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Alkem Laboratories Ltd

NSE: ALKEM BSE: 539523

5402.50

(-7.97%)

Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 04:16 pm

Alkem Laboratories Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (3.8x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (4.7x coverage).
  • Alkem Laboratories's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividend payments have increased, but Alkem Laboratories only paid a dividend in the past 4 years.
  • Alkem Laboratories has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Alkem Laboratories's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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Pros

  • Cash flow for Alkem Laboratories is expected to increase by more than 50% in 2 years time.
  • Alkem Laboratories's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • Alkem Laboratories's earnings are expected to exceed the low risk growth rate next year.
  • Alkem Laboratories's earnings are expected to increase by more than the low risk growth rate in 3 years time.
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
  • An improvement in Alkem Laboratories's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • Alkem Laboratories's revenue growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
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Cons

  • Alkem Laboratories's earnings are expected to grow by 13.5% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • Alkem Laboratories's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
  • Alkem Laboratories's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Alkem Laboratories is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • Alkem Laboratories's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Alkem Laboratories's revenue is expected to grow by 10.5% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

health

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Pros

  • Alkem Laboratories is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Alkem Laboratories is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Alkem Laboratories is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (35.3%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 3.3x debt.
  • Alkem Laboratories's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (42.3% vs 26.3% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 18.8x coverage).
  • Alkem Laboratories's level of debt (26.3%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the Alkem Laboratories board of directors is about average.
  • Dhananjay's remuneration is about average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Dhananjay's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
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Cons

    past

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    Pros

    • Alkem Laboratories's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (48.1% vs 9%)
    • Alkem Laboratories's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
    • Alkem Laboratories used its assets more efficiently than the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • Alkem Laboratories's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average in the past year (48.1% vs 22.7%).
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    Cons

    • Alkem Laboratories's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • Alkem Laboratories has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

    value

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    Pros

    • ALKEM outperformed the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.
    • ALKEM outperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
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    Cons

    • Alkem Laboratories's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • Alkem Laboratories's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • Alkem Laboratories is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
    • Alkem Laboratories is poor value based on expected growth next year.
    • Alkem Laboratories is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
    • Alkem Laboratories is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • NSEI:ALKEM is down -3.2% underperforming the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 6.8% over the past month.
    • NSEI:ALKEM is down -3.2% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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