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Initiating Coverage

                      Take Solutions Ltd.

Embracing change, TAKE a leap towards growth !!
                                          19 Dec 2018
Take Solutions Ltd. Initiating Coverage - Embracing change, TAKE a leap towards growth !! - Axis Direct
19 Dec 2018                Company Report

                                                                                                                           BUY
                                                                                                                           Target Price: 178

                                                                                                                           CMP                        : Rs. 136
                                                                                                                           Potential Upside           : 31%

                                                                                                                           MARKET DATA

                                                                                                                           No. of Shares              : 14.79Cr.
                                                                                                                           Market Cap                 : 2011Cr

Take Solutions
                                                                                                                           Free Float                 : 727 Cr
                                                                                                                           Avg. daily vol (6mth)      : 13970
                                                                                                                           52-w High / Low            : Rs127/308
                                                                                                                           Bloomberg                  : TAKE:IN
Life Sciences Outsourcing
                                                                                                                           Promoter holding           : 66.8%

Embracing change, TAKE a leap towards growth !!

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                                                                                                                                         BSE Sensex           Take Solutions

  Financial Summary                                                                                                      Shareholding pattern
  Y/E                Sales           EBITDA              PAT           EPS    Change                       RoCE   DPS                     Sep-18      Q-o-Q Change       Jun-18
                                                                                       P/E (x)   RoE (%)
  March             (Rs Cr)          (Rs Cr)           (Rs Cr)         (Rs)     (%)                         (%)   (Rs)   Promoters         66.8             0.00          66.8
  FY17              1345              262               146            11.2     6.9      -        19.1     20.7   1.0    FPIs             13.78             1.00         12.78
  FY18              1587              306               160            12.2     9.3      -        14.1     16.9   1.5    MFs / AIF         1.44             (0.04)        1.48
  FY19E             1996              397               214            14.6    19.4     9.2       14.9     18.5   1.5    Banks / FIs       0.2              0.02          0.17
  FY20E             2404              474               264            17.8    22.0     7.5       15.6     19.8   2.0    Public            7.52             (0.49)        8.01
  FY21E             2941              574               331            23.6    32.9     5.7       17.5     22.1   3.0    Others           10.27             (0.49)       10.76
  Source: Company, Axis Securities             CMP as on 18 Dec 2018

                                         Kumar Nihal – Manager - Research |  kumar.nihal@axissecurities.in |  (+91 22 4267 1747)                                             2
Take Solutions Ltd. Initiating Coverage - Embracing change, TAKE a leap towards growth !! - Axis Direct
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                                                                                                              Take Solutions Ltd.
Investment Rationale                                                                                          Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Incorporated in 2000, Take Solutions Limited(TSL) is a globally recognized technology service provider with distinct expertise across
Life Sciences (LS) and select niches in Supply Chain Management (SCM). In the fast-growing Life Sciences space, TSL offers services
ranging from Clinical Trials for innovative drugs, Bioavailability and bioequivalence (BA-BE) studies for generics drugs, regulatory
submissions and post marketing safety monitoring (Pharmocovigilance) backed by IP-based technology expertise. Headquartered in
Chennai, India with a global footprint spanning America, Europe and the APAC, TSL brings together the capabilities of a full-service
CRO (Contract Research Organization), a technology-led Life Sciences services provider, and expertise in analytics and data
sciences under its Life Sciences brand Navitas Life Sciences. TSL serves 9 out of top 10 Pharma Companies. It is represented by
1500+ professionals across 16 offices in 7 countries.

 We estimate revenue to grow at CAGR of 23% over FY18-FY21E and PAT to grow at CAGR of 30% over FY18-FY21E driven by:

                              Growth trajectory in Life Sciences segment following restructuring of TSL and focus on developing niche in Life
                              Sciences via domain expertise

                              Huge gamut of opportunity lying in Clinical business as development spending for R&D in the phase I - IV during
                              CY18 is estimated to be $93bn (~39% being outsourced)
   Take Solutions
  growth would be             Frequent changes in regulatory requirements leading to 11.5% CAGR over CY17-21E in regulatory submissions
     driven by                being outsourced

                              End-to-end BA & BE services to fast track in achieving client’s first to market strategy with its state-of-the art
                              USFDA compliant facilities in Manipal, Mangaluru, Bengaluru and Chennai

                              Focus on expansion with organic as well as inorganic growth, tangible assets addition is expected to be
                              Rs 200 Cr by FY20

    We initiate coverage with “BUY” rating with a target price of Rs 178 i.e. 31% upside (implies 10x FY20E)

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                                                                                    Take Solutions Ltd.
Investment Rationale                                                                Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

      Large addressable market                  Robust revenue growth               Patent expiry to drive Clinical Trials

The global Life Sciences R&D             TSL has grown at strong CQGR of           Global drug sales at risk is expected
expenditure is growing at 3.1%           8%+ for the last 12 quarters led by       to be $ 251 bn over CY18-24 due
CAGR and expected to reach $204          growing LS vertical (91% of Q2FY19        to patents expiration. Pharma
bn by CY24. R&D spend for the            revenue). Management expects 22-          companies are increasing R&D
CY18 is estimated to be $172 bn. In      24% annual revenue growth in this         spend to replenish the sales and
this gamut, development spending in      segment for next two financial years      bring new patent drug, thereby
the phase I to IV stands at $93bn as     which would be slightly offset by de-     increasing the need for Clinical
per Industry Standard Research           growth in SCM as TSL has                  Trials. Expiry of patent drugs and
(ISR), the business presence of TSL is   strategically exited two parts of SCM     government’s thrust for cost efficient
in outsourcing space which is ~39%       business and are in talks for getting     drug would generate demand for
of development spending i.e. $36         suitable deals for its last part, post    BA-BE studies to bring more generic
bn for CY18 Joseph
               and estimated to reach    which it will   be 100% LS business
                                                     Joseph                                    Josephbuilt the credentials to
                                                                                   drugs. TSL has
at $44bnHeading
            by CY21, representing a                Heading
                                         with strong  EBITDA margin of ~20%.                 Heading
                                                                                   help generics    client achieve first to
large addressable market for TSL.        TSL’s order book for Q2FY18 stood         market strategy with its state-of-the
                                         at $ 228 Mn, a growth of 48.5 %           art USFDA compliant facilities at
                                         YoY, pipeline visibility is expected to   multiple locations.
                                         be more than double the order book
                                         which may get reflected in order
                                         book in the next 3-4 months.

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                                          Take Solutions Ltd.
Investment Rationale                      Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

          Domain Expertise                              Expansion

TSL has deep domain expertise in         TSL’s focus is in on expanding Clinical
the LS segment with respect to           sites and Lab infrastructure such as
consulting, technology (own as well      investment in Liquid chromatography–
as          third-party       software   mass spectrometry (LCMS) to serve
implementation) and outsourcing          the growing demand from Life
services.      A     total  of    30+    Sciences companies. Total tangible
experienced executives at senior         asset addition is expected to be Rs
position were brought on board this      200 crore by FY20. Technology &
year. TSL has always relied on a         automation is the differentiating factor
technology-driven approach and           for the company and they are
                                         investing on developing Intellectual
workforce include domain experts in
             Joseph                      property. The
                                                     Josephexpansion plan would
clinical trials and drug development
           Heading                       include Heading
                                                      organic      growth     via
process        comprising      Medical
                                         investments as well as inorganic
doctors, PhDs or Bio-statisticians.
                                         growth via acquisition. TSL is in talks
This results in higher quality work
                                         for acquisition in North America
and      sticky     revenues     which   region, funding for which would be
differentiates TSL from a BPO            done by internal accruals and is
company which relies on low-cost         expected to be completed by the end
labour.                                  of FY19.

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                                                                                                                            Take Solutions Ltd.
Global Life Sciences Industry Outlook                                                                                       Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Worldwide total prescription drug sales 2011-2024

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              0
                  2011      2012       2013      2014       2015      2016       2017        2018      2019          2020      2021       2022     2023   2024
Source: EvaluatePharma                                   Generics      Orphan      Presciption (exc. Generics)

                                                                                       Worldwide prescription drug sales
      Worldwide prescription drug sales are expected to be US$1.2
                                                                                                                 New Molecule entities (NMEs) FDA approvals in
       trillion in CY24.Global sales are forecast to grow at 6.4% CAGR                                  55
                                                                                                                 2017, rebounding from 27 in 2016
       over CY17-24. This growth is in contrast to the 1.2 % CAGR in
       CY11-17                                                                                                        Additional sales in 2024 from orphan drugs
                                                                                                          $124bn
                                                                                                                      (commercially undeveloped)
      With the arrival of the fourth industrial revolution, the life sciences
       sector continues to embark on a transformative technology journey
                                                                                                                      2017-2024 CAGR for oncology
       Companies, today, are preparing for the future by embracing                                            +12%
                                                                                           Key                       (tumours studies/treatment))
       these technologies and building a patient-centric culture. Strategic                Drivers
       alliances and new operating models are also contributing to                                     $5bn      Additional sales in 2024 from advanced therapies
       overall growth in the sector

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Take Solutions Ltd.
 Growing R&D spend                                                                                                                                                                    Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Global pharma R&D to grow at 3.1% CAGR over CY17-24                                                                            NMEs approvals indicating increase in productivity

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           Global Pharma R&D spend (LHS)                                       R&D as % of drug sales (RHS)                                  New Molecule Entities(NMEs)                               USA sales 5yrs Post Launch ($bn)
                                                                                                                                                     (LHS)                                                         (RHS)

          Worldwide pharmaceutical R&D spend totalled $165bn in 2017                                                              Following the drop in CY16 NME approvals, CY17 suggests a
           representing an increase of +3.9% on the previous year                                                                   return to form in industry R&D productivity
          Worldwide pharmaceutical and biotech R&D is forecast to grow at                                                         R&D value creation seems to be at an all-time high with total USA
           3.1% CAGR over CY17-24, slightly lower than the 3.6% CAGR                                                                sales 5 years post launch for products approved in CY17 reaching $
           over CY10-17. Total R&D spend is expected to reach US$204                                                                33.2 bn
           billion in CY24, compared to US$165 billion in CY17                                                                     Significant innovation is coming from small niche companies focused
          The industry is increasingly looking towards employing big data                                                          on discovering new drugs. Less than 25% of drugs discovered are
           and predictive analytics to improve R&D efficiency                                                                       brought to market by the big pharmaceutical companies
Source: EvaluatePharma, Axis Securities

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                                                                                           Take Solutions Ltd.
Technology accelerating R&D                                                                Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

  The use of big data for evidence generation could vastly improve the speed and outcomes of clinical
   development. Artificial Intelligence, real-world evidence (RWE), and robotic and cognitive automation are
   expected to bring transformational change to R&D. These emerging technologies can improve study design,
   physician and patient recruitment, and in-trial decision making as well as increase efficiency and accuracy in
   repetitiveoftasks
Application     RWE all the way through to regulatory filings.
                     in R&D

                                       Support evidence generation across a product lifecycle
  Understand
                                       Help understand the burden of the disease, illuminate any unmet needs & provide
  rare diseases                         epidemiological data

                                       Reduce the cost and time it takes to execute a trial
  Serving as a control
                                       Demonstrate improvements in outcomes that are of interest to health plans and health
  arm in clinical trial                 care providers

  Supporting                           Compare before and after drug treatment data with clinical trial data to determine
  label expansion                       any other potential indications

  Expediting patent                    Ability to better track and connect with patients, allowing patient enrollment to occur
  enrolment                             at the point of care

  Expediting the development           Potential to expedite assessment when there is no time or opportunity to conduct a
  of life-saving treatments             randomized clinical trial

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                                                                                                                                                                           Take Solutions Ltd.
 Growing need for Outsourcing                                                                                                                                              Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Clinical Services Outsourced Vs In-house ratio 2017                                                                                                        Advantages of Outsourcing to Life Sciences Company
  100%
                                                                                                                                                           (Sponsor)
                                                                     18%         20%          0%
   80%                         40%                        38%                                                           28%
                                              55%                                                           55%                          45%
              60%                                                                                                                                                       Increased management bandwidth:
   60%
                                                                                            100%                                                                        To focus on core activities
   40%                                                               82%         80%                                    72%
                               60%                        62%                                                                            55%
   20%        40%                             45%                                                           45%
     0%                                                                                                                                                                 Reduced cost of drug development:
                                                                                                                                                                        To remain competitive in the market

                                                                                            Lab Services
                                               PDS

                                                                                                           Regulatory
               Late Stage CT

                               Stage CT

                                                                                                                                        Trial Supplies
                                                         Staffing

                                                                    management

                                                                                 Clinical

                                                                                                                        Biostatistics
                                                         Clinical

                                                                                                             Affairs
                                 Early

                                                                                              Central

                                                                                                                                           Clinical
                                                                                    IT
                                                                       Data
                                                                                                                                                                        Reduced      time     to     market:
                                                                                                                                                                        Enables quick turn around time
                                                              Outsourced         In-house
 Source: PAREXEL biopharmaceutical sourcebook 2016/17

Outsourcing to take larger pie in increasing drug development market                                                                                       Growing Outsourcing Market Size
                                                                                                                                                                   50
                                                                                                                                                                                                              43.9
                                          Safety (PV): 13.8 % CAGR                                                                                                 45                                  41.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                38.8
                                          $ 1.94 bn (CY17) to $ 3.25 bn (CY21)                                                                                     40                    36.8
                                                                                                                                                                                34.3
           $ 34 bn                                                                                                                                                 35   31.6
                                          Regulatory: 11.5 % CAGR
           (2017)                         $ 2.76 bn (CY17) to $ 4.2 bn (CY21)                                                                                      30

                                                                                                                                                         in $ bn
                                                                                                                                                                   25
                                          Clinical: 5.2 % CAGR                                       $ 44 bn
                                          $ 29.7 bn (CY17) to $ 36.3 bn (CY21)                                                                                     20
     Clinical Trial                                                                                  (2021)
                                                                                                                                                                   15
     Regulatory Submission                                                                                                                                         10
     PV                                                                                                                                                             5
                                                                                                                                                                    0
                                                                                                                                                                        CY16   CY17      CY18   CY19   CY20   CY21

Source: ISR, Axis Securities                                                                                                                              Source: ISR, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                  Take Solutions Ltd.
Take Solutions                                                                                                    Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Introduction                                                             Shareholding (Sep-18)
   Incepted in 2000, Take Solutions Limited (TSL) delivers domain-                      7.52%               10.27%
                                                                                        0.2%
    intensive, technology-led services in Life Sciences Industry(91%,         1.44%
    Q2FY19) and Supply Chain Management(9%)
                                                                                                 13.78%
   Life Sciences: The company offers IP-based solutions in clinical,                                                               66.8%
    regulatory, safety and consulting processes to global        Life
    sciences companies across multiple therapeutic areas. Global
    clients include large and small innovator biopharmaceutical
    companies as well as generics manufacturers. TSL brings                        Promoters      FPIs      MFs / AIF      Banks / FIs     Public   Others

    together the capabilities of a full-service Contract Research       Source: Company, Axis Securities

    Organisation (CRO), a technology-led Life Sciences services           Revenue Concentration by Segments
    provider, and expertise in analytics and data sciences under its       100%
                                                                                                                                         17%        12%
    Life Sciences brand Navitas Life Sciences across North                                                 29%           23%
                                                                            80%           39%
    America, Europe, Asia, and South America region.
                                                                            60%
   Supply Chain Management: TSL focuses on niches in                                                                                               88%
                                                                            40%                                          77%             83%
                                                                                                           71%
    engineering services, and supply chain collaboration. However                         61%
                                                                            20%
    Company has decided to exit this business to focus on its
                                                                              0%
    expertise as niche service provider for Life Sciences.
                                                                                         FY14              FY15         FY16             FY17       FY18

                                                                                               Life Sciences        Supply Chain Management

                                                                        Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                             Take Solutions Ltd.
 Global presence: 16 offices in 7 countries                                                  Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Revenue contribution by region over FY16-18

  FY16       FY17       FY18                  FY16    FY17    FY18                        FY16     FY17    FY18
 74 %      79.3%       80.1%                  9%     7.4%     6.5%                        17%    13.3%     13.4%

                01                 America              Europe            02                          03          Asia Pacific

  USA HQ: Princeton, NJ                        Europe HQ: Frankfurt, Germany               APAC HQ: Chennai, India
  Clinical, Regulatory & Safety consulting     Major trial operations centre in Germany    Clinical Operations (Incl. Generics) in
  and technology centers.                      and sites through Europe in UK, Sweden,     Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore and
  Trial    operations  through   strategic     Germany, Poland, Denmark, Russia and        Manipal Regulatory & Safety operations
  partnerships                                 other locations                             hub in Chennai & Bengaluru

  LATAM      Delivery     Centre: Bogota,
  Columbia Regulatory & Safety support
  across 9+ countries in region
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                               Take Solutions Ltd.
 Management Expertise & Industry Recognition                                                                   Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

  Mr. Ram Yeleswarapu                                                         Industry Recognition, Awards & Accolades
  - A widely acknowledged industry thought leader, Ram Yeleswarapu co-        - The Company’s domain centricity was recognized in the form of a
    founded the organization’s Life Sciences business and has been a key
    contributor to its growth. He leverages deep domain expertise from         listing as ‘Leader’ in the prestigious IDC MarketScape: Drug Safety
    over 25years of industry experience with large global pharmaceutical       Services 2018 Vendor Assessment as one of only eight vendors
    organizations
                                                                               selected based on the MarketScape’s stringent research and due

  Mr. Srinivasan HR                                                            diligence process.
                                                                              - Gartner recognized TSL amongst Top 20 Global Solution Providers in
  - Founder of TSL. He brings over 3 decades of leadership and has held
                                                                               its Market Guide for Track-and-Trace and Serialization Software
    significant leadership positions in organizations including the Shriram
    Group, Sembcorp Logistics and Temasek Capital                              Providers for Life Sciences Companies
                                                                              - Award-winning talent management practices continued to receive
  Mr. D.V. Ravi                                                                accolades in the form of the Best Employer Brand for the second

  - Co-founder of TSL. He is also the Managing Director of Shriram             consecutive year at the World HRD Congress 2018, where it also
    Capital, a financial services conglomerate with USD15 Billion AUM.         ranked 3rd in the Times Ascent presents Dream Companies to Work For
    His portfolio of expertise includes key areas of Corporate Strategy,
    Finance and Leadership Development. He has an exemplary track              category
    record of value creation across several enterprises                       - Earned a place in the Great Place to Work global listing, the global
                                                                               authority on building, sustaining and recognizing exemplary workplace
  Mrs. Subhasri Sriram
                                                                               culture and best practices
  - Has over 25 years of experience in Financial Services and has served      - ISO 9001:2015 for Quality management systems, ISO 27001:2013
    in key leadership positions in the Shriram Group. She was the CFO of
                                                                               for Information Security Management, NABL (ISO 15189:2012)
    the USD2.4 Billion Shriram City Union Finance. She has expertise in
    setting up strong governance systems and transparent processes. She        accreditation for clinical laboratory
    was recognized as one of the most influential CFOs in India by
    Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 2016
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                             Take Solutions Ltd.
Evolution from Supply Chain to Life Sciences                                                                                 Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

                                                                                                                                              Successfully exited from
                                                                                                                                               two SCM units, a 100%
    TAKE Solutions was
                                                                                                                                               owned unit in the US and a
     founded in Chennai,
                                                                                                                                               Middle East Joint venture
     India as a software
                                           Acquired UK-based WCI Consulting Group, a                                                           with the WJ Towell Group
     products    company               
                                                                                                            Acquired     Ecron
                                           leading patient safety and compliance advisor to the                                                in Oman
     focused  on   Supply                                                                                    Acunova, a full-
     Chain Management                      Life Sciences industry                                            service CRO with                 TSL would be 100% Life
                                           Launched SafetyReady to increase the efficiency of                Clinical & BA/BE                  Sciences     Outsourcing
    Inaugurated      North            
                                           Oracle Argus Safety Suite for Life Sciences                       capabilities                      Company post its exit from
     American headquarters
                                                                                                                                               its APA engineering Joint
     at    Princeton, New                 Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape:                       100th pharmaRea-                  Venture
     Jersey, USA                           Worldwide Life Sciences R&D IT Outsourcing 2011                   dy customer win

       2000-04                 2007-10                      2011-14                   2015                      2016                 2017                     2018

     Acquired OnSphere Corporation, North Carolina, USA,                  Launched cdsnet, a proprietary              Consolidated Life Sciences businesses under the
      an IP-driven leader in regulatory compliance for Life                 industry network on Clinical Data            brand Navitas Life Sciences to provide full
      Sciences                                                              Strategy                                     services across Clinical, Regulatory and Safety
     Launched OneSCM, a multi-tenant SaaS platform to                     Launched India’s first propriety            Launched Labeling Assessment Express               to
      improve enterprise supplier management                                industry      network        on              improve End-to-End labeling for Life Sciences
                                                                            pharmacovigilance, pvindia
     Acquired ClearOrbit, a Supply Chain Management                                                                    Celebrated the landmark 15th year of proprietary
      software company in Austin, Texas, USA                                                                             Life Sciences industry network forums
     Registered a successful IPO and listed on BSE & NSE

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                                                                                                       Take Solutions Ltd.
Life Sciences drug development landscape                                                               Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

   Manufacturing: Approved drugs

                                         Mfg.
   are mass produced & sold to the

                                                                    Regulatory Submission
               public
                                                                                                                     Safety of drug in monitored

                                                Safety Monitoring
                                                                                                                     and reported regularly as
                                                                                                                     long as drug is in the market
  Safety Monitoring: The molecule is
  monitored and adverse events are
        reported at each stage                                                                                       ~ 1/10000 identified
                                                                                                                     compounds are approved

                                                                                                                     Human Trials
      Regulatory Submission: The
     findings are submitted to the                                                                                   Phase I 10s Volunteers

                                                                                            CT
    regulator for approval at each                                                                                   Phase II 100s Patients
                 stage                                                                                               Phase III & IV 1000s Patients

                                                                                                                     Animal Trials
                                                                                            CT

   Clinical Trials (CT): The molecule
   is tested for its safety & efficacy
                                                                                            Research

      Basic Research: Molecule
  formulation is identified to combat
               a disease

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                                                                                                                                               Take Solutions Ltd.
Role of Take Solution in Life Sciences business                                                                                                Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

                                                                                                           Take Solutions’ Business presence
       Manufacturing: Approved drugs

                                             Mfg.
       are mass produced & sold to the
                   public

                                                                        Regulatory Submission
                                                    Safety Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                    Industry      Growth
                                                                                                                                                                      Size         2021
                                                                                                                                                                     2017        (CAGR%)
      Safety Monitoring: The molecule is                                                                                                              Safety
      monitored and adverse events are                                                                                                                              $1.9bn     $3.2bn (13.8)
                                                                                                                                                      monitoring
            reported at each stage
                                                                                                                                                      Regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                    $2.8bn     $4.3bn(11.5)
                                                                                                                                                      submissions

          Regulatory Submission: The                                                                                                                  Clinical
                                                                                                                                                                    $29.7bn    $36.4bn (6%)
                                                                                                                                                      Trial
         findings are submitted to the

                                                                                                CT
        regulator for approval at each
                     stage
                                                                                                CT

       Clinical Trials (CT): The molecule
       is tested for its safety & efficacy
                                                                                                Research

          Basic Research: Molecule
      formulation is identified to combat
                   a disease

Source: ISR, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                            Take Solutions Ltd.
 Take Solution Service Mix                                                                                                                  Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

TSL Revenue breakup (FY18)                                                                             Supply Chain Management (SCM)
                                                                                                             TSL started as a software products company focused on Supply
                                                                                                              Chain Management (SCM). SCM lacked differentiation despite
                                                                                                              presenting growth and better pricing was difficult to come by, so
                                                                                                              TSL strategically decided to exit this business. SCM contributed
                                                                       59%           29%                      12% to the FY18 revenues which has come down to 9% for
     12%                       88%
                                                                                                              H1FY19 and is expected to be phased out by end FY19

                                                                                  11%
                                                                                                             SCM business has three parts and TSL have successfully exited from
                                                                                                              two of them and are in the process of a finding a suitable
                                                                                                              transaction for the third one
                                                           Regulatory & PV         Clinical
  Life Sciences            Supply Chain Management
                                                           Nets & Consulting
                                                                                                        Life Sciences (LS)
Source: Company, Axis Securities                                                                         Clinical Trial services      Regulatory Offerings         Safety Services /PV

TSL moving towards 100% Life Sciences
                                                                                                          Strategic       clinical    Regulatory consulting      Strategic       Safety
 100%                                                                                                      consulting                  Global      submission      Consulting
              17%             17%       14%      13%         12%        9%         9%         9%          Full service Clinical        management        and      Safety        Industry
   80%                                                                                                     trials                       report publishing           Networks
   60%                                                                                                    Medical        Imaging      Medical writing            End-to-End
                                                 87%         88%        91%        91%        91%          Services                    License maintenance         Pharmacovigilance
   40%        83%             83%       86%
                                                                                                          Bioavalibility        &      for marketed product        (PV) Services
   20%                                                                                                     Bioequivalence              Application                Pharmacovigilance
                                                                                                           Studies                      management services         Technology
    0%
                                                                                                          Biologics             &     Industry     networks:
                  Q3FY17

                               Q4FY17

                                        Q1FY18

                                                  Q2FY18

                                                              Q3FY18

                                                                         Q4FY18

                                                                                   Q1FY19

                                                                                              Q2FY19

                                                                                                           Biosimilars Studies          CCDS, labeling, and
                                                                                                          Non-interventional           artwork
                                                                                                           Studies
                                                                                                          Clinical data Sevices
                           Life Sciences         Supply Chain Management
                                                                                                          One Clinical platform

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                       Take Solutions Ltd.
 Extensive Expertise in Life Sciences                                                                                  Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

                                            250+                                8% All                20+ Non-                          10 Unique
              350+                        Validated                          Submission             interventional                    proprietary Life
             Clinical                    Bioanalytical                        to USFDA                  Studies                      Sciences Industry
              Trials                       Methods                             in 2017                 annually                          networks

                         1000+                                     120,000+               300+ Safety                7% of all Biosimilars         120 members
                        BABE Lab                                Submissions with           Consulting                 studies in India in           in Network
                         Studies                                 0 refusal to file        Engagements                       2017                       forums

  Life Sciences driving the growth: 8%+ CAQR growth for last 12 quarters
                                                                                                                                TSL has always relied on a
             250                                                           221                              OneClinical         technology-driven      approach
                                                                190                                                             and workforce include domain
             200
                                          151                                                            pharmaREADY            experts in clinical trials and
                              141                    141
 In USD Mn

             150   134                                                                                                          drug development process,
                                                                                            Unique                              comprising Medical doctors,
                                                                                                            traceREADY
             100                                           64         64         67       technology                            PhDs or Bio-statisticians. This
                         47         50          55
              50                                                                              IPs           labelREADY          results in higher quality work
                                                                                          driving Life                          and sticky revenues which
               0                                                                                          affiliateREADY        differentiates TSL from a BPO
                   Q1FY18 Q2FY18 Q3FY18 Q4FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19                               Sciences                             company which relies on low-
                                                                                                           safetyREADY          cost labour
                              LS order book          LS revenue

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                   Take Solutions Ltd.
  TSL to leverage opportunity created from Patent Expiration                                                                       Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Drug Sales at Risk from Patent Expiration                                                          Patent drugs: R&D spend to replenish pipelines
             80
                                                                         6%
                                                                                              7%       Global sales at risk from expiry of patent drugs is expected to
             70                                                                               6%        be $ 251bn over CY18-24. Global pharma companies are
                     5%          5%
             60                                                                                         increasing R&D spend for new patent drugs to replenish lost
                                                                                              5%
             50
                                                                   4%                                   sales
                                                                                              4%
   In $ bn

             40
                                           2%           2%                         2%
                                                                                              3%       Small niche companies leading the innovation on discovering
             30
                                                                                              2%        new drugs. Less than 25% of drugs discovered are brought to
             20
                                                                                                        market by the big pharmaceutical companies
             10                                                                               1%
                   39 26     43 23        17 19       17 15     41 15   67 22    27 19
              0                                                                               0%       TSL would leverage on these tailwinds providing full fledged
                    2018         2019      2020        2021      2022   2023      2024
                                                                                                        outsourcing services for faster and cost effective clinical trials to
                   Total Sales at Risk            Expected Sales Lost     % Market at Risk              sponsor companies
Source: EvaluatePharma, Axis Securities

World-class bioequivalence facilities State-of-the art                                             Generics: Large gamut of opportunity
Bio analytical capabilities
                                                                                                       TSL’s would also benefit as patent expiry along with government
             48 bed clinical                                                                            thrust for cost efficient drug would generate demand for BA-BE
             Pharmacology Unit
                                                                                                        studies
             Bioanalytical Lab
                                        Manipal                           Bioanalytical Lab
                                                          Bangalore                                    TSL has the ability to help generics client achieve first to market
                                                                                                        strategy with its state-of-the art USFDA compliant facilities at
                                    Mangalore                                                           multiple locations

                                                                                                       TSL Conducted 7% of All Biosimilars Trials in India in 2017
              80 bed clinical                          Chennai          80 bed clinical
              Pharmacology Unit                                         Pharmacology Unit

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                Take Solutions Ltd.
Increasing share of Clinical business to continue                                                               Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Revenue breakup of Life Sciences business
                                                                                                                           80% of the outsourcing growth
             FY16                       FY17                             FY18                           FY21E               opportunity lies within Clinical
                                                                                                                            business;       being      highly
                                           27%                           29%                            60%                 underpenetrated, entry barriers
             5%
                  15%                                                                                                       like      multiple     regulatory
                                                   12%                            11%                                       requirements and high domain
                                                                                                                            knowledge positions TSL to reap
                                                                                                                            the benefits of growing pie
                                                                                                                10%
           80%                       61%                           59%                                                     The margins in Clinical business
                                                                                                       30%
                                                                                                                            is healthy at 16-18%, though
                                                                                                                            lower than regulatory & PV
                                                                                                                            segments
                                            Regulatory & PV      Clinical       Nets & Consulting

    Clinical business would continue to grow its share in revenue and management plans to have ~60% revenue share from Clinical Trials by FY21E

OneClinical: Patent technology                                                          TSL presence across 20+ therapeutic areas to increase further
                                                                                         20%         Top Drug sales by growth (2017-24 CAGR)
  Optimized eClinical and Analytics Clinical Trials Management Platform
                                                                                         16%
   Offers Comprehensive Trial Oversight and Enables Faster Decisions
                                                                                         12%
                                                                                          8%
                            OneClinical                                                   4%
                                                                                          0%
          Reduces Cost of                  Lower risk of trial quality
           Trial by 25%                        issue by 20%

       Owing to lower feet on               With early detection and
        ground monitoring                          mitigation
                                                                                           TSL is present in 4 of the top 5 therapy areas by growth

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                                                                                                                        Take Solutions Ltd.
Domain expertise in Regulatory Submissions & Pharmacovigilance (PV)                                                     Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Regulatory Submissions and PV are high margin (22-25%) business segments for TSL due to in-depth subject matter expertise, competencies and
technology enabling them being cost efficient

                                                                   Technology Solutions

                      Regulatory Submissions                                                                 Pharmacovigilance

 A fully integrated web-based         A next generation mobility platform       Affiliate   compliance,                        An accelerated solution for
 eDMSand eCTD Submissions             that enables easy implementation          oversight          and                         implementation, upgrade and
 with over 150 clients                of SOPs and audit readiness with          dashboarding tools                             migration for Oracle’s Argus
                                      accurate data at all times Services                                                      Safety suite

      Frequent changes in regulatory requirements leading to 11.5% CAGR in                     Pharmacovigilance Market will register 13%+ CAGR
              regulatory submissions being outsourced over CY17-21                                        to touch $8 billion by CY24

 Regulatory Submissions & PV market to continue uptrend                        Expertise led by qualified personnel mix
                                                                                                                                      Computer Science Engineering
                                                                                                                          4%
       TSL enables almost 50% of the global regulatory submissions               5%                22%
                                                                                                                                      Engineering Graduates
        for a top global pharma company and 8% of the total                                                                           MBA Graduates
        regulatory submissions to USFDA (between 2012 and 2017)                    8%
                                                                                                                           24%
        were through TSL                                                                                                              Others
                                                                                     19%                                              Pharma Graduates
       The global pharmacovigilance market is expected to rise                                           16%                         Science Engineering Graduates
        significantly due to compulsory pharmacovigilance activities                                                        2%        Arts & Science Graduates
        that are being rigorously implemented
                                                                                                                                      CA's
                                                                              Source: Company (FY17), Axis Securities

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                                                                                                            Take Solutions Ltd.
Proprietary Industry Networks developed to be the key differentiator                                        Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

TSL has built strong moat for itself through its proprietary networking forums (NETS), a subscription based platforms for senior life sciences
professionals to discuss Industry wide issues. These NETS are difficult to replicate providing TSL’s competitive advantage with respect to access
to over 16 years of industry benchmark data and global client acquisitions

                    For Heads of Safety of Top 30 Life Sciences companies; invests in thought leadership to help shape future practices

                    For Heads of Information Technology for PV departments, focused on increasing business value from technology

                    For Heads of Safety of mid-sized Life Sciences companies with a range of product portfolios including one or more of Pharma,
                     Biologicals, Consumer, and Medical Devices

                    For PV leads of Life Sciences companies in the APAC region with Pharma, Consumer, Generics, or mixed portfolios

                    For Chief Medical Officers; addressing strategic and governance topics within the remit of the CMO

                    For Labeling Professionals; focused on the full lifecycle of labeling

                    For Regulatory Information Management(RIM) professionals to develop best practices and leading edge solutions

                    For Regulatory or Labeling IT Professionals; focused on exploring E2E Labeling technologies to improve processes and
                     increase business value
                    For Labeling Leaders of Life Sciences companies with a specific focus on operational aspects of the full lifecycle of E2E
                     labeling

                    For Heads of Clinical Operations, focused on sharing best practice to define excellence in delivery of clinical trials

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                                                                                                                        Take Solutions Ltd.
 Clients include 9 out of top10 Pharma Companies                                                                        Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

            Large Innovators                             Small/Mid Innovators                  Generics                                         Others

                                                                                Generics are bio-pharma companies that          Others includes medical devices companies,
                 Innovators are bio pharma companies that discover new drugs
                                                                                produce existing drugs after patent expires                  academia & CROs

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                    Take Solutions Ltd.
 Competitive positioning: No Indian Competitors for LS services                                                                     Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Leader in IDC market space: Worldwide Life Sciences                                      Technology Peers
R&D BPO Services 2018 Vendor Assessment                                                  In terms of Technology TSL has been positioned as leader in
                                                                                         comparison to IT companies by IDC in Life Sciences R&D BPO services
                                                                                         Clinical business Peers
                                                                                         Global CRO peers have EBIT margin of ~12%-15% whereas as TSL
                                                                                         commands ~16-18% margin in its Clinical business enabled by its
                                                                                         patent IP based ‘OneClinical’ near real-time platform enabling faster
                                                                                         decision making and minimizing risks to trial success.
                                                                                         There are no competitors of TSL in India offering full fledged Life
                                                                                         Sciences services
                                                                                          EBIT Margin Comparaison (Global Peers CY17)
                                                                                           24%                                                                              18.20%
                                                                                                                        14.40%           14.80%
                                                                                           16%        11.60%                                              10.70%
                                                                                            8%
                                                                                            0%
                                                                                                         TFS            ICON            Medpace           Parexel      Take Solutions
                                                                                                       (2016)                                             (2016)
                                                                                         Source: Company, Axis Securities

Global Peers
                                                               EPS                          PE                          EV/Ebidta                         RoE                  EPS
                                   MCAP USD$ Million 1Y Fwd   2Y Fwd   3Y FWD   1Y Fwd   2Y Fwd    3Y FWD     1Y Fwd     2Y Fwd     3Y FWD    1Y Fwd     2Y Fwd   3Y FWD      CAGR%
 Take Solutions Ltd                      277         14.6      17.8     23.6     9.2       7.5        5.7        4.0         2.8      1.8         14.9    15.6      17.4       24.37
 IQVIA Holdings Inc                     24191        5.52      6.26     7.09    21.65     19.09     16.87       15.43       14.36    13.23    11.83      12.96      15.45      13.28
 PRA Health Sciences Inc                6757         4.25      4.91     5.63    24.48     21.18     18.46       17.00       14.99    13.23    26.37      26.83      28.49      15.13
 Syneos Health Inc                      5153         2.74      3.17     3.63    18.23     15.76     13.76       13.30       12.05    11.02        8.00    9.98      11.88      15.11
 Veeva Systems Inc                      13238        1.48      1.72     2.00    61.93     53.24     45.77       41.60       34.82    29.15    25.33      20.48      20.35      16.32
 Medidata Solutions Inc                 4505         1.63      1.84     2.30    45.22     39.99     32.04       28.91       23.58    19.00    18.01      16.77      17.97      18.79
Source: Reuters, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                     Take Solutions Ltd.
        Performance delivery post restructuring                                                                                      Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

   Revenue (Rs Cr)                                                                                     Growth trajectory led by Life Sciences to continue
            4,000
                                                                                               2,941    TSL posted revenue CAGR of 10% over FY11-FY15 as company
            3,000                                                                     2,404              identified the opportunity in Life Sciences and started building
                                                                             1,996
In Rs Cr.

                                                                 1,587                                   domain expertise
            2,000                                      1,345
                         816                  1,030
            1,000                   730                                                                 TSL started delivering results of restructuring process from Supply
                                                                                                         Chain towards Life Sciences by reporting CAGR of 29% over FY15-
                   0
                                                                                                         18 and it is expected to grow at 23% CAGR over FY18-21E
                         FY14      FY15        FY16     FY17        FY18     FY19E    FY20E    FY21E

     EBITDA & PAT (Rs Cr)                                                                              Robust EBITDA and PAT led by top line growth
              600                                                                            574
                                                                                   474                  EBITDA/PAT were subdued due to low margin SCM business. Post
              450                                                          397                           transformation into full service LS business, TSL witnessed robust
                                                               306                             331
  In Rs Cr.

              300                            213
                                                      262
                                                                             214
                                                                                       264               EBITDA/PAT growth of 27%/31% over FY16-18
                       147        149           120      146        160
              150            58         70
                                                                                                        We expect growth opportunity provided in Life Sciences to help TSL
                   0                                                                                     grow EBITDA/PAT at 23%/30% over FY18-21E. Robust growth to
                        FY14       FY15       FY16     FY17     FY18       FY19E     FY20E   FY21E       be slightly offset by de-growth in SCM business as a strategic
                                                 EBITDA       PAT                                        decision of TSL to sell SCM business

     EBITDA & PAT margin                                                                               Premium margins due to domain expertise
                       18.1% 20.5% 20.7% 19.5% 19.3% 19.9% 19.7% 19.5%                                  TSL commands premium margins led by Regulatory Submissions and
        20%                                                                                              PV segments (22%-25%) due to in-depth subject matter expertise,
        15%                                  11.6% 10.9%                                                 competencies and technology enabling them being cost efficient
                                  9.6%                   10.1% 10.7% 11.0% 11.3%
        10%            7.1%
                                                                                                        Clinical business margins are comparatively lower to regulatory &
              5%                                                                                         PV segments, however, near real time technology enables TSL earn
                       FY14       FY15       FY16     FY17      FY18       FY19E     FY20E    FY21E      higher margin(16-18%) over its peers. As clinical business
                                        EBITDA Margin(%)             PAT Margin (%)                      segment’s revenue share increases to over 60% by FY21E we
                                                                                                         expect muted growth in margins although growth in absolute
    Source: Company, Axis Securities                                                                     amount would be robust

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                                                                                                                                                Take Solutions Ltd.
   Key Financials                                                                                                                               Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

 Healthy return ratios                                                                           Reducing Client concentration
    25%                    23%
                                                          22%    Both ROCE and ROE have                          28%
                                 21%                                                              30%                    26%                                     While most of the large
                                                    20%           been       maintained    at                                     24%
                                              18%                                                                                         23%                     Pharma companies are
    20%                                 17%                       healthy levels.
                                                                                                  25%                                               22%
                           20%                                                                                    19%                                             TSL’s Client, revenue
                                                                 After      a    dip     due     20%                    18%
                14%                                                                                                               16%     16%       15%           concentration from top
    15%                          19%                      17%     incremental gross asset
                                                                                                  15%                                                             clients is continuously
                                              15% 16%             addition for expansion
                                        14%                                                                                                                       decreasing.
    10%             12%                                           impacting asset turnover,       10%                                                            TSL winning more clients
                                                                  ROE      has    started  to                                                                     indicates diversification
         5%                                                       improve as benefit of                                                                           of     risk  and     low
                    FY15         FY17     FY19E       FY21E       restructuring    begin   to                                                                     dependence     on     top
                                                                  occur                                                                                           clientele
                                                                                                                        Revenue from Top 5
                             RoE              RoCE
                                                                                                                        Revenue from Top 10

  Operating Cash Flows to increase                                                              Receivable days in line with Industry*
                                                                 TSL has generated strong                       250
              350                                                 operating cash flow and                                         200                           TSL’s gross receivable
                                                                  funding for expansion                          200                                             days are well in line with
              300
                                                                  would be met by internal                                              154

                                                                                                   No. of days
                                                                                                                                                    135          the industry average
              250                                                 accruals                                       150   122                    117               TSL does not seek large
                                                                 Decline in FY17 was due                                    90                                  up-front     payments    for
              200                                                                                                100                                      78
   In Rs Cr

                                                                  to acquisition of EAL in                                                                       studies which increases its
              150                                                 FY16 and increase in                                                                           net      working     capital
                                                                                                                  50
                                                                  working capital led by                                                                         requirement
              100
                                                                  higher DSO & lower DPO                           0                                            The focus of TSL is on
               50                                                 days to support clinical                                                                       building strong customer
                                                                  segment                                                                                        relationship which would
                0                                                We expect operating CF                                                                         bear fruits in coming years
                                                                  of TSL to grow at a CAGR
                                                                  of 24% over FY18-21E
Source: Company, Axis Securities                                                                * Gross receivable days (Without adjusting for customer advances)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Take Solutions Ltd.
        Valuation Charts                                                                                                                                                                                        Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

   PE Band                                                                                                                                                                         Valuation
    350                                                                                                                                                                               We estimate TSL to post revenue growth at a CAGR of 23%
    300                                                                                                                                                                                and profits at CAGR of 30% over FY18-21E. Given the size of
    250                                                                                                                                                                                TSL’s revenue compared to global peers, its domain expertise
    200
In Rs

                                                                                                                                                                                       and the opportunities available, we feel TSL is a small fish in a
    150                                                                                                                                                                                big pond
    100
     50
      0                                                                                                                                                                               We value TSL at 10x FY20E given the growth prospects to
                                                                                                                                                                                       arrive at a target price of Rs 178 (31 % upside). The valuations
                 Mar-13

                                            Mar-14

                                                                       Mar-15

                                                                                                  Mar-16

                                                                                                                             Mar-17

                                                                                                                                                        Mar-18
                          Jul-13
                                   Nov-13

                                                     Jul-14
                                                              Nov-14

                                                                                Jul-15
                                                                                         Nov-15

                                                                                                           Jul-16
                                                                                                                    Nov-16

                                                                                                                                      Jul-17
                                                                                                                                               Nov-17

                                                                                                                                                                 Jul-18
                                                                                                                                                                          Nov-18
                                                                                                                                                                                       are conservative as TSL is trading at lower valuations compared
                                                                                                                                                                                       to global peer, with coming quarters’ performance at par with
                                                                                                                                                                                       expectations, TSL has the potential to be re-rated at higher
                                            Price                      5x                    10x                     15x                       18x                                     multiple

   12mth fwd P/E (x)                                                                                                                                                               Key Risks and Concerns
  20                                                                                                                                                                                  TSL enjoys patent ‘OneClinical’ technology which enables them
                                                                                                                                                                                       to command premium margins. As competitors comes up with
  15                                                                                                                                                                                   similar technology, it would affect TSL’s USP

  10                                                                                                                                                                                  There are no domestic peers offering full Life Sciences services
                                                                                                                                                                                       but domestic players offering select services are scaling up
        5                                                                                                                                                                              their services, this along with increasing competition from
                                                                                                                                                                                       global peers would be major challenge for TSL
        0
                                                                                                      Jul-16
            Mar-13
                     Jul-13

                                       Mar-14
                                                Jul-14

                                                                  Mar-15
                                                                           Jul-15

                                                                                             Mar-16

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                              Nov-13

                                                         Nov-14

                                                                                    Nov-15

                                                                                                               Nov-16

                                                                                                                                          Nov-17

                                                                                                                                                                      Nov-18

                                                                                                                                                                                      Higher working capital requirements potent risk for TSL

                              PE                     Mean                           Mean+1Stdev                                       Mean-1Stdev

   Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                            Take Solutions Ltd.
 Financials (Consolidated)                                                                                  Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Profit & Loss                                                      (Rs Cr)   Balance Sheet                                                  (Rs Cr)
 YE March                          FY17    FY18    FY19E   FY20E     FY21E    YE March                 FY17        FY18    FY19E    FY20E       FY21E

Net sales                          1,345   1,587   1,996   2,404     2,941   Total assets              1,209       1,682   1,933    2,240       2,593
Other operating income              0       0       0       0          0       Net Block               319          349     353      261        170
Total income                       1,345   1,587   1,996   2,404     2,941     CWIP                     6            1       7        3          3
   Cost of revenue                 396     457     567     685       841     Goodwill                  235          240     240      240        240
   Gross margin (%)                70.5%   71.2%   71.6%   71.5%    71.4%      Investments              13          13      13       13          13
   Other expense                   299     377     459     692       850
                                                                               Wkg. cap. (excl cash)   508          680     836     1,003       1,173
   Employee Expense                387     447     573     553       677
                                                                               Cash / Bank balance     110          341     425      662        937
Operating Profit                   262     306     397     474       574
   Other income                     13      6       22      20        20     Other assets               18          59      59       59          59
PBIDT                              275     313     419     494       594     Capital employed          1,209       1,682   1,933    2,240       2,593
   Depreciation                     87     104     136     146       141
                                                                               Equity capital           13          15      15       15          15
   Interest & Fin Chg.              23      21      23      26        27
                                                                               Reserves                898         1,314   1,529    1,792       2,141
E/o income / (Expense)              0       0       0       0          0
Pre-tax profit                     165     188     260     321       425       Pref. Share Capital      0            0       0        0          0

  Tax provision                     19      28      44      58        77       Minority Interests       42           8       8        8          8
  (-) Minority Interests            3       (1)     0       0          0      Borrowings (Short term
                                                                                                       221          308     334      375        376
                                                                             & Long term)
   Associates                       0       0       0       0          0
                                                                               Def tax Liabilities      23          34      43       46          49
Adjusted PAT                       143     160     216     263       349
Reported PAT                       143     160     216     263       349     Other Liabilities          12           4       4        4          4
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Financials (Consolidated)                                                                              Sector: Life Sciences Outsourcing

Cash Flow                                                        (Rs Cr)   Ratio Analysis                                                   (%)
  YE March                         FY17   FY18   FY19E   FY20E    FY21E     YE March                  FY17     FY18    FY19E    FY20E       FY21E
                                                                           Sales growth               30.5      18.0   25.7      20.4       22.4
 Sources                           343    496    313     358       434
                                                                           OPM                        19.5      19.3   19.9      19.7       19.5
   Cash profit                     256    285    375     436       517
                                                                             Oper. profit growth      22.9      16.9    29.6     19.2       21.1
    (-) Dividends                   16    27      27      35        49       COGS / Net sales         29.5      28.8    28.4     28.5       28.6

   Retained earnings               240    257    347     401       468       Overheads/Net sales      22.3      23.8    23.0     28.8       28.9
                                                                           Depreciation / G. block    21.7      19.3    20.0     20.0       18.0
   Issue of equity                 1.1    1.5     0.0     0.0      0.0
                                                                           Effective interest rate    8.4       7.9     7.3      7.4         7.3
   Change in Oth. Reserves         175    218     0.0     0.0      0.0

   Borrowings                      (19)    6     (20)    (20)      (10)    Net wkg.cap / Net sales    0.30      0.37    0.38     0.38       0.37

   Others                          (54)   14     (15)    (23)      (24)    Net sales / Gr block (x)   3.3       2.9     2.9      3.3         3.8
                                                                           RoCE                       20.7      16.9   18.5      19.8       22.1
                                                                             Debt / equity (x)        0.24      0.23    0.22     0.21       0.17
 Applications                      343    496    313     358       434
                                                                             Effective tax rate       11.4      15.0    17.0     18.0       18.0
   Capital expenditure             134    157    146      50        50     RoE                        19.1      14.1   14.9      15.5       17.4

   Investments                     (12)   50      0       0         0        Payout ratio (Div/NP)    10.7      17.2    12.7     13.3       13.9
                                                                           EPS (Rs.)                  11.2      12.2   14.6      17.8       23.6
   Net current assets              270    39     111     106       158
                                                                            EPS Growth                6.9       9.3     19.4     22.0       32.6
   Change in cash                  (18)   231     56     202       226
                                                                           CEPS (Rs.)                 18.1      17.8    23.7     27.7       33.1
   Others                          (32)   20      0       0         0      DPS (Rs.)                  1.0       1.5     1.5      2.0         3.0
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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