As of 6 Nov 2026, Deccan Health Care trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 28.7×, and the shares are 32% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 3.0% is the lowest among the 7 largest Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) peers, and sales and net profit grew 22% and 101% a year over 3 years. The company has almost no debt. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹30 Cr, ranked 138th of 154 Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) companies by market cap; the shares fell 30% over the past year.
- ₹12.32
- ₹12.32
- ₹11.52
- ₹11.90
- 4.3K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−30.0% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 11.6 vs industry 28.7.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +22.1%, profit +101.0% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 3.0% vs peer median 17.9%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 3 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Return on equity is low at 2.3%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹30 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 11.6
- Industry 28.7
- Price to book
- 0.26
- Peers 4.99
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 2.3%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- 3.0%
- Peers 17.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.04
- Debt ₹3.96 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.04
- OPM (TTM)
- 6.4%
- Net margin 3.1%
- Sales growth
- −0.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +22.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.37
- EV/EBITDA 6.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 22.8% on a year ago.
- P/E of 11.6 against an industry P/E of 28.7.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 2.3%.
- Quarterly sales down 0.3% on a year ago.
- 32% below its 52-week high.
About Deccan Health Care
Deccan Health Care Limited, a nutraceutical company provides nutritional, personal care, and food-based solutions. It produces and distributes soft gelatin capsules, food pills, vitamin supplements, and nutritional meals. The company also provides capsules, tablets, soft gels, powders, liquids, and gummies. It also exports its products. Deccan Health Care Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Hyderabad, India.
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 80
- Sector
- Healthcare
- ISIN
- INE452W01019
- Website
- deccanhealthcare.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 12.7K
- 1-year return
- minus 30.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 32.3%
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% |
| DECCANDeccan Health Care | 12.09 | plus 1.60% | 30 | 11.6 | 0.26 | 3.0% | 2.3% | 6.4% | 22.1% | 101.0% | 0.00% | minus 30.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | 21.4 | 17.4 | 21 | 22.1 | |
| 21.4 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 20.1 | 21.2 | |
| 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 3.4% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 29.0% | 25.4% | 25.2% | 9.0% | 25.1% | |
| 0.2 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 0.10 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +22.1%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +101.0%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +61.4%
- ROE
- 2.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 59.7 | 75.1 | 81.9 | |
| – | +32.7% | +25.7% | +9.1% | |
| 43 | 56 | 71.9 | 77 | |
| 2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 | |
| 4.5% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 6.0% | |
| −0 | −0 | −0 | 0.9 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| −0.1 | – | – | −0.9 | |
| 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | |
| 30.4% | 32.6% | 28.9% | 23.8% | |
| 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
| – | +387.6% | minus 22.4% | +114.7% | |
| 0.24 | 0.80 | 0.45 | 1.01 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 20.4 | 23.4 | 24.7 | |
| 64.5 | 76.5 | 83 | 85.5 | |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4 | |
| 13.6 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 34.7 | |
| 96.8 | 108 | 125 | 149 | |
| 16.8 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 15 | |
| 0.9 | – | – | – | |
| 0 | 0 | – | 1.8 | |
| 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | |
| 77.7 | 89.7 | 107 | 130 | |
| 96.8 | 108 | 125 | 149 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −6.8 | −12.6 | −6.4 | −3.6 | |
| 0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −2.2 | |
| 5.3 | 14 | 7.5 | 4 | |
| −1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | −1.9 | |
| – | −0.3 | −0.1 | −2.6 | |
| −6.8 | −12.9 | −6.6 | −6.2 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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