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FDC Limited (FDC)

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Pharma stocks · Small cap · NSE

FDC Limited operates in Formulations, within the Pharma sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.

₹342.8
+1.20 · +0.35%
Quote04 Sept, 03:58 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags03 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Pharma P/E 34.6 (n=184)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Weak fundamentals, management trust is supportive, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
WATCHLIST
39

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Trust
Healthy Trust
75

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Neutral
44

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
mixed
50

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 27/100

margin compression · Rev +3% YoY · PAT +9% YoY · +14% QoQ · operating leverage

Filed 05 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹668 Cr+3.1%+14.2%
EBITDA₹143 Cr+2.1%+34.9%
Operating margin21.0%-100 bps+300 bps
PAT₹132 Cr+9.1%+28.2%
PAT margin19.8%+109 bps+215 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

Business and thesis

Issuer presentation review pending

FDC Limited operates in Formulations, within the Pharma sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers. The structured result feed currently covers the quarter ended 30 Jun 2026. Investor presentations and earnings-call PDFs will be added as issuer-backed evidence before management claims appear here.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

44Neutral

SMA20 -14.8% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low · sector +2.2pp vs Nifty (3M)

Stock trend: 34
Sector RS: 60
Sector 3M: +0.7% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

FDCdaily · 1Y · AUTO-6.9%
Latest close ₹342.80 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-0.1%
RSI
35
MACD hist
1.45
52W pos
14%
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 35. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
  • SMA20 falling (~17.4% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 35 — rising, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal, histogram expanding — bullish momentum building.
  • 35% off 52W high · 10% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 39 · WATCHLIST · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

39U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

WATCHLIST
Valuation6/30
Growth5/25
Quality4/20
Balance Sheet13/15
Cash Flow5/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
39

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

39/100 · WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Balance sheet contributes 13/15 to the score.
  • Cash flow contributes 5/10 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -179.8%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 6/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 5/25; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Healthcare valuation: PE/EVEBITDA with regulatory and pipeline checks

Healthcare valuation needs both earnings quality and regulatory/pipeline context.

Pharma PE/EVEBITDA
Primary lens
PE and EV/EBITDA adjusted for product mix and R&D/pipeline quality.
Secondary checks
USFDA risk, launch pipeline, margin trend, domestic vs export mix.
Main risk check
Regulatory setbacks or one-off product cycles can distort valuation.
PE
18.1
PB
2.2
EV/EBITDA
14.2
ROE
11.2%
ROCE
15.4%
FCF Yield
1.6%
Debt/Equity
0.0
MoS
-179.8%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
39
Previous: 39
Verdict
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-179.8%
Previous: -179.8%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: -3 points.

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
39
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42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
39

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹248.72
-37.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
6.8
Growth-justified Value
₹122.56
-179.8% MoS
PEG

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
75Healthy Trust · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Healthy Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 78th percentile of the scored universe and 69th percentile within Pharma. Main check: results consistency is weak at 50/100.

High Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 69.7%. Key concern: 1 of the latest 4 quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
32 docs text-extracted · 14 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Healthy Trust

Generally investable credibility. Look for weak sub-scores before increasing position size.

Relative rank
78th percentile

overall median 67 · Pharma: 69th pctile, median 70 · Small: 80th pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

32 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Healthy Trust · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
96
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
60
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
50
watch · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter holding is 69.7%.
  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • FCF yield is positive at 1.6%.
  • 11 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • 1 of the latest 4 quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • OPM spread across recent quarters is 15%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
18.10
P/B
2.24
EV/EBITDA
14.20
Market Cap
5581.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
11.20%
ROCE
15.40%
ROA
10.04%
Dividend Y
1.46%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
10.00%
EPS 5Y
-1.00%
Revenue 3Y
7.00%
EPS 3Y
12.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.01
Interest Coverage
67.00×
Altman Z
8.62
Book Value
153.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
1.61%
FCF Positive Y
11/5
OCF
200.00 Cr
EPS TTM
17.97

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
69.65%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
14%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

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All information is for study purposes only. For investment decisions, consult your financial advisor. See Playbook for methodology.