Ami Organics had an impressive run post its initial public offering (IPO) and it fits into the theme of derisking the pharma supply chain as far as intermediate and key starting materials are concerned.
The company is one of the major manufacturers of pharma intermediates for certain key active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) related to therapeutic areas such as antiretroviral, psychotic, and oncologic. It supplies a few molecules to innovators for drugs that should help in better realisations going forward.
The PLI scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of medical devices has led to various capex announcements in the
API space, which in turn has led to higher demand for intermediates and so we like this space on a long-term basis.
Ami Organics recently acquired a business Gujarat Organics that primarily deals with preservatives and salicylic acid. This represents a key near-term challenge as for this business, operating margins are mediocre.
As far as valuations are concerned, post its strong listing, multiples are close to some of the larger peers in chemicals having the end market of pharma. So, investors should book some profits now and wait for the granular details on a products diversification strategy, says moneycontrol.com's Anubhav Sahu.
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(Edited by : Kanishka Sarkar)
First Published: Sept 17, 2021 3:09 PM IST