Buy Unichem Labs, target of Rs 270: Karvy

Karvy Stock Broking has maintained its buy rating on Unichem Laboratories with a target price of Rs 270 in its November 21, 2008 research report. "We have decreased our formulations exports by 9 % to Rs 900 million for FY09 while we have maintained domestic API revenues of Rs 200 million for FY 09 and FY 10 respectively. We have also marginally decreased our R & D expenses for FY 2009 while we increase our personnel expenses for FY 2010 in lieu of higher increment in next year. In FY 2009 the company's personnel cost are not anticipated to increase much as the company's performance was subdued in FY 2008. We have marginally increased our EPS estimates for FY 2009 by 0.8% to Rs 26.3 and have reduced our EPS for FY 2010 by 3.6 % to Rs 34.8. We maintain BUY rating on the stock with a price target of Rs 270 based on 7.75x (FY 2010E EPS Rs 34.8)," says Karvy's research report.

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