A good read on Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and their potential. @unseenvalue @punitbansal14 Would you like to add something on the future of mAbs in pharma industry.

Thread on Glenmark Life Science IPO 27 July 🧵:

Glenmark Life Science (GLS) is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd;

In 2001-02, GLS launched the API manufacturing business; Currently, the company has two key business verticals: namely API and CDMO;

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GLS is a leading developer and manufacturer of select high-value, non-commoditized APIs in chronic therapeutic areas, including CVS, CNS, pain, and diabetes;

As of FY21, API and CDMO contributed ~90.6 & 8.1% to GLS revenues respectively;

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The company works with 16 of the top 20 generic pharma companies in the world and as of 31st May 2021, they have registered ~403 DMFs globally;

From the IPO proceeds, GLS will be using ~Rs 8bn as repayment of an outstanding purchase agreement to the promoter-

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-for the spin-off of the API business. The company has also envisaged using Rs 1.53bn as capital expenditure;

This includes a new multi-usage facility, which will mainly focus on the company’s CDMO business aspiration from 4QFY23.

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Key growth drivers for the Indian API industry:

👉India is on par with other countries in terms of technological capabilities and process efficiency;

👉The costs are very low in India: Domestic pharmaceutical facilities cost only 2/5th of what it costs to set up and-

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All these are Pharma sector companies. Company F consistently reports -ve cash flows. It's stock price never compounded. All other examples reported multi-years of +ve cash flow generation. These stocks have been multi-baggers over the years.

Focus on Cash Flows vs News Flows.

@VXP95 Ok. Tyche Industries, Panacea Biotech and Beta drugs. 3 of them🙏🙏

@harindersnanda @soicfinance Most were bullish on #SeQuent a day before the annual results the other week. Most would have left the train in next few quarters due to ESOP led margin compression on P&L. Playing long innings like Rahul Dravid is not same as watching him play :)

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