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Cohance Lifesciences Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Cohance reported its lowest-ever quarter, plagued by customer shipment phasing and biotech funding delays, resulting in a 23% revenue decline. Management frames this as a trough, banking on H2 recovery through restocked commercial molecules.

Guidance and delivery
Management target Revenue FY30
Highlights
Revenue growth23% YoY decline driven by shipment phasing and CDMO destocking.
MarginsEBITDA margins severely compressed to 2.2% due to low revenue base.
Order bookSignificant commercial restocking orders secured for Q4 FY27 and FY28.
Demand visibilityStrong RFQ pipeline in late-stage molecules and ADC payloads.
Management confidenceBalanced; acknowledging Q1 as a historic low while projecting H2 recovery.

Growth

Pharma CDMO revenue plunged 38.7% YoY due to destocking, partially offset by 2.5x growth in the Sapala subsidiary.

Outlook

Management expects sequential improvement in Q2 and a return to YoY growth starting in H2 FY27.

Risks

Heavy negative operating leverage at Enzene Biosciences and persistent biotech funding headwinds impact near-term profitability.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Guided Q4/FY26 in line with guidance → delivered FY26 revenue 22.68B (= BEAT)
  • Guided FY26 Gross Margin supported by mix → delivered 70.8% (= BEAT)
  • Guided FY26 Capex at 2.15B → delivered 2.15B (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Guided 10 Phase 3 programs → delivered 10 programs but with biotech delays (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • Guided H2 FY27 growth → delivered Q1 FY27 23% revenue decline (= MISS)
  • Guided API+ stability → delivered Q1 FY27 shipment phasing/delays (= MISS)
  • Guided EBITDA margin benchmark 30% → delivered 2.2% in Q1 FY27 (= MISS)
Source

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Cohance Lifesciences Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹459.25
Market cap
₹17,571 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹2,269 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹179.2 Cr
P/E (TTM)
165.4×Sector 50.4×
Promoter holding
57.49%+0.00% QoQ
FII holding
6.50%Current quarter

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