MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

11.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ORCHID CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

‘Orchid Towers’, 313 Valluvar Kottam High Road, Nungambakkam,  Chennai- 600 034, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.07.1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-22994

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L24222TN1992PLC022994

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEO03079G

CHEO00121C

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company.  The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of Pharmaceutical Products and Bulk Drugs.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3404765

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company doing very well. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Financial position is good. Payments are correct and as per commitments. The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings.

 

It can be regarded as a promising business partners in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

‘Orchid Towers’, 313 Valluvar Kottam High Road, Nungambakkam,  Chennai- 600 034, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-28251532 / 28251547 / 28284776/ 28211000/ 28230000

Fax No.:

91-44-28284983/ 28211002

E-Mail :

orchid@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in

corporate@orchidpharma.com

Website :

http://www.orchidpharma.com

 

 

Head Office :

‘Orchid Towers’, 152, Village Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory :

API FACILITIES

Alathur Works

Plot Nos. 85-87, 98-100, 126-131, 138-151 and 159-164, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Alathur, Kancheepuram Dist. – 603110, Tamilnadu, India

 

 Aurangabad Works

L-8 & L-9, MIDC Industrial Area, Waluj, Aurangabad  District – 431136, Maharashtra, India

 

 

FORMULATIONS

Plot Nos. A-10, A-11, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Alathur, Kancheepuram Dist. – 603 110, Tamilnadu, India

 

B3 & B4, B11 to B14, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Alathur, Kancheepuram Dist. – 603 110, Tamilnadu, India

 

B77, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Alathur, Kancheepuram District – 603110, Tamilnadu

 

Plot Nos. B3-B6, B11 & B14 SIPCOT Industrial Park, Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur – 602 105, Tamilnadu

 

 

Vinay Bhavya Complex, No. 159A, I Floor, ‘A’ Wing, C S T Road, Kalina, Santacruz, Mumbai – 400 098, Maharashtra

 

 

R & D Centre :

Ø       Plot No. 476 / 14, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Sholinganallur, Chennai – 600 119, Tamilnadu, India

 

Ø       Plot No. B21-B23 and B31-B33, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Irungattukotti Sriperumbudur (TK.)- 602 105, Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu, India 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R. Narayanan

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Raghavendra Rao

Designation :

Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age :

44 years

Qualification :

B.Com., PGDM (IIM-A), ACS, AICWAI

Experience :

24 years

Date of Appointment :

13.07.1992

Previous Employment :

Al Buraimi Group, Sultanate of Oman, Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. C. Bhaktavatsala Rao

Designation :

Deputy Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age :

53 years

Qualification :

B.E., M. Tech., Ph. D.

Experience :

29 years

Date of Appointment :

19.08.1998

Previous Employment :

Ashok Leyland Limited, Deputy General Manager – Corporate Planning

 

 

Name :

Mr. M R Girinath

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Vaidya

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. I. Seetharam Naidu

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Subramanian Andi

Designation :

Director (IDBI Nominee)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anil Thadani

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. Francis Pinto

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raj Rajkumar

Designation :

Alternate Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. Jeyakumar

Designation :

Nominee Director (IDBI)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Henry Simon

Designation :

Alternate Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Sehgal

Designation :

Alternate Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. John  Cheesmondwas

Designation :

Alternate Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. L. Chandrasekar

Designation :

Company Secretary 

 

 

MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

·         Mr. D S Bhaskara Raju - President - Finance and Business Planning

·         Dr Gautam Kumar Das - President - Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

·         Dr Sumant Baukhandi - President - Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance

·         Ms Edna Braganza  - Senior Vice President - International Marketing & Procurement

·         Mr. Kalidindi V Raju - Senior Vice President - Manufacturing

·         Mr.  S Mani - Senior Vice President - Manufacturing

·         Mr.  Ashutosh Ojha - Country Head (Domestic Formulations)

·         Mr.  L Chandrasekar - Vice President - Internal Audit & Co. Secretary

·         Mr. P N Deshpande - Vice President - Production & Technical

·         Mr.  C R Dwarakanath - Vice President - Corporate Safety, Health & Environment

·         Mr. Imtiyaz Basade - Vice President - Regulatory Affairs

·         Mr.  S Krishnan - Vice President - Finance

·         Dr S Mahender Rao - Vice President - Chemical Development

·         Mr.  Makarand M Deshpande - Vice President - International Marketing

·         Mr.  S Nammalvar - Vice President - Projects & Engineering Services

·         Mr.  K C Pathak - Vice President - PPIC & Outsourcing

·         Dr Praveen Reddy - Vice President - Pharma Research

·         Mr.  K Ramesh - Vice President - Analytical Development

·         Mr.  M S Rangesh - Vice President - Human Resources

·         Mr.  Satish Haribhau Joshi - Vice President - Quality Assurance

·         Dr U P Senthil Kumar - Vice President - Chemical Development

·         Mr. Umesh D Kapre - Vice President - Manufacturing

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 30.09.2008)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Promoters' Holdings

 

 

Indian

 

 

 

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

12470257

17.70

Bodies Corporate

2436915

3.46

 

 

 

Public shareholding

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / Axis

4080744

5.79

Financial Institutions / Banks

7683986

10.91

Foreign Institutional Investors

7839041

11.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INSTITUTIONS

 

 

Bodies Corporate

23160254

32.88

Individuals -
i) Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs.0.100 million

ii) Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 million

 

 

741536

 

1027643

 

 

10.53

 

1.46

Any other (specify)

¡         NRI (R)

¡         NRI (NR)

¡         Foreign Companies

¡         Overseas Corporate Bodies

 

215438

49556

835891

300

 

0.31

0.07

1.19

0.00

 

 

 

Shares held by Custodians against which Depository Receipts have been issued.

3226688

4.58

 

 

 

TOTAL

70442076

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of Pharmaceutical Products and Bulk Drugs.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

 

Product Description

2941.10

Bulk Cephalosporins

3004.10

Pharma Products

2942.00

Other Bulk Drugs

 

 

Brand Names :

v      "Tax-o-Bid"

v      "Cefogram"

v      "Orzid"

v      "Spizef"

v      "N-Lid DT"

v      "N-Lid Gel"

v      "N-Lid Suspension"

v      "Orchidol"

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on 31.03.2008)

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Bulk Drugs and Intermediates

 

 

 

 

Oral and Sterile

MT

 

900

800

Formulations

No. Millions

 

748

748

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

v      Bank of India

v      Canara Bank

v      Citibank N. A.

v      Export-Import Bank of India

v      ICICI Bank Limited

v      IDBI Bank Limited

v      Indian Bank

v      Punjab National Bank

v      State Bank of India

v      Union Bank of India

v      Bank of Baroda

v      Allahabad Bank

v      Federal Bank

v      State Bank of Indore

v      Axis Bank Limited

v      Bank of America

v      ABN Amro Bank

v      ECO Bank

v      JS ATF Bank

v      Industrial Investment Bank

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2008

(Rs. In Millions)

From Banks

 

Rupee Term Loans

3611.513

Foreign Currency Term Loans

1364.640

Rupee & Foreign Currency Packing Credit & Advance against Bills

4629.851

 

 

Hire Purchase Finance

18.610

 

 

Total

9624.614

 

Note:

 

Term loan from Bank of Baroda for NPNC project is secured on the assets of NPNC project at Aurangabad and Irungattukottai. All other Rupee Term Loans and Foreign Currency Term Loans from Banks are secured by Pari Passu charge by way of joint mortgage on immovable and movable assets situated at Factory premises at SIDCO Industrial Area, Alathur, MIDC Industrial Area, Aurangabad, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Irungattukottai and R&D premises at Sholinganallur and current assets, subject to prior charges created/ to be created on current assets in favour of bankers and financial institutions for securing working capital borrowings. Total term loans aggregating Rs.2000.000 Millions are additionally secured by personal guarantee of Mr. K. Raghavendra Rao, Managing Director of the Company.

 

Packing Credit and Advances against bills from Banks and Working Capital Loans from Banks and Financial Institutions are secured by first charge on all current assets namely, Stocks of Raw materials, Semi-finished & Finished Goods, Stores and Spares not relating to Plant & Machinery (Consumable Stores and Spares), Bills Receivable, Book Debts & all other movable property both present and future excluding such movables as may be permitted by the banks/ financial institutions from time to time and by second charge on immovable properties after charges created/ to be created on immovable assets in favour of Financial Institutions/Banks for securing Term Loans. The borrowings from banks are additionally secured by personal guarantee of Mr. K. Raghavendra Rao, Managing Director of the Company. Hire - Purchase Loans are secured by the assets acquired through such loans.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

STATUTORY AUDITORS

SNB Associates

Chartered Accountants

No. 12, 3rd Floor, Gemini Parsn Complex, 121, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600006, Tamil Nadu

 

COST AUDITORS

Mr. V. Kalyanaraman

Cost Accountants

No. 4 (Old No. 12), Second Street, North Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600086, Tamilnadu

 

INTERNAL / US GAAP AUDITORS

Deloitte Haskins & Sells

Chartered Accountants

476, Temple Towers, 2nd Floor, Nandanam, Chennai – 600 035, Tamilnadu

 

 

Associates :

Orchid Research Laboratories Limited

 

 

Joint Venture :

v      NCPC Orchid Pharmaceuticals Company Limited, China

v      BChD Biotechnological Chemical Development Limited, UK

 

 

Subsidiaries:

v      Orchid Europe Limited, UK ( Previously known as Orchid Nutricare Limited)

v      Ogna Farma, Brazil

v      Gene Arrays Inc., USA

v      Orchid Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

v      Orchid Research Laboratories Limited, India

v      Orchid Pharmaceuticals SA (Proprietary) Limited, South Africa

v      Bexel Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs.1000.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

65850776

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs.658.508 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of the above:

 

17376940 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each were allotted as fully paid bonus shares by Capitalization of reserves.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

658.508

658.163

646.182

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.096

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

6222.445

4354.257

7204.071

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

6880.953

5012.516

7850.253

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

9624.614

6896.676

8265.585

2] Unsecured Loans

9909.818

9422.457

2016.902

TOTAL BORROWING

19534.432

16319.133

10282.487

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

1157.755

923.600

800.600

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

27573.140

22255.249

18933.340

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

14138.067

9824.160

8898.985

Capital work-in-progress

6163.261

5504.516

2691.740

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1138.200

1157.080

982.369

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

6331.864
6022.722
4380.772

 

Sundry Debtors

5225.638
3642.513
3288.153

 

Cash & Bank Balances

228.484
1122.576
112.959

 

Other Current Assets

1.318
1.492
5.074

 

Loans & Advances

1464.267
1314.042
980.351

Total Current Assets

13251.571

12103.345

8767.309

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

7117.959
6333.852
2407.063

 

Provisions

0.000
0.000
0.000

Total Current Liabilities

7117.959
6333.852
2407.063

Net Current Assets

6133.612

5769.493

6360.246

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

27573.140

22255.249

18933.340

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

12389.162

9129.178

8734.571

Other Income

725.087

114.980

13.273

Total Income

13114.249

9244.158

8747.844

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

2385.413

1105.918

906.117

Provision for Taxation

540.032

139.600

77.100

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1845.361

966.318

829.017

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

10085.560

7010.835

6210.136

 

Other Earnings

412.310

293.796

10.710

Total Earnings

10497.870

7304.631

6220.846

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1959.804

3142.870

2133.873

 

Stores & Spares

417.466

667.120

323.250

 

Capital Goods

706.407

527.242

129.875

Total Imports

3083.677

4337.232

2586.998

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

4346.490

3105.555

3452.651

 

Manufacturing Expenses

4594.405

3224.947

2689.187

 

Interest

811.263

983.065

870.132

 

Depreciation & Amortization

976.678

824.673

829.757

 

Other Expenditure

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Expenditure

10728.836

8138.240

7841.727

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.06.2008

(1st Quarter)

30.09.2008

(2nd Quarter)

Sales Turnover

 

2876.600

3484.500

Other Income

 

186.700

0.100

Total Income

 

3063.300

3484.600

Total Expenditure

 

2767.900

3297.000

Operating Profit

 

295.400

187.600

Interest

 

302.500

312.300

Gross Profit

 

(7.100)

(124.700)

Depreciation

 

311.800

331.100

Tax

 

(2.400)

(49.200)

Reported PAT

 

(316.500)

(406.600)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

14.07

10.45

9.48

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

19.25

12.11

10.37

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

8.71

5.04

5.13

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.35

0.22

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.87

4.52

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.86

1.91

3.64

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY

 

Subject is a globally recognized, integrated pharmaceutical company with core competencies in the development and manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Finished Dosage Forms as well as in drug discovery, which was incorporated on 1st July 1992 as a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU). Subject has two manufacturing sites for APIs (at Alathur near Chennai and at Aurangabad, near Mumbai) and three manufacturing sites for Dosage forms (at Irungattukottai and Alathur in Chennai), besides two R and D centres (at Sholinganallur and Irungattukottai, Chennai), all are state-of-the-art and have several international regulatory approvals, including the US FDA and UK MHRA. Subject's API facilities are ISO certified for their quality, environmental management and operational health and safety systems. Subject has a Joint Venture in China for manufacturing sterile APIs.

 
The Company commenced its operation in the year 1994, also in the same year; Subject had entered into an agreement with SBD Laboratories Italy for technology for keeping production in sterile condition. Subject became the youngest Indian pharmaceutical company to be awarded the ISO 9002 certification in 1997. During the same year of 1997, the company made a tie-up with Technology Innovative Industry of Italy and also launched a range of new products in the steriles category. In 1998, Subject, along with Cipla and Ranbaxy, had received approval from the Drug Controller of India (DCI) for the manufacture and export of sildenafil citrate, the main ingredient in Viagra, the drug developed by Pfizer to treat human male erectile dysfunction; by the way it had entered into the formulation market.

  
The Trophy for Excellent Performance in Exports was awarded to the company as part of the National Export Awards Programme for the year 1998-99. The initial range of products was launched by the company in 1999, which includes three injectable cephalosporin formulations and two coprescription analgesics of the NSAID category. These are Tax-O-bid (Cefotaxime injection), Cefogram (Ceftriaxone injection), Orzid (Ceftazidime injection), Orchidol (Tramadol tablets) and N-Limited (Nimesulide dispersible tablets. In the year 2000, Orchid had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mumbai-based Ajanta Pharma Limited to acquire the latter's bulk drugs manufacturing plant located at Aurangabad. During the year 2001, the company had issued foreign currency convertible bonds to International finance Corporation. Subject had inked a 50:50 joint venture alliance pact with a California-based drug discovery research firm Bexel Biotechnology Inc in the year of 2002.  

 
During the year 2003, the company had acquired Mano Pharmaceuticals for a consideration of Rs.260 millions and also in the same year received a formal approval from US Food and Drug Administration for Cephalaxin. Subject signed a pact with Par Pharmaceuticals Inc in 2004 to market oral cephalosporin formulations in US market. In 2005, the company made pact with Alpharma Inc to market oral non-antibiotic formulations in US and European markets and also entered into agreement with STADA Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA). In 2006, Subject had signed a deal with Biovitrum in drug discovery field. The Company received approval from the US FDA for its ANDAs (abbreviated new drug application) for Cefdinir for capsules 300 mg and Cefdinir for oral suspension in July 2007.

 
In April 2008, Subject formed a wholly owned subsidiary Orchid Pharma Japan K K (Orchid Japan) to foray into the high potential Japanese generics market and in August of the same year 2008 received approvals of its marketing authorization (MA) for piperacillin and tazobactam for injection for marketing in the EU countries. The Company made a strategic research collaboration and license agreement with Merck and Co in September 2008 focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel agents for the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections.

 

 

PERFORMANCE

 

During the year, the Company achieved a turnover and operating income of Rs.12389.200 millions compared to Rs.9129.200 millions in 2006-07, registering a 35.7% increase.

 

After providing for lower interest expenses of Rs. 811.300 millions (Rs.983.100 millions in the previous fiscal) and higher depreciation of Rs.976.700 millions (Rs. 824.700 millions in the previous fiscal), the profit before tax of the Company was Rs.2385.400 millions, compared to  the previous year’s profit before tax of Rs.1105.900 millions, registering a 115.7% increase. Net profit after tax stood at Rs.1845.400 millions, compared to Rs.966.300 millions in the previous fiscal, registering a 91% increase.

 

The Company’s business comprising Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), generic formulations and branded formulations continued to post steady growth. The Company’s strategic shift from a bulk drug to a formulation-driven growth strategy, with focus on the regulated markets, continued to contribute to a significant improvement in turnover and profitability.

 

The Company’s active pharmaceutical ingredients are increasingly being supplied to the Company’s own generic formulations, representing an integrated pharmaceutical operation.

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS BUSINESS

 

The Company’s formulations business increased to Rs.6825 millions during the fiscal, compared to Rs.3857.400 millions in 2006-07. A large part of this business was contributed by the Regulated markets where the Company achieved a new watermark in the sales turnover. The consolidated turnover of all the four divisions of the domestic formulations segment grew by 10% compared to the previous financial year to Rs.749.400 millions. The Company also sold Rs.5201.800 millions of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) during the fiscal, compared to Rs.5112.100 millions in the previous fiscal. This excludes the captive sale to the Company’s formulations business.

 

During the year, in the US generics market, the Company launched Cefepime Arginine, an injectable product for which the Company was the sole generic player throughout the year. This achievement is a reflection of the Company’s unique IP, development and manufacturing capabilities. The Company also launched another premium oral product, Cefdinir capsules in the US market. These two premium products of the Company continued to show steady growth in terms of sales and turnover.

 

The Company has also launched Cefadroxil capsules and Cefadroxil oral suspension range in the US generics market. The products already launched in the US continued to record a rampup of market volumes with a robust share of the overall revenue mix. The Company is also set to foray into the European, Australian/New Zealand markets with its premium product Piperacillin / Tazobactam injections for which approvals are expected. The Company is also making regulatory filings for its Carbapenem products for entry into the lucrative Carbapenem generics markets in the US and Europe.

 

 

ALLIANCES:

 

The Company signed new pan-European distribution agreement with global Injectable generics major for distributing seven of subject’s sterile cephalosporin products. The Company also added new products and geographies to the alliance it has already with the generics major. The Company also extended its marketing arrangement with a leading distribution major in the US to include 11 additional oral non-antibiotic formulations for the US generic space. These new arrangements will pave the way for further utilization of the second sterile cephalosporin line and the new up-scaled NPNC commercial block. With these arrangements, the number of products with exclusive distribution alliances increased to 52 in over 70 dosage forms for the US and 16 Injectable products in over 20 dosage forms to Europe. The Company has also entered into a supply agreement in the US for the distribution of Cephalexin capsules and dry syrups. The Company is also negotiating country-specific alliances for individual products for Europe, of which a few have already been entered into.

 

During April 2008, the Company entered into a business alliance with Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited to explore and enter into specific collaboration agreements for multiple geographies and therapies in active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms. This alliance would leverage the respective strengths of Orchid and Ranbaxy, benefiting business growth for both the companies. This alliance also establishes a framework for enhanced future co-operation between the two companies.

 

 

DRUG DISCOVERY

 

The new drug discovery initiatives of the Company conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary in India, Orchid Research Laboratories Limited (ORLL) are progressing well. Continued efforts are being made for developing the identified lead molecules and potential back-up molecules in the therapeutic areas of anti-infective, anti -inflammation, anti-cancer and antidiabetes drugs. New programmes in obesity and CNS / obesity are being evaluated. As part of the constant efforts to secure alliance opportunities, continuous networking and business development is being attempted.

 

In the area of Custom Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS), certain agreements have been signed by ORLL and further discussions are going on for various potential projects. Bexel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA, has continued the phase II(a) trials on its anti-diabetes molecule in Europe. The final results of the study are expected during the first quarter of fiscal 2008-09.

 

 

AWARDS

 

During the year, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Orchid Research Laboratories Limited (ORLL) was conferred the Frost and Sullivan award for the Partner of Choice in contract research - collaborative drug discovery. This award recognizes the best Indian research and manufacturing services capability in the arena of Life Sciences and assesses their global competitiveness. Conferment of this award on ORLL reconfirms the state-of-the-art infrastructure, processes and competencies that Orchid possesses.

 

Mr. K. Raghavendra Rao, Managing Director of the Company, was bestowed with Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the Thanjavurbased SASTRA University for his entrepreneurial achievements and contribution to the growth of the Indian pharmaceutical industry. He was also awarded the Alpha Distinguished Citizen Award for Entrepreneurship and Industry Leadership in the decennial celebrations of the Alpha Arts and Science College.

 

 

OVERSEAS JOINT VENTURES

 

NCPC ORCHID PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY LIMITED, CHINA:

 

The Company’s 50:50 joint venture in China, NCPC Orchid Pharmaceuticals, established for the manufacture of sterile cephalosporin APIs is progressing well. The joint venture is profitable with good sales turnover in the Chinese market. During the year, NCPC Orchid recorded a turnover of US$ 39.09 million. The Company has gained considerable share for its key injectable Cephalosporin API products in the Chinese market.

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL CHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM:

 

The joint venture was set up as a limited-time horizon project to develop and assimilate select peptide technologies. The joint venture company has been dissolved during the year. The Company has already transferred the IP and assets of the joint venture to India.

 

 

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Orchid Research Laboratories Limited, India (ORLL): ORLL has been developing its pipeline of new chemical entities (NCEs) in the fields of oncology, inflammation, diabetes and anti-infectives aggressively. ORLL has been conducting extensive pre-clinical studies of the lead molecules in the chosen therapeutic areas. It is also undertaking efforts to secure business alliances with pharmaceutical multinational corporations.

 

Bexel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA (Bexel): The planned work on Bexel’s anti-diabetes molecule BLX-1002 up to  phase II(a) clinical studies has been completed. It was decided to carry out further work on other compounds through the Company’s larger subsidiary ORLL at Chennai. ORLL has taken over the other ongoing programmers of Bexel and will move forward, based on relevant scientific and business considerations. In view of the residual clinical analysis work and out-licensing activities related to BLX- 1002, Bexel will continue to operate as a company with a small staff. These measures would sharply reduce the cost of overseas R&D expenditure hitherto incurred on Bexel. Orchid is also evaluating alternative options to leverage minimal infrastructure of Bexel for expert networking in newer areas of science. Consequent to this, the senior scientific and management team of Bexel has sought separation during the year. ORLL team is now overseeing Bexel’s developments.

 

Orchid Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA: The Company established Orchid Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the Delaware State of the US as a 100% subsidiary company, to provide any identified services to Orchid through its whollyowned subsidiary Orgenus Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA.

 

Orchid Pharmaceuticals (South Africa) Pty Limited, South Africa: The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Orchid

Pharmaceuticals (South Africa) Pty Limited was incorporated to register and market bulk drugs and formulations in South Africa. Orchid has been successfully audited by MCC and has since received the approval for cephalosporin and penicillin Injectable dosage form facilities. The Company expects to launch the first cephalosporin antibiotic, Ceftazidime in the South African market during the current fiscal. Marketing and distribution alliances have also been firmed up for this purpose. The South African entity supports these activities.

 

Orchid Pharma Japan K.K: During April 2008, the Company announced the planned formation of Orchid Pharma Japan K.K as a wholly owned subsidiary in Japan. Orchid Japan, headquartered in Tokyo, will drive Orchid’s foray into the high potential and growing Japanese generics market. It is expected that the Japanese generics market would grow at a rapid pace in the coming years, due to an increasing recognition of the need for quality generic medicines by the government and healthcare sectors. The Company, with its comprehensive range of antibiotic and life style products, is ideally positioned to meet a broad spectrum of acute and chronic therapy needs of the growing Japanese healthcare market.

 

The Company has commenced the process of dissolution of its subsidiary in Brazil viz., Ogna Farma. The Company’s another subsidiary in the USA viz., Gene Arrays Inc. was wound up during the year.

 

The Company had applied for an approval under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956 from the Department of Company Affairs, Ministry of Finance seeking exemption from attaching the Annual Reports of subsidiary companies with the Annual Report of Orchid and to provide the accounts in the same manner as certified by overseas auditors in the respective countries where the subsidiaries are situated. The statement as required under Section 212 has been prepared on the assumption that the Company would receive the approval and the same is given as part of this report.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the subsidiaries duly audited are presented along with the accounts of the Company. The annual accounts of subsidiary companies are kept at the Company’s registered office and also at the respective registered office of each of the subsidiaries for inspection and will be made available to the members seeking such information.

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

The Company’s expense component comprised material costs, staff costs and welfare expenses, power and fuel costs, other manufacturing, selling and other expenses, R&D, interest and depreciation expenses.

 

While with increasing scale of operations and general inflationary trends, escalation in operational costs was inevitable during the year higher revenues facilitated a containment of cost spikes as a percentage of total revenues, reflecting a broad measure of operational efficiency.

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

Imported raw materials, Pen-G, 7-ACA and intermediates used in the manufacture of relevant Orchid products, principally constituted the Company’s material costs. Staff costs and welfare expenses comprised wages, salaries, bonus and other expenses for their employees as well as contributions to employee provident fund, medical and other funds. Power and fuel expenses involved the cost of electricity, diesel and furnace oil for their manufacturing facilities. The principal components of other manufacturing, selling and other expenses comprised selling commission, insurance charges, factory maintenance expenses, consumption of stores, spares and chemicals and traveling expenses.

 

The Company’s R&D expenses included regular operating expenses, project costs and expenses for research and infrastructure programs. While R&D revenue expenditures were expensed when incurred, R&D capital expenditures were added to assets and depreciated. Interest and finance charges comprised interest on long-term and working capital borrowings, bill discounting and other bank charges. Depreciation and amortization comprised a major portion of our operating expenses. The effective income tax rate for fiscal 2008 stood at 22.64%.

 

 

MATERIAL COSTS:

 

Higher scale of business, coupled with escalations in the average price of key inputs, led to an increase in raw material costs to Rs. 4346.500 Millions for the fiscal ended 2008, compared with Rs. 3105.600 Millions for fiscal ended 2007. Material costs grew only marginally from 34% to 35% as a percentage of total revenue.

 

 

STAFF COSTS AND WELFARE EXPENSES:

 

Widening geographic reach, expanding scale of operations with multiple units coming on stream, increasing product portfolio and an enhanced focus on drug discovery led to increased recruitment. With increased incentives offered to retain talent, the staff cost and welfare expenses increased by 28.5% from Rs. 777.257 Millions in 2006-07 to Rs. 998.976 Millions in 2007-08. As a percentage of total revenue, the staff and welfare costs, however, declined from 8.5% to 8.1%.

 

Power and fuel costs: A direct impact of the global rise in crude oil prices was felt on power and fuel costs, which increased by 34% from Rs. 520.200 Millions in 2007 to Rs. 695.800 Millions in 2008, reflecting the cost impact and also the higher throughput. As a percentage of total revenue, power and fuel costs declined marginally from 5.7% to 5.6%.

 

Other manufacturing, selling and other expenses: Geographic expansion, coupled with general inflation, increased ‘other manufacturing, selling and other expenses’ by 60% from Rs. 1531.100 Millions in 2006-07 to Rs. 2447.700 Millions in 2007-08. As a percentage of total revenue, this expense group was 19.7 %, compared with 16.7 % in 2006-07.

 

 

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FIXED ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PROFILE:

 

Subject was established in 1992 as a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU). Commencing operations in 1994, company has achieved amazing and consistent growth, quantitatively and qualitatively to emerge among the Top-15 companies in the Indian pharmaceutical industry in a short span of fourteen years of operations. company employs over 3700 people, of which over 600 are scientists, technologists and other professionals.


Subject is a globally recognized, integrated pharmaceutical company with core competencies in the development and manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Finished Dosage Forms as well as in drug discovery. From the very inception, Orchid has been investing aggressively for establishing modern research and manufacturing facilities aimed at global markets, thus emerging as a world-class pharmaceutical company covering the entire value chain from “Discovery to Delivery”.


Subject has two manufacturing sites for APIs (at Alathur near Chennai and at Aurangabad, near Mumbai) and three manufacturing sites for Dosage forms (at Irungattukottai and Alathur in Chennai), besides two R&D centres (at Sholinganallur and Irungattukottai, Chennai). Orchid’s facilities are state-of-the-art and have several international regulatory approvals, including the US FDA and UK MHRA. Orchid’s API facilities are ISO certified for their quality, environmental management and operational health and safety systems. Company has a Joint Venture in China for manufacturing sterile APIs.


Company’s scientific and technical strengths have made it a partner of choice for several multinational corporations. Orchid has long-term exclusive marketing alliances with reputed global companies such as Apotex, Actavis, Dava and Hospira for distribution of Company’s products in the advanced markets of US and Europe.


Company has an established end-to-end connected infrastructure for drug discovery and development which are channeled through its two subsidiaries, Orchid Research Laboratories in Chennai and Bexel Pharmaceuticals in the US. Through superior infrastructure and by adopting a judicious blend of structure-based drug design approach, Company has been able to simultaneously work on six therapeutic programs with several lead compounds in advanced stages of trials.

 

Company is a leader in the use of environment friendly technologies. Company has invested substantially in zero-discharge manufacturing processes at its facilities and is considered a national show-case in environmental friendliness.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

Orchid’s revenue during Q2FY09 rises by 18.7% to Rs 3484.500 Millions

Achieves salient progress in the Generics and R&D verticals

 

Chennai, India – October 30, 2008

 

Q2 earnings (for the quarter ended September 30, 2008)

 

The Chennai-based pharma major, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (Orchid) achieved a higher turnover and operating income of Rs 3484.500 Millions for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Q2 FY 2008-09) in comparison to Rs 2935.900 Millions registered during the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal. Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) stood at Rs 672.200 Millions compared to Rs 816.700 Millions of the corresponding quarter of last year. Due to the sharp depreciation in the value of Rupee vis-à-vis Dollar, a notional loss on FCCBs is reflected in the accounts as opposed to the notional gain reflected in the accounts of the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Profit/(loss) before tax (prior to exceptional item on account of exchange (loss)/gain on the FCCBs) was Rs 360.000 Millions as against Rs 645.200 Millions of the corresponding Q2 of the last fiscal. After considering the exceptional item on account of exchange (loss)/gain on the FCCBs, the profit/(loss) before tax for the second quarter was at Rs (455.800) Millions compared to Rs 842.800 Millions during the corresponding Q2 of the last fiscal. During the quarter, at the net level, the company registered a loss (due to the loss on the exceptional item of Rs 815.800 Millions) of Rs (406.600) Millions compared to a PAT of Rs 632.700 Millions (which included the exceptional item gain of Rs 197.600 Millions) of the corresponding Q2 of the last fiscal.

 

H1 earnings (for the half year ended September 30, 2008) – Standalone

 

Orchid’s revenues for the half-year (H1) ended September 30, 2008 increased by 23.6% and stood at Rs 6547.700 compared to Rs 5298.700 Millions registered during the corresponding period of last fiscal. Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) stood at Rs 1243.900 Millions compared to Rs 1249.000 Millions registered during the corresponding H1 of the last fiscal. Profit/(loss) after tax (after considering a loss of Rs 1403.700 Millions due to the exceptional item of foreign exchange loss on FCCBs) stood at Rs (723.100) Millions as compared to Rs 1145.700 Millions of the corresponding half-year of last fiscal (which included an exceptional item due to foreign exchange gain on FCCBs of Rs 726.200 Millions).

 

From the Managing Director

 

“The second quarter of this fiscal has witnessed several milestones in our operational journey. Key developments in the twin growth verticals of generics and R&D have positioned the company strongly and will aid robust performance patterns going forward. Our entry into the EU generics market with the approval of key product Piperacillin-Tazobactam is noteworthy and should lead to a strong revenue stream from Q3 onwards. With the pace of our regulatory filings being enhanced, with a particular focus on injectables and Para IV FTF products, we are confident of a robust pipeline that can witness a niche market presence across major markets like US & EU in the further quarters. In the R&D space, we are extremely confident of our initiative through Diakron to take forward the Merck Phase I anti-coagulant compound and our research collaboration with Merck & Company Inc. to discover, develop and commercialize novel anti-infective drugs. These seeds of innovation would ensure a strong growth path going forward”, said Mr. K Raghavendra Rao, Managing Director, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited.

 

Generics update

 

During the second quarter of this fiscal, Orchid continued to derive strong revenues from the US generics market. Earlier launched products like Cefoxitin, Ceftriaxone, Cefepime and Cefdinir continued to garner robust revenues. Competitive pricing and robust supply chain capabilities have helped the company to maintain market shares despite additional competition in certain products.

 

The company also received its first MA (Marketing Authorisation) approval for Piperacillin-Tazobactam in the EU market during the second quarter of this fiscal. This approval will spearhead the European generics foray in distribution partnership with Hospira, a leading global injectable generics player and will lead to a strong revenue base for the company in this geography from the current quarter onwards.

 

The product has already been launched in Australia through Hospira and in Canada through Apotex.

 

Regulatory update

 

During the quarter under review, Orchid continued to enhance its product pipeline by filing regulatory documentation (DMFs / ANDAs & MAs) in major generic markets of the world.

 

In the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) segment, Orchid increased the cumulative filing cunt of its US DMFs to 64. Of these, 26 correspond to the Cephalosporin space, 26 to the NPNC space, 2 in the penicillin injectables space and 10 in the Carbapenems product space. During the quarter under review, Orchid’s cumulative filings of Certificates of Suitability (CoS) for the EU market also increased to 20.


The company during the quarter filed an additional 3 ANDAs (Abbreviated New Drug Application) taking the cumulative count to 53 ANDAs till date. Of the total ANDAs filed, 29 are in the cephalosporin area, 18 in non-penicillin, non-cephalosporin (NPNC) and 5 in the penicillin product segment and 1 in the Carbapenem space.  Orchid has received approvals for 28 ANDAs till date.

 

The country-wise approvals for Piperacillin-Tazobactam injections have started flowing in pursuant to DCP approval. Orchid has so far filed 19 dossiers for MAs (Marketing Authorisations) comprising 15 in the Cephalosporins space and 1 in the sterile penicillin space and 3 in the NPNC space.

 

During the quarter under review, Orchid filed another Para IV-FTF (First-to-file) product with the US FDA thereby taking the total FTF count to 6.

 

During the quarter under review, the non-penicillin, non-cephalosporin dosage forms facility at Irungattukottai, Chennai underwent a successful inspection by the UK MHRA. Receipt of the formal approval in due course will enable the company step up its foray into the EU NPNC generics space.

 

R&D Update

 

During the quarter under review, Orchid acquired a significant stake in the US-based drug discovery and development company, Diakron Pharmaceuticals Inc. to co-develop a novel investigational oral anticoagulant drug, in-licensed by Diakron from Merck. The target will be to develop the compound as a novel oral anticoagulant and position it uniquely first for the prophylaxis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement and later for chronic use indications. Both these therapies have wide market potential. Diakron has also other products especially T-Calcium Channel Blockers in its fold which can be pursued separately.

 

In a first of its kind initiative, Orchid through its research subsidiary, Orchid Research Laboratories (ORL) entered into a strategic research collaboration and licence agreement with Merck & Company Inc. to discover, develop and commercialize novel agents for the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections. Through this collaboration, both the partners would work to identify and develop novel antibacterial and anti fungal compounds as clinically validated drug candidates. Orchid will undertake discovery and candidate development through Phase IIa human clinical trials. Merck will conduct late‐stage clinical development and commercialization based on regulatory approvals.

 

Orchid has been paid an undisclosed upfront sum on signing of the agreement and would be eligible for milestones totaling more than US$100 million spread over a period of time (besides royalties upon commercialization).

 

 

Orchid receives US FDA approvals for three Cefuroxime Inj. ANDAs

 

 

Chennai, India – October 16, 2008

 

The Chennai-based pharma major, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (Orchid) today announced that it has received approvals from the US FDA for three of its ANDAs (Abbreviated New Drug Application) for Cefuroxime for Injection, 750 mg & 1.5 g vials (infusion packs), 7.5 g (pharmacy bulk pack) and 1.5 g vial. Cumulatively, Orchid has secured 28 ANDA approvals.

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.12

UK Pound

1

Rs.63.59

Euro

1

Rs.63.52

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--MARGINS

-5~5

 

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

76

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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