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Sai Life Sciences Ltd

SAILIFE
Pharma - API & CRAMS

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +102.0% in a year against a +81.6% price move.

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 100th percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (63 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own 1-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +21.7% year on year, and 180% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the earnings grow into the multiple.

Price
₹1,585
+81.6% 1Y
P/E
91.6×
100th pctile
of its own 1-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹554 Cr
+11.7% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹73.0 Cr
+21.7% YoY
Operating margin
27.0%
+3.0 pp YoY
ROCE
20%
FY26
ROIC
14.0%
vs WACC 12.0% → +2.0 pp
Cash conversion
180%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd trades at ₹1,585, in a confirmed uptrend and 63 weeks into that stage. That is +36.6% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 100% of a 52-week range of ₹795 to ₹1,585. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 37 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 63 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹1,585 it trades +36.6% versus its 200-day average and sits at 100% of its 52-week range (₹795–₹1,585).

Sep 26: ₹1,585 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 2-year window.
+36.6% versus the 200-day line, week 63 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S4S2₹1,659₹1,390₹1,120₹851₹581₹1,585₹1,160Dec 24Jun 25Nov 25May 26Sep 26
S4S2₹1,659₹1,390₹1,120₹851₹581₹1,585₹1,160Dec 24Nov 25Sep 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2024 Each cell is one week from 2024 to now (97 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Dec 24Sep 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 1.7 years the stock moved +125% while the NIFTY 500 moved +2% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 37 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Story check

Story check

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's story is not scored yet against the markers our research file set on 22 August 2026. Where it sits in its own cycle: PEAK. Still open: The thesis breaks if the first Bidar block misses its stated H2 FY27 commissioning window and H2 revenue does not improve despite the added capacity.

NOT YET CHECKED

Our read, 22 August 2026. Sai Life is converting integrated CRO/CDMO relationships into capacity-led growth, but a peak-cycle operating read and premium valuation leave little room for missed commissioning or weaker utilization.

From the numbers. The current weekly screening label is EMERGING_OPPORTUNITY at 75.9x PE with FII_BUYING, but the deterministic curve ends at 83.7x, its observed peak, and classifies the operating cycle as PEAK. The normalized-margin…

From the price. Price stage 2, week 63 — above its 200-day line, relative strength rising.

From the research. Sai Life is converting integrated CRO/CDMO relationships into capacity-led growth, but a peak-cycle operating read and premium valuation leave little room for missed commissioning or weaker utilization.

🚨 Where they disagree. The current weekly screening label is EMERGING_OPPORTUNITY at 75.9x PE with FII_BUYING, but the deterministic curve ends at 83.7x, its observed peak, and classifies the operating cycle as PEAK. The normalized-margin verdict is NA_SHORT_MARGIN_HISTORY because only about three years of OPM history are available; this limits a full through-cycle margin conclusion but does not negate the peak-cycle valuation restraint.

What is proven. Sai Life is converting integrated CRO/CDMO relationships into capacity-led growth, but a peak-cycle operating read and premium valuation leave little room for missed commissioning or weaker utilization.

What is not proven yet. The thesis breaks if the first Bidar block misses its stated H2 FY27 commissioning window and H2 revenue does not improve despite the added capacity.

🚨 What would change our mind. The thesis breaks if the first Bidar block misses its stated H2 FY27 commissioning window and H2 revenue does not improve despite the added capacity.

🚨 Layer 1 read, 22 August 2026 — DROP. Dearest the shares have ever been, while profit growth slowed from 100% to 22% — price ahead of business. Sai Life is a good contract-research and manufacturing business, but the two lines have crossed. Its earnings multiple has climbed to 83.7 times profit, the highest it has ever traded at, having risen a third over two years — while the growth behind it slowed from 100% profit growth two quarters ago to 22% now, and last quarter's sales, operating profit and pre-tax profit ALL fell compared with the quarter before. The usual defence for a high multiple, that profits are temporarily depressed, does not apply: adjusting to a normal profit margin makes the multiple higher, not lower. Management has also revised three of its own statements — when the new capacity arrives, how advanced its…

What would change Layer 1’s mind. The first Bidar block being confirmed commissioned inside the stated second-half FY27 window AND second-half revenue growth returning to at least 15% year on year — that would show the deceleration was a capacity gap being bridged rather than demand normalising, and would earn back the multiple. Running the other way, the verdict turns to a clear DROP if operating margin falls below 28% in the September 2026 quarter while revenue growth stays in single digits, because that combination would…

The test written in advance. The thesis breaks if the first Bidar block misses its stated H2 FY27 commissioning window and H2 revenue does not improve despite the added capacity. — the thesis as written as stated by the next result.

The test written in advance. Peak-cycle valuation trap — Peak-cycle valuation trap Trailing PE and normalized PE after the next two quarterly results by the next result.

The test written in advance. Capacity execution and return dilution — Capacity execution and return dilution Bidar blocks commissioned within the stated FY27 windows and capacity utilization disclosure by the next result.

What the company does. Q1 FY27 revenue and PAT rose year on year while operating margin fell from the preceding quarter, showing growth without a fresh margin step-up. The next earnings leg depends on Bidar commissioning, conversion of integrated programmes, and H2 delivery timing rather than on a further valuation re-rating. The share price discounts a demanding earnings outcome: the PE series has expanded to its observed peak, normalized PE is higher than trailing PE, and the margin-history verdict is not sufficient to establish a through-cycle margin.

The dials — and the exact level that would change the read
DialNowWasWhy it mattersWatch line
Integrated customer programmesHIGHIntegrated services and FTE relationships can move work from discovery into development and commercial manufacturing.Customers retain discovery work but shift development or commercial work to other suppliers.
Bidar capacity commissioningHIGHThe first manufacturing block is expected in H2 FY27 and the second is targeted by FY27-end; this is the near-term test of…Commissioning slips beyond the stated FY27 windows or capacity opens without customer utilization.
Discovery capacity and CRO conversionMEDIUMNew discovery capacity was reported sold out, supporting customer expansion into integrated CRO work.Discovery demand normalizes before integrated programmes enter later development stages.
Late-stage and commercial pipelineMEDIUM_HIGHThe disclosed CMC pipeline and regulatory milestones provide a route to future commercial manufacturing work.Late-stage regulatory milestones slip or customers do not award commercial supply.
New-modality platform buildMEDIUMPeptide, ADC, and formulation capabilities broaden the platform but remain option value rather than a base-case revenue source.Customer validation is delayed or new-modality work remains confined to discovery.
Everything further down this page is evidence for or against these.
the numbers
PEAK
the price
stage 2, above the 200-day line
the why
EMERGING_OPPORTUNITY
FY26-Q2FY27-Q1

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: A high PE can appear expensive. The research reads it further: Normalized EPS is below trailing EPS, so normalization raises rather than lowers the multiple.

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: A 26.7% operating margin looks close to normalized profitability. The research reads it further: The normalized margin is only modestly above current margin, while normalized non-operating and earnings adjustments lower EPS.

1 · Operating leverageBUILDING
2 · Value-added mixBUILDING
3 · Management changeQUIET
4 · Paying down debtQUIET
5 · Regulatory approvalQUIET
6 · Order-book winsBUILDING
7 · ConsolidationQUIET
8 · Demerger or value unlockQUIET
9 · BuybackQUIET
10 · New geographiesQUIET
11 · Selling more to existing customersQUIET
12 · New product launchQUIET
13 · Mandatory normsQUIET
14 · A bigger market to sell intoBUILDING
15 · Market-share gainsQUIET
16 · Asset qualityQUIET

Lever 1 · Operating leverage — BUILDING. Integrated services and FTE relationships can move work from discovery into development and commercial manufacturing. What proves it keeps working: Integrated customer programmes. It stops working if Customers retain discovery work but shift development or commercial work to other suppliers.

Lever 6 · Order-book wins — BUILDING. The first manufacturing block is expected in H2 FY27 and the second is targeted by FY27-end; this is the near-term test of capacity-led revenue delivery. What proves it keeps working: Bidar capacity commissioning. It stops working if Commissioning slips beyond the stated FY27 windows or capacity opens without customer utilization.

Lever 14 · A bigger market to sell into — BUILDING. New discovery capacity was reported sold out, supporting customer expansion into integrated CRO work. What proves it keeps working: Discovery capacity and CRO conversion. It stops working if Discovery demand normalizes before integrated programmes enter later development stages.

Lever 2 · Value-added mix — BUILDING. The disclosed CMC pipeline and regulatory milestones provide a route to future commercial manufacturing work. What proves it keeps working: Late-stage and commercial pipeline. It stops working if Late-stage regulatory milestones slip or customers do not award commercial supply.

Sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) · quarterly results through Jun 26 · the company’s own earnings calls. The story check is re-scored every results season; the record below never changes.

The whole page in one table — every row jumps to its section
SectionWhere it is nowVs a year agoThe one thing to watch nextRead
Margin27%Integrated customer programmes
Revenue₹554 CrBidar capacity commissioning
03 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd reported ₹554 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +11.7% year on year. That is the 7th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 7 years it has compounded at 17.8% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹2,192 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹2,249 Cr.

Why this happened. The capex inflection point can extend growth once capacity is commissioned and utilized. The May timetable placed the remaining 225 KL in FY28, whereas the August call targets the second block by FY27-end. The current schedule must therefore be treated as a monitored trigger rather than delivered capacity.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹2,192 Cr (+29.3% on the year), capping 7 years at 17.8% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹554 Cr, +11.7% year on year — the 7th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹2,192 Cr (+29.3% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 8-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
17.8% a year over 7 years
RevenueYoY growth
2.4k43%1.8k32%1.2k22%59212%01.7%₹ Cr%₹2,19229.3%FY19FY22FY26
2.4k43%1.8k32%1.2k22%59212%01.7%₹ Cr%₹2,19229.3%FY19FY22FY26
Jun 26: ₹554 Cr (+11.7% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
7th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
65083%48862%32540%16319%0−2.1%₹ Cr%₹55411.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
65083%48862%32540%16319%0−2.1%₹ Cr%₹55411.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +19.4% growth against the decade's 17.8% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Watch next
MetricBidar capacity commissioning
ThresholdCommissioning slips beyond the stated FY27 windows or capacity opens without customer utilization.
Which resultthe next result
04 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's operating margin is 27.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +3.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 8 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 14.0% to 29.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Why this happened. Management says integrated services cover many customers and cites a customer relationship that expanded into an end-to-end programme. This is the value-chain climb: revenue durability improves only if those programmes convert through later stages.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 27.0%, +3.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 8 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 14.0%–29.0%, and FY26's 29.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +2.3 pp year on year while gross margin went +2.3 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 29.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 8-year window.
the widest a 14.0–29.0% band over 8 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
30%7.0%26%3.3%22%−0.5%17%−4.3%13%−8.0%%%29%5%FY19FY22FY26
30%7.0%26%3.3%22%−0.5%17%−4.3%13%−8.0%%%29%5%FY19FY22FY26
Jun 26: 27.0% operating margin (+3.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
36%16%29%12%22%7.0%14%2.4%7.0%−2.3%%%27%3%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
36%16%29%12%22%7.0%14%2.4%7.0%−2.3%%%27%3%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
Watch next
MetricIntegrated customer programmes
ThresholdCustomers retain discovery work but shift development or commercial work to other suppliers.
Which resultthe next result
05 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd earned ₹73.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +21.7% year on year. It is the 4th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹349 Cr. The 7-year compound rate is 25.0%. That is 13.2% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹60.0 Cr.

Jun 26 profit was ₹73.0 Cr, +21.7% year on year — the 4th consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹349 Cr (+105.3%), and the 7-year compound rate is 25.0%.

FY26 profit ₹349 Cr (+105.3% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 8-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
25.0% a year over 7 years
Net profitYoY growth
377796%283558%188320%9482%0−156%₹ Cr%₹349105.3%FY19FY22FY26
377796%283558%188320%9482%0−156%₹ Cr%₹349105.3%FY19FY22FY26
Jun 26: ₹73.0 Cr (+21.7% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
4th straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
113107%7983%4559%1135%−2312%₹ Cr%₹7321.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
113107%7983%4559%1135%−2312%₹ Cr%₹7321.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +11.7% and the margin +3.0 pp — the quarter was margin-led: most of the profit growth came from keeping more of each sale.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +56.3% vs revenue +19.4%. Profit is growing faster than sales — fixed costs are being spread over a bigger base, and each extra rupee of revenue drops more to the bottom line.

06 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 180% of Sai Life Sciences Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹509 Cr of operating cash against ₹349 Cr of profit. After ₹640 Cr of capital spending, ₹−131 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹509 Cr against reported profit of ₹349 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−131 Cr after ₹640 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 180% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹509 Cr vs profit ₹349 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 8-year window, annual resolution. FY21 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
180% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
566360155−50−256₹ Cr₹509₹349₹−131FY19FY22FY26
566360155−50−256₹ Cr₹509₹349₹−131FY19FY22FY26
FY26: CFO = 146% of profit (three-year rate 180%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
329%225%121%16%−88%%146%FY19FY22FY26
329%225%121%16%−88%%146%FY19FY22FY26

Why conversion sits at 180%: the cash cycle tightened 20 days between FY21 and FY26 — cash that used to wait in the cycle now reaches the bank sooner.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 3.1× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

07 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs −24 days in FY26, down from −4 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹1,322 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹2,192 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹6.0 Cr, so roughly ₹−144 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 62 days, inventory at 97 days — roughly 3.2 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of −24 days, tighter than FY21's −4.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 97 days to sell; customers pay about 62 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 182 days — netting out to the −24-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹2,192 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹6.0 Cr — so the −24-day loop keeps roughly ₹−144 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a −24-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 8-year window.
−20 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
30820398−7−112days−24d97d62d182dFY19FY20FY22FY24FY26
30820398−7−112days−24d97d62d182dFY19FY22FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹1,322 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹425 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹270 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹640 Cr, work-in-progress ₹270 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
6915183461730₹ Cr₹640₹270FY20FY21FY23FY24FY26
6915183461730₹ Cr₹640₹270FY20FY23FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

08 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd earns a ROCE of 20% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 3% in FY22. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +2.0 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 15.9% net margin on 0.61× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 20%, recovered from a FY22 trough of 3% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 15.9% net margin × 0.61× asset turns × 1.45× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 14.1% on equity. Margin is doing the heavy lifting; leverage is modest — this is an earned return, not a borrowed one.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 14.0% − 12.0% = a +2.0 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. Positive but thin — value creation with little room for error.

FY26: ROCE 20% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 7-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY22's 3%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
21%16%11%5.2%0.0%%20%14.7%FY20FY23FY26
21%16%11%5.2%0.0%%20%14.7%FY20FY23FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 16.6% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 8 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
17%15%14%12%11%%16.6%15.5%Q4 FY24Q4 FY25Q4 FY26
17%15%14%12%11%%16.6%15.5%Q4 FY24Q4 FY25Q4 FY26
09 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd carries total debt of ₹288 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹2,484 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.12 — effectively unlevered. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.95 in FY24 to 0.12 in FY26. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹288 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹2,484 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.12. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.95 (FY24) to 0.12 (FY26). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.

FY26: debt ₹288 Cr at 0.12× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 3-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
1.0k1.0×7520.8×5010.5×2510.3×00.1×₹ Cr×₹2880.12×FY24FY25FY26
1.0k1.0×7520.8×5010.5×2510.3×00.1×₹ Cr×₹2880.12×FY24FY25FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹288 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.12 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 8 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
1.1k1.1×8060.9×5370.6×2690.3×00.0×₹ Cr×₹2880.12×Jun 23Mar 25Mar 26
1.1k1.1×8060.9×5370.6×2690.3×00.0×₹ Cr×₹2880.12×Jun 23Mar 25Mar 26
10 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Domestic institutions added 20.8 points of Sai Life Sciences Ltd over 6 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes domestic institutions to 32.7% of the company. Foreign institutions moved +7.9 points over the same window, to 19.6%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Domestic institutions: +20.8 points over 6 quarters to 32.7%; Foreign institutions: +7.9 points over 6 quarters to 19.6%; Promoters: −0.7 points over 6 quarters to 34.5%.

Why the register moved: domestic institutions drove it (+20.8 points), alongside foreign institutions (+7.9 points) — steady accumulation by institutions reading the same numbers this page reads.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −0.5 pts from Mar 25 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 2 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
41%34%26%18%10%%34.6%21.2%31.5%12.7%Mar 25Mar 26
41%34%26%18%10%%34.6%21.2%31.5%12.7%Mar 25Mar 26
Domestic institutions added 20.8 points over 6 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 7 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
43%35%26%18%9.4%%34.5%19.6%32.7%13.1%Dec 24Sep 25Jun 26
43%35%26%18%9.4%%34.5%19.6%32.7%13.1%Dec 24Sep 25Jun 26
11 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

12 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Sai Life Sciences Ltd trades at 91.6× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 64.2×, measured across 0.8 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 91.6× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 64.2× measured over 0.8 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 91.6× vs a 64.2× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 0.8-year window; loss-period spikes above 85× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
about the priciest it has ever traded
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
87.9×₹18.878.4×₹14.168.9×₹9.459.4×₹4.749.9×₹0.0×85.30×₹17Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Apr 26Sep 26
87.9×₹18.878.4×₹14.168.9×₹9.459.4×₹4.749.9×₹0.0×85.30×₹17Nov 25Jan 26Sep 26
PEG 1.08 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Last 5 quarters.
above 1.0, the multiple already banks the growth
PEGPEG = 1.0
2.5×2.1×1.7×1.3×0.9××1.08×Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26
2.5×2.1×1.7×1.3×0.9××1.08×Q4 FY25Q2 FY26Q4 FY26
P/E
91.6×
100th percentile of 1y
PEG
2.71
as reported

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +102.0% against a +81.6% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

13 · Stage: No read

Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Sai Life Sciences Ltd reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read. The read is built from 7 quarters across 1 curve, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +29.3% in FY26, profit +105.3% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn. Turnaround-year spikes shown pinned (▲).
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
43%331%32%218%22%105%12%−8.3%1.7%−121%%%29.3%105.3%FY19FY22FY26
43%331%32%218%22%105%12%−8.3%1.7%−121%%%29.3%105.3%FY19FY22FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
RevenueProfit
83%107%62%83%40%59%19%35%−2.1%12%%%11.7%21.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
83%107%62%83%40%59%19%35%−2.1%12%%%11.7%21.7%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
24%22%19%17%15%%19.3%Dec 23Jun 24Mar 25Sep 25Jun 26
24%22%19%17%15%%19.3%Dec 23Mar 25Jun 26
ROCE
Steady high
latest 19.3% · span 15.3%–23.3%

Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.

One or more growth curves carry a base-effect spike — a large year-on-year move off a near-zero or loss-making comparable quarter. Those spikes are capped before the classifier reads the trajectory, and shown pinned on the chart, so a single distorted quarter does not drive the stage call.

Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+29.3%+21.7%+23.6%
Profit+105.3%+226.8%+41.7%
EPS+102.0%
Share price+81.6%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+11.7%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+21.7%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
17.8%
long-run compound pace
14 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

62.9/100 — rank 8 of 24 in Pharma - API & CRAMS · 93% evidence confidence

Sai Life Sciences Ltd scores 62.9 out of 100 against the 24 companies it is compared with in Pharma - API & CRAMS, ranking 8. Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 27.2 + 16.6 + 4.9 + 14.2 = 62.9. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

15 · Said versus delivered

Said versus delivered

What Sai Life Sciences Ltd's management promised, set against what actually arrived — 4 tracked promises on the record. Read straight from the company’s own earnings calls. A promise that slipped stays on this page after it is met.

🚨 Capacity Expansion Timeline Delayed · 15 May 2026. Both the Aug 2025 and Nov 2025 calls explicitly committed to completing the full 450 KL capacity addition, bringing total installed capacity to approximately 1,150 KL, by the second half of FY27 or by end of FY27 at the latest. The May 2026 call discloses that only 225 KL will come online in FY27 with the remaining 225 KL pushed to FY28, a one-year delay for half the planned new capacity that management did not specifically address or explain.

🚨 ADC Pipeline Stage Downgraded · 15 May 2026. In the Aug 2025 call, management described their ADC engagement as working on late-phase assets that are already commercial, indicating meaningful participation in advanced client ADC programs. The May 2026 call instead characterizes ADC work as adding capability on the discovery side with development-stage work to be announced later, a significant and unexplained step-back in the described maturity of their ADC involvement that would materially affect near-term revenue contribution assumptions for this modality.

Customer Concentration Rose Sharply · 15 May 2026. The Aug 2025 call disclosed top 10 customer concentration at approximately 40% based on the most recent full year data, with management across prior calls framing diversification and management of concentration as a core risk priority. The May 2026 call reveals top 10 customer concentration jumped to 54% in FY26, a 14 percentage point increase in a single year, which is inconsistent with the diversification narrative and was presented without a specific explanation for the increase.

🚨 Strategic Pivot Disclosed as Product Failure · 6 February 2026. In the November 2025 call, management framed the Veterinary API facility as a proactive "strategic entry" and a "launch" to drive long-term growth. However, in the February 2026 call, management admitted this facility was actually a defensive pivot repurposing a unit built for a failed product. Earlier call (Nov 2025): “The launch of our dedicated Veterinary API facility marks our strategic entry into the animal health segment... we see this as just the beginning of a long-term growth opportunity”. Later call (Feb 2026): “To be very candid this is a unit we had actually built for another purpose but that product did not succeed. So we”.

Every quote above is taken word for word from the company’s own earnings calls.

16 · Related companies · Pharma - API & CRAMS
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1Neuland Laboratories LtdNEULANDLAB 81.2/100Sector-leading setup100% evidence LEADER 33.6/35 Revenue 78.3% · PAT 100% · OPM change 23 pp 100% evidence 19.9/25 ROCE 26.5% · OPM 35% 100% evidence 12.0/20 P/E 60.7× · PEG 1.05 100% evidence 15.7/20 RS sector 7.5% · RS bench 44.6% · 1Y 62.8%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 33.6 + 19.9 + 12 + 15.7 = 81.2 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
2Acutaas Chemicals LtdACUTAAS 77.3/100Favorable setup76% evidence 31.9/35 Revenue 41% · PAT 100% · OPM change 9 pp 95% evidence 20.1/25 ROCE 31.6% · OPM 34% 76% evidence 9.3/20 P/E 71.7× · PEG — 50% evidence 16.0/20 RS sector 86.5% · RS bench 43.7% · 1Y 129.5%5 of 8 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 31.9 + 20.1 + 9.3 + 16 = 77.3 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
3IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals LtdIOLCP 73.0/100Favorable setup100% evidence LEADER 28.5/35 Revenue 18.5% · PAT 60% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 12.5/25 ROCE 11.3% · OPM 14% 100% evidence 13.8/20 P/E 32.3× · PEG 0.66 100% evidence 18.2/20 RS sector 37.2% · RS bench 81.2% · 1Y 100.5%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 28.5 + 12.5 + 13.8 + 18.2 = 73 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
4Laurus Labs LtdLAURUSLABS 71.2/100Favorable setup93% evidence LEADER 32.2/35 Revenue 22.6% · PAT 100% · OPM change 8 pp 100% evidence 18.2/25 ROCE 17.8% · OPM 32% 100% evidence 5.3/20 P/E 97.3× · PEG 3.33 65% evidence 15.5/20 RS sector 22.2% · RS bench 63.4% · 1Y 123.6%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 32.2 + 18.2 + 5.3 + 15.5 = 71.2 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
5Gland Pharma LtdGLAND 69.7/100Favorable setup100% evidence LEADER 26.4/35 Revenue 17.6% · PAT 46.4% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 13.9/25 ROCE 15.1% · OPM 27% 100% evidence 14.2/20 P/E 42.1× · PEG 1.45 100% evidence 15.2/20 RS sector 8.2% · RS bench 45.5% · 1Y 54.4%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 26.4 + 13.9 + 14.2 + 15.2 = 69.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6Divis Laboratories LtdDIVISLAB 65.4/100Favorable setup100% evidence LEADER 26.5/35 Revenue 16.4% · PAT 26.8% · OPM change 11 pp 100% evidence 19.1/25 ROCE 22% · OPM 41% 100% evidence 3.5/20 P/E 83.1× · PEG 3.45 100% evidence 16.3/20 RS sector 3.2% · RS bench 39.9% · 1Y 55.1%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 26.5 + 19.1 + 3.5 + 16.3 = 65.4 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
7Shilpa Medicare LtdSHILPAMED 63.1/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence LEADER 27.6/35 Revenue 28% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 100% evidence 10.3/25 ROCE 10.9% · OPM 29% 100% evidence 5.6/20 P/E 66.1× · PEG 6.86 100% evidence 19.6/20 RS sector 60.8% · RS bench 111.5% · 1Y 127.6%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 27.6 + 10.3 + 5.6 + 19.6 = 63.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
8Sai Life Sciences Ltdthis pageSAILIFE 62.9/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence LEADER 27.2/35 Revenue 17.6% · PAT 48% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 16.6/25 ROCE 19.6% · OPM 27% 100% evidence 4.9/20 P/E 91.6× · PEG 3.46 65% evidence 14.2/20 RS sector 12.7% · RS bench 51.7% · 1Y 84.2%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 27.2 + 16.6 + 4.9 + 14.2 = 62.9 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
9Granules India LtdGRANULES 62.4/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence LEADER 26.4/35 Revenue 24.8% · PAT 38.1% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 15.8/25 ROCE 15.5% · OPM 23% 100% evidence 10.4/20 P/E 34.7× · PEG 1.27 100% evidence 9.8/20 RS sector 1.7% · RS bench 37.1% · 1Y 77.8%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 26.4 + 15.8 + 10.4 + 9.8 = 62.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10Windlas Biotech LtdWINDLAS 53.5/100Mixed-positive evidence77% evidence BREAKING OUT 16.7/35 Revenue 18.8% · PAT 9.8% · OPM change -2 pp 83% evidence 14.5/25 ROCE 15.9% · OPM 11% 95% evidence 11.5/20 P/E 35.1× · PEG — 50% evidence 10.8/20 RS sector -1.8% · RS bench 34.7% · 1Y 13.7%5 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 16.7 + 14.5 + 11.5 + 10.8 = 53.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
11Anthem Biosciences LtdANTHEM 53.0/100Mixed-positive evidence77% evidence BREAKING OUT 12.7/35 Revenue -2.1% · PAT 14.1% · OPM change 1 pp 100% evidence 22.0/25 ROCE 30.4% · OPM 36% 100% evidence 9.2/20 P/E 89.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 9.1/20 RS sector -4.6% · RS bench 29.4% · 1Y 13.4%7 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.7 + 22 + 9.2 + 9.1 = 53 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
12SMS Pharmaceuticals LtdSMSPHARMA 48.7/100Mixed-negative evidence100% evidence TURNING 19.1/35 Revenue 10.2% · PAT 41.7% · OPM change 0 pp 100% evidence 11.3/25 ROCE 13.3% · OPM 20% 100% evidence 10.3/20 P/E 42.4× · PEG 1.53 100% evidence 8.0/20 RS sector -2.8% · RS bench 32.7% · 1Y 96.2%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 19.1 + 11.3 + 10.3 + 8 = 48.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
13Morepen Laboratories LtdMOREPENLAB 48.5/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence BREAKING OUT 20.3/35 Revenue 9.5% · PAT 51.6% · OPM change 8 pp 100% evidence 8.5/25 ROCE 8.1% · OPM 14% 100% evidence 9.7/20 P/E 54× · PEG 1.68 100% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector -16.2% · RS bench 130.1% · 1Y 134.8%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.3 + 8.5 + 9.7 + 10 = 48.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
14Blue Jet Healthcare LtdBLUEJET 46.5/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence BREAKING OUT 5.8/35 Revenue -27.5% · PAT -34.6% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 21.0/25 ROCE 26.1% · OPM 33% 100% evidence 13.8/20 P/E 45.8× · PEG 1.39 100% evidence 5.9/20 RS sector -39.2% · RS bench 12% · 1Y -23.6%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 5.8 + 21 + 13.8 + 5.9 = 46.5 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
15Supriya Lifescience LtdSUPRIYA 45.3/100Mixed-negative evidence100% evidence FADING 16.1/35 Revenue 28.2% · PAT 11.2% · OPM change -11 pp 100% evidence 17.1/25 ROCE 25.2% · OPM 25% 100% evidence 6.9/20 P/E 36.5× · PEG 3.11 100% evidence 5.2/20 RS sector -11.2% · RS bench 20.4% · 1Y 38.4%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 16.1 + 17.1 + 6.9 + 5.2 = 45.3 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression.
16Concord Biotech LtdCONCORDBIO 37.8/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence BREAKING OUT 9.2/35 Revenue -6.7% · PAT -23.3% · OPM change 2 pp 100% evidence 14.9/25 ROCE 17.1% · OPM 32% 100% evidence 6.7/20 P/E 56.7× · PEG 5.67 100% evidence 7.0/20 RS sector -23.6% · RS bench 16.4% · 1Y -9.2%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 9.2 + 14.9 + 6.7 + 7 = 37.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
17Jubilant Pharmova LtdJUBLPHARMA 37.6/100Mixed-negative evidence93% evidence TURNING 11.8/35 Revenue 16.3% · PAT -23% · OPM change -4 pp 100% evidence 6.8/25 ROCE 9% · OPM 11% 100% evidence 13.9/20 P/E 42.1× · PEG 1.17 65% evidence 5.1/20 RS sector -23% · RS bench 5.6% · 1Y -4.2%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 11.8 + 6.8 + 13.9 + 5.1 = 37.6 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
18Piramal Pharma LtdPPLPHARMA 35.2/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence LEADER 13.0/35 Revenue 0.8% · PAT -80% · OPM change 3 pp 74% evidence 1.4/25 ROCE 2.5% · OPM 9% 100% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 10.8/20 RS sector -10.9% · RS bench 21.1% · 1Y 5.3%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 13 + 1.4 + 10 + 10.8 = 35.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
19Solara Active Pharma Sciences LtdSOLARA 34.7/100Adverse evidence83% evidence TURNING 7.9/35 Revenue 15.6% · PAT -80% · OPM change -2 pp 100% evidence 3.8/25 ROCE 4.9% · OPM 16% 100% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 843× · PEG — 15% evidence 14.5/20 RS sector 1.9% · RS bench 38.7% · 1Y 12.7%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 7.9 + 3.8 + 8.5 + 14.5 = 34.7 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 38.7%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
20Hikal LtdHIKAL 33.0/100Adverse evidence81% evidence BREAKING OUT 11.6/35 Revenue -5.4% · PAT -80% · OPM change 2.6 pp 74% evidence 4.3/25 ROCE 3.5% · OPM 9.2% 100% evidence 7.4/20 P/E 65.4× · PEG — 50% evidence 9.7/20 RS sector -21.7% · RS bench 6.9% · 1Y -14.2%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 11.6 + 4.3 + 7.4 + 9.7 = 33 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
21OneSource Specialty Pharma LtdONESOURCE 27.5/100Adverse evidence71% evidence BASING 11.3/35 Revenue 4.3% · PAT -80% · OPM change 0 pp 74% evidence 3.3/25 ROCE 0.6% · OPM 27% 100% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 2.9/20 RS sector -27.3% · RS bench -0.8% · 1Y -15%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 11.3 + 3.3 + 10 + 2.9 = 27.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
22Syngene International LtdSYNGENE 23.6/100Adverse evidence100% evidence BASING 6.7/35 Revenue -3.4% · PAT -56.4% · OPM change -11.3 pp 100% evidence 8.6/25 ROCE 10% · OPM 12.3% 100% evidence 8.1/20 P/E 52.2× · PEG 7.87 100% evidence 0.2/20 RS sector -44.2% · RS bench -22.8% · 1Y -41%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 6.7 + 8.6 + 8.1 + 0.2 = 23.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
23Dishman Carbogen Amcis LtdDCAL 22.1/100Adverse evidence87% evidence ASLEEP 7.0/35 Revenue 0.2% · PAT -80% · OPM change -11 pp 100% evidence 4.8/25 ROCE 3.1% · OPM 9% 100% evidence 6.4/20 P/E 145× · PEG 2.65 65% evidence 3.9/20 RS sector -31% · RS bench -18.6% · 1Y -39.5%3 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 7 + 4.8 + 6.4 + 3.9 = 22.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
24Cohance Lifesciences LtdCOHANCE 20.6/100Adverse evidence82% evidence BREAKING OUT 3.0/35 Revenue -19.8% · PAT -80% · OPM change -19.7 pp 95% evidence 6.8/25 ROCE 5.8% · OPM 0.3% 76% evidence 5.5/20 P/E 156× · PEG — 50% evidence 5.3/20 RS sector -33.4% · RS bench -9.2% · 1Y -52.3%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 3 + 6.8 + 5.5 + 5.3 = 20.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

17 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's share price today?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd trades at ₹1,585, +81.6% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹33,664 Cr. The stock sits at the very top of its 52-week range (₹795–₹1,585), +36.6% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 63 weeks in. — as of 11 September 2026.

What were Sai Life Sciences Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd reported revenue of ₹554 Cr and net profit of ₹73.0 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 11.7% and profit rose 21.7% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹3.45. The operating margin was 27.0%, 3.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's revenue?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd reported revenue of ₹554 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +11.7% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹2,192 Cr (+29.3%). Over the last 7 years revenue compounded at 17.8% a year. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's profit?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd earned ₹73.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +21.7% year on year — the 4th straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹349 Cr. The operating margin ran 27.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's market cap?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹33,664 Cr at a share price of ₹1,585. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's P/E ratio?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd trades at a P/E of 91.6×, at the most expensive it has been in 1 years, against a long-run median of 64.2×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Sai Life Sciences Ltd pay a dividend?

Not in its latest year — Sai Life Sciences Ltd's dividend payout was 0% of profit in FY26. It did record a payout in 2 of its last 8 reported fiscal years, so there is a history but no current dividend. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Sai Life Sciences Ltd looks expensive: its P/E of 91.6× sits at the most expensive it has been in 1 years (long-run median 64.2×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd growing?

Yes — Sai Life Sciences Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +11.7% year on year, profit +21.7%, and the margin +3.0 pp at 27.0%. The 7-year compound rates are 17.8% (revenue) and 25.0% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 11 September 2026.

How is Sai Life Sciences Ltd performing?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 63 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 11.7% and profit rose 21.7% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 37 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 63 of stage 2), trading +36.6% versus its 200-day average and at the very top of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Sai Life Sciences Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 37 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 1.7 years the stock moved +125% against the NIFTY 500's +2% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 11 September 2026.

Will Sai Life Sciences Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Sai Life Sciences Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹1,585, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 63 weeks in. Its P/E of 91.6× sits at the 100th percentile of its own 1-year range. — as of 11 September 2026.

Who owns Sai Life Sciences Ltd?

Promoters hold 34.5% of Sai Life Sciences Ltd, foreign institutions 19.6%, domestic institutions 32.7% and the public 13.1% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Domestic institutions added 20.8 points over 6 quarters. — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Sai Life Sciences Ltd have too much debt?

No — Sai Life Sciences Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.12, and operating profit covers the interest bill 16×. FY26 borrowings were ₹288 Cr against equity of ₹2,484 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's capex?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd spent ₹1,322 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹640 Cr, with ₹270 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's cash flow?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd generated ₹509 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−131 Cr of free cash flow after ₹640 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹349 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 180% of Sai Life Sciences Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. Though the latest year ran at 146% — the trend is the thing to watch. In FY26, operating cash was ₹509 Cr against reported profit of ₹349 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 11 September 2026.

Where is Sai Life Sciences Ltd in its business cycle?

Sai Life Sciences Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 29.0%, against a 8-year band of 14.0%–29.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 27.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 11 September 2026.

What could break the Sai Life Sciences Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 100th percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Sai Life Sciences Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Sai Life Sciences Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +102.0% in a year against a +81.6% price move. The sharpest open question: whether the earnings grow into the multiple. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 11 September 2026.

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