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Ajanta Pharma Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 2993.7, up 1.56% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.18% on the day, quoting at 23373.6. The Sensex is at 74232.49, down 0.17%. Ajanta Pharma Ltd has slipped around 3.31% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Ajanta Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 0.88% in last one month and is currently quoting at 24177.95, up 0.6% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 69614 shares today, compared to the daily average of 1.65 lakh shares in last one month.
The PE of the stock is 38.9 based on TTM earnings ending March 26.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 3125, up 1.08% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.38% on the day, quoting at 23468.45. The Sensex is at 74886.66, up 0.44%. Ajanta Pharma Ltd has added around 8.39% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Ajanta Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has added around 6.63% in last one month and is currently quoting at 23840.9, up 0.34% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 1.49 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 1.24 lakh shares in last one month.
The PE of the stock is 40.79 based on TTM earnings ending March 26.
EBITDA stood at Rs 333 crore in Q4 FY26, up 12% YoY from Rs 297 crore in Q4 FY25. EBITDA margin came in at 23%. The company said mark-to-market forex loss stood at Rs 42 crore during the quarter. Excluding this impact, EBITDA stood at Rs 375 crore, reflecting 26% growth with EBITDA margin at 26%.
Profit before tax stood at Rs 347.11 crore in Q4 FY26, down 3.2% vs Q3 and up 28.8% vs Q4 FY25.
Employee benefits expense rose 21.8% YoY to Rs 340.72 crore in Q4 FY26 from Rs 279.78 crore in Q4 FY25, while other expenses increased 42.8% YoY to Rs 442.70 crore from Rs 310.06 crore a year earlier. Finance costs declined 61.1% YoY to Rs 2.36 crore from Rs 6.07 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
On the operational front, the company’s US generics business delivered strong momentum, with Q4 revenue surging 56% YoY to Rs 505 crore. For the full year, the segment grew 49% to Rs 1,557 crore.
Within branded generics, India business revenue increased 9% YoY to Rs 404 crore during the quarter, while Africa business climbed 37% YoY to Rs 182 crore. Asia business, however, declined 10% YoY to Rs 274 crore.
For FY26, Ajanta Pharma reported revenue from operations of Rs 5,452.86 crore, up 17% YoY, while PAT rose 14.7% to Rs 1,056 crore. EBITDA for the year stood at Rs 1,395 crore, up 11% YoY with EBITDA margin at 26%.
The company said return on capital employed stood at 33% while return on net worth came in at 25% during FY26.
Ajanta Pharma is a speciality pharmaceutical formulation company having major focus on branded generic business across India, Asia & Africa.
Auto shares witnessed buying demand for third consecutive trading session.
At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex added 305.52 points or 0.40% to 77,323.31. The Nifty 50 index jumped 113.70 points or 0.47% to 24,144.30.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.98% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index dropped 0.68%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,405 shares rose and 1,252 shares fell. A total of 201 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 2.73% to 17.42.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for June 2026 settlement declined $1.89 or 1.72% to $107.98 a barrel.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 95.075 compared with its close of 95.1800 during the previous trading session.
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The Nifty Auto index jumped 1.75% to 26,649.95. The index rose 2.83% in the three consecutive trading sessions.
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Stocks in Spotlight:
Ajanta Pharma rose 2.43% after the pharmaceutical company reported healthy Q4 FY26 earnings, driven by steady performance across branded markets. On a consolidated basis, net profit rose 18.4% YoY but declined 2.6% QoQ to Rs 266.70 crore in Q4 FY26. Revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,421.64 crore in Q4 FY26, up 21.5% YoY and 3.4% QoQ.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) declined 3.13% after the company reported a 3.12% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,325.60 crore, despite a 11.25% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 82,762.16 crore in Q4 FY26 over Q4 FY25.
Coforge Ltd, Ajanta Pharma Ltd, SRF Ltd, Wockhardt Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on NSE today, 06 May 2026.
Tejas Networks Ltd recorded volume of 290.69 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 13.15 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 22.10 lakh shares. The stock gained 9.27% to Rs.465.05. Volumes stood at 18.85 lakh shares in the last session.
Coforge Ltd clocked volume of 244.09 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 11.61 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 21.02 lakh shares. The stock gained 9.09% to Rs.1,275.00. Volumes stood at 16.08 lakh shares in the last session.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd saw volume of 6.64 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 9.68 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 68611 shares. The stock increased 7.05% to Rs.3,102.00. Volumes stood at 82841 shares in the last session.
SRF Ltd witnessed volume of 36.61 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 8.11 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 4.51 lakh shares. The stock increased 8.59% to Rs.2,739.60. Volumes stood at 5.54 lakh shares in the last session.
Wockhardt Ltd clocked volume of 188.97 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 7.38 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 25.61 lakh shares. The stock gained 13.38% to Rs.1,742.70. Volumes stood at 164.99 lakh shares in the last session.
For the full year,net profit rose 14.73% to Rs 1056.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 920.39 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 17.31% to Rs 5452.86 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 4648.10 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
The inspection concluded with the issuance of a Form 483 containing five observations. The company said it will respond to the US FDA within the stipulated timeline.
A Form 483 indicates procedural or compliance deficiencies noted during inspection and does not constitute a warning letter or import action at this stage.
Ajanta Pharma is primarily involved in development, manufacturing and marketing of speciality pharmaceutical finished dosages.
The company’s consolidated net profit jumped 17.6% to Rs 273.77 crore on 20% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 1,374.84 crore in Q3 FY26 over Q3 FY25.
Shares of Ajanta Pharma fell 0.41% to Rs 2,784.40 on the BSE.