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Bal Pharma Ltd

NSE: BALPHARMA BSE: 524824

64.87

(7.37%)

Thu, 02 Apr 2026, 05:43 pm

Bal Pharma Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Bal Pharma's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • The company is paying a dividend however it is incurring a loss.
  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Bal Pharma's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • Bal Pharma is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Bal Pharma has been profitable on average in the past, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Bal Pharma has been profitable on average in the past, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1.5x debt.
  • Bal Pharma's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
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Cons

  • Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (6.8%, less than 20% of total debt).
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (85.7% vs 205.1% today).
  • Bal Pharma is making a loss, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
  • Bal Pharma's level of debt (205.1%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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    Cons

    • The average tenure for the Bal Pharma board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.
    • Shailesh's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
    • Shailesh's compensation has increased whilst company is loss making.
    • The average tenure for the Bal Pharma management team is less than 2 years, this suggests a new team.

    misc

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • Bal Pharma is not covered by any analysts.
      • Bal Pharma has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

      past

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      Pros

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        Cons

        • Unable to compare Bal Pharma's 1-year earnings growth to the 5-year average as it is not currently profitable.
        • Bal Pharma does not make a profit and their year on year earnings growth rate was negative over the past 5 years.
        • Bal Pharma used its assets less efficiently than the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
        • It is difficult to establish if Bal Pharma improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
        • It is difficult to establish if Bal Pharma has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is loss-making.
        • Unable to compare Bal Pharma's 1-year growth to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average as it is not currently profitable.

        value

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        Pros

        • Bal Pharma is good value based on assets compared to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
        • BSE:524824 is up 14% outperforming the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 6.8% over the past month.
        • BSE:524824 is up 14% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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        Cons

        • Bal Pharma's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
        • Bal Pharma's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
        • Bal Pharma is loss making, we can't compare its value to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
        • Bal Pharma is loss making, we can't compare the value of its earnings to the India market.
        • 524824 underperformed the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.
        • 524824 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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