October 19, 2016 / 15:56 IST
Centrum has come out with its second quarter (July-September) earnings estimates for the Pharmaceuticals sector. The brokerage house expects
Pfizer to report net profit at Rs 78.3 crore, up 8.4 percent quarter-on-quarter.
Net Sales are expected to increase by 8.1 percent Q-o-Q (up 5.8 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 542 crore, according to Centrum.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are likely to rise by 11.7 percent Q-o-Q (down 1.1 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 113 crore.
Centrum's report on PfizerWe expect Pfizer to report revenue growth of 6% YoY and 8% QoQ to Rs5.42bn. Pfizer’s flagship brands, namely, Minipress XL, Mucaine, Wysolone, Corex-Dx, Autrin and Prevenar 13 are likely to report double-digit growth during the quarter.
Pfizer is expected to report 42% YoY and 8% QoQ growth in net profit to Rs783mn from Rs553mn due to lower tax rate. We expect tax rate to decline to 34.9% from 45.1% of PBT.
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