Zydus Wellness Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 531335 | NSE: ZYDUSWELL | Consumer Food | Small Cap

Zydus Wellness Share Price

1,697.30 -6.95 -0.41%
as on 03-Apr'25 16:59

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Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Undervalued

3. Price Trend

Semi Strong

Is Zydus Wellness Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Zydus Wellness Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Zydus Wellness Ltd is a good quality company.

2. Is Zydus Wellness Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Zydus Wellness Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Undervalued zone.

3. Is Zydus Wellness Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Zydus Wellness Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Zydus Wellness:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Zydus Wellness Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE %
32.7%26.4%23.5%23.3%7.1%5.3%3.9%6.4%5.8%5.1%-
Value Creation
Index
1.30.90.70.7-0.5-0.6-0.7-0.5-0.6-0.6-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales
4313974315138431,7671,8672,0092,2552,3282,559
Sales YoY Gr.
--7.9%8.5%19.1%64.4%109.6%5.7%7.6%12.2%3.2%-
Adj EPS
27.826.427.733.728.429.333.248.649.843.351.1
YoY Gr.
--5%5.1%21.5%-15.8%3.4%13.2%46.6%2.3%-13.1%-
BVPS (₹)
103.9122.5142.6176.9587.3600.2717.9761.3805.4842.4864.5
Adj Net
Profit
108103108132164169211310317275325
Cash Flow from Ops.
69.289.97769.114925928723791.7246-
Debt/CF from Ops.
000.30.410.55.91.91.63.21.3-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 20.6%22.5%7.6%3.2%
Adj EPS 5.1%8.8%9.2%-13.1%
BVPS26.2%7.5%5.5%4.6%
Share Price 5.2% 6.9% 2.9% 9.5%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity %
29.723.320.921.184.95.36.66.45.36
Op. Profit
Mgn %
23.22323.124.421.918.218.517.11513.213.7
Net Profit
Mgn %
25.726.525.726.219.79.611.315.41411.812.7
Debt to
Equity
00000.50.40.10.10.10.1-
Working Cap
Days
5973555014211011011411812884
Cash Conv.
Cycle
-35-50-51-45-67-45-34-9243940

Recent Performance Summary

Sales growth is good in last 4 quarters at 13.58%

Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 6.00%

Sales growth has been subdued in last 3 years 7.64%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years 9.23%

Latest Financials - Zydus Wellness Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 5.2 51.1
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 238 2,559
BVPS (₹.) 633.3 864.5
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 3,966 5,437
P/BV 2.69 1.97
PE 325.66 33.34
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 1493.00 / 2484.00
All Time Low / High (₹) 2.05 / 2484.00
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 10,845
Equity (₹ Cr.) 63.6
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 60.7

Quarterly Results

 Jun'24 YoY Gr. Rt. %Sep'24 YoY Gr. Rt. %Dec'24 YoY Gr. Rt. %Mar'25 YoY Gr. Rt. %
Sales (₹ Cr.) 0 N/A0 N/A0 N/A0 N/A
Adj EPS (₹) 0 N/A0 N/A0 N/A0 N/A
Op. Profit Mgn % N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/A
Net Profit Mgn % N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/A

Management X-Ray of Zydus Wellness:

Shareholding Pattern

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Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

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Valuation of Zydus Wellness

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Analyst's Notes

Zydus Wellness: Quarterly Result update - 04 Jun 2020

Results: Zydus Wellness Ltd. (Zydus) reported a year on year sales growth of 17% and operating profit growth of 38%.

Key highlights: 

  • Zydus lost ~100 crore sales in March due to lockdown. The month contributes substantial summer product sales like Glucon-D and Nycil.
  • With restaurants, malls, cafes closed during lockdown, the key brand Nutralite’s sales were negatively impacted given two-third of its sales contributed by ‘out of home’ consumption
  • Gross margins got impacted due to higher milk prices & change in composition of products due to acquisition. However, company reduced its marketing spend by 30% & other overheads by 9% leading to operating profit growth.
  • The company continued to regain its lost market share in malt based beverage category after the acquisition. However, there was a steep increase in milk prices which still remains a challenge for the company.

Outlook: After the acquisition of Heinz, Zydus now has five brands (Sugarfree, Everyuth, Glucon-D, Complan & Nycil) in different categories with strong customer recall value. The company is looking to double the direct distribution reach in general trade & further enhance its chemist channel. As of now the company is looking to save various costs by reducing duplication of costs after the integration with Heinz Business. Marketing expenditure, which is ~13% of sales, will come down in the near term. Zydus is looking to increase Complan volumes through the chemist channel. As per the management, the wholesale channel is slowly recovering. Tier 2, 3 cities are witnessing good traction. The company does not have much sales contribution from rural.

Zydus has a predominant presence in chemists and urban (both kirana and modern retail stores) whereas Heinz India has large presence in rural and groceries. Since both the companies have different supply chain model, they can use for each other’s distribution to cross their different products. We believe current traction in sales growth will last over few quarters as products will be pushed through new channels. Based on our estimate, Zydus is just marginally overvalued. If we see any weakness due to market sentiment, we would consider Zydus for purchase. For those who already own the stock, may continue to HOLD.

 

Zydus Wellness: Prospects better than before - 17 Sep 2019

About the company

Zydus Wellness, subsidiary of Cadila Healthcare, is one of the leaders in Sugar Substitute in the country. The brand, SugarFree, is almost synonymous to sugar substitute for consumers.

Zydus also have other small products in bouquet like Everyuth, Nutralite. Recently Zydus Wellness acquired Heinz India portfolio. It includes Nycil, Complan, Glucon-D, etc. We believe this has improved growth prospects for Zydus.

MoneyWorks4me Opinion

We were of opinion that Zydus didn’t leverage its distribution enough versus other FMCG/Wellness products due to inadequate bargaining power with the distributors and retailers. Setting up distribution channel for a single product is not very efficient. Large number of brands gives an FMCG company more sales traction as it can push more brands to retailer/distributors along with their blockbuster products. For example: ITC has large demand for Cigarettes. It can push biscuits/atta/chips to retailer/distributor or else threaten them to stop supplying them blockbuster Cigarettes.

Now that Zydus has got large portfolio of products in its fold, it can utilize its existing channels for supplying more products as well as increase its own presence by leveraging Heinz’s supply chain. Not only that, even its SugarFree has got better competitive edge over competitors who sell "sugar substitutes" only. 

Heinz India has large presence in rural and groceries versus Zydus predominant presence in chemists and modern/urban retail. Since both the companies have different supply chain model, they can use for each other’s products to scale up sales faster. We believe that current traction in sales will last over few quarters as products will be flushed through new channels.

 

We are very optimistic on Zydus’s prospects from long term point of view. Earlier we were sceptical about very bright prospects and assigned lower P/E multiple to Zydus due to i) single product ii) high cash balance iii) low bargaining power wrt distribution channel.

Concerns/Risks

  • Beverages is slow growing and very competitive market. Complan operates in a market that is dominated by large companies with deep pockets like Cadbury’s (Bournvita in west), HUL (Horlicks across India), Nestle (Re-introducing Milo). Marketing spends could be substantial if Zydus plans to expand market share in this category.
  • Debt of Rs. 1,500 Cr is high versus the cash flows of ~Rs. 400 Cr annually. However, due to sticky product categories, interest servicing shouldn’t be an issue.

Valuation

We were expecting sales traction to start after 4-6 quarters till supply chain restructuring happens. However, jump in sales volumes was a surprise. We expect that this momentum to sustain over few more quarters, post which it will have to invest in marketing to grow volumes.

Based on our estimate, Zydus Wellness is just marginally overvalued. If we see any weakness due to market sentiment, we would consider Zydus Wellness for purchase. For those who already own the stock, may continue to HOLD.

Zydus Wellness: Good business but valuation too sour. - 25 Jan 2018

Positives:

Sugar Free

India is said to be the diabetic capital of world with around 5 crore people suffering with diabetes and the numbers is growing at an increasing rate. Artificial Sweeteners market in India is growing at ~5% a year and currently pegged at 300 crores. More than 50% of Zydus’ revenues come from Sugar Free. Our back of the envelope calculations suggest not more than 40-60 lakh people consume Sugar Free. This leaves decent scope for penetration of artificial sweetener category as a whole. As per the management interviews, 40% of people consuming sugar free comes from people who are not diabetics, but consume it for health reasons. Zydus Wellness has been spending decent amount on Advertisement and Sales but not something which we would like them to spend. Since the growth numbers are not linear, we understand that the advertisement spends vary from time to time. However, we are very happy with distribution of Sugar Free. The management is further expanding the same. Looking at global trends the company is introducing various brand extensions e.g. Sugar Free Green was launched as a sugar substitute manufactured from stevia leaves that are natural and ~200% times sweeter than sugar.

 

Everyuth / Nutralite

1.Everyuth is a comprehensive brand with three categories viz: 1. Face wash 2.Scrubs 3.Peels. Zydus has a good market share in 2nd and 3rd category with an intense competition from other brands.

2.Nutralite is a butter substitute (margarine). It has lesser cholesterol and lower amount of hydrogenated fats as compared to butter. Zydus is a category creator with this brand as it calls Nutralite ‘better than butter’ for health conscious people. But Nutralite is not gaining significant traction as of now.

With a market share across all categories and good brand equity, Zydus generates high ROE due to higher margins and lower investment requirement. We believe that this is likely to remain intact.

Concerns:

1.      Mostly concerns are on growth side. Cash is getting accumulated on balance sheet and it has to be deployed in efficient manner. The management is exploring for new acquisitions of new brands in consumer health space. The growth could come from inorganic route. Till then we can’t factor in lot of growth into the future. We are not sure whether new venture would have almost similar ROE as existing business (54% pre-tax)

2.      The lack of entry barriers is a risk as R&D is not a major prerequisite for manufacturing of artificial sweeteners. Since the market is in its nascent stage,as the demand increases, many more FMCG players or MNC counterparts may enter this segment. High dependence on one major revenue stream makes the business little vulnerable to competition. However, if the company keeps making advertisement expenditures, it could defend competition well.

Current share price factors in all the positives of the business. Besides, we also believe that current price also anticipates growth from inorganic route. We would be monitoring deals and value generated by acquisitions in the future. For those who hold the stock, considering selling the stock partially.

Key Ratios of Zydus Wellness

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

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Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales4313974315138431,7671,8672,0092,2552,328
Operating Expenses 3313053323876581,4461,5221,6671,9182,020
Manufacturing Costs555456661081031027898104
Material Costs8381921132167798459801,1461,138
Employee Cost 3439455482152159159162186
Other Costs 158131138154252411416450512591
Operating Profit 1009199125185321344342337308
Operating Profit Margin (%) 23.2%23.0%23.0%24.4%21.9%18.2%18.4%17.0%15.0%13.2%
Other Income 283233353911913514
Interest 00123014084261624
Depreciation 8779132625242524
Exceptional Items 0000-10-44-1320-10-14
Profit Before Tax 120117124150171121112306291260
Tax 9121313-1-20-7-3-20-7
Profit After Tax 111105111137171142119309310267
PAT Margin (%) 25.8%26.5%25.8%26.6%20.3%8.0%6.4%15.4%13.8%11.5%
Adjusted EPS (₹)27.926.427.934.329.324.618.748.548.842.0
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)22%25%23%23%17%20%27%10%10%12%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 4064795576913,3863,4614,5684,8445,1235,358
Share Capital 39393939585864646464
Reserves 3674395186523,3293,4034,5044,7805,0595,294
Minority Interest791113000000
Debt0025251,5691,519550132230324
Long Term Debt00001,5001,5003136300
Short Term Debt002525691923769230324
Trade Payables50636779392504439364313363
Others Liabilities 4517-33-538-15-1631118-52
Total Liabilities 5085686267555,3565,4695,5405,6515,6845,992

Fixed Assets

Gross Block1131171441544,7124,8444,8584,9194,9614,934
Accumulated Depreciation28354251144170190209228226
Net Fixed Assets84821031044,5674,6744,6674,7104,7324,708
CWIP 00001044121310
Investments 09430148461100277078
Inventories26243235233292365362458468
Trade Receivables13499611894142208283
Cash Equivalents 3393054404141648225317038240
Others Assets57601746238188157228165207
Total Assets 5085686267555,3565,4695,5405,6515,6845,992

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 6990776914925928723792246
PBT 120117124150171121112306291260
Adjustment -19-25-23-21-8163240414233
Changes in Working Capital -2112-15-4849-23-66-106-240-44
Tax Paid -11-14-9-12-63-20-4-1-3
Cash Flow From Investing Activity 29-28-72-59-4,162-17-10-86-85-19
Capex 3-4-31-8-17-25-17-75-44-26
Net Investments 0-55-73-83460-30-21-41-5
Others 27313132-4,6041179112
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -27-58-6-24,052-260-216-234-139-26
Net Proceeds from Shares 00002,5750987000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 00001,5000-1,320-188-250-63
Interest Paid 00-10-30-140-101-32-16-24
Dividend Paid -23-48-25-2-31-580-32-32-32
Others -4-1020038-622181815992
Net Cash Flow 714-1839-1860-83-132201
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)30.3923.7921.4921.878.44.142.966.566.235.09
ROCE (%)32.7426.4423.4823.337.085.263.886.415.775.12
Asset Turnover Ratio0.970.790.770.750.280.360.370.380.430.43
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.620.860.690.50.871.822.410.770.30.92
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days2234232019202636
Inventory Days22212223585060626268
Payable Days219256257235397210204149108108

Zydus Wellness Ltd Stock News

Zydus Wellness Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Zydus Wellness on 03-Apr-2025 16:59 is ₹1,697.3.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 03-Apr-2025 16:59 the market cap of Zydus Wellness stood at ₹10,844.5.
The latest P/E ratio of Zydus Wellness as of 03-Apr-2025 16:59 is 325.7.
The latest P/B ratio of Zydus Wellness as of 03-Apr-2025 16:59 is 2.69.
The 52-week high of Zydus Wellness is ₹2,484 and the 52-week low is ₹1,493.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Zydus Wellness is ₹238.0 ( Cr.) .

About Zydus Wellness Ltd

Zydus Wellness Ltd. is established in 1988. The company is a leading consumer wellness company with an Indian heritage and a global footprint. It believes, a healthy lifestyle is not just about being active but also about feeling good from within. So, it approaches health and wellness in a holistic manner. It nourishes, nurture and energize millions of lives by offering a variety of innovative, industry-leading products. With several years of operational excellence, it has seven leading brands in its portfolio, namely Complan, Sugar Free, Glucon-D, Everyuth, Nycil, Sugarlite and Nutralite.

Headquartered in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, it has many manufacturing facilities across several locations - Aligarh, Sitarganj. Ahmedabad and Sikkim. It also has 8 co-packing facilities in India, Oman and Newzealand. Its core pillars -manufacturing integrity, supply chain efficiency, and product innovation, form the basis of the legacy it has built over the last few decades. Currently the Zydus Wellness business spans over several countries and many continents. It combines the best of healthcare, nutrition and cosmeceutical products to provide quality wellness products. It helps people pursue integrated well-being through its widening range of products.

Business area of the company

The company is an integrated consumer company. The Company is engaged in the development, production, marketing and distribution of health and wellness products.

Product of the Company

The Company has a wide range of health and wellness products. The Company’s product portfolio includes popular brands with functional benefits like Glucon D, Complan, Sugar Free, Nycil, Everyuth, Nutralite and Sugarlite.

Awards

2017-18

  • Its Sikkim plant received the Gold Award at the National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness (NAMC), conducted by International Research Institute of Manufacturing.
  • Its flagship brand Sugar Free won the ‘Best Integration of Brand and Movie’ award at the Prime Time Awards 2017 for its association with the Bollywood film, ‘Chef’.
  • National Gold Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness.

2018-19

  • The Sikkim plant was presented with the Gold award by the International Research Institute of Manufacturing. 
  • The Ahmedabad plant (Nutralite) was presented the Silver award by the International Research Institute of Manufacturing at the National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2018. 
  • The Sikkim plant was presented the Silver award at the India Manufacturing Excellence Award held by Frost and Sullivan. 
  • The Company was presented the Best SLIM Lead Award for manufacturing facilities in an exercise organised by the Zydus group. 
  • Won the India Packaging Award for Sugar Free Green Veda pack for Excellence in Packaging Design.
  • Won three Inflection Awards for the Best Procurement Team of the Year, 2018. 
  • Sugar Free won the Gold Award at Abby Awards (Publishers) for the Company’s West Bengal initiative with ABP.

2019-20

  • Most Trusted Brands 2020

Milestones

  • 1988: Launched Sugar Free with Aspartame.
  • 1991: Launched the Everyuth skincare range.
  • 2005: Introduced Sugar Free Natura with Sucralose.
  • 2006: Acquired Carnation NutraAnalogue Foods Ltd.
  • 2009: Restructured the consumer business of Cadila Healthcare Ltd., renamed Zydus Wellness Ltd.
  • 2011: Inaugurated the manufacturing plant in Sikkim.
  • 2017: Commissioned the new production facility in Sikkim.
  • 2017: Launched Sugar Free Green with Stevia.
  • 2018: Introduced Nutralite Mayonnaise in three appealing flavours: vegetable, cheese garlic and achari.
  • 2019: Acquired Heinz India Pvt. Ltd.
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