On 6 Nov 2026, Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises was priced at ₹35.27, or 20.7× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 28.7×, and the shares are 29% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 12% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) peers, and sales and net profit grew 5.8% and 16% a year over 3 years. Debt is 0.36× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹270 Cr, ranked 87th of 154 Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) companies by market cap; the shares rose 5.8% over the past year.
- ₹36.00
- ₹36.00
- ₹35.06
- ₹36.90
- 36.9K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
+5.8% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 20.7 vs industry 28.7.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +5.8%, profit +15.9% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 12.4% vs peer median 17.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.36× equity, interest covered 5.6×, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Quarterly profit down 51.7% on a year ago.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹270 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 20.7
- Industry 28.7
- Price to book
- 1.71
- Peers 4.99
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 11.9%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- 12.4%
- Peers 17.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.36
- Debt ₹57 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.70
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 8.2%
- Net margin 6.6%
- Sales growth
- −7.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −51.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.31
- EV/EBITDA 17.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- P/E of 20.7 against an industry P/E of 28.7.
Risks to check
- Quarterly profit down 51.7% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales down 7.3% on a year ago.
About Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises
Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, molecular diagnostics, and electronic products in India and internationally. The company is involved in the supply of pharmaceutical preparations, such as finished dosage forms and active pharmaceutical ingredients; manufacture of fermentation-based pharmaceutical products; and manufacturing and marketing analytical, laboratory, and test and…
- Headquarters
- Ahmedabad
- Sector
- Healthcare
- ISIN
- INE432A01017
- Website
- ase.life
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 92.5K
- 1-year return
- plus 5.8%
- From 52-week high
- minus 29.4%
Peers · Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical Industries | 1,860.00 | plus 1.69% | 4,46,276 | 40.7 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 13.1% | 28.2% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.86% | plus 8.2% |
| DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories | 10,320.50 | plus 1.78% | 2,73,977 | 93.6 | 16.35 | 19.0% | 16.2% | 34.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 0.29% | plus 49.0% |
| TORNTPHARMTorrent Pharmaceuticals | 4,750.00 | plus 0.85% | 1,80,675 | 80.2 | 9.83 | 9.1% | 15.7% | 33.7% | 13.3% | 20.2% | 0.80% | plus 31.7% |
| LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs | 2,340.00 | minus 0.26% | 1,26,433 | 94.4 | 20.86 | 19.5% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.09% | plus 138.6% |
| ZYDUSLIFEZydus Lifesciences | 1,197.90 | plus 0.41% | 1,19,491 | 28.6 | 4.29 | 19.0% | 14.7% | 26.2% | 16.5% | 37.0% | 0.08% | plus 22.8% |
| DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories | 1,373.00 | plus 0.51% | 1,14,462 | 40.9 | 2.96 | 14.2% | 7.3% | 15.9% | 11.0% | −1.7% | 0.58% | plus 13.8% |
| CIPLACipla | 1,411.00 | plus 0.49% | 1,13,993 | 39.4 | 3.22 | 14.9% | 8.3% | 17.3% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 0.92% | minus 6.6% |
| AMBALALSAAmbalal Sarabhai Enterprises | 35.27 | minus 4.42% | 270 | 20.7 | 1.71 | 12.4% | 11.9% | 8.2% | 5.8% | 15.9% | 0.00% | plus 5.8% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.51% | 1,26,433 | 40.9 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.58% | 22.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 44.4 | 52 | 65.5 | 43.6 | |
| 37.1 | 43.9 | 47.9 | 59.8 | 37 | |
| 9.8 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | |
| 20.9% | 1.1% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 15.1% | |
| −0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | |
| – | – | −0.8 | – | – | |
| 7.9 | −0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.7 | |
| −3.7% | −1333.0% | 16.5% | −4.0% | 15.0% | |
| 8.2 | −0.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 4 | |
| 1.07 | -0.07 | 0.40 | 0.85 | 0.52 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +5.8%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +15.9%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +15.9%
- ROE
- 11.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 173 | 195 | 201 | |
| – | +2.0% | +12.9% | +2.9% | |
| 160 | 164 | 182 | 181 | |
| 9.8 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 20.2 | |
| 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 10.1% | |
| 11.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7 | |
| 2.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.9 | |
| −0.6 | 0 | −7.4 | −0.7 | |
| 15.2 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 18.5 | |
| 24.5% | 14.6% | −2.0% | 3.8% | |
| 11.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 17.8 | |
| – | minus 50.4% | minus 13.2% | +261.0% | |
| 1.49 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 2.32 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76.6 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 76.6 | |
| 54.3 | 59.8 | 63.3 | 81.7 | |
| 45.2 | 46.1 | 50.9 | 56.5 | |
| 69.6 | 67 | 80.8 | 66.2 | |
| 246 | 250 | 272 | 281 | |
| 64.5 | 63 | 62.8 | 66.6 | |
| 3.8 | – | 0 | 2.2 | |
| 3.7 | 5.3 | 18 | 14.4 | |
| 25.2 | 26.7 | 8.7 | 16.6 | |
| 148 | 154 | 182 | 181 | |
| 246 | 250 | 272 | 281 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 8.9 | −17.6 | 13.4 | |
| −16.8 | −5.3 | 13.3 | −10.3 | |
| 9.1 | −2.9 | −1.5 | −1.8 | |
| −2 | 0.6 | −5.9 | 1.3 | |
| −20.7 | −2.9 | −2.7 | −6.1 | |
| −14.9 | 6 | −20.3 | 7.3 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 0.0% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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