Alembic Pharma rises after USFDA approvals for drugs

Alembic Pharmaceuticals gained 1.87% to Rs 616.45 at 14:05 IST on BSE after the company received USFDA final approvals for Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets and Olmesartan Medoxomil with Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 25 April 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 241.56 points, or 0.81% to 29,897.40.

On the BSE, 12,483 shares were traded in the counter so far, compared with average daily volumes of 59,265 shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 629 and a low of Rs 605 so far during the day.

The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 709.30 on 23 March 2017. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 517.90 on 24 June 2016.

It had underperformed the market over the past one month till 24 April 2017, gaining 0.51% compared with the Sensex's 0.8% rise. The scrip had also under performed the market over the past one quarter, advancing 3.37% as against the Sensex's 8.33% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 37.70 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received final approvals from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5mg, 20mg and 40mg and Olmesartan Medoxomil with Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 20/12.5 mg, 40/12.5 mg and 40/25 mg.

The approved ANDAs are therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug products (RLDs) Benicar Tablets 5mg, 20mg and 40 mg and Benicar HCT Tablets, 20/12.5 mg, 40/12.5 mg and 40/25 mg of Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The approved ANDAs are indicated for the treatment of hypertension.

Benicar and Benicar HCT had an estimated annual market size of $1.8 billion in US for twelve months ended 31 December 2016, according to IMS.

Alembic now has a total of 55 ANDA approvals (49 final approvals and 6 tentative approvals) from the USFDA.

On a consolidated basis, net profit of Alembic Pharmaceuticals declined 67.8% to Rs 86.55 crore on 15.9% decline in net sales to Rs 769.86 crore in Q3 December 2016 over Q3 December 2015.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals, a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company, manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products all over the world.

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