Dear shareholders,
At Dr. Reddy's, our unwavering focus has been to make affordable,
innovative medicines accessible to all. Guided by our credo Good Health Can't
Wait'; we continue to address unmet patient needs, making expensive medicines
affordable, improving disease management and ensuring availability.
Business highlights
FY2025 has been a pivotal year for Dr. Reddy's. We delivered
double-digit top line growth with every market contributing - the U.S., Europe, Emerging
Markets, India and PSAI. Our EBITDA margin stood at 28.3% and our ROCE reached ~28% for
the full fiscal.
In the U.S., growth was steady and matched market pace, supported by
new launches, Lenalidomide sales and a stable base business. India business growth of 8.4%
vs IPM growth of 8.0% basis MAT 25 was led by Dermatology, Respiratory, Vaccine, Urology,
Stomatologicals and Vitamins, Minerals & Nutrients (VMN) while few therapy areas like
Gastrointestinal, Cardiac and Pain slowed. Other regions recorded double-digit growth from
product launches and volume momentum.
Preparing for the future and key growth moves
We took a dual track approach this year:
y Strengthen our core - API, generics, branded generics,
biosimilars and OTC
y Build new value pools by investing in future growth areas
including consumer healthcare, biosimilars and novel molecules such as NCEs, NBEs and
CAR-T
We expanded through acquisition and partnerships across key markets.
Acquisition:
Nicotinell and other leading Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) brands,
expanding our footprint in Europe and beyond. This consumer healthcare category with a
high entry barrier will drive steady returns.
Partnerships:
Leveraging on our distribution capabilities, we entered into a
nutrition venture with Nestle in India, received U.S. rights for Cyclophosphamide from
Ingenus and launched Galvus (anti-diabetes) in Russia.
Expanding innovation and building for tomorrow
We in-licensed Vonoprazan (GI drug from Takeda) and launched
Toripalimab (immuno-oncology) and Elobixibat (chronic constipation treatment) in India. We
expanded our alliance with Sanofi (BeyfortusR for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
We partnered with Gilead Sciences to bring HIV drug Lenacapavir to low-
and lower-middle-income nations.
We opened a cutting-edge biologics CDMO facility in Genome Valley. Our
subsidiary Aurigene got US FDA IND approval for two promising oncology assets - AUR 110
for solid tumours and AUR112 for lymphoid malignancies. We secured Rituximab approval in
Europe and filed Denosumab in the U.S. and Europe.
The above initiatives are in line with our strategy to address issues
of availability and accessibility of affordable innovation through in-house and
collaborative efforts.
We continue to prioritise R&D, investing in complex generics like
peptides, biosimilars and novel oncology assets.
Our pipeline, with several first-to-market opportunities, positions us
well for future growth.
Commitment to quality & compliance
We had positive quality inspections from multiple regulators. We
continue to prioritise sustainable compliance across all our manufacturing units, further
reinforcing our position as a trusted partner delivering high-quality medicines. We are
actively engaging with USFDA to resolve pending matters and bring proposed rituximab
biosimilar to patients in the U.S.
Sustainability at the core
68% of our power is from renewables, we are 60% carbon neutral and
continue to be water positive in operations. We were honoured with global recognitions for
sustainability and corporate governance including upgrades from MSCI and S&P Global
CSA.
y Time and Statista Global 500 - Most Sustainable Companies
y Financial Times - Asia-Pacific Climate Leader'
y MSCI rating upgraded to 'A' y S&P Global ESG score
improved to 79
y EcoVadis score improved to 73
"68% of our power is from renewables, we are 60% carbon neutral
and continue to be water positive in operations."
Looking ahead
Despite external challenges, our fundamentals are strong. Our people
empowered by digital tools and data are building capabilities for the future. One of our
key products in the U.S. will face increased competition beginning February 2026 with an
anticipated decline in sales and profits. We have been preparing for this through FY2025
through a combination of organic and inorganic strategies. In FY2026, we will continue to
grow and strengthen our core businesses, enhance value through portfolio management and
strategic differentiation, scale our presence in consumer healthcare, innovative therapies
& biosimilars, introduce new revenue streams via acquisitions and strategic
partnerships, boost efficiency across the value chain and streamline structural costs to
minimise the impact.
Thank you to our Board for strategic leadership, our team's
relentless execution and you, our shareholders, for your unwavering trust and support. We
look forward to continuing this journey with you.
K Satish Reddy |
G V Prasad |
Chairman |
Co-Chairman and |
|
Managing Director |