT CAGR: +3.6%
  • Trend: Stable — consistent growth pattern

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's revenue growth trend?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's revenue growth trend is stable.

  • Revenue Growth YoY: +21.4%
  • Revenue Growth QoQ: -13.2% (sequential)
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +14.6%

How is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's operating margin trending?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's operating margin is volatile.

  • Current OPM: 21.0%
  • OPM Change YoY: +2.0% basis points
  • OPM Change QoQ: +1.0% basis points

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's 3-year profit and revenue CAGR?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's long-term compounding rates

  • 3-Year Profit CAGR: +3.6%
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +14.6%

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's growth accelerating or decelerating?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's earnings growth is stable with mixed signals on a sequential basis.

  • YoY Acceleration: -50.8% bps
  • Sequential Acceleration: -33.0% bps

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance

  • TTM PAT: ₹88 Cr
  • TTM PAT Growth: +35.4% YoY
  • TTM Revenue: ₹896 Cr
  • TTM Revenue Growth: +14.9% YoY
  • TTM Operating Margin: 19.1%

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd overvalued or undervalued?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd appears significantly overvalued based on our fair value analysis.

  • Valuation Signal: Significantly Overvalued
  • Current PE: 40.4x
  • Price-to-Book: 5.0x

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's current PE ratio?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's current PE ratio is 40.4x.

  • Current PE: 40.4x
  • Market Cap: 3.6K Cr
  • Dividend Yield: 0.10%

How does SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's valuation compare to its history?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's current PE is 40.4x.

  • Current PE: 40.4x
  • Valuation Assessment: Significantly Overvalued

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's price-to-book ratio?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's price-to-book ratio is 5.0x.

  • Price-to-Book (P/B): 5.0x
  • Book Value per Share: ₹78
  • Current Price: ₹386

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd a fundamentally strong company?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd is rated Average with a fundamental score of 40.2/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics

  • Revenue Growth YoY: +21.4% (10% weight)
  • PAT Growth YoY: +27.8% (10% weight)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: -8.0% (10% weight)
  • Margins stable (10% weight)
  • PEG Ratio: 5.6x vs sector median (15% weight)
  • EV/EBITDA: 19.9x vs sector median (15% weight)

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd debt free?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.

  • Total Debt: ₹324 Cr

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's return on equity (ROE) and ROCE?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's return ratios over recent years

  • FY2023: ROCE 4.0%
  • FY2024: ROCE 12.0%
  • FY2025: ROCE 13.0%

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's cash flow positive?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's operating cash flow is positive (FY2025).

  • Cash from Operations (CFO): ₹82 Cr
  • Free Cash Flow (FCF): ₹-41 Cr
  • CFO/PAT Ratio: 119% (strong cash conversion)

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's dividend yield?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's current dividend yield is 0.10%.

  • Dividend Yield: 0.10%
  • Current Price: ₹386

Who holds SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd shares — promoters, FII, DII?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's shareholding pattern (Dec 2025)

  • Promoters: 68.1%
  • FII (Foreign): 0.0%
  • DII (Domestic): 3.2%
  • Public: 28.7%

Is promoter holding increasing or decreasing in SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's promoter holding has remained stable recently.

  • Current Promoter Holding: 68.1% (Dec 2025)
  • Previous Quarter: 68.1% (Sep 2025)
  • Change: 0.00% (stable)

How long has SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd been outperforming Nifty 500?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 12 consecutive weeks, indicating strong sustained outperformance.

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd a new momentum entry or an established outperformer?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd is an established outperformer with 12 weeks of consecutive Nifty 500 outperformance.

What are the growth catalysts for SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd has 2 key growth catalysts identified from recent earnings analysis

  • 80-85% backward integration completion
  • ARV segment recovery to 12-15%

What are the key risks in SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd has 2 key risks worth monitoring

  • ARV segment volatility
  • Anti-diabetic segment concentration

What did SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's management say in the latest earnings call?

In Q3 FY26, SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's management highlighted

  • "We will be achieving around 80% to 85% [backward integration] in this coming year, that's the target. — Vamsi Krishna Potluri"
  • "The profitability definitely depends on the product mix very much because there could be a few quarters where a low market products would be going goo..."
  • "Definitely, I think anti-viral will come back, definitely we will be and that will be additional revenue for the company. — Vamsi Krishna Potluri"

What is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's management guidance for growth?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's management has provided the following forward guidance for Next 2-4 quarters

  • Implied PAT growth: 25%
  • OPM guidance: 20%
  • Management tone: cautious
  • Milestone: 80-85% backward integration by March 2026
  • Milestone: ARV segment recovery to 12-15% in FY27

Is SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd worth studying for long term investment?

Based on quantitative research signals, here is why SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd may be worth studying

  • Earnings growing at +27.8% YoY
  • Cash flow is positive — CFO ₹82 Cr

What is the investment thesis for SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd investment thesis summary:

Research Signals (Bull Case)

  • Revenue growing at +21.4% YoY
  • Growth catalyst: 80-85% backward integration completion

Risk Factors (Bear Case)

  • Appears significantly overvalued
  • Key risk: ARV segment volatility

What is the future outlook for SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd?

SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd's forward outlook based on current data signals

  • Earnings Trend: stable
  • Revenue Trend: stable
  • Margin Trend: volatile
  • Valuation: Significantly Overvalued
  • Key Catalyst: 80-85% backward integration completion
  • Key Risk: ARV segment volatility

The above FAQs are generated from publicly available earnings data and conference call transcripts. This is educational research only. Sector Alpha is not SEBI registered and does not provide investment advice.