BIOCON
Biocon's Q2 FY22 investor presentation highlighted mixed performance across segments, with biosimilars and research services showing growth while generics faced pricing pressures. The company emphasized strategic partnerships and investments in R&D for future growth.
Growth by metric
Scale of reported figures
Key financials
| Revenue | ₹1,945 crore | +10% YoY |
| Core EBITDA | ₹609 crore | +8% YoY |
| Profit Before Tax | ₹276 crore | +27% YoY |
| Net Profit | ₹188 crore | +11% |
Segment commentary
Generics
Faced pricing pressure in the US and slower demand for APIs, leading to a 12% YoY decrease in revenue.
Biosimilars
Showed strong performance with a 10% YoY increase in revenue and expansion into new markets through partnerships like Serum Institute of India.
Research Services (Syngene)
Reported a 17% YoY increase in revenue, driven by demand for advanced services and successful Mangalore facility approvals.
Guidance & outlook
- On track to commission greenfield manufacturing facilities.
- Expect continued growth in biosimilars and research services despite challenges in generics.
Key takeaways
- Generics segment underperformed due to US pricing issues and slower API demand.
- Biosimilars and research services drove growth, supported by strategic partnerships.
- Strong R&D focus with investments in new manufacturing facilities for future expansion.
- Management remains optimistic about long-term growth despite near-term challenges.
Risks flagged
- Pricing pressure in the US generics market.
- Supply chain challenges affecting API demand.
- Currency fluctuations impacting forex gains/losses.





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Biocon Limited
20th KM, Hosur Road
Electronic City
Bangalore 560 100, India
T 91 80 2808 2808
F 91 80 2852 3423
CIN : L24234KA1978PLC003417
www.biocon.com
November 02, 2021
To To
The Secretary The Secretary
BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Department of Corporate Services Corporate Communication Department
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex
Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai – 400 050
Scrip Code - 532523 Scrip Symbol- BIOCON
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Investor Presentation – Q2 FY-22.
Ref: Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations,
2015.
With reference to the captioned subject, please find enclosed Investor Presentation under regulation 30
of the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
The above information will also be available on the website of the Company at www.biocon.com.
Kindly take the above said information on record.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
For Biocon Limited
_______________
Mayank Verma
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Encl: Investor Presentation
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from our expectations include, amongst others general economic and business conditions in India, our ability
to successfully implement our strategy, our research and development efforts, our growth and expansion plans and
technological changes, changes in the value of the Rupee and other currencies, changes in the Indian and international
interest rates, change in laws and regulations that apply to the Indian and global biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
industries, increasing competition in and the conditions of the Indian biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries,
changes in political conditions in India and changes in the foreign exchange control regulations in India. Neither the
company, nor its directors and any of the affiliates have any obligation to update or otherwise revise any statements
reflecting circumstances arising after this date or to reflect the occurrence of underlying events, even if the underlying
assumptions do not come to fruition.
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Biocon is a global
biopharmaceutical company that
is leveraging its affordable
innovation model to reduce
disparities in access to safe,
high-quality medicines, as well
as, address the gaps in scientific
research to find innovative
solutions to impact a billion
lives.
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The Biocon Manifesto
accessibility affordability
• Use our science, scale and • Focus on the kind of
expertise to enhance access to innovation that adds the
As a committed essential drugs for patients on condition of affordability to
the lowest rung of the accessibility
stakeholder of the economic ladder
• Bring competition for
global health
• Uncover new medical insights expensive innovator
agenda under the aimed at expanding the scope medicines through our
of therapy to address unmet generics and biosimilars
UN Sustainable
needs
Development Goals
(SDGs), Biocon has
availability assurance
drawn up a
manifesto to deliver • Build strategic global and regional • Demonstrate the highest
partnerships to make high-quality levels of ethics, compliance
on its commitment biopharmaceuticals available to and governance
the maximum number of people
to universal
• Assure continuous supply of
healthcare. • Create a robust portfolio of high-quality products
‘blockbuster’ drugs with the conforming to international
potential to benefit a billion regulatory standards
patients
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The Biocon Journey: A Continuous Evolution
1978- 2000- 2005- 2010- 2016- 2019 &
1999 2004 2009 2015 2018 Beyond
An Enzymes Transforming into Building the Base Strategic Global Commercialized Poised for
Company a Biopharma Business and Alliance with Mylan Biosimilars for Global Impact
Company Expertise in for Biosimilars Diabetes & Cancer with
Biologics Expanded (2013) in Japan, U.S., EU Biosimilars
Successful IPO, Enzymes Business Generic Global Partnership Investments in
Biocon listed in Divested (2007) Formulations with Sandoz for complex
India (2004) Business Unit set up Next-Gen Generic
Global Development (2013) Biosimilars (2018) Formulations
of Biosimilars in
Partnership with
IPO of Syngene
Mylan (2009)
(2015)
Unwavering focus through the years on innovation & difficult to make, niche products to
create tangible differentiators for sustainable growth
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Biocon Today: Strategically poised for a strong
global play
Rs 7,360 Cr 12,000+
Revenue* Total Employees*
1,200+ 25+
Patents cGMP approvals from
International regulatory
agencies
120+ Ranked 5
Countries where our Among Top 10 Global
products are Biotech Employers by
available Science magazine
*FY21
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Growth Verticals: Aligned With Shifting Paradigms
From pipeline to production, from drug discovery to drug delivery, we bring differentiated, high-quality and
affordable healthcare products & services globally.
Ensuring access Pushing scientific Expanding access Partnering to
through quality, boundaries to through innovative, deliver innovative
affordability, deliver impactful inclusive healthcare scientific solutions
reliability innovations solutions
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Generics: Investing into capacities and capabilities
for the future growth
Differentiated API business Growing Formulations Footprint Investments for future growth
• 5 state-of-the-art facilities across Bangalore, • Oral solids (potent & non-potent), parenteral & • Expanding our R&D capabilities for
Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, India device dependent products fermentation-derived, chemical synthesis-based
molecules, peptides and potent APIs
• Among the world’s largest manufacturers of • Focus therapeutic segments –Metabolics,
immunosuppressant & statin APIs Oncology, Immunology & Auto-immune • Focus on developing niche, difficult-to-make,
indications complex molecules with relatively higher entry
• Expertise in fermentation technology, large scale
barriers by also leveraging our deep expertise in
chromatography and synthetic chemistry • 8 Generic Formulations commercialized in the US
Fermentation based APIs
• Consistent track record of quality compliance • Entered into partnerships to presence in China,
• Investing ₹6 B in greenfield, fermentation-based
and manufacturing of high quality products with Singapore, Thailand and Brazil
manufacturing facility in Visakhapatnam, India
reliability and efficiency
• Focus on further strengthening quality and
• 1,000+ customers in 100+ countries incl. the U.S,
related functions and improving efficiency
Europe and large emerging markets, with a track-
through digitization and other strategic
record of excellence for over 20 years
initiatives
50% 800+
1000+ 280+
Global MS in orlistat API Metric ton cumulative
Customers Patents Obtained
& world’s leaders in weight of APIs supplied
immunosuppressants annually
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Generics: Q2 FY22
KE Y HIGHLIGHTS Q2 FY 22 Q2 FY 21
- Pricing pressure in US Revenue
- Slower ramp-up of demand for APIs
₹530Cr ₹604Cr
Operational and supply chain challenges in the earlier part of the
quarter 12% YoY decrease
- Day 1 launch of Everolimus in the US
- Statins held on to market share
Profit Before Tax (PBT)
A Remote Interactive inspection of our OSD facility, Bengaluru, by ₹50Cr ₹70Cr
the US FDA
9% of revenue 12% of revenue
On track to commission greenfield Immunosuppressant API facility in
Visakhapatnam in FY22
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Novel Molecules: Pushing scientific boundaries to
deliver impactful innovations
Disease Area Asset Current Progress
• Phase I multiple ascending dose studies in Type 1 DM patients ongoing in Germany; in
Insulin Tregopil-a first-in-class oral, prandial partnership with US-based Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a leading non-
Insulin profit organization
Diabetes • Phase I component of this trial expected to be completed in FY22
• US based partner, Equilliumto initiate a Phase III Pivotal Study in Q4 CY21 for use in First-
Line treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (aGVHD), following regulatory feedback
from U.S. FDA
• European Commission granted an ‘Orphan Medical Product’ designation in the treatment
Itolizumab-A novel humanized CD6 antibody
of Graft Versus Host disease in Jul ‘21
• Repurposed for prevention & treatment of COVID-19 complications in India in 2020;
granted ‘Restricted Emergency Use’ approval in Sep ‘20 for treatment of Cytokine Release
Inflammation
Syndrome in ‘Moderate to Severe’ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients
• Entered a Phase I/II study at leading US and Canadian cancer centers in Jul ‘20
BCA101-(formerly FmAb2, a first-in-class EGFR /
• Under evaluation, both as a single agent and in combination with the checkpoint
TGFβ-trap bifunctional antibody) -part of Bicara
inhibitor, Pembrolizumab, in patients with advanced EGFR-driven solid tumors, who no
Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology longer respond to the standard of care
Immuno-oncology company based in US* • Bicara anticipates transitioning to dose expansion studies by end of CY21
*In Q4FY21, Biocon ceded control over the Board of Directors and Operations of Bicara Therapeutics Inc. to enable it tooperate independentlyundera USbased leadership team and raise funds to advance itsdevelopment
programs.Asaresultofthischange,BicarawasclassifiedasanAssociatefromaSubsidiaryunderIND-AS.
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Novels: Q2 FY22
KE Y HIGHLIGHTS
Equillium on track to initiate a Phase 3 pivotal study on Itolizumab in
first-line acute GvHD* in Q4 CY21
Bicara# continues to make progress in dose finding part of the Phase
1 trial for its lead program, BCA101
*Graft-versus-host disease
#In Q4FY21, Biocon ceded control over the Board of Directors and Operations of Bicara Therapeutics Inc. to enable it to operate independently under a US based leadership team and raise funds to
advanceitsdevelopmentprograms.Asaresultofthischange,BicarawasclassifiedasanAssociatefromaSubsidiaryunderIND-AS.
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Biosimilars: Fully integrated global player in an
attractive market
Product Status
Therapeutic
Areas Molecule US Dev. Markets: ex-US MoW5
Commercialized several biosimilars in
Pegfilgrastim1 Europe, CANZ
developed and emerging markets
Trastuzumab1 Europe, CANZ
Oncology
Bevacizumab1 Europe, AU
Robust pipeline across multiple
Pertuzumab1
therapeutic areas
Adalimumab1,2 Europe, CA, Japan
Immunology
Etanercept1,2 Europe
Received the first ‘interchangeable’
Glargine 100U1,3 Europe, ANZ, Japan
biosimilar approval from US FDA (bGlargine)
Glargine 300U1 Europe
Diabetes
Aspart1 Europe, CA
Expertise in difficult-to-manufacture,
RHI4
large-scale, biologics across platforms
Undisclosed 7 Assets
Serve patients globally through commercial Early Dev./
Clinical Filed Approved
Preclinical
partners and direct sales force in India6
8 2 3 25+
Forged strong local and global partnerships
Approved Research & Manufacturing sites cGMP approvals
e.g., Viatris, Libbs and Sandoz
Products7 Development sites (2 Bengaluru, 1 Malaysia) (incl. FDA & EMA)
1 In partnership with Viatris; 2 Partner Viatris has in-licensed product (Biocon benefits from economic interest); 3 Japan is outside of Viatris partnership; 4 RHI non-partnered asset completed Ph 1 and considering
potential Ph 3 waiver to be confirmed with US FDA advice, shown as Planned submission; 5 MoW represents Most of the World markets. Chart represents the status of the country where the product is in most advanced
stage. Every country has a different status; 6 Branded Formulations India (BFI) is the commercial platform in India; 7Includes Adalimumab and Etanercept which have been in-licensed by Viatris and Biocon Biologics has
economic interest.
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Entering adjacencies in communicable disease:
infectious disease antibodies and vaccines
Key Commercial Products Recent Collaborations
50,000+ lives impacted Continued portfolio expansion
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Key terms of alliance with SILS
1 2 3
Committed revenue
Access to 100m doses of Commercialization rights
stream and related
vaccines annually for 15 of the SILS portfolio for
margins from
years global markets
H2 FY23
~15% stake in
BBL at a post-money
valuation of ~$4.9bn
Alliance will develop antibodies targeting infectious diseases like Dengue, HIV, etc.
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Biosimilars: Q2 FY22
KE Y HIGHLIGHTS Q2 FY 22 Q2 FY 21
Revenue
Strategic alliance with Serum Institute Life Sciences (SILS) to foray into
vaccines with access to 100m doses/year for 15 years
₹743Cr ₹676Cr
Partnered with Adagio Therapeutics to manufacture & commercialize 10% YoY increase
a novel antibody, ADG20, for prevention & treatment of COVID-19
Core EBITDA*
Semglee approved as 1st interchangeable biosimilar in US; included by
₹304Cr ₹265Cr
Express Scripts on the National Preferred Formulary, w.e.f. Jan 1, 2022
42% margin 39% margin
Responded to the US FDA with a CAPA following their pre-approval
inspection of Malaysia facility for bAspart PBT (before exceptional charge)^
Continued strong performance in emerging markets; continued ₹119Cr ₹81Cr
improvement of performance in Europe - launched bBevacizumab in
several EU countries 16% of revenue 12% of revenue
*Core EBITDA defined as EBITDA before R&D, forex, licensing and Adagio revaluation gains
^Does not include revaluation gains from Adagio
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Research Services (Syngene)
Offering integrated research, development and manufacturing services for both small and large
molecules, antibody-drug conjugates & oligonucleotidesbacked by best-in-class bioinformatic services
World-class R&D and manufacturing infrastructure spread over 2 million square feet
Audited successfully by US FDA, EMA, AAALAC and major life sciences partners
Talented scientific and techno-commercial teams, led by experienced management, moving beyond cost
arbitrage to innovation; 4700+ talented team of scientists, including ~490 PhDs
400+ active marquee clients across multiple sectors
Strong track record of top-line growth with best-in-class EBITDA margins and Net Profit margin
Listed in India on BSE and NSE in 2015
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Research Services: Q2 FY22
KE Y HIGHLIGHTS Q2 FY 22 Q2 FY 21
Strong performance across all divisions Revenue
₹610Cr ₹520Cr
In Discovery Services, positive demand for newer services like Protein
Degradation Technology (PROTACS) & peptide synthesis
17% YoY increase
Uptick in Development Services as clients restarted activities
PBT
(before exceptional charge)
Mangalore facility on track to achieve USFDA approval within two
years
₹113 Cr ₹94Cr
19% of revenue 18% of revenue
Continued manufacturing of Remdesivir
On track to deliver on FY22 guidance of mid-teens revenue growth
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Annual Financial Highlights
FY 21 FY 20
Biosimilars +21% | Research Services
Revenue +13% ₹7,360Cr ₹6,462Cr
+9% | Generics +6%
Core EBITDA1 +15% ₹2,430Cr ₹2,108Cr Forex loss of ₹9Cr in FY21 vs
₹65Cr of Forex gain in FY20
% margin 33% 33%
Gross R&D spends at ₹627Cr in FY21
EBITDA +8% ₹1,907Cr ₹1,765Cr
(13% of ex-Syngene revenues)
R&D spends in P&L ₹533Cr for FY21
% margin 26% 27%
Profit Before Tax2(11)% ₹1,077Cr ₹1,215Cr Excluding Bicara Fair Valuation gain of
160 Cr:
% margin 15% 19% Core EBITDA 32%, dn 1%
EBITDA ₹1,747Cr at 24%
Net Profit # (4)% ₹754Cr ₹789Cr Net profit at ₹594Cr
% margin
5% 9%
1 Core EBITDA defined as EBITDA before R&D, forex and licensing income; 2 from continued operations
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Financial Highlights: Q2 FY22
Q2 FY 22 Q2 FY 21
Biosimilars +10% | Research Services
Revenue +10% ₹1,945Cr ₹1,765Cr
+17% | Generics (12)%
Core EBITDA* +8% ₹609Cr ₹564Cr Forex Gain of ₹20Cr vs
₹18Cr of loss in Q2 FY21
% margin
33% 32%
Gross R&D spend at ₹165Cr – Similar to
EBITDA +35% ₹551Cr ₹407Cr
Q2 FY21
% margin R&D spend in P&L ₹146Cr
28% 23%
Profit Before Tax +27% ₹276Cr ₹218Cr
Exceptional charge of ₹70Cr
(before Exceptional charge)
% margin
14% 12%
Net Profit 11% ₹188Cr ₹169Cr Net Profit ₹138Cr
(before Exceptional charge) after exceptional charge
% margin
10% 10%
*Core EBITDA defined as EBITDA before R&D, forex, Adagio revaluation gains and licensing income
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Thank You
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Aishwarya Sitharam, Biocon Limited
Tel: +91 93236 48143 Email: aishwarya.sitharam@biocon.com
Nikunj Mall, Biocon Biologics Limited
Tel : +91 998 777 4078 Email: nikunj.mall@biocon.com
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